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‘You cannot pay your workers in passion’: Hot Topic workers walk out, leave viral letter calling out low wages 'We cannot support ourselves and our families.'
“We’re getting just an outpour, an insane outpour of international support,” said Elle Driskell Felts and Sarah Sailors in a jo--t message. “It’s all across the world; basically, it’s insane. And we really appreciate it; it means the absolute world to us, especially those of us who had especially hard times.”
“Hot Topic, on the outside, looks like a progressive and well-put-together career for employees like us. The pandemic opened our eyes to how clearly horrible the conditions were for our staff.
“For those struggling to get food on the table and working yourself to the bone to be able to have a home to come back to, now is your chance to fight for the respect and right to a living wage.”
This is the latest example of employees walking out of the workplace to protest low wages and subpar working conditions.
Hot Topic's parent company Sycamore Partners had no comment.
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