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Martin Luther King Jr. s call to reduce income inequality is echoed in Joe Biden s $15-an-hour minimum wage proposal
Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Melinda Harmon was working at Fiserv Forum and was laid off. She is now at Family Dollar, working fewer hours. She is hoping for a $15 minimum wage so she doesn t fall further behind on rent and bills.
Melinda Harmon is 39 and has two boys at home, ages 14 and 20.
Before the pandemic struck, she was working at Fiserv Forum where, under a community benefits agreement between the local union and Forum management, she was on track to make $15 an hour, plus tips, as a bartender. ....

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