Author: Jeffery Harrell

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New York Fast Food Workers are getting serious about unionizing.

Fast food workers in New York City are pushing towards unionization.  After winning a 15 dollar minimum wage, workers at Chipotle and McDonald’s restaurants are organizing with SEIU local 32BJ have begun forming committees and signing union cards indicating their commitment to the union effort.  “The demand of the Fight […]

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Brooklyn McDonald’s employees rally against unfair firings.

By Jeffery Harrell When Paquasia Haynesworth was fired from her job at a Brooklyn McDonalds in June, she was completely blindsided. She says her manager had never come to her with problems before. “I was practically begging for her to give me a day or two more,” said Haynesworth. “I […]