Belabored Podcast #52: Fast Food Local, with Tsedeye Gebreselassie

Belabored

English - May 16, 2014 15:06 - 54 minutes - 50 MB - ★★★★★ - 183 ratings
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In the latest escalation of the low-wage workers' movement, fast food workers went out on strike this week in hundreds of cities around the globe. Sarah and Michelle speak with Tsedeye Gebreselassie of the National Employment Law Project about the importance of local victories in this global struggle, and why workers must lead the way. Plus: miners' deaths abroad and at home, teachers' ongoing resistance to high-stakes testing, Thomas Piketty, and more.

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