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Workers protest for $15 minimum wage at Newark airport

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Katie Park , @kathspark3:43 p.m. EST November 29, 2016

In New Jersey, the minimum wage is $8.38.

NEWARK – As part of a national demonstration, workers part of the Service Employees International Union converged at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday afternoon to rally for a $15-per-hour minimum wage — which is what New York airport workers make, organizers say — and to advocate for fairer working standards, according to numerous reports.

The coalition of workers — made up of workers from airports, fast food restaurants, Uber and taxi companies — started the “civil disobedience” march in Manhattan, then moved down into northern New Jersey to continue the campaign for a $15 wage, dubbed “Fight For 15,” according to Newark Patch.

https://www.app.com/story/news/crime/jersey-mayhem/2016/11/29/workers-protest-15-minimum-wage-newark-airport/94619784/?utm_campaign=Observer_NJ_Politics&utm_content=New%20Campaign&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=New%20Jersey%20Politics

2 thoughts on “Workers protest for $15 minimum wage at Newark airport

  1. These folks overplayed their hands…McDonald’s introduced the self-serve portal and the customers are now doing the ordering.

    Problem solved.

    Refer to Reagan’s handling of the PATCO union in the early 80s….

  2. The rule of economics always prevails.

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