It’s here. A year after 200 New York City fast food workers walked off the job, workers in 100
It’s here. A year after 200 New York City fast food workers walked off the job, workers in 100 cities across the country are staging the largest fast food labor action in history today.When she first watched last year’s New York walkout, Travis told Salon, her question was, “Is it real? Are they going to make a difference?” But having watched the strikes spread, said Travis, “you see a reflection of yourself.” Travis, who’d never struck before today, has been visiting fellow fast food workers who live in her public housing complex to urge them to join her, and said others have shown up at her door wanting to know more about the strike. She said her organizing efforts have drawn attention from her store’s general manager, who told her in front of co-workers, “You’re crazy. Ain’t nothing gonna change.”Read some excellent pre-strike coverage from Salon, and check out the #FastFoodStrikes hashtag on Twitter for up-to-the-minute pictures and news. -- source link
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