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Industrial Worker - Issue #1692, February 2007

Posted Thu, 03/22/2007 - 1:26pm by x348328

Headlines:

  • Mass Firings in New York City
  • New IWW Organizing Department Reaches Out To Organizers
  • Workers Call for Hornblower Boycott

Featured Articles:

  • Fifth Firing Sparks Creative Response - IWWs and supporters in Boston, Pittsburgh and Leicester, UK, protest Starbucks' intimidation tactics
  • Ben Fletcher of Local 8 Docks - Review of the first book about Ben Fletcher, an African-American IWW organizer
  • Industry Issue: Privatization - Workers in the UK's healthcare and postal sectors fight the New Labour agenda, while Iraqi oil and petroleum workers struggle against the privatization of this vital sector

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First issue of Solidaridad: new international spanish IWW newsletter!

Posted Thu, 03/22/2007 - 1:16pm by x344543
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Press Conference: IWW Starbucks Baristas and Coffee Farmer Advocates to Speak Out Before Celebration of Resistance

Posted Mon, 03/19/2007 - 10:30pm by x344543

For Immediate Release: IWW Starbucks Workers Union, StarbucksUnion.org March 15, 2007 Contact: starbucksunion@yahoo.com Press Conference: Baristas and Coffee Farmer Advocates to Speak Out Before Starbucks Annual Meeting Protest

Campaign Will Release Short Film on Starbucks Barista Delegation to Ethiopian Coffee Farms and "2006 Starbucks Corporate Irresponsibility Report"

WHO:  Starbucks baristas, Ethiopian coffee farmer advocates, labor unionists, and community supporters with signs and banners.

WHAT: A press conference previewing the IWW Starbucks Workers Union and Justice from Bean to Cup! protest the next day at the Starbucks Shareholders Meeting. Current and former Starbucks employees and coffee farmer advocates will tell the true story behind the Starbucks brand; a vastly different picture than the company's socially responsible image it will showcase at the Annual Meeting.  

IWW General Executive Board endorses second "El Gran Paro Americano"

Posted Thu, 03/08/2007 - 2:09pm by x344543

Whereas: the IWW has previously endorsed and worked in support of calls to respect the rights of immigrant workers, including endorsing the May 1, 2006 call for a general strike; and

Whereas: members of the IWW, including members at organized shops, participated in marches and job actions on this day; and

Whereas: calls are currently being put forward for a second "El Gran Paro Americano" on May 1, 2007 in support of the rights of immigrant workers;

Therefore, be it RESOLVED: That the General Executive Board of the IWW endorses the call for a second "El Gran Paro Americano" on May 1, 2007 and encourages its branches and membership to become involved in and support this movement.

Starbucks Workers Union Will Spill the Beans in a New Blog

Posted Thu, 02/22/2007 - 10:40pm by x344543

For Immediate Release - IWW Starbucks Workers Union February 22, 2007; Contact: starbucksunion@yahoo.com

New York, NY- The IWW Starbucks Workers Union has unveiled a new blog at http://www.StarbucksUnion.org/blog. With an emphasis on workers' own stories, the SWU blog will provide news and views on the reality of the Starbucks Corporation behind the brand.  The initiative marks the first time that employees at a multinational retailer will amplify their voices together through a blog.

"When we hear from corporations, it's management speaking not workers," said Christine Morin, a Starbucks barista and union member in Chicago.  "With the SWU blog, we can expose the reality of work across the Starbucks supply chain."