Two Town of Chapel Hill sanitation workers banned from town property while they are under investigation protested with members of several local organizations on Friday in front of Chapel Hill Town Hall.
Solid-waste operators Clyde Clark and Kerry Bigelow were joined by members of UE Local 150, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP Labor Committee and UNC Student Action with Workers for the protest, which they said would occur weekly until they are allowed to return to work.
According to a release issued by protest organizers, Clark and Bigelow were suspended and banned from town property on Sept. 20, which was one business day after they filed safety and health and other grievances with the town. Clark and Bigelow “have been raising concerns regarding racism, health and safety issues and abusive management,†the release states.
A letter from the town stated there were complaints about Clark and Bigelow, according to the release.