A San Francisco airport food workers union said that 41 of its protesters were arrested on Friday for blocking traffic outside a terminal.
San Francisco International AirportThe union, Unite Here Local 2, said in a Friday press release that the group intended to practice "civil disobedience" with the potential to "Union members and supporters of Unite Here Local 2 blocked traffic outside terminal three at the airport on Friday afternoon, according to a press release by the group.
According to the press release, many fast-food workers "have not seen a raise in three years," and make $17.05 an hour, requiring people to work two or three jobs in order to make ends meet. Union members and supporters of Unite Here Local 2 blocked traffic outside terminal three at the airport on Friday afternoon.
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