Councilmember Menchaca arrested during protest to protect carwash employees’ rights
Two local councilmembers have taken a stand for local car wash employees who they say are underpaid.
On Wednesday, March 4, Councilmember Carlos Menchaca was arrested along with Councilmember Brad Lander near the Vegas Auto Shop at 19th Street and Seventh Avenue for civil disobedience and blocking traffic during a protest with carwash employees who are currently on strike over working conditions and unfair pay.
Also in attendance to support the workers were Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, representatives of organizations Make the Road New York and New York Communities for Change, labor leader Stuart Appelbaum and local residents.