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July 21, 2020

Workers "Strike for Black Lives" Across the Country
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Tens of thousands of workers across the country walked off the job
Monday as part of the "Strike for Black Lives" in support of the
nationwide uprising against racism and police brutality. Workers
demanded the companies they work for do more to dismantle white
supremacy, economic inequality, and to address the public health
emergencies facing Black and Brown communities. In Washington, D.C.,
demonstrators gathered on Capitol Hill to call for the passage of the
HEROES Act, a coronavirus relief package approved by the
Democrat-controlled House. This is Mc Donald's employee Wanda Lavender,
who joined the action in Wisconsin.

Wanda Lavender: "Like many Black workers who are struggling, who are
stuck in low-paying jobs, I keep going to work through this pandemic. I
can't work my job from home, from the safety of my home, and I can't
afford to take time off. And a few times, I've been scared that I had
COVID-19 myself. Even though I was feeling sick, coughing my lungs out,
my job told me that I had to come in. They said, 'If you take sick
leave, you don't have a job to come back to.'"



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