Cleaning staff at Midtown Athletic Club, located in the Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago, left their shifts Saturday morning to protest the gym laying off workers after they spoke out about their employment concerns.
A member of the Bucktown gym joined protesting workers this weekend. “I ask Midtown, why not show the same care and respect to your employees that you show for your members?”
Chicago’s minimum wage is set to increase Friday, when it will rise above $15 per hour for the first time. The increase, of 40 cents for workers at the city’s