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Council member expresses solidarity with laundry workers
1:40:21
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Council Member Carmen N. De La Rosa expresses solidarity with the laundry workers and commits to passing the resolution in support of their rights. She emphasizes the importance of their work and condemns unscrupulous employers who mistreat workers.
- The council intends to pass the resolution defending the rights of laundry workers.
- The council member acknowledges the importance of laundry workers' contributions to healthcare in the city.
- She criticizes employers who exploit workers and play with their livelihoods and wages.
Carmen N. De La Rosa
1:40:21
And then, to the laundry workers, thank you for being here.
1:40:42
I wanna express my solidarity with you all.
1:40:45
I'm looking forward to passing this resolution.
1:40:48
Part of the work of the committee has been to call out unscrupulous employers in our city that want to play with people's lives, their livelihoods, and their wages.
1:41:00
And, you know, I know that all of you are hardworking.
1:41:03
The work that you do is important.
1:41:05
And if if any of you have been in a hospital, we know that you want clean garments when you are in that state.
1:41:12
And, the fact that you are the ones that provide it means that the work that you do is important for the health and care of our city.
1:41:19
So I wanna thank you for your service and let you know that, we we intend to pass this resolution in the council, and we look forward to continuing to defend your rights to live and work in our city.
1:42:22
I thank you all for coming.
Megan Chambers
1:42:23
Thank you so much.