Fast Item #5: Fast Food Workers

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 28, 2013

There are 50,000 fast food workers in New York City, and the new Fast Food Forward coalition is petitioning for higher and more stable wages. Joseph Barrera, who works at KFC, testified before the City Council yesterday -- he discusses his life behind the counter.

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