Hi. I work in NYC at the grocery store with Hawaiian cultural appropriation. There has been a lot of drama, theft, violence, police activity, and general unsafe vibes happening recently and there was a straight up fight between management and a crew member yesterday that caused the store to close early.
Today on my way to work I find out that a walkout has been staged and almost all of my coworkers are not at work as protest.
I am fully in support of organizing with my coworkers and I intend to walk out too. However the issue is money as we are all hourly employees.
I just need some advice since I need the money and that is why I work. Has anyone else been in a situation like this and how did you come across the financial security to participate in a strike like this? Or is this just a broke struggle were doing? I live in nyc so everything is expensive and I got rent to think about.
Any advice appreciated!