Trending Now: One of the most lopsided battles in the low-wage-workers revolt: A Dollar General in Connecticut
| All over the country, workers who had labored through a global pandemic for low pay and meager benefits concluded that they deserved better from their bosses. As a result, wages have risen and a wave of strikes has swept across the country, hitting iconic American brands such as Kellogg's and John Deere. This is the story of how a handful of Dollar General employees in Winsted, Conn., tried to take on a company with yearly revenue approaching $34 billion, more than 157,000 employees and 17,683 stores — not one of which was unionized. |
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| | | |  |  | | Must-read stories around major news events | | | Trending Now | Dec. 12, 12:39 p.m. EST | | | | | All over the country, workers who had labored through a global pandemic for low pay and meager benefits concluded that they deserved better from their bosses. As a result, wages have risen and a wave of strikes has swept across the country, hitting iconic American brands such as Kellogg's and John Deere. This is the story of how a handful of Dollar General employees in Winsted, Conn., tried to take on a company with yearly revenue approaching $34 billion, more than 157,000 employees and 17,683 stores — not one of which was unionized. | | | | | |
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