NYC IWW Looks To Organize "9 In 90"

One employee works 116 hours per week and makes weekly trips between NYC and Maine, while another makes routine runs between NYC and Syracuse. The march was held to show that the workers have the support of fellow wobblies and to officially alert the boss of their membership in the union. About 30 people attended, along with some flags and makeshift drums. At the march, the boss was informed that the workers were demanding he respect minimum wage laws. He agreed to pay workers minimum wage, to pay time and a half for overtime, and to reduce the workers’ weekly hours.

In addition to gaining better working conditions, the workers are looking to finally collect what they rightfully earned while working below minimum wage. Two days before the march took place, workers met with a lawyer from the attorney general’s office. As a result of the meeting, the attorney general is expected to launch an investigation into HWH’s minimum wage violations. The workers are hoping that the investigation will lead to a win in backwages.

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Industrial Workers of the World
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PO Box 23085, Cincinnati, OH 45223-3085, USA
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