New Yorkers Rally and Picket to Organize Unskilled Labor
Channel: OccupyPublicAccessTV
Date: 2012-12-22

On November 29th, New York City fast food workers walked off the job in a one-day strike organized by New York Communities For Change. Workers complain about mistreatment, lack of benefits and unbearably low wages. They demanded a livable income and the right to unionize without company retaliation. We joined the workers as they rallied outside a McDonalds on 40th Street. 

One week later, on December 6th, several hundred demonstrators rallied
in Times Square in support of organizing fast food workers and other
unskilled labor. Organizers later picketed the Lage Car Wash in SoHo
in support of "washeros" who recently voted to unionize, and to send a
message to car wash kingpin John Lage to negotiate a contract in good
faith. John Lage owns 23 car washes across NYC and is currently under
NY State investigation for wage and hour violations.

McDonalds rally footage shot by Anthony Perez, edited by Svetlana Finelt. Union Rally and car wash picket shot by Atiq Zabinski, edited by Dave Publow.

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