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Bilan
8th June 2008, 03:37
Flaum Appetizing, a kosher food distributor, terminated 20 IWW members last week. The IWW had a strong presence at Flaum, with about two-thirds of the warehouse being union members. Workers had been struggling for respect from the boss for almost a year before the firings occurred.

The chain of events began last Thursday when the boss fired a woman known for being a strong union member. When her fellow workers decided to confront the boss about her termination, they were all fired on the spot.

The IWW is putting up daily picket lines this week and will fight the terminations through direct action, media pressure, and legal action.

Supporters can write letters to management at:

Flaum Appetizing
288 Sholes Street
Brooklyn, NY 11206

http://www.iww.org/en/taxonomy/term/239/all (http://www.iww.org/en/taxonomy/term/239/all)

Joe Hill's Ghost
8th June 2008, 07:21
Anyone in the NYC area should show up to at least one of the pickets. Its real important that we beat back these firings. We've done it before in the campaign, we can do it again.