Striking garbage workers in New Orleans, making $10.25 an hour, were fired en masse this week.

Now, they are being replaced by prison labor. https://paydayreport.com/prison-labor-replaces-striking-garbage-workers-in-new-orleans/">https://paydayreport.com/prison-la...
Prison Labor Replaces Striking Garbage Workers in New Orleans

On Wednesday, dozens of garbage workers, employed by the temp service People Ready, went on strike, demanding proper safety equipment.  The workers, who make only $10.25 an hour are also demanding...

https://paydayreport.com/prison-labor-replaces-striking-garbage-workers-in-new-orleans/
“$10.25 to pick up trash - come on now. It’s contaminated now with coronavirus,” strike leader Gregory Woods told Payday Report. https://paydayreport.com/prison-labor-replaces-striking-garbage-workers-in-new-orleans/">https://paydayreport.com/prison-la...
Prison Labor Replaces Striking Garbage Workers in New Orleans

On Wednesday, dozens of garbage workers, employed by the temp service People Ready, went on strike, demanding proper safety equipment.  The workers, who make only $10.25 an hour are also demanding...

https://paydayreport.com/prison-labor-replaces-striking-garbage-workers-in-new-orleans/
NoLa refuses to meet with the striking garbage workers.

“They aren’t trying to hear us,” says Woods. “They don’t care about us; they would let anything happen. If we were to get sick, they don’t care if we spread the disease" https://paydayreport.com/prison-labor-replaces-striking-garbage-workers-in-new-orleans/">https://paydayreport.com/prison-la...
Prison Labor Replaces Striking Garbage Workers in New Orleans

On Wednesday, dozens of garbage workers, employed by the temp service People Ready, went on strike, demanding proper safety equipment.  The workers, who make only $10.25 an hour are also demanding...

https://paydayreport.com/prison-labor-replaces-striking-garbage-workers-in-new-orleans/
There have been over 191 strikes since March 1st in the US.

See more on our interactive strike tracking map here https://paydayreport.com/covid-19-strike-wave-interactive-map/">https://paydayreport.com/covid-19-...
COVID-19 Strike Wave Interactive Map

Each point contains a link to each of the more with more information on the strike. So far, we've identified over 175 wildcat strikes that happened since the beginning of March. We suspect many...

https://paydayreport.com/covid-19-strike-wave-interactive-map/
GoFundMe for Striking Garbage Workers Fired in New Orleans and Replaced by Prison Labor https://www.gofundme.com/f/helping-the-essential">https://www.gofundme.com/f/helping...
Helping The Essential organized by Daytriàn Mariell Wilken

Waking sometimes at 3 or 4 O'clock in the morning to meet the needs of the city is what… Daytriàn Mariell Wilken needs your support for Helping The Essential

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