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Bronx Carwasheros Walk Off Job to Protest Harassment

RWDSU September 28, 2013 Leave a Comment 1499 Views

Workers at the Webster & ‘Rico Pobre’ car washes in the Bronx today walked off their jobs to protest ongoing harassment and retaliation from store managers who, they said, routinely subject have not responded to their demands for improvements in...

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Bronx Car Wash Workers Win, Join RWDSU

RWDSU July 25, 2013 Leave a Comment 1376 Views

Workers at the WCA Car Wash in Soundview in the Bronx voted unanimously to join the RWDSU. The workers there are the seventh New York City car wash to become members of the RWDSU. WCA Car Wash, affectionately known...

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Queens Car Wash Workers Demand Fair Contract

RWDSU July 17, 2013 Leave a Comment 1389 Views

Workers at the Sutphin Car Wash in Jamaica joined with community leaders on Saturday to demand that Sutphin owners Fernando Magalhaes and John Lage negotiate a fair union contract. Today’s action comes on the heels of recent contract victories...

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Activists Demand Better Treatment at Bronx Car Wash

RWDSU July 15, 2013 Leave a Comment 1 Views

On Saturday, worker and community activists joined elected officials and religious leaders at the Wash and Lube car wash in the Bronx to demand higher pay and better working conditions for the “carwasheros” employed there. The car wash is...

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Sunny Day Car Wash Workers Win NY’s Second Car Wash Contract

RWDSU June 6, 2013 Leave a Comment 1242 Views

(l to r back row) New York Communities for Change organizer Chio Valerio, RWDSU attorneys Liz Vladek and Larry Cary and RWDSU Assistant to the President David Mertz look on as Sunny Day worker Juan Campis signs new RWDSU...

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Victory at Jomar as Carwasheros Strike, Win Worker Back His Job

RWDSU June 1, 2013 Leave a Comment 1285 Views

Workers at Jomar Car Wash in Queens, who joined the RWDSU in April, today went on strike after a worker was assaulted by a co-owner and then fired. Workers returned to the job when managers agreed to rehire Jomar...

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Major Breakthrough in Campaign to Organize Car Washes – First Contract Ratified

RWDSU May 29, 2013 Leave a Comment 1201 Views

Workers (above) at the Hi-Tek Car Wash & Lube in Queens have made history by voting to ratify the first union contract of any car wash in New York City. The three-year contract caps the workers’ 10-month campaign for union...

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