Currently, 63% of our city budget goes to cops, jails, and reactive measures. Only 3% goes to children and families, and 1% to job development. Hospitality workers bring in 9.1 billion dollars a year to the New Orleans economy. We have a right to the wealth we produce. We refuse to accept that billions in […]
NEW ORLEANS — Mayor LaToya Cantrell today released the following open letter regarding peaceful protests in the City and demonstrations by local hospitality workers: An Open Letter, from Mayor LaToya Cantrell: To the people of New Orleans: We are at a pivotal moment when systematic racism, structural inequality and a global pandemic have converged to challenge […]
Despite the City of New Orleans entering “Phase One” of its reopening, some workers are fighting their unsafe working conditions – and their causes are gaining traction. While Garden District coffee shop Still Perkin’ was set to open on May 16, barista and café workers went on strike. According to a flyer posted by the […]
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