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☆ Waffle House workers are demanding a $25 hourly wage and 24/7 security to protect them from the 'constant threat' of violence
  + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Waffle House workers want their wage to go up to $25 an hour. AdvertisementAdvertisementWaffle House workers are demanding a $25 minimum hourly wage and constant security in restaurants. The Union of Southern Service Workers, which is supported by the Service Employees International Union, is organizing Waffle House workers. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs well as concerns about workplace safety, wages are a major point of contention for Waffle House workers. "I can't get the things I need for my family off a Waffle House check," Kasiyah Giles, a Waffle House worker and USSW member, said in a statement published by the union.
Persons: They're, —, Jessica Gantt, Waffle House she'd, Gerald Green, Axios, That's, Green, Kasiyah Giles, Gantt, who's, Waffle Organizations: Waffle, Workers, Service, Union of Southern Service Workers, Service Employees International Union, Waffle House, Guardian Locations: Georgia, Norcross , Georgia, South Carolina, Atlanta, North Carolina, gdean@insider.com
☆ Workers at a Burger King near Atlanta say they're getting sick working with no AC in 95-degree heat
  + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The exhaust over the grill doesn't even work," Burger King employee and USSW member Arnice Sykes said in a statement. At a @BurgerKing in Decatur, the A/C is broken, workers are getting sick because of it, and Burger King does nothing. We spoke out along with other service workers to demand this extreme heat issue is stopped! Last week, workers at McDonald's locations in Houston, Texas, and Los Angeles each walked out after working without AC during heatwaves. And in Italy, unionized McDonald's workers went on strike as temperatures there reached 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
Persons: Burger, walkouts, Arnice Sykes, I've, Burger King Organizations: Burger King, Service, Dollar, Union of Southern Service Workers, US Occupational Safety, Health Administration Locations: Georgia, Wall, Silicon, Decatur , Georgia, Atlanta
☆ Waffle House violence is so common it has become a meme. Now, fed-up workers are unionizing and demanding the company improve security.
  + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Waffle House restaurants have developed a reputation for violent incidents over the years. In response, some employees in South Carolina have unionized, demanding better security and pay. Representatives for Waffle House did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment on this story. About two dozen other labor organizers joined the Waffle House workers for a three-day strike, backed by the newly formed Union of Southern Service Workers. Waffle House denied engaging in unfair labor practices in a letter to employees that was shared with the newspaper.
Persons: Jenna Ortega, Marcello Hernández, I've, Jessica Gantt, Naomi Harris, Harris, Gantt, Shae Parker, Dominick Organizations: Workers, Service, Representatives, Waffle, Waffle House, Union of Southern Service Workers, Service Employees International Union, Columbia, Courier Locations: South Carolina, Wall, Silicon, Columbia, Union, North Carolina, Georgia
☆ $7.25 federal minimum wage is a 'national disgrace,' says Sen. Bernie Sanders, backing push for $17/hour
  + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks on raising the federal minimum wage outside the U.S. Capitol on May 4, 2023. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images13 states have approved a $15 minimum wageToday, 13 states have approved a $15 minimum wage, Sanders said. Sen. Bernie Sanders Independent U.S. senator from VermontDemocrats had pursued raising the federal minimum wage in recent years, though those efforts stalled. When President Joe Biden took office, he promised to address the federal minimum wage in his first 100 days, Blalock recalled. 'A weak minimum wage is bad for the overall economy'Opponents to raising the minimum wage cite the higher costs those increases would put on businesses.
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