blake 3:17
10th August 2006, 05:45
STARBUCKS INFAMY: IWW Organizer Daniel Gross Terminated for Union Activity!
Submitted by SWU on Sat, 08/05/2006 - 5:15pm.
Updates:
1) Solidarity actions with the fired baristas have taken place in Germany, Austria, the British Isles, and the United States. Take action in your local community! Plus, please participate in the e-mail action.
2) Fundraisers to support escalated organizing at the coffee chain are being planned in several cities. Consider holding a fundraiser in your neck of the woods!
3) Groups including the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are taking a strong stand for the right of Starbucks workers to organize. Send solidarity statements to [email protected] and cc: [email protected]
4) The national convention of Students for a Democratic Society has voted to co-sponsor the Justice from Bean to Cup! campaign launching on campuses this Fall. To get involved e-mail [email protected]
5) Latest Media:
Workers Independent News on the termination of IWW baristas: http://www.laborradio.org/files/winhead080806.mp3
Journalist Doug Cunningham discussing the IWW stuggle at Starbucks on Air America's "Thom Hartmann Program": http://www.laborradio.org/files/Hartmann080706.mp3
Associated Press- Starbucks Fires Union Organizer: http://starbucksunion.org/node/1020
Anya Kamenetz at The Huffington Post- Starbucks Labor Revolutionary Canned : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anya-kamenet...io_b_26700.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anya-kamenetz/starbucks-labor-revolutio_b_26700.html)
Liza Featherstone at The Nation- Would You Like a (Grande) Pink Slip With That Latte?: http://www.thenation.com/blogs/notion?pid=108956
TAKE ACTION NOW!
www.starbucksunion.org
August 5, 2006
Submitted by SWU on Sat, 08/05/2006 - 5:15pm.
Updates:
1) Solidarity actions with the fired baristas have taken place in Germany, Austria, the British Isles, and the United States. Take action in your local community! Plus, please participate in the e-mail action.
2) Fundraisers to support escalated organizing at the coffee chain are being planned in several cities. Consider holding a fundraiser in your neck of the woods!
3) Groups including the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are taking a strong stand for the right of Starbucks workers to organize. Send solidarity statements to [email protected] and cc: [email protected]
4) The national convention of Students for a Democratic Society has voted to co-sponsor the Justice from Bean to Cup! campaign launching on campuses this Fall. To get involved e-mail [email protected]
5) Latest Media:
Workers Independent News on the termination of IWW baristas: http://www.laborradio.org/files/winhead080806.mp3
Journalist Doug Cunningham discussing the IWW stuggle at Starbucks on Air America's "Thom Hartmann Program": http://www.laborradio.org/files/Hartmann080706.mp3
Associated Press- Starbucks Fires Union Organizer: http://starbucksunion.org/node/1020
Anya Kamenetz at The Huffington Post- Starbucks Labor Revolutionary Canned : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anya-kamenet...io_b_26700.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anya-kamenetz/starbucks-labor-revolutio_b_26700.html)
Liza Featherstone at The Nation- Would You Like a (Grande) Pink Slip With That Latte?: http://www.thenation.com/blogs/notion?pid=108956
TAKE ACTION NOW!
www.starbucksunion.org
August 5, 2006