Submitted on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 8:17pm
A dozen members and supporters of the Industrial Workers of the World in
NYC entered two Bank of America locations in Manhattan yesterday to demand that
the bailed-out financial giant do the right thing in the Republic sit-down
strike. Workers served a demand letter on Branch management and disrupted
business as usual with chants of, "you got bailed out, we got sold out." At a
third Bank of America location, management had been tipped off, and the
demonstrators were stopped at the door by senior security personnel. The
security personnel accepted the demand letter, stated "no comment", and then
retreated into the bank as demonstrators erupted in chanting.
The NYC Wobblies pledged full and lasting solidarity with the UE brothers
and sisters as they struggled for fair compensation and for control of their
factory.
Submitted on Thu, 12/11/2008 - 6:27pm
Fellow Workers:
Many of you know FW Greg Giorgio, a Wobbly with 18 years of dedicated
service to our union. Over the years, Greg has done much for and asked little
from our labor union - from his stewardship of Wobbly art to participation in
countless solidarity actions.
Now Greg needs some solidarity and he needs it urgently. After announcing
horse races at an off-track betting site for 32 years, Greg is set to be fired
on Friday - only three years before his pension will fully mature. He's being
fired in retaliation for filing a labor charge against the company over
excluding him from participation in collective bargaining.
Greg and his fellow workers in upstate New York are carrying out a series
of actions steps, but they've asked us around the world to participate in an
e-mail action at the following link:
http://citizenspeak.org/node/1406
Thank you very much for taking a moment now to add your voice for
dignity.
In Solidarity,
Daniel
Daniel Gross
Organizer
IWW Starbucks Workers Union
Submitted on Thu, 12/04/2008 - 8:36pm
For Immediate Release: Brandworkers International
Contact: press (at) brandworkers.org
Frank Restaurants Demonstrate Support for Sustainable and Humane Food System
Noted Italian Eateries in the East Village Stop Serving Wild Edibles Seafood Over Workers' Rights Concerns
New York, NY (11/24/08)- Three of the most popular Italian dining destinations in the East Village of Manhattan have stopped serving seafood from embattled wholesaler, Wild Edibles, Inc. Workers at Wild Edibles have been campaigning for over a year to reclaim unlawfully withheld overtime pay and win respect on the job. Frank, Lil' Frankie's, and Supper restaurants join over 45 leading NYC eateries that have decided not to serve Wild Edibles seafood until the workers' human rights are honored there.
"During tough economic times, it's more important than ever for employers to pay what they owe under the law," said Carlos Molina, a plaintiff in the class action overtime lawsuit against Wild Edibles. "We are very pleased that the Frank restaurants have heard our call for justice."
Instead of accepting a reasonable resolution of workers' concerns, Wild Edibles and its owner Richard Martin have embarked on a relentless and at times bizarre campaign of retaliation and evasion. Twelve workers have been fired or forced out of Wild Edibles for asserting their rights. The company painted various false names on many of its trucks to avoid accountability to the workers. The Labor Board filed a complaint against Wild Edibles for unlawfully inducing replacements workers with cash, food, and beverages to protest against employees engaged in protected organizing activity with the Industrial Workers of the World labor union.
Submitted on Thu, 10/23/2008 - 8:52pm
For Immediate Release:
Brandworkers International
Contact: press (at) brandworkers.org
October 23, 2008
Embattled Seafood Company Illegally Paid Anti-Union Protesters and Fired
Another Union Supporter After Interrogation
New York, NY- The National Labor Relations Board has issued another
complaint against Wild Edibles, Inc., a once well-regarded seafood wholesaler
and retailer. Based on an investigation triggered by charges from the Industrial Workers of the World, the federal labor agency has accused Wild Edibles of interrogating and firing employee Julio Carbonel for organizing with the IWW and of paying replacement workers in an attempt to disrupt a labor rally.
Submitted on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 8:52pm
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