Wobbling the BriarPatch
Submitted on Sat, 04/28/2007 - 1:08am
Workers at the BriarPatch food coop, located in Grass Valley, California, near Sacramento in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains have joined the IWW. Here is their official announcement:
As we step through the doors of our great new store, it is the goal of many employees to strengthen and improve the working conditions, policies, and benefits for current and future employees.
In an effort to enhance the cooperative spirit between management and staff, employees at the BriarPatch, supported by management, are uniting with the Industrial Workers of the World. The IWW is an alternative organization that supports employees and shops in their individual and creative paths to bettering the workplace.
We see this time as an opportunity for the BriarPatch to reach our full potential as a business model that truly embodies the ideal of cooperation and democracy.