FILE - In this June 19, 2020, file photo, people demonstrate in Chicago, to mark Juneteenth. A national coalition of labor unions, along with racial and social justice organizations, will stage a mass walkout from work July 20, as part of an ongoing reckoning on systemic racism and police brutality in the U.S.
“We have to link these fights in a new and deeper way than ever before,” said Mary Kay Henry, president of the Service Employees International Union, which represents over 2 million workers in the U.S. and Canada. Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson, a strike organizer with the Movement for Black Lives, said corporate giants that have come out in support of the BLM movement amid nationwide protests over police brutality have also profited from racial injustice and inequity.
“We’ve got the coronavirus going on, plus we’ve got this thing with racism going on,” Andrews said. “They’re tied together, like some type of segregation, like we didn’t have our ancestors and Martin Luther King fighting against these types of things. It’s still alive out here, and it’s time for somebody to be held accountable. It’s time to take action.”
“The reason why, on July 20th, you’re going to see strikes and protests and the walk-offs and socially distanced sit-ins and voter registration outreach is because thousands and thousands of poor, low-wage workers of every race, creed and color understand that racial, economic, health care, immigration, climate and other justice fights are all connected,” the Rev. William Barber II, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, said in a telephone interview.
fightfor15 I been calling for a National walkout every 15th of the month in our Fightfor15 $15.00 dollars for everyone. New minimum wage. AmericaOrTrump
Stupid!
Anyone spouting critical race theory nonsense will continue to be ignored. Good luck.
Tear down this corrupt system!
Cool the rest of us will just keep on working.
Great to see! Solidarity
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THERE IS NO SYSTEMIC RACISM AND POLICE BRUTALITY IN THE U.S.
So you’re going to strike against something that you can’t even clearly define (“systemic racism”). But, not strike about the black on black crime and murders. Makes sense! 🤘
What a bunch of idiots.. they just went back to work.. another attempt to sabotage the country.
Please strike. Then hire those who want to work.
A call for more “social distancing”.😆
what solutions are there to stop this systemic racism you point out everyday? I think we all want to solve this issue to save all lives
So they are lazy and want a paycheck to stay home. Fairly typical
Walkout? Time to move the factories back to China. If you don't value your job, you shouldn't have it.
Lol my break room will be peaceful and I won't have to tell people no when they ask me for a smoke.
I’m so confused, how does this solve anything?
Diversity hires going to prove they shouldn’t have been hired in the first place
Hard for those that are unemployed to walk out, just saying
Affirmative Action = Systemic Racism
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Nice but what are the pragmatic solutions? Reparations, defunding police, and tearing down every statue isn't an option. Why not have walk out on Black on Black Crime? or recommend initiatives that will make an impact. Participants should all be docked wages on company time.
blah blah blah racism
It's time to abolish unions
Hopefully everyone who walks out while on the job gets fired. There are plenty of people in need of jobs right now so the position should be filled quickly.
Hopefully with out pay
Fucking grow up. I guarantee 80% of these people have no job to walkout from. I mean you tell just by looking at them.........
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Fail to serve the people who need you and they will learn to do without you.
Treat your brother well and ignore liars
When you discriminate against, impoverish, harm, injure, kill, allow systemic racism/bigotry against any of us, you do it to ALL OF US. BlackLivesMatter 1u unitedagainstracism
My biggest problem with unions is that they should be pronounced 'onions', and no one seems to care...
Marxist trash
So going forward I will dump my black friends, renounce my black boyfriend, and never hire a black person again. Let alone, offer to mentor on how and why to ask for a raise, train them, or promote them. I guess I have wasted my life thinking people are people.
Can someone define living wage for me?When you do make it equitable to everyone by taking into account: geographic region, cost of living, taxes. So single mom in nyc vs same in Longview tx. Married couple in LA vs Wichita KS. Family with 2 kids in Boston vs Jackson Ms. I’ll wait
Unions are some of the most racists organizations in US.
Lol love the headline. Not reading. WFH
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Keep protesting the 9 unarmed black men killed in 2019 after 375 million police interactions, and ignore the black children being murdered by black men in major cities. Hypocrisy thy name is BLM
Just for your attention and notice.
Who is fine with enjoying the benefits of a society that allows our American friends and neighbors to be murdered and harassed?
I think they should refuse to vote in the presidential election too.
ALL LIVES MUST BE RESPECTED.
The racist system that makes them work for a paycheck?
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Great - let’s destroy what’s left of the economy completely. I more poor people” in the near future....
Standing close enough to spread the disease. There isn't 'systemic racism', only systemic stupidity. You can't practice systemic discipline until you feel better. Never get in the way of fool. You might be mistaken for one.
The primary source of racism is identity politics which has become industrialized racism
All bullshit
How about the systematic dysfunction incompetence pathological insanity+ CRIMINALITY THAT EXISTS THROUGHOUT BLACK PEOPLE? OR IS THAT ALL BECAUSE OF CAUCASIANS?
Sounds like a bunch of lazy people looking for a free day off under the guise of “social justice.” Haha, fuck them. Don’t pay them. Fire them. Whatever you need to do. I’ll be working so I can pay my own bills, thanks.
When will we protest for “passive racism” ? That is a bigger issue happening across North America.
Ohhh no!!! Who’s going to get me my hamburger at Wendy’s?
What is this like the 40th planned attempt at undermining our economy is less than 3 months? Holy shit.
That’ll do it!
UNION UP RISING 👍👍🏾👍🏿💪💪🏽💪🏾✊✊🏾. It’s a matter of life and death.
Fire the one that walk out. Plenty of people will take those jobs.
Leave Without PAY!
Expect more states to enact 'right to work' legislation.
Racism should not exist, and I think everyone should respect equal demands and their human rights, especially if the rights are black or white.
Absolutely based, there is hope for US labor after all
You’d be an idiot to think the economic starvation of the country’s majority isn’t a driving force too.
classism is the new racism
Fire them all.
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