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AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre: ‘We Will Get $10.10, but It’s Not Enough’ 

http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Political-Action-Legislation/AFL-CIO-Executive-Vice-President-Tefere-Gebre-We-Will-Get-10.10-but-It-s-Not-Enough 

Workers across the country are using the symbolism of Oct. 10 to amplify the call for raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10.

AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre commemorated the day by meeting with low-wage workers from the D.C. region who would be impacted by a minimum wage increase. Over lunch, the workers talked about what it’s like to raise their families on low pay and the challenges they face every day to make ends meet. Here are two of their stories...