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Saturday afternoon, workers and community members toured 4...

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:38:35 -0400

Saturday afternoon, workers and community members toured 4 grocery stores demanding an end to wage theft, retaliation and exploitation. Stay tuned for more from the Exploitation Free Flatbush campaign!

#KLAW kitten liberation armed whissitance We’re getting...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:40:00 -0400

#KLAW kitten liberation armed whissitance

We’re getting ready for May Day! New York: join the Immigrant Worker Justice throw-down on May 1, 12 noon at Bryant Park.
https://www.facebook.com/events/443063909121561/

Would you eat at a restaurant that STEALS from their workers and...

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:10:10 -0400

Would you eat at a restaurant that STEALS from their workers and FIRES them for standing up for their rights?

Write a review on Yelp! and let “Dishes” know that their illegal retaliation will not be tolerated. Workers have a right to collective action in the workplace.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/dishes-new-york#hrid:928wehmJpn9wONrhXqK-PA

Be sure to mention it if you’re a former “Dishes” customer.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/dishes-new-york#hrid:928wehmJpn9wONrhXqK-PA

#DirtyDishes: Retaliate? We escalate!

“CWA! We’re not going away!” Blocking scabs...

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:20:16 -0500

“CWA! We’re not going away!” Blocking scabs from leaving the garage in BK. #rehireCablevision22

Hey @mcdonalds: “we came, we saw, what you did is against the...

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:45:05 -0500

Hey @mcdonalds: “we came, we saw, what you did is against the law!” Rehire the East Harlem 5 NOW #fastfoodfwd

March on Optimum/Cablevision: Reinstate the 23 Illegally-Fired...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:28:00 -0500

March on Optimum/Cablevision: Reinstate the 23 Illegally-Fired Workers!

The scene on January 31 as NY labor and community allies demand that Cablevision/Optimum reinstate the 23 technicians they illegally fired.

You shouldn’t be fired for standing up for your rights!

Sign the petition: http://bit.ly/WDiYLU

23 Brooklyn Cablevision/Optimum workers were illegally fired on January 30. Why? When they tried to speak with a Cablevision/Optimum vice president about the company’s lack of good faith bargaining, the vice president claimed they were striking — even though none of the workers had refused to work. In fact, some of the workers who had begun their routes were called back to the garage to be fired.

Sign the petition: http://bit.ly/WDiYLU

URGENT: 23 Cablevision Workers Fired After Union Action Two...

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:32:00 -0500

URGENT: 23 Cablevision Workers Fired After Union Action

Two Cablevision workers talk about getting illegally fired yesterday for DARING to speak to their boss.

This morning (Thursday 1/31), a coalition of labor supporters and other activists will accompany the workers BACK to work. Cablevision MUST reinstate these illegally fired workers! NY will NOT allow this attack on union workers.

Join us! Meet at 7:30am at the Cablevision garage at 9502 Ave. D (at E. 96th St.) Near the Canarsie Stop on the L train, and the B17 & B60 buses stop close by.

Map: http://goo.gl/maps/kToDz

More info: http://labornotes.org/blogs/2013/01/cablevision-fires-23-technicians-after-union-action

Austerity? HELL NO!! KIDS FIRST! Bloomberg spends millions of...

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:14:00 -0500

Austerity? HELL NO!! KIDS FIRST! Bloomberg spends millions of our money on education consultants, but claims experienced bus drivers — with an average salary of $35,000 — are too costly.

99 Pickets stands in solidarity with the striking bus drivers and matrons!

Solidarity with striking bus drivers and matrons!! #nycbusstrike...

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:52:57 -0500

Solidarity with striking bus drivers and matrons!! #nycbusstrike #99pkts

On Sunday, nearly 50 people rallied for Golden Farm workers....

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:11:00 -0500

On Sunday, nearly 50 people rallied for Golden Farm workers. Keep it up! Come to the picket line. Regular hours are M-F 4-7pm and Sat/Sun 12-7pm at 329 Church Ave. Brooklyn. No contract, no peace!

http://goldenfarmjustice.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/boycott-pandemic/

83% of New Yorkers support a Paid Sick Leave bill mandating that...

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:40:08 -0500

83% of New Yorkers support a Paid Sick Leave bill mandating that employers provide a small number of paid sick days to their workers. Though Mayor Michael Bloomberg would likely veto such a bill, support on the City Council is deep—there are enough votes to override his veto.

