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Volume 3, Issue 10 - November 17, 2008

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SWU Demands Pay for Fellow Barista
By Stephanie Basile

November 17, 2008

Members of the IWW Starbucks Workers Union recently caused a small stir at an NYC Starbucks.

On Thursday, November 6, a group of IWW baristas entered the Starbucks on Union Square East in the middle of a Starbucks job fair. They came with a letter demanding two weeks’ pay for Anna Hurst.

Hurst, a barista and mother of two, was late for one of her shifts earlier this year. In retaliation for this, her manager removed her from the work schedule for two weeks, causing her to miss out on much needed pay.

Hurst’s fellow workers entered the store while she was working and hand-delivered the letter to the store manager. The letter calls for Hurst to be paid for the two weeks she was denied work.

About the Union:
The Industrial Workers of the World, NYC
General Membership Branch meets the first Sunday of each month at 2pm.
Industrial Union 460/640 meets the first Monday of each month at 6:30pm.
Meetings are held at 44-61 11th Street 3rd Floor Long Island City, NY 11101.

How to contact us:
Phone: 917-577-1110
Mail: PO Box 7430, JAF Station, NY 10116
E-mail: iww-nyc@iww.org
http://www.iww.org
http://www.starbucksunion.org
Wobbly City: wobblycity@yahoo.com

SWU Demands Pay for Fellow BaristaBy Stephanie Basile

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SWU Demands Pay for Fellow Barista
By Stephanie Basile