Essential immigrant workers and their families marched to Times Square in New York to demand personal protective equipment (PPE) at all workplaces as well as a decent raise to $15 per hour or higher. Demonstrators carried white crosses to let everyone know that the group wasn't complete, holding Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio responsible for lack of precautions.
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Dozens of workers at a 2nd Chipotle restaurant in the Bronx, New York City, walked off the job and marched in a picket line because of the facility’s mishandling of a COVID outbreak at their store. Strikers demanded more personal protective equipment and proper cleaning of restaurants exposed to COVID. Dozens of workers at a 2nd Chipotle restaurant in the […]
Dozens of McDonald’s workers in Durham, North Carolina went on strike in response to a serious COVID outbreak at the facility, as well as a refusal to provide a $15 hourly wage for all of its workers. Strikers circled the restaurant in question for hours and will continue to do so until their demands for $15 per hour and more […]
McDonalds workers in Chicago went on strike to demand a $15 minimum wage, an increase in PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), and a union for all. McDonalds and its franchises have been widely criticized for their union-busting practices, which sometimes are harsher than many other multinational corporations.
Milwaukee took to the streets demanding the recognition of ballots on election day and went on strike across the city to turn out the vote. Over 300 people participated in the marches across the city, demanding a universal union, a $15 minimum wage, and other reforms passed. Milwaukee took to the streets demanding the recognition of ballots on election day […]
Workers in Fayetteville, North Carolina, have walked off the job for a $15 minimum living wage in the state, and to raise awareness for the election and turn out the vote to ensure the defeat of Trump on November 3rd.
Protesters in New York’s Washington Square Park gathered in the hundreds to protest rapidly rising inequality due to the pandemic, and the lack of defunding that the NYPD has received. They demanded that halting of layoffs by big corporations such as Disney, more taxes on the rich to restabilize wealth, and the defunding of New York police. Protesters in New […]
Fight For 15 strikes have begun across Florida with 2 main objectives; the first being to rally support for workers and unions to pressure the Floridian government to improve union and striking laws. The 2nd, and namely more important one, is to turn out the vote to pass Amendment 2 to make the minimum wage $15. Fight For 15 strikes […]