Workers at Queens car wash form the city's first car washers union

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/workers-queens-car-wash-form-a-union-article-1.1155325

'Carwasheros' say they are underpaid, badly treated, and can lose a whole day's pay if business is slow

By Erica Pearson / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Sunday, September 9, 2012, 2:20 PM

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Steadily depressing, low-down, mind-messin': Car wash workers at one Queens location have unionized for better work conditions.

Workers at a Queens car wash became the first in the city to unionize this weekend, hoping to combat what they say are low pay and poor working conditions.

Immigrant “carwasheros” at Hi-Tek Car Wash & Lube Inc. in Elmhurst voted 21 to 5 Saturday to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.

“This is a huge victory for us,” said Tara Martin, a spokesperson for the labor group.

Workers who voted for the union said they want better wages and steady hours in an industry where car wash managers often send them home without pay on slow days.

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