This is the news page for all our membership branches. Click on a Branch title to get the latest news for a particular Branch, or browse this page for news from every Branch. To get an overview about our contact info, news and events, please visit our
Branch home page.
Submitted on Fri, 01/01/2010 - 5:39pm
For Immediate Release:
IWW Starbucks Workers Union (Industrial Workers of the World)
Contact: Liberte Locke, 917-693-7742
December 30, 2009
Statement of the IWW Starbucks Workers Union
Year of Legal Losses for Starbucks is Capped Off with Another Union Victory
Less than two months after a legal defeat in a high-stakes appeal, Starbucks is settling charges of further workers' rights violations committed against baristas organizing with the Industrial Workers of the World for secure work hours, affordable health care, and respect on the job.
After an independent investigation, Region 2 of the National Labor Relations Board in Manhattan brought a complaint against the fast food coffee chain for illegally suspending and reprimanding a barista who stopped work to participate in a union protest; interrogating baristas about their union activity; and tearing down union flyers from company bulletin boards.
Submitted on Thu, 12/31/2009 - 1:36pm
Headlines:
- Ontario Transit Workers Strike
- Mexican Electricians Fight Privatization
- Dispatches From Palestine Delegation
Features:
- Crisis At The Cegielski Factory In Poland
- Review: The Little Known Life of Frank Little
- Anti-Privatization Protests In Serbia
Download a free PDF copy of this issue.
Submitted on Wed, 12/23/2009 - 11:36pm
On December 8th, FW Vale Ray Jessop died in an industrial accident, while at work. Below is one obituary for the Fellow Worker, and a link to an article about the accident.
On the 6th December Fellow Worker Ray Jessop of Hull was killed in a workplace accident. Enquiries are continuing into the circumstances of Ray's death, but evidence is emerging that the cost-cutting policies of his employer, Kier, played a large part. It will be some time before a formal inquest takes place, but I have heard that UCATT, of which Ray was a member, is seriously considering making a case for a corporate manslaughter prosecution.
Although Ray was not well known in the OBU he was a loyal member and supporter of our union which he joined in 2002. He was not a passive member of UCATT and spoke out against managerial abuses. Workmates had tried to persuade him to take the shop steward's position, but he declined as he did not feel that he was the right person for that task.
Submitted on Sun, 11/29/2009 - 12:04pm
Headlines:
- Philadelphia Transit Workers Strike
- London “Posties” Strike Against Privatization
- IWW Commemorates Centralia Tragedy
Features:
- An Exclusive Interview With Noam Chomsky
- Review: Working Class Analysis Of The Tourism Industry
- Solidarity With Moroccan Miners
Download a free PDF Copy.
Submitted on Sun, 11/01/2009 - 5:25pm
Headlines:
- IWW Protests The G-20 In Pittsburgh
- Irish Coca-Cola Workers Strike
- More ‘Bossnappings’ & Labor Unrest In France
Features:
