New Zealand: Nearly three-quarters of supermarket employees said wages not enough to cover living expenses, "I am one of the team that doesn't even shop at my own store because I can't afford to." ( www.rnz.co.nz )
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), founded on this day in 1905 in Chicago, Illinois
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16976545...
Solidaridad 6 de La Suiza - IWW (WISE-RA) ( www.onebigunion.ie )
Court Update: La Suiza Six Decision Condemned ( www.onebigunion.ie )
Amazon UK management rejects union leaflets on warehouse tables, arguing “it could pose a hazard,” despite the fact that Amazon has been posting leaflets on each table in the warehouse ( novaramedia.com )
UK: Vote Tories out but ‘We know that big business and the corporations are all over Labour... be prepared for a decade of struggle’ ( www.morningstaronline.co.uk )
This Summer, US Workers Are Organizing to Beat the Heat ( truthout.org )
Support the Strike at the Largest Manufacturer of Metal Packaging in Poland! ( www.onebigunion.ie )
ExxonMobil France: striking employees blockade delivery trucks ( au.finance.yahoo.com )
Union Democracy and Quebec’s Historic Public Sector Strikes ( www.midnightsunmag.ca )
Oregon: Providence management locks out nurses following strike ( sh.itjust.works )
https://mastodon.social/@peterjriley2024/112657397018831893...
Starbucks Workers Union sabocat ( sh.itjust.works )
https://classautonomy.info/what-worked-and-what-didnt-a-history-of-organizing-at-starbucks/
"Aramark makes billions and billions of profit every year, and they don’t want to treat us right" - employee works three jobs at three venues, can barely afford diabetes medication ( www.inquirer.com )
Employees vote unanimously to form Mississippi's first unionized Starbucks ( www.wjtv.com )
New Zealand: government cuts program ensuring disabled workers get at least minimum wage ( union.org.nz )
Tulane staff forms Louisiana's first higher education union ( www.youtube.com )
Over 10,000 truck drivers demonstrate at Korean National Assembly, "Road transport workers shouldn't have to choose between safety and making a living" ( www.itfglobal.org )
Spain: thousands demonstrate, "trade unionism is not a crime" ( sh.itjust.works ) Spanish
https://mastodon.social/@peterjriley2024/112635331236924274
Corporate takeover of Supreme Court: all but one justice vote in favor of Starbucks ( www.dailykos.com )
Mexico: steelworkers blockade steel plants for fair share ( sh.itjust.works )
https://www.industriall-union.org/strike-for-fair-working-conditions-at-arcelormittal-in-mexico