Democrats want to make the minimum wage $17 an hour and give nearly 28 million workers a raise

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I got a job as a Waffle House server that pays $2.92 an hour and now realize why there's a labor shortage

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Amanda Claypool says in some ways she's paying for the privilege of working at a restaurant.

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McDonald's president who made $7.4 million last year says proposal to pay fast-food workers $22 an hour is 'costly and job-destroying'

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McDonald's exec slams the FAST Act in open letter.

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Even with a bump to $14 an hour, Walmart workers won't make nearly as much as some activists say they should

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Walmart is raising its minimum wage from $12 an hour to $14, but some activists have called for a lot more.

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