This one will make you laugh; Starbucks baristas joining the Industrial Workers of the World union. November 24-25 is the "Global Day of Action Against Starbucks." Starbucks baristas unionized in New York City and Chicago in 2004, and since, have been a thorn in the side of the multi-national corporation. Union members have been harrased, threatened, and fired for their activities. Since December 12th 2005, Joseph Agins, Charles Fostrom, Evan Winterscheidt, Daniel Gross, and Isis Saenz have been illegally fired. The Global Day of Action hopes to raise wages and improve working conditions in Starbucks cafes as well as build solidarity with Ethiopian coffee farmers who are not recognized by Starbucks. A recognition from Starbucks would earn Ethiopian Coffe Farmers an additional 88 million dollars per year. More informaton about the Day of action can be found here. Very little info on any actual rallies being held have been posted but I'll post it here when/if they do.
My first encounter with actual IWW members, were in the 1970s, and I found them doctrinaire anarchists. I met some new generation of IWW members, at an event in honor of the 1934 Teamster Strike in Minneapolis. I was much more impressed, with the new generation of IWWers.
This campaign may capture, the imagination of Starbuck's workers.
Why did you say "this one will make you laugