Economics in Brief: AOC Joins Picket Line for Hunts Point Produce Market Strike
Workers at the Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx, part of one of the world’s largest wholesale distribution centers, have been striking since Jan. 17. Contract negotiations between workers and management broke down two weeks ago, Gothamist reports. Union members asked for a $1 per hour raise plus greater health coverage; owners countered with a 32-cents-per-hour wage increase, plus an additional 60 cents per hour going to health coverage. At that point, nearly 1,400 workers walked off the job. Charles Machadio, a trustee with the union, told Gothamist that the workers, who distribute ...
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