I am a cook in the US Senate but I still need food stamps to feed my children | Bertrand Olotara | Comment is free

I am a cook in the US Senate but I still need food stamps to feed my children | Bertrand Olotara | Comment is free | The Guardian
▻http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/22/i-am-a-cook-in-the-us-senate-but-i-still-need-food-stamps-to-feed-my-ch

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very day, I serve food to some of the most powerful people on earth, including many of the senators who are running for president: I’m a cook for the federal contractor that runs the US Senate cafeteria. But today, they’ll have to get their meals from someone else’s hands, because I’m on strike.
Bertrand Olotara: the US Senate cook struggling to get off food stamps
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I am walking off my job because I want the presidential hopefuls to know that I live in poverty. Many senators canvass the country giving speeches about creating “opportunity” for workers and helping our kids achieve the “American dream” – most don’t seem to notice or care that workers in their own building are struggling to survive.

Et aussi : ▻http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/23/us-senate-cook-bertrand-olotara-public-assistance