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4:07 pm
Thu May 9, 2013

'STL Can't Survive On 7.35' Campaign Continues Rally For Change

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Kenta Jackson, a shift leader at Church's Chicken, marched in solidarity with the campaign. She makes $8.50 an hour and says she doesn't receive additional pay for overtime.
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Protestors gathered in the Schnucks parking lot on Lindell Boulevard before marching forward to Arby's.
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Passersby honked their horns in solidarity of the campaign.
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Ponchos were quickly distrubuted once the rain began to fall, and the chanting continued.
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Ponchors were quickly distrubuted once the rain began to fall, and the chanting continued in front of Arby's. The group then crossed the street to chant in front of McDonald's and Domino's Pizza.
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Campaign marchers head down Lindell Boulevard to call attention to their campaign. They are fighting for higher wages and the right to form a union without backlash.
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Fast food workers and supporters donned ponchos and held signs today as they rallied for change in the Central West End as part of the STL Can’t Survive on $7.35 campaign.

Protesters marched between Arby’s, McDonald’s, and Domino’s Pizza as they seek a pay increase for employees to $15 an hour and the right to unionize without backlash.

One of the protesters was Kenta Jackson, a shift leader at Church’s Chicken who makes $8.50 an hour. She didn’t tell her manager she wouldn’t be at work, but isn’t worried about the repercussions.

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Business
4:52 pm
Wed May 8, 2013

St. Louis Jimmy John's Workers Stage Walk-Out For Higher Wages

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Employees at a Jimmy John’s franchise in St. Louis’ Soulard neighborhood staged a walk-out today.

The workers are seeking $15 an hour, rather than the $7.35 minimum they currently make.

In a statement, workers also complained of being publicly disciplined for trivial incidents and forced to wear signs.

Shamniqua Clark says it was the right decision for her to take part in the walk-out.

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Peabody and Patriot Coal Protests
5:33 pm
Mon April 29, 2013

Protesters Return To St. Louis As Patriot Coal Health Benefits Case Continues

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Protesters rally in front of the Peabody Energy headquarters in downtown St. Louis on April 29, 2013. They gathered to draw attention to a Patriot Coal case regarding the health care benefits of 10,000 retired miners. Peabody spun off Patriot in 2007.
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A motion by Patriot Coal to cut health benefits for 10,000 retired miners was heard Monday in a federal bankruptcy court in St. Louis.

More than 1,500 protesters, many with the United Mine Workers of America, rallied in downtown to draw attention to the case.

The UMWA is angry with Patriot for asking a federal bankruptcy judge to allow it to shed about $1.6 billion in liabilities.

But they also direct their anger at Peabody Energy, which spun off Patriot in 2007.

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