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McDonald’s workers ‘Fight for $15’ in Las Vegas — PHOTOS

Angel Guzman, left, and his sister Zoe, 13, join McDonald's franchise employees to protest for a higher minimum wage outside of a McDonald's on 2650 W. Sahara Ave., on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Diana Diaz, McDonald's franchise employee fighting for a higher minimum wage, protests outside of a McDonald's on 2650 W. Sahara Ave., on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Erica Mosca, left, and Donna West join McDonald's franchise employees to protest for a higher minimum wage outside of a McDonald's on 2650 W. Sahara Ave., on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
McDonald's franchise employees and their families protest for a higher minimum wage outside of a McDonald's on 2650 W. Sahara Ave., on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
McDonald's franchise employees, including Diana Diaz, center, and Lupe Guzman, right, protest for a higher minimum wage outside of a McDonald's on 2650 W. Sahara Ave., on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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May 24, 2017 - 1:04 pm
 

McDonald’s employees appeared outside the fast-food restaurant at 2650 W. Sahara Ave. to protest for higher minimum wage.

The demonstrators were part of a nationwide protest organized by “Fight for 15,” a labor group that has regularly targeted McDonald’s in calls for higher pay and union rights for workers. Two bills to raise minimum wage have been debated this session in the Nevada Legislature.

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