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We are our best when we show up for one another.

This morning, @Teamsters Local 639 invited me to show up for #LucvilJoseph, a worker and union activist at @Dulles_Airport fired for advising other workers about their rights under a collective bargaining agreement.
That's right: he was fired for advocating that his employer, @Gate_Gourmet, follow the law.

GG prepares your airline meals. In 2017 it earned $4.6B and fed 700M passengers worldwide. Per 639, 52% of GG employees reported having to cut meal family meal sizes due to low pay.
And while ACA healthcare plans are technically available, they are out of reach for the majority of the workforce.

I spoke to one worker, employed at Dulles since 1996 who told me, "Why aren't you guys taking them to court?"

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