Workers won’t lose their homes
On Oct. 30, the AFL-CIO established a new fund,
called "Hold the Line for America's Health Care," that will be used to aid
workers facing emergency financial situations, such as evictions or defaulting
on mortgages.
The new emergency fund for grocery workers is in
addition to the modest strike benefits they now receive from their union, the
United Food and Commercial Workers. Those benefits range from $200 to $300 a
week. The national union is contributing $100 per worker per week, with local
unions picking up the rest.
Posted: Sat
- November 1, 2003 at 04:54 PM