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On 1/16/21 over 1,400 workers at the Hunts Point Produce Market went on strike for a $1/hour raise, “arguing that they had worked nonstop to keep the city’s food supply going throughout the pandemic.” The Hunts Point Produce Market supplies 60% of the region’s produce. On 1/16/21 there were 15,945 new cases of Covid-19 in New York Sate. On 1/23/21 there were 13,909 new cases of Covid-19 in New York Sate.

https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/1/22/22245520/hunts-point-produce-market-strike-tentative-settlement-bronx 

Sarah Whitman-Salkin. Bronx, NY. 01/23/2021