Durham, N.C. Sanitation Workers’ Illegal Strike Wins Pay Increases for All City Workers
Strikes by public employees are illegal in North Carolina. In 2021 and 2022 city officials in Durham canceled promised wage increases to city employees on the excuse that COVID caused city tax receipts to fall. The 2023 city budget allocated a 6% raise, far less than the inflation of the last 3 years. On the […]
Striking Sanitation Workers Replaced by Prison Labor
Dozens of sanitation workers in New Orleans went on strike for COVID safety equipment last Wednesday, May 6.