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State law already mandates that fast-food workers earn $20 an hour and healthcare workers earn at least $25 an hour — industry-specific minimum wages lobbied for by employee unions.

For skin-care products and fast-food restaurants and car manufacturers and car dealers, but especially for the Senate election between Montana Democrat Jon Tester, who has held the seat 18 years, and his Republican challenger, Tim Sheehy.

What they want: Unions have landed big wins in recent years, including better protections for fast-food workers and setting a minimum wage for medical employees at $25 an hour.

The measure comes after a new state law mandates that fast-food workers earn $20 an hour and healthcare workers earn at least $25 an hour, and cities such as West Hollywood already require more than $19 an hour.

He pointed to a new study by the Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics at UC Berkeley that showed higher fast-food salaries led to modest price increases, just cents on the hamburger, and did not lead to job cuts.