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How Hotel And Service Workers Are Dealing With Layoffs And Temporary Closures

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We speak with Wayne Steed, a cook who was laid off from the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel and a member of Boston's Local 26, a union for service workers in Boston. Carlos Aramayo, the incoming President of Boston's Local 26, tells us how the union is handling the layoffs and other changes to their members' workplaces.

Plus, Robert Forrant, Professor of Labor History at UMass Lowell, provides analysis.

This segment aired on March 20, 2020.

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