May 5, 2022: Re-hired Flushing Chipotle Worker Reports for First Shift, QNS

Chipotle unionizer returns to work, Queens Ledger

Brenda Garcia returned to work at the Chipotle on Roosevelt Avenue in Flushing on May 2 for the first time since allegedly being fired in mid-April. Garcia was joined by Councilwoman Sandra Ung. Ung emphasized the importance of unions and their ability to protect workers like Garcia in situations like this. “I thank 32BJ for amplifying Brenda’s story, and for all it continues to do to support the fight for fair working conditions for working-class people,” Ung said. “Workers are human and need to take the appropriate time off when feeling ill, especially when they’re serving food prepared on site. When fast food workers get sick, we get sick.”