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Which Way, L.A.?

What's Next for 'Car-washeros' Trying to Unionize?

Bonus Car Wash, on Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica, is the first company of its kind in the country to become a union shop. It has to pay workers starting when they were told to show up at work, instead of making them wait until customers start arriving. Their breaks will be 10 minutes longer and they'll have water to drink.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Bonus Car Wash, on Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica, is the first company of its kind in the country to become a union shop. It has to pay workers starting when they were told to show up at work, instead of making them wait until customers start arriving. Their breaks will be 10 minutes longer and they'll have water to drink. They also got a two percent raise. Is this the start of something big? Neidi Dominguez is lead organizer with CLEAN, the Community Labor Environmental Action Network.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Neidi Dominguez

    Community Labor Environmental Action Network

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