The fatal collapse of an Amazon facility in Illinois after a tornado swept the heartland on Friday is putting a spotlight on concerns that critics have raised about worker safety at the e-commerce giant’s warehouses. Workers have painted a grim and hectic picture of the Edwardsville, Ill. facility on.
The fatal collapse of an Amazon facility in Illinois after a tornado swept the heartland on Friday is putting a spotlight on concerns that critics have raised about worker safety at the e-commerce giant’s warehouses.
Only about 3% of Kansas City tenants receive legal representation in eviction court. KC Tenants and other housing rights groups have proposed a Tenants' Right to Counsel, which would provide that help free through the city.
Terrence Wise with Stand Up KC addresses protesters at McDonald s.
McDonald s workers across the country staged a one-day strike to demand higher pay and a union. After working to raise the minimum wage for eight years, activists say they are starting to see results.
McDonald s USA recently announced plans to raise the average wage in company-owned restaurants to $15 per hour. McDonald’s says this amounts to a 10% pay hike for more than 36,000 workers.
But Terrence Wise with Stand Up KC, a group of food and retail workers advocating for better wages, notes that the company owns only about 5% of McDonald s locations. The rest, like the Main Street store in Kansas City where dozens of picketers converged Wednesday, are franchise restaurants. Wise says corporate should force franchisees to follow suit.
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