Fast-food workers celebrate plan for $15 wage in New York

Updated July 23, 2015 12:56 PM
By The Associated Press By DAVID KLEPPER and DEEPTI HAJELA (Associated Press)

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a rally after the New York Wage Board endorsed a proposal to set a $15 minimum wage for workers at fast-food restaurants with 30 or more locations, Wednesday, July 22, 2015 in New York. The increase would be phased in over three years in New York City and over six years elsewhere. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) (July 23, 2015 5:59 PM)

Fast-food workers in New York state heralded a proposal to raise their minimum wage to $15 even as restaurant owners vowed to fight what they said would be an arbitrary and damaging increase.

The minimum wage would increase gradually to $15 an hour -- but only for workers in fast-food restaurants with 30 or more locations -- under a plan endorsed Wednesday by a state Wage Board. The proposal...

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