On A Claire Day by Carla Ventresca and Henry Beckett for December 05, 2014

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    Diane Lee Premium Member almost 10 years ago

    Yup, what you need to read if you are making $8.00 an hour is a union membership.

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    Mary McNeil Premium Member almost 10 years ago

    I don’t think the Magna Carta was that long.

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    Skylark  almost 10 years ago

    A bit of overkill yes, but no one gets to be CEO by starting at the top!! $8.00??? Good Grief! Slave wages it seems! However, it’s better than $0.00!

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    vldazzle  almost 10 years ago

    I can’t believe that fast food workers are demanding $15/hr. Before my kids were all in full day school, I worked in a hot dog and chicken place (not a chain) and worked for minimum as I expected. I ran the potatoes in an abraiser, sliced and soaked them overnight; every morning sliced fresh tomatoes and diced fresh onions and the lovely fresh dills etc. I ran the place alone all day making shakes, frying potatoes and chicken and running the register. For amusement, I drew his flyers (I remember one with a dollar bill showing Washington eating a hot dog).

    I KNEW it was not the job I’d have all my life, so minimum was fine. Further on in my life, I negotiated and moved on into my engineering work.

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    Elvanion  almost 10 years ago

    “Yup, what you need to read if you are making $8.00 an hour is a union membership.”

    Right so you can earn NINE dollars and hour but owe the Union $50/week.

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