Fast-Food Workers Demand Wage Increase to $15 Hourly

Fast-food workers rallied at a church and testified before Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s wage board Monday, demanding a pay increase to $15 an hour.
Fast-Food Workers Demand Wage Increase to $15 Hourly
Demonstrators rally for a $15 minimum wage before a meeting of the wage board in New York. Seth Wenig
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NEW YORK—Fast-food workers rallied at a church and testified before Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s wage board on Monday, demanding a pay increase to $15 an hour that restaurant industry representatives deemed a potential jobs-killer.

Many expressed concern about their ability to make rent payments.