That’s great news for the workers of New York. Unfortunately, the Speaker of the City Council, Christine Quinn, doesn’t personally support the bill. And rather than simply voting against it, she’s using her power as speaker to stop the City Council from even VOTING on it.

Quinn is harming millions of workers, simply to please her allies in the 1%. It’s time to put a stop to this. It’s time to hold Christine Quinn accountable.

99 Pickets is planning a campaign of creative direct action, to highlight Quinn’s embrace of the 1% and rejection of the democratic process. If you’re interested in getting involved, please use the link below to sign up.

http://99pickets.org/campaigns/quinn-and-paid-sick-leave/#signup

Mic Check! Simon Says Workers Don’t Matter. We say WORKER...

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:17:00 -0500

Mic Check! Simon Says Workers Don’t Matter. We say WORKER POWER! Mic check and banner drop inside the National Retail Federation conference in NY. Walmart US CEO Bill and Darden board member Bill Simon was just speaking.

Bill Simon says and the rest of the industry follows.
Simon says: no paid sick days, we say: healthy work places.
Simon says: $2.13 an hour, we say: that is not a living wage!
Simon says: Don’t raise minimum wage. We say: Living wages for all workers!
Simon says: Workers don’t matter. We say: Worker Power!
Simon says: Profit over People. We say Workers First!
Simon says No Hours for Retail Workers. We say it’s time for Just Hours!
Simon says No Promotions for Workers of Color. We say Career Paths for All!
Simon says Immigrant Workers Can’t be Servers: We Say End Racial Discrimination Now!
Simon says Do More work for Same Pay. We Say: More Work, More Pay!

rebrandwalmart: The majority of Walmart warehouse workers are...

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:38:00 -0500

rebrandwalmart:

The majority of Walmart warehouse workers are hired through temp agencies, paid low wages, receive no benefits, and have no job security. They routinely lift heavy boxes – up to 200-pounds – from shipping containers on a piece rate system or for minimum wage for hours and days on end – in some cases 362 days a year. Workers encounter inhumane work speeds, moving up to 450 boxes per hour by hand, pollutants, high temperatures, little ventilation and intense retaliation if they complain about the conditions. Serious injuries on the job are common. For more info, check out Warehouse Workers United and Warehouse Workers for Justice.

You, too, can tell the truth about Walmart in their own stores! [Photo by Katie Moore.]

rebrandwalmart: Real deals at Walmart. Printable hi-res PDF...

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 10:33:08 -0500

rebrandwalmart:

Real deals at Walmart. Printable hi-res PDF here.

Democracy Now! coverage of Tuesday morning’s #blocktheboat...

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:04:00 -0500

Democracy Now! coverage of Tuesday morning’s #blocktheboat picket at the Port of Newark.

Also on DN! today, The Bribery Aisle: How Wal-Mart Used Payoffs to Bribe Its Way Through Expansion in Mexico

rebrandwalmart: Walmart keeps standards low to give YOU low...

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:29:42 -0500

rebrandwalmart:

Walmart keeps standards low to give YOU low prices.

We’re Greedy. Find our competitors paying their employees less? We’ll match them, guaranteed.

We Exploit Workers. We gladly ignore abuses at our manufacturing and warehouse facilities. We also retaliate against workers when they speak up! :-)

Make your own Walmart signs.

From Bangladesh to the Jersey shore, (sing it!) Solidarity...

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:07:31 -0500

From Bangladesh to the Jersey shore, (sing it!) Solidarity Forever!!

They have taken untold millions that they never toiled to earn,
But without our brain and muscle not a single wheel can turn.
We can break their haughty power, gain our freedom when we learn
that the union makes us strong.

http://www.thenation.com/blog/171823/occupy-activists-stage-block-boat-protest-against-ship-bearing-walmart-goods-bangladesh

#blocktheboat, shut it down!! Stop Walmart shipments from...

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:51:01 -0500

#blocktheboat, shut it down!! Stop Walmart shipments from Bangladesh factories #99pkts

Remember the Triangle Fire #blocktheboat

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:24:45 -0500

Remember the Triangle Fire #blocktheboat

Getting ready to #blocktheboat #99pkts

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:02:22 -0500

Getting ready to #blocktheboat #99pkts