http://thestory.org/special-features/when-politics-get-personal/Finding_Her_Fight.mp3 Galena Segal worked in a hotel after arriving in the US. She stood up for herself when the workers were forced to work unpaid overtime. Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/special-features/when-politics-get-personal/Finding_Her_Fight.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/special-features/when-politics-get-personal/Finding_Her_Fight.mp3 <p></p><h4>FINDING HER FIGHT</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/63ac516a2b99284da13bb2cd8fb7e0bd" alt="Galena Segal" height="100" width="100" />Galena Segal</p><p>After Galena Segal escaped the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War, she found work as a hotel cook in Los Angeles. Galena and her fellow workers routinely stayed after hours, but they were never paid overtime. So when Galena was fired after asking for a raise, she decided it was time to take action. Galena talks to host Dick Gordon about what it meant to have the right to fight.<br /></p><p><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></p><p></p> Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:00:00