Dunkin Donut CEO Who Makes $4,887 an Hour Outraged at $15 Minimum Wage [View all]

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This week, the New York Wage Board recommended that the state's fast food workers should make $15 per hour, which has been the rallying cry for the labor movement across the country.

The New York move was seen as a victory for workers in this industry, who are among the lowest-paid in the country.

Within a day, corporate America was on the attack, to stop the spread of this burgeoning national movement.

Dunkin Donuts CEO Nigel Travis—who previously held senior positions at Papa John's and Burger King, other low-wage employers—appeared on CNN and decried the $15 minimum wage as “absolutely outrageous.” He went on to claim that the move will prevent his company from hiring more people and would “affect small business and franchises.” ................(more)

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