We are young people fighting for rank-and-file, international unions, so change can be led by the working class. Working class solidarity BEATS climate chaos!
What is Sunrise Labor?
1. The masses of youth want a livable Earth.
2. The masses of youth are about to begin their lives as workers.
3. Only masses of unified workers can redirect industry away from pollution and extraction... while increasing worker freedom.
Starbucks workers in Chicago have their first election this week, and we’re psyched for them. Teamsters like some solidarity stirred into their coffee! Kick some ass @SBWorkersUnited!
"To know that people are letting it go and sweeping it under the rug, moving these general managers to different locations to hide what’s going on, it's horrible," Wendy's employee Charity Bradley said.
https://t.co/LCShuaY8oW
EXCLUSIVE: The NLRB has filed a major national lawsuit against Starbucks.
The suit says 19 different sections of Starbucks' employee handbook violate labor law by restricting workers' rights to form a union.
A court hearing is set for June 14.
https://t.co/5FjWObux76
.@Shut_downAmazon of @amazonlabor in the Senate: “First of all, I want to address Mr. Graham. It sounds like you were talking about more of the companies and the businesses in your speech, but you forgot that the people are the ones who make these companies operate.”
ON STRIKE IN BUFFALO! The Delaware & Chippewa workers are on an unfair labor practice strike today over Howard Schultz's threats and retaliation against them for unionizing. Come down to 235 Delaware Ave to walk the picket line with us!
964 election petitions have been filed with the NLRB through the first four months of 2022, the most at this point since 2011.
In that year, the agency had 36% more field staff on hand to investigate the petitions, hold hearings, write decisions, and conduct elections.
*BREAKING*
Last night, Minnesota Amazon workers WALKED OUT.
They are demanding that Amazon:
1. Bring back wage increases
2. Give time off for the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid, the end of Ramadan
Here’s what Tyler Hamilton, a current Amazon worker, told the crowd:
1/x
Amazon warehouse workers in Minnesota walked off the job Friday to demand $3 raises and time off for Eid, the Muslim holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan.
Amazon worker Ayan shares what workers are fighting for:
“More than 200 workers marched for higher wages and better working conditions - fast-food workers, teachers, Amazon, health care & city workers. They want to take their fight to their employers but also politicians with the upcoming primary election.”
https://t.co/l81qWhapQo
At this point, Congress is just an arms dealer. No education. No access to healthcare. No housing. No clean drinking water. But we’ll finance your war.
Despite todays outcome I’m proud of the worker/organizers of LDJ5 they had a tougher challenge after our victory at JFK8.Our leads should be extremely proud to have given their coworkers a right to join a Union @amazonlabor will continue to organize and so should all of you