Vol. XXXI, Issue ii “News Faux You” Non-cents FLIRTY PG&E PLAYS HARD TO GET WITH Diner Oranges to Unionize CRUCIAL, LIFESAVING INFORMATION by Julia Neal This week, after a 19-year battle in California, Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation...
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Vol. XXXI, Issue ii “News Faux You” Non-cents FLIRTY PG&E PLAYS HARD TO GET WITH Diner Oranges to Unionize CRUCIAL, LIFESAVING INFORMATION by Julia Neal This week, after a 19-year battle in California, Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation granting collective-bargaining rights to more than 40,000 oranges. The slices of oranges on the sides of your steaming plates of eggs are launching a new campaign to unionize. They are not just lukewarm sponges used to soak up the layer of sizzling potato grease and frigid watery chunks of parsley, they are contributing members of society that demand rights. These are mothers, fathers, spouses, and children, just like you and me. They state that the battle began in order to combat the misuse and misallocation of their talent, energy, and flavor. Smythe Bloumend, of Joey O’Mahoney’s Diner, claims that as far as hourly wages for fruit go, they are “compensated fairly, but it is the moral negligence of employers that demands action.” They
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