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Civil disobedience expected in fast-food pay fight

Courier Newsroom - September 2, 2014

NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald's, Wendy's and other fast-food restaurants are expected to be targeted with acts of civil disobedience that could lead to...

National News

Times Square characters upset at 'hostile' police

Courier Newsroom - August 19, 2014

NEW YORK (AP) — Some costumed characters in Times Square ripped off their mammoth heads on Tuesday, showing their real faces to protest what...

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Ikea and The Gap fill the wage gap

Site Editor - July 2, 2014

(NNPA)—President Obama would like the national minimum wage to rise to $10.10 an hour. By executive order, he has already raised the minimum wage...

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Seattle's $15 minimum wage: Questions and answers

Courier Newsroom - June 3, 2014

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council has approved an ordinance that would raise the city's minimum wage to $15 an hour, making it...

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Seattle raises minimum wage; will others follow?

Courier Newsroom - June 3, 2014

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle activists celebrated a successful campaign to gradually increase the city's minimum wage to $15 by calling for a national movement...

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McDonald's CEO: Fast food leads to 'real careers'

Courier Newsroom - May 22, 2014

OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) - McDonald's CEO Don Thompson sought to address a growing chorus of critics on issues including worker pay and marketing...

National News

Presidential checklist: jockeying for position

Courier Newsroom - May 13, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) - In the latest prep work for a presidential campaign, Rand Paul is conspicuously courting moderate and establishment Republicans while Ted Cruz...

National News

Election-year Senate vote nears on minimum wage

Courier Newsroom - April 28, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — Win or lose — and they'll probably lose — Democrats hope this week's Senate showdown over raising the federal minimum wage...

National News

Pace of presidential prep picks up

Courier Newsroom - April 7, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just about everyone thinking about running for president is kicking it into gear now, slowpokes included. For months, many prospective 2016 presidential...

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