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Workers Demand Fair Pay at Botanical Garden | Richmond News
Workers at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden are staging a public boycott, demanding fair wages and better treatment after two years of stalled negotiations and no raises despite increased responsibilities. Artists Jesse Welles and Graham Nash canceled their sold-out performances in solidarity, urging fans not to cross the picket line and calling for community support. The union accuses management of bad-faith bargaining and hopes the boycott will pressure the garden financially. Management has remained silent, leaving the dispute unresolved as workers prepare to keep up the pressure until their…
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