Gender Pay Gap at Fred Meyers

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Mon, 09/23/2019 - 9:00am to 10:00am

Joe Clement talks with Kelley McAllister, Communications Director of UFCW 555, about the labor struggle at Fred Meyers. They consider how Fred Meyers has gotten away with paying women over three dollars an hour less than men, and what the union is trying to do about it. This online version contains 5 more minutes of conversation. As of September 22nd, United Food and Commercial Workers 555 is calling for a boycott of Fred Meyers stores to pressure the company to meet the workers demands.

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