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Union-backed ‘Fight for $15’ minimum wage protesters block traffic, prompt arrests

By Becket Adams

Published September 4, 2014 9:00pm ET

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Union-backed ‘Fight for $15’ minimum wage protesters block traffic, prompt arrests — Approximately 20-30 protesters were arrested in New York. Protests demanding higher wages are planned in more than 100 cities throughout the U.S. today (Getty images/Andrew Burton) | Andrew Burton

Raising the federal minimum wage for fast-food workers is a hot talking point for the Left, and the issue made headlines Thursday as union-backed demonstrators nationwide staged protests to call attention to the issue.

On Thursday, Service Employees International Union-backed “Fight for $15” sit-ins and traffic blockades resulted in more than a few arrests in major U.S. cities, including New York City, Detroit and Chicago.

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