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July 20, 2020

Workers to Walk Off the Job in Nationwide "Strike for Black Lives"
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In labor news, organizers for the "Strike for Black Lives" expect tens
of thousands to walk out of work today in over 25 cities in support of
the nationwide uprising against racism and police brutality. Oakland
labor organizer and Mc Donald's worker Angely Rodriguez Lambert said,
"Companies like Mc Donald's cannot on the one hand tweet that 'Black
Lives Matter' and on the other pay us poverty wages and fail to provide
sick days and adequate PPE." Workers from nursing homes, airports,
fast-food chains, farms and the gig economy are joining the nationwide
day of action.


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