The air conditioning wasn’t working, she and fellow workers said, and heat radiated from the grills in the kitchen.

The woman had asked fellow workers at Cawdor Cars to social distance from her - as was recommended by officials - because she suffered from psoriatic arthritis and an autoimmune condition.

The law, known as PAGA, lets employees file civil complaints — on their own behalf and for fellow workers — against businesses, sometimes costing them tens of millions of dollars in settlements.

Tina and her fellow workers are in a constant struggle for the survival of their restaurant, and they fight just as fiercely with one another.

“On this May Day, we unite with our fellow workers around the world standing up for their rights,” she said, shouting “banzai!” or long life, to all workers.