Protesters carry a banner as part of the national strike for black lives in Washington.
Washington, United States:
Thousands of American workers quit their jobs across the country on Monday for a strike in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and other minority groups who suffer from racism.
The “strike for black lives” saw workers from a wide range of industries briefly quit their jobs in a call to end “systemic racism.”
US media reported that tens of thousands of people in more than 200 cities across the country took part in the strike.
Although organizers did not have exact figures on how many people attended, they said about 1,500 janitors demonstrated in San Francisco and nearly 6,000 nurses from 85 different nursing homes in New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut have also gone on strike, according to The Washington. Publish.
In New York City, around 100 people marched outside the Trump International Hotel to demand passage of the HEROES Act, a law that would provide financial assistance to struggling households during the coronavirus pandemic.
The bill was passed in May by the Democratic-majority House of Representatives, but has since been blocked by the Republican-controlled Senate.
Among the New Yorkers who demonstrated in the sweltering heat were nurses, doormen and cleaners – workers who were considered essential during the pandemic and who showed up for their jobs even though it put them at risk of injury. infection.
African Americans and Hispanics have died in disproportionate numbers in the coronavirus outbreak in New York City, which has killed more than 22,000 residents.
“We are the ones who kept the economy going and kept everyone safe and in New York City in particular we cut the numbers. We should be respected and compensated for this,” said the 42 porter. years old Jordan Weiss.
The international union of service workers said protests would take place in more than two dozen cities, including Boston, Los Angeles and Chicago.
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