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Fast-food workers and activists protest for worker's rights and an increased minimum wage outside of a Mcdonald's at Flamingo Road and Eastern Avenue on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @csstevensphoto
Cecelia Gonzalez participates in a demonstration of fast-food workers and activists calling for worker's rights and an increased minimum wage outside of a Mcdonald's at Flamingo Road and Eastern Avenue on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. The demonstrators planned to attend a morning hearing with public employees who face a possible change in pensions. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @csstevensphoto
Justin Howard, left, and AJ Buhay lead a demonstration of fast-food workers and activists calling for worker's rights and an increased minimum wage outside of a Mcdonald's at Flamingo Road and Eastern Avenue on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. The demonstrators planned to attend a morning hearing with public employees who face a possible change in pensions. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @csstevensphoto
Justin Howard, left, and AJ Buhay lead a demonstration of fast-food workers and activists calling for worker's rights and an increased minimum wage outside of a Mcdonald's at Flamingo Road and Eastern Avenue on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. The demonstrators planned to attend a morning hearing with public employees who face a possible change in pensions. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @csstevensphoto
Fast-food workers and activists gather after a demonstration for worker's rights and an increased minimum wage outside of a Mcdonald's at Flamingo Road and Eastern Avenue on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. The demonstrators planned to attend a morning hearing with public employees who face a possible change in pensions. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @csstevensphoto
AJ Buhay leads a demonstration of fast-food workers and activists calling for worker's rights and an increased minimum wage outside of a Mcdonald's at Flamingo Road and Eastern Avenue on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. The demonstrators planned to attend a morning hearing with public employees who face a possible change in pensions. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @csstevensphoto
Bob Fulkerson sings along with others to "We're Not Gonna Take It" by rock band Twisted Sister following a protest for worker's rights and an increased minimum wage outside of a Mcdonald's at Flamingo Road and Eastern Avenue on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. The demonstrators planned to attend a morning hearing with public employees who face a possible change in pensions. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @csstevensphoto
Fast-food workers and activists sing along to "We're Not Gonna Take It" by rock band Twisted Sister following a protest for worker's rights and an increased minimum wage outside of a Mcdonald's at Flamingo Road and Eastern Avenue on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. The demonstrators planned to attend a morning hearing with public employees who face a possible change in pensions. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @csstevensphoto
Fast-food workers and activists protest for worker's rights and an increased minimum wage outside of a Mcdonald's at Flamingo Road and Eastern Avenue on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. The demonstrators planned to attend a morning hearing with public employees who face a possible change in pensions. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @csstevensphoto
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By CHASE STEVENS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
April 15, 2015 - 11:33 am
 

Fast-food workers and activists gathered in Las Vegas and across the nation to push for workers’ rights and minimum wage increases.

Demonstrators gathered outside of a McDonald’s at Flamingo Road and Eastern Avenue where they crowded a sidewalk and were met with occasional honks of support from passing traffic.

The protestors then gathered in the parking lot and chanted along to “We’re Not Gonna Take It” by rock band Twisted Sister, before hopping on a bus to attend a hearing at the Sawyer Building regarding Assembly Bill 190, which would make changes to the Public Employees Retirement System for future hires.

A demonstration is also slated for 4 p.m. at College of Southern Nevada’s West Charleston campus.

Contact Chase Stevens at cstevens@reviewjournal.com. Find him on Twitter: @CSStevensphoto

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