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Union protested by its own minimum wage organizers

By Sean Higgins
Published August 13, 2016 4:01am ET
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Union protested by its own minimum wage organizers
The protesters claimed they were being denied union rights by the Service Employees International Union, the primary funder and organizer of the Fight for $15, the leading activist group in the minimum wage hike movement. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) | Mike Groll

RICHMOND, Va. — A major effort to rally fast food workers for a $15 an hour minimum wage and union rights in Richmond got off to an awkward start Friday when the kick-off event was protested by some of the movement’s own organizers.

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