CHICAGO--Twenty members of the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees, on strike against Carousel Linen, joined 80 others in a "Good Friday Walk for Justice" in Chicago. In October the 38 workers at the laundry, located 25 miles north of Chicago, went on strike to win union recognition. They are also calling for health benefits and a higher wage. They explain that the company stopped medical coverage after doctors declined its insurance scheme, and add that Carousel refuses to pay most workers more than $5.15 an hour, the minimum wage, and says that wage increases are conditional on workers learning English.
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