Item
City Waste Union Solidarity Press Conference Flyer, New Orleans, LA
Title (Dublin Core)
City Waste Union Solidarity Press Conference Flyer, New Orleans, LA
Description (Dublin Core)
A digital flyer for the Solidarity Press Conference organized by the City Waste Union. Hoppers (a.k.a. garbage collectors excluding drivers) employed by Metro Services Group through a temp agency are on strike and have subsequently been fired. The hoppers are on strike to demand PPE and hazard pay during the COVID-19 pandemic. Metro Services Group replaced striking hoppers with prison laborers who are paid below minimum wage.
Date (Dublin Core)
05/18/2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
City Waste Union
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Kathryn O'Dwyer
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
Labor
Protest
English
Business & Industry
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
hopper
garbage collector
sanitation worker
essential worker
strike
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
5/18/20
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
3/11/21
Accrual Method (Dublin Core)
4822