Fast food workers rally to up minimum wage in NY

Fast food workers rally to up minimum wage in NY

Workers and lawmakers rallied in East Meadow today to call for higher wages for fast-food workers in New York.
Workers want to make at least $15 an hour.
Destiny Glenn, of Lakeview, is a college student who has worked at the fast-food restaurant Popeye's for a year and a half.
"I currently make $8.75 an hour. I have student loans, I have commuter fees, so it is really hard to try and make ends meet," said Glenn.
Currently in New York, the minimum wage is $8.75. It's scheduled to go up to $9 on Dec. 31.
State Senate Republicans, who are cautious about the increase, say that a $15 minimum wage would have a negative impact on struggling businesses.
Protesters say Long Island's 24,000 fast-food workers are earning wages below the poverty line, and that keeps them from contributing to the local economy.
A wage board hearing is scheduled for June 18 at Nassau Community College.