WPIX TV NY: Minimum wage workers: ‘We can’t survive on $7.25′
WPIX-TV, New York, July 29 2013
... Workers from several fast food franchises, organized by the New York City group Fast Food Forward, staged a one day walk out to coincide with similar protests in cities like Chicago and St. Louis. It was to shout the message that even though they work long hours, they are still being pulled under by the riptide of poverty. ...
A recent report by the Congressional Research service paints a more grim picture for the low wage worker. It shows that the purchasing power of the current minimum wage...