[THREAD] Today, in five cities across the country, @onefairwage convened “People’s Unemployment Lines” ... [cont.]

#FightDontStarve
[THREAD] Today, in five cities across the country, @onefairwage convened “People’s Unemployment Lines” ... [cont.] #FightDontStarve
[THREAD] Today, in five cities across the country, @onefairwage convened “People’s Unemployment Lines” ... [cont.] #FightDontStarve
[THREAD] Today, in five cities across the country, @onefairwage convened “People’s Unemployment Lines” ... [cont.] #FightDontStarve
... @onefairwage gave out funding, in person, to unemployed service workers who applied for the One Fair Wage Emergency Fund — but also to highlight, directly, how states and the federal government are failing in this moment...
... @onefairwage gave out funding, in person, to unemployed service workers who applied for the One Fair Wage Emergency Fund — but also to highlight, directly, how states and the federal government are failing in this moment...
... @onefairwage gave out funding, in person, to unemployed service workers who applied for the One Fair Wage Emergency Fund — but also to highlight, directly, how states and the federal government are failing in this moment...
... Almost HALF of unemployment claims are being denied. And meanwhile people are being forced back to work with no PPE and the same sub-minimum wage pay where they’re supposed to survive off tips, but now tips are down by 75%...
... Almost HALF of unemployment claims are being denied. And meanwhile people are being forced back to work with no PPE and the same sub-minimum wage pay where they’re supposed to survive off tips, but now tips are down by 75%...
... Almost HALF of unemployment claims are being denied. And meanwhile people are being forced back to work with no PPE and the same sub-minimum wage pay where they’re supposed to survive off tips, but now tips are down by 75%...
Restaurant and service workers are in crisis — and government needs to act. #FightDontStarve was the rallying cry of unemployed workers whose protests, a century ago, led to the creation of unemployment insurance. But....
Restaurant and service workers are in crisis — and government needs to act. #FightDontStarve was the rallying cry of unemployed workers whose protests, a century ago, led to the creation of unemployment insurance. But....
Restaurant and service workers are in crisis — and government needs to act. #FightDontStarve was the rallying cry of unemployed workers whose protests, a century ago, led to the creation of unemployment insurance. But....
that system was designed to diffuse worker anger, not actually make workers whole. In fact, it’s purposefully inadequate to force workers to accept low-wage jobs to survive and feed their families. Now we’re taking up that mantle — and demanding real, structural change.
that system was designed to diffuse worker anger, not actually make workers whole. In fact, it’s purposefully inadequate to force workers to accept low-wage jobs to survive and feed their families. Now we’re taking up that mantle — and demanding real, structural change.
that system was designed to diffuse worker anger, not actually make workers whole. In fact, it’s purposefully inadequate to force workers to accept low-wage jobs to survive and feed their families. Now we’re taking up that mantle — and demanding real, structural change.
that system was designed to diffuse worker anger, not actually make workers whole. In fact, it’s purposefully inadequate to force workers to accept low-wage jobs to survive and feed their families. Now we’re taking up that mantle — and demanding real, structural change.
Check out the #FightDontStarve demands and sign @onefairwage’s petition to your governor and state legislature, demanding action!

➡️ https://www.fightdontstarve.com/demand 
DEMAND — The People's Unemployment Line

https://www.fightdontstarve.com/demand
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