April Indy: Workers Winning Victories Once Thought Impossible
Zoomers and millennials want to turn low-wage retail and service-sector jobs into stable, good-paying union jobs. And they are steadily winning union victories once thought impossible. This labor-organizing surge was ignited by the pandemic when many low-wage workers were suddenly hailed as “essential workers” but saw no improvement in their pay while enduring heightened dangers and stress on the job. And it hasn’t let up.
In her deeply-reported cover story for our April issue, The Indypendent’s Amba Guerguerian spoke with workers from Starbucks, Trader Joes, REI, Barnes & Noble and Nitehawk Cinema among others, capturing this great labor reawakening as it unfolds in real time.
Labor Breakthrough: Workers Winning Victories Once Thought Impossible
By Amba Guerguerian
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