Filed Under ‘labor’
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#KLAW kitten liberation armed whissitance We’re getting…
0April 25, 2013 by 99 Picket Lines
#KLAW kitten liberation armed whissitance
We’re getting ready for May Day! New York: join the Immigrant Worker Justice throw-down on May 1, 12 noon at Bryant Park.
https://www.facebook.com/events/443063909121561/Category Tumblr | Tags: classwar, immigrant rights, immigration, IWJ, kittens, KLAW, labor, labor movement, lolcat, occupy, Occupy Wall Street, ows, worker, workers
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Would you eat at a restaurant that STEALS from their workers and…
0March 15, 2013 by 99 Picket Lines
Would you eat at a restaurant that STEALS from their workers and FIRES them for standing up for their rights?
Write a review on Yelp! and let “Dishes” know that their illegal retaliation will not be tolerated. Workers have a right to collective action in the workplace.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/dishes-new-york#hrid:928wehmJpn9wONrhXqK-PABe sure to mention it if you’re a former “Dishes” customer.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/dishes-new-york#hrid:928wehmJpn9wONrhXqK-PA#DirtyDishes: Retaliate? We escalate!
Category Tumblr | Tags: 1u, dirtydishes, labor, labor movement, occupy, organizing, ows, workers
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March on Optimum/Cablevision: Reinstate the 23 Illegally-Fired…
0February 1, 2013 by 99 Picket Lines
March on Optimum/Cablevision: Reinstate the 23 Illegally-Fired Workers!
The scene on January 31 as NY labor and community allies demand that Cablevision/Optimum reinstate the 23 technicians they illegally fired.
You shouldn’t be fired for standing up for your rights!
Sign the petition: http://bit.ly/WDiYLU
23 Brooklyn Cablevision/Optimum workers were illegally fired on January 30. Why? When they tried to speak with a Cablevision/Optimum vice president about the company’s lack of good faith bargaining, the vice president claimed they were striking — even though none of the workers had refused to work. In fact, some of the workers who had begun their routes were called back to the garage to be fired.
Sign the petition: http://bit.ly/WDiYLU
Category Tumblr | Tags: cablevision, CWA, knicks, labor, labor movement, ny, nyc, occupy, optimum, ows labor
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URGENT: 23 Cablevision Workers Fired After Union Action Two…
0January 31, 2013 by 99 Picket Lines
URGENT: 23 Cablevision Workers Fired After Union Action
Two Cablevision workers talk about getting illegally fired yesterday for DARING to speak to their boss.
This morning (Thursday 1/31), a coalition of labor supporters and other activists will accompany the workers BACK to work. Cablevision MUST reinstate these illegally fired workers! NY will NOT allow this attack on union workers.
Join us! Meet at 7:30am at the Cablevision garage at 9502 Ave. D (at E. 96th St.) Near the Canarsie Stop on the L train, and the B17 & B60 buses stop close by.
More info: http://labornotes.org/blogs/2013/01/cablevision-fires-23-technicians-after-union-action
Category Tumblr | Tags: cablevision, dolan, labor, occupy, ows, retaliation
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Austerity? HELL NO!! KIDS FIRST! Bloomberg spends millions of…
0January 25, 2013 by 99 Picket Lines
Austerity? HELL NO!! KIDS FIRST! Bloomberg spends millions of our money on education consultants, but claims experienced bus drivers — with an average salary of $35,000 — are too costly.
99 Pickets stands in solidarity with the striking bus drivers and matrons!
Category Tumblr | Tags: atu, atu 1181, bloomberg, bus strike, labor, nycschoolbusstrike, strike, unions, workers
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On Sunday, nearly 50 people rallied for Golden Farm workers….
0January 22, 2013 by 99 Picket Lines
On Sunday, nearly 50 people rallied for Golden Farm workers. Keep it up! Come to the picket line. Regular hours are M-F 4-7pm and Sat/Sun 12-7pm at 329 Church Ave. Brooklyn. No contract, no peace!http://goldenfarmjustice.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/boycot…
Category Tumblr | Tags: boycott, Golden Farm, labor, workers
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83% of New Yorkers support a Paid Sick Leave bill mandating that…
0January 18, 2013 by 99 Picket Lines
83% of New Yorkers support a Paid Sick Leave bill mandating that employers provide a small number of paid sick days to their workers. Though Mayor Michael Bloomberg would likely veto such a bill, support on the City Council is deep—there are enough votes to override his veto.
That’s great news for the workers of New York. Unfortunately, the Speaker of the City Council, Christine Quinn, doesn’t personally support the bill. And rather than simply voting against it, she’s using her power as speaker to stop the City Council from even VOTING on it.
Quinn is harming millions of workers, simply to please her allies in the 1%. It’s time to put a stop to this. It’s time to hold Christine Quinn accountable.
99 Pickets is planning a campaign of creative direct action, to highlight Quinn’s embrace of the 1% and rejection of the democratic process. If you’re interested in getting involved, please use the link below to sign up.
http://99pickets.org/campaigns/quinn-and-paid-sick-leave/#signup
Category Tumblr | Tags: 99pkts, christine quinn, city council, labor, ny, nyc, paid sick days, paid sick leave, paidsickdays, paidsickleave, quinn, workers
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rebrandwalmart: The majority of Walmart warehouse workers are…
0January 7, 2013 by 99 Picket Lines
The majority of Walmart warehouse workers are hired through temp agencies, paid low wages, receive no benefits, and have no job security. They routinely lift heavy boxes – up to 200-pounds – from shipping containers on a piece rate system or for minimum wage for hours and days on end – in some cases 362 days a year. Workers encounter inhumane work speeds, moving up to 450 boxes per hour by hand, pollutants, high temperatures, little ventilation and intense retaliation if they complain about the conditions. Serious injuries on the job are common. For more info, check out Warehouse Workers United and Warehouse Workers for Justice.
You, too, can tell the truth about Walmart in their own stores! [Photo by Katie Moore.]
Category Tumblr | Tags: branding, culture jam, DIY, labor, occupy, rebrand, rebranding, walmart, workers
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rebrandwalmart: Real deals at Walmart. Printable hi-res PDF…
0December 27, 2012 by 99 Picket Lines
Category Tumblr | Tags: 99pkts, adbusters, labor, occupy, walmart
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Democracy Now! coverage of Tuesday morning’s #blocktheboat…
0December 20, 2012 by 99 Picket Lines
Democracy Now! coverage of Tuesday morning’s #blocktheboat picket at the Port of Newark.
Also on DN! today, The Bribery Aisle: How Wal-Mart Used Payoffs to Bribe Its Way Through Expansion in Mexico
Category Tumblr | Tags: 99pkts, bangladesh, blocktheboat, democracy now, labor, labor movement, solidarity, solidarity forever, walmart
