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Strikes

  1. labor fights
    Inside the End of the Hunts Point Produce Market Strike“When it was your time to stand up, you stood up and did the right thing.”
    By Alexandria Misch
  2. strikes
    What’s Happening at the Hunts Point Produce Market?Workers are on strike, and some experts warn it could affect the city’s produce supplies.
    By Rachel Sugar
  3. coronavirus news
    Amazon Fires Employee Who Led Staten Island StrikeChris Smalls said he was fired on Monday afternoon shortly after leading a walkout.
    By Nikita Richardson
  4. coronavirus
    Whole Foods Workers Planning Nationwide Sick-out Protest on TuesdayTheir demands include increased hazard pay and health-care coverage for all workers.
    By Chris Crowley
  5. coronavirus news
    Why Amazon and Instacart Workers Are Striking TodayWorkers at the online retail giant’s Staten Island warehouse are walking out today.
    By Chris Crowley
  6. sexual harassment
    McDonald’s Workers Will Strike to Protest Sexual HarassmentThe strike will take place in ten cities on September 18.
    By Chris Crowley
  7. labor fights
    Fight for $15 Held Protests Across the Country on Labor DayFrom San Diego to Des Moines to Orlando, workers walked out.
    By Chris Crowley
  8. muslim ban
    New York’s Yemeni Bodega Owners Will Strike in Response To Trump’s Muslim BanThere will also be a rally at the Brooklyn Borough Hall.
    By Chris Crowley
  9. peep show
    Workers Announce Strike That Could Cripple Next Easter’s Peeps SupplyThey’re negotiating higher pay.
    By Clint Rainey
  10. Strikes
    Not Happy: 100 Wage Protesters Arrested Outside McDonald’s HQThe protests continue today.
    By Clint Rainey
  11. Strikes
    New York’s Fast-Food Workers Resume Citywide StrikesA growing coalition of restaurant workers renew a call for increased wages.
    By Hugh Merwin
  12. Strikes
    Striking Fast-Food Workers Return to WorkFast-food workers are back at work, but the struggle is not over.
    By Hugh Merwin
  13. Strikes
    New York City’s Fast-Food Workers Commence Massive, Unprecedented StrikeWorkers are demanding, on average, a $7 increase in hourly pay, from $8 to $15.
    By Hugh Merwin
  14. Mediavore
    Hit-and-Run and Looming Strike Cast a Dark Cloud Over Citizen’s Bank Park;Plus: Gunmen target pizza delivery drivers; and Feds raid IHOPs in Indiana and Ohio, all in our morning news roundup.
  15. Neighborhood Watch
    Boathouse Strikers Prevail; New Vegetarian Menu at BrushstrokePlus: chocolate body painting, and more, in our daily roundup of neighborhood news.
  16. Mediavore
    Andersonville Resto Accused of Wage Theft; Oscar Mayer Expands FocusPlus: ironic disaster at a Weight Watchers meeting, and Monsanto accused of antitrust violations, all in our morning news roundup.
    By Helen Rosner
  17. Labor Unrest
    On the Road Again?A Drivers Union strike at Empire Merchants may be called off this afternoon.
    By Daniel Maurer
  18. In Labor
    Booze You Could Lose?Will a labor strike affect the supply of some of your favorite booze brands?
    By Daniel Maurer