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Between strikes and mass resignations, more and more American workers are demanding higher wages, better working conditions, and the creation of unions… A report by “Special Envoy”.
With the Covid-19 pandemic, American workers can no longer take it. Between waves of strikes and mass resignations (4.5 million in November 2021), they are demanding wage increases and better working conditions. Thousands of employees are leading an unprecedented fight in America.
At Kellogg’s, two and a half months of strike to bend the bosses
In Bradford, Pennsylvania, McDonald’s employees resigned en bloc when their manager refused to raise them by one dollar. At Starbucks in Buffalo, New York, they won a union. In a Kellogg’s factory in Nebraska, after a two and a half month strike, the 400 employees made the bosses bend… “Special Envoy” tells you about the revolt of American workers.
A report by Laura Aguirre de Carcer, Gionna Messina and Benoît Sauvage broadcast in “Special Envoy” on January 20, 2022,
The report is followed by an interview with Francois Ruffin (MP La France insoumise) in the “Special Envoy” car.
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