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Adriano Espaillat: “Many of these fast food franchises keep their workers under the minimum wage, and by doing so, these workers fall under…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2017
Many of these fast food franchises keep their workers under the minimum wage, and by doing so, these workers fall under the poverty levels.
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Adriano Espaillat
Democratic · New York

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Espaillat discusses wage issues in the fast food industry and its impact on poverty.

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