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“Fight for 15” hits Kansas City; Hundreds protest for low-wage workers

Fight for 15 and a unionKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — More than 200 low-wage workers took to the streets in Kansas City in pursuit of raises to $15 an hour as part of an expanding national movement known as Fight for 15.

The protesters started Wednesday with a 6:30 a.m. rally at an east-side McDonald’s, then gathered three-deep in front of a non-profit on Main Street to call attention to sub-par wages for home health care workers.

The event was part of a national protest day to coincide with the April 15 deadline for filing income taxes.

The movement to unionize and raise wages to $15 an hour began in 2012 with a single protest by fast-food workers in New York City.

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