Since kicking off the Summer Brigade program in June, Sodexo workers and students have been working hard in several U.S. cities to learn critical organizing skills and build momentum for the fall season in their fight for higher wages, affordable healthcare, and workers' legal right to form a union.

Joined together by the common goal of building awareness around Sodexo's poor working conditions, the groups have been meeting with other workers, attending rallies, protesting Sodexo events, and planning actions that will support their fight.

After first coming together in Washington, students and workers in the program quickly learned the importance of working together to reach their goals, especially after hearing others talk about their struggles.

"I'm mainly here to support the workers, because they have stories that need to be heard. My story is nothing compared to what they have to go through," Ohio State student Nick Pasquarello said on why he chose to spend his summer supporting Sodexo workers.

Check out this short video of students and workers talking about the powerful reasons they're working together this summer in places like Ohio, Louisiana, Georgia, California and Pennsylvania:

The students and workers involved in the Summer Brigade program are learning essential organizing tools that they can take back to their schools or workplaces as leaders in the fight against Sodexo's poor standards. While Sodexo service employees will aim on educating their coworkers on their rights, the students plan to use these skills to build awareness around the issues Sodexo presents on their campuses, and call for action from their college or university administrations.

"We're going to show Sodexo that we're a force to be reckoned with," said Terasia Bradford, a student at Ohio State University. "When they tell their workers that they can't form a union, and that they're not going to give you these basic rights and respect, that's not okay. They can't continue to do these things to these workers and just let it slide by."

We'll be bringing you more videos of students and workers expressing their passion for fighting for workers' rights as they continue throughout the summer.