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M17: Stand In Solidarity with Starbucks Workers on the Third Anniversary of the SWU

Posted Wed, 05/09/2007 - 3:08am by x344543

Call to Action for a Day in Solidarity with Starbucks Workers

May 17, 2007

Starbucks workers and their allies will take to the streets around the world to demand justice from the world's largest coffee chain for baristas and coffee farmers.  Three years ago the corporate bosses at Starbucks were sitting pretty on their multi-million dollar fortunes, confident that anti-worker labor laws would continue to ensure a workforce with zero union membership in the United States.  But no matter the constraints, working people will find a way to join hands and struggle for justice until victory.  Three years after the founding of the IWW Starbucks Workers Union [StarbucksUnion.org], the organization has members in multiple U.S states successfully using Direct Action to rise out of poverty and articulate an independent voice on the job.

Solidaridad Issue #3 Out Now

Posted Thu, 04/26/2007 - 5:57pm by x344543
Featuring:
  • Sindicalistas de Starbucks Daniel Gross y Joe Agins salen existosos en Junta Laboral (NLRB)
  • Primero de Mayo: De 1886 al 2006 los medios dan soluciones
  • Argentina: Paro general por la muerte de un profesor a las manos de la policia
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Industrial Worker - Issue #1694, April 2007

Posted Wed, 04/18/2007 - 5:41pm by x348328

Headlines:

  • Amersino reinstates two in NYC warehouse
  • International Women's Day attacks inequality
  • CN Rail strike exposes Teamster raid

Featured Articles:

  • Workers resistance in China needs support
  • Australians need direct action, not elections
  • Railroad industry needs One Big Union
  • Cartoon - Women Workers' History

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Solidaridad Issue #2 Out Now

Posted Fri, 04/13/2007 - 1:57pm by x344543
Featuring:
  • Trabajadores de NYC Mantienen la Lucha
  • La Lucha en Oaxaca
  • Mineros Mexicanos Recuerdan el Desastre de Pasta de Conchos
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Industrial Worker - Issue #1693, March 2007

Posted Sat, 03/24/2007 - 9:25pm by x348328

Headlines:

  • US Workers and Communities Reject 'Surge': Demand Peace and End to Occupation
  • Starbucks Union Expands to Maryland
  • Scotland IWWs Fight to Save Crichton Campus

Featured Articles:

  • Eric Lee - Google Ads and Wikipedia are a new battleground for union campaigns
  • Solidarity with Iranian Workers
  • New Fiction - Tightline Johnson returns and joins the Starbucks Union

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