A few hundred fast food workers in Chicago on Wednesday voted to join a national one-day strike against their employers on May 15. Strikes are planned for 150 cities, including New York City. The national strike was announced at an event there at midday on Wednesday. The Workers Organizing Committee of Chicago held a strike vote throughout the day, with the last votes cast at an 8 p.m. meeting.
Deivid Rojas, a spokesman for the group, said 100 percent of the workers who voted supported the strike.
(link below)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-chicago-fast-food-worker-strike-20140508,0,804807.story
Thursday, May 8, 2014
CHICAGO FAST FOOD WORKERS TO JOIN NATION WIDE STRIKE
A few hundred fast food workers in Chicago on Wednesday voted to join a national one-day strike against their employers on May 15. Strikes are planned for 150 cities, including New York City. The national strike was announced at an event there at midday on Wednesday. The Workers Organizing Committee of Chicago held a strike vote throughout the day, with the last votes cast at an 8 p.m. meeting.
Deivid Rojas, a spokesman for the group, said 100 percent of the workers who voted supported the strike.
(link below)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-chicago-fast-food-worker-strike-20140508,0,804807.story
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