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02/19/2019 | Civic Engagement
Published By:The Guardian

Fired for not smiling enough? US fast-food workers fight unfair dismissals

On Wednesday, four progressive groups, including the National Employment Law Project and the Center for Popular Democracy, released a research report that provided intellectual ammunition for the just-cause bill. Researchers surveyed 539 New York fast-food workers and found that 65% of the 192 who had ever been terminated from a job reported that they had, in at least one instance, not been given any reason for being fired.

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