Lushi Bajrami, 33, a supermarket worker, said he had developed kidney and lung problems.
Many supermarket workers count on unions for gains in salary, working hours and conditions.
More than 80,000 supermarket workers are now on strike in California and four other states over proposed cuts in their medical benefits.
The first series concerns five supermarket workers who enter a lottery syndicate and win.
Most of the sorry gits haven't worked since, or became taxi drivers or supermarket workers.
In Southern California, 70,000 supermarket workers have been on strike for five weeks over plans to cut their health benefits.
However, in the United States, a unionized supermarket worker makes, on average, about $19 an hour.
Unlike most Americans, the supermarket workers do not pay any premiums for health insurance.
Like most of the supermarket workers, she is assigned just 24 to 32 hours a week, making her annual pay around $18,000.
He was a tireless fighter in the struggle to bring decent wages, benefits and working conditions to supermarket workers throughout New York.