Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Before Emma Leheny began to defend hourly workers, she was one herself, making $8 an hour as a breakfast line cook in Portland, Ore. She then took a $2 an hour pay cut to become a nursery school teacher.
She also delivered messages on her bicycle in San Francisco, making $200 a week - $5 an hour - plus commission.
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