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McDonald’s employees rally in Sanford for $15 an hour pay

SANFORD, Fla. — A group rallied outside of a McDonald’s in Sanford on Wednesday demanding $15 an hour.

The state’s minimum wage is currently $8.65.

A lot of places, like The Townhouse in Oviedo, are paying well above that rate and it has stilil been hard to fill those positions.

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McDonald’s restaurants across the U.S. are asking for $15 an hour.

The strikers stood in front of the Sanford McDonald’s, which is paying $11 an hour for workers and $13 an hour for managers. That’s higher than Florida’s minimum wage.

Eventually, the minimum wage will increase here to $15 an hour. This September, it will go up to $10 an hour, then increase a dollar every year until 2026.

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Jeff Levkulich

Jeff Levkulich, WFTV.com

Jeff Levkulich joined the Eyewitness News team as a reporter in June 2015.

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Adam Poulisse joined WFTV in November 2019.

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