September 2, 2011: Students who came from all over the world to learn about the United States instead found themselves working as captives at Hershey’s.
On Aug. 31, 30 of the students who were held as captives rallied at the Hershey’s store in Times Square. They were demanding reimbursement for the hours they worked and that the 400 jobs they filled become living wage jobs for local workers.
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The Teamsters joined the United Autoworkers (UAW) and five other international unions representing members at the largest U.S. defense contracts in a letter calling on Congress to ban defense contractors from funneling money to Wall Street investors through stock buybacks and dividends instead of investing in jobs and infrastructure.
Amazon drivers at the company’s DBK1 facility in New York City marched on the boss to demand union recognition and better pay, healthcare, and job security.
