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'Power to the powerless:' Maine workers ask for help in fighting back against unfair legal practices

'Power to the powerless:' Maine workers ask for help in fighting back against unfair legal practices
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Dollar General at center of labor unrest controversy after frustrated workers walk off job in Maine citing low wages and understaffed stores


Dollar General at center of labor unrest controversy after frustrated workers walk off job in Maine citing low wages and understaffed stores
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Dollar General employees quit in protest over understaffing and low pay at a store in Eliot, Maine.
They figured that they had me trapped in a job that I couldn t get out of. To some degree they were right, one worker told Insider.
The walkout at the Dollar General follows much labor unrest in the state in recent months.
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But when he closed up shop on May 3, he knew he wouldn t be going back.

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Dollar General Faces Labor Unrest As Workers Quit Jobs in Maine Store


But when he closed up shop on May 3, he knew he wouldn t be going back.
Erikson and his fellow employees walked out of the store that day, leaving signs on the windows highlighting what they say were unacceptable working conditions at the retailer.
He said that understaffing, low wages, and frustration over a lack of communication from the company s district management ultimately led to his decision to move on. In total, two employees and a manager quit the store, leaving one sole staffer remaining.
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Workers at a Maine Dollar General quit with a splash, 'speak truth to power'

Workers at a Maine Dollar General quit with a splash, 'speak truth to power'
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Did Dollar General Workers Quit and Call for a General Strike?


Did Dollar General Workers Quit and Call for a General Strike?
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Workers at a Dollar General in Eliot, Maine resigned and urged other workers to take up a general strike.
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A call to action by a trio of former Dollar General employees in Maine went viral after they announced their resignations on Twitter.
Berndt Erikson’s first posted aa photograph declaring the group’s intent on May 3 2021.
“Got real tired of all those ‘no one wants to work’ signs on closing stores,” they wrote, making reference to the false idea that employees are refusing to work out of laziness or comfort, rather than concern for their safety. “This is how my coworker and I quit our job today. Speak truth to power!”

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