Employees of Chicago's El Milagros tortilla factory celebrated Thursday after the company settled a lawsuit over low pay and poor working conditions.
's El Milagros tortilla factory celebrated Thursday after the company settled a lawsuit over low pay and poor working conditions. to commend the settlement that was years in the making. at the factory claiming the company had not done enough to address their complaints. With help from Arise, workers formed a committee to make their concerns heard. They secured raises, over $2 million worth in total, and put an end to the requirement to use paid sick time.
"El Milagro denies that they violated the law, but they spent $1.7 million in outside labor advisors who threatened the workers, intimated the workers, told them not to organize," Jorge Mújica from Arise said. As part of the settlement, El Milagro now must inform their employees of their rights, including the right to organize.
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