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Charlotte mayoral candidates pressed on raising wages

Jeremy Sprinkle
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Workers's rights focus of candidate forum

This is a follow-up to a story we told you about a forum in Charlotte where supporters of the Fight for $15 and a union took the concerns of working people in the Queen City directly to those running for mayor.

Charlotte’s mayoral candidates Tuesday night stressed their support for workers, with two Democrats specifically saying they’d work to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour for city employees.

Source: Charlotte mayoral candidates focus on worker rights | The Charlotte Observer