Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » United States: trade union lead demonstrations in support of the Black Lives Matter movement United States: trade union lead demonstrations in support of the Black Lives Matter movement Through . Published on 21 July 2020 à 13h20 - Update on 21 July 2020 à 12h33 Resources The SEIU (Service Employees International Union representing workers in low-wage sectors who continued to work during the COVID-19 pandemic), together with other major unions and civil society movements have organized protests in about 100 American cities to carry the message that – there is no economic justice without racial justice – and to highlight the contradiction between the support that some large corporations have shown for the Black Lives Matter movement and the fact that they are paying ‘poverty wages, do not grant sick leave, and fail to provide personal protective equipment’, i.e. practices which the organiser hold have facilitated the spread of the virus within the black and South American communities, the members of which are primarily employed by these targeted companies/sectors. Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels