Fed up, desperate and daring enough to unionize

Author

Suzannah C. Cavanaugh, Craig Newmark Graduate School of JournalismFollow

Graduation Date

Fall 12-13-2020

Grading Professor

Greg David

Subject Concentration

Business & Economics

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Abstract

This is a long-form story that outlines the hazards of restaurant work that predated the pandemic, among them wage theft, racism and sexual harassment. The story focuses on three restaurant workers pushed to unionize after Covid-19 worsened working conditions by cutting take-home pay and creating new safety hazards for employees. Legislation and employer resistance are stacked against them, but for many workers organization is the only solution.

Link to Capstone: http://fedup.tilda.ws/

Recommended Citation

Cavanaugh, Suzannah C., "Fed up, desperate and daring enough to unionize" (2020). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gj_etds/469