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July 23, 2015

Higher minimum wage gaining on both coasts

By LISA LEFF and DAVID KLEPPER
Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — The push for a higher minimum wage gained momentum on both sides of the country Wednesday, with a New York labor board endorsing an eventual $15 an hour for the state's 150,000 fast-food workers and the huge University of California system announcing the same raise for its employees.

“How we support our workers and their families impacts Californians who might never set foot on one of our campuses,” said UC President Janet Napolitano, who oversees 10 campuses, including UCLA and Berkley. “It's the right thing to do.”


 
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