There is this fear-mongering about the notion of workers losing their jobs because of an increase.
Summer Lee: “There is this fear-mongering about the notion of workers losing their jobs because of an increase.”
On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
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Lee addresses misconceptions about job loss due to minimum wage increases.
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