Fast-food hourly pay to rise to $15 in NYC

Fast-food workers in New York would see a super-sized raise under a plan to phase in a $15 (€13.66) minimum wage — the first time a state has singled out a particular industry for such a rise.

It is a key victory in a long-running workers’ campaign for liveable wages.

A three-person panel appointed by governor of New York Andrew Cuomo said the current minimum wage of $8.75 an hour should be increased to $15, a raise of more than 71%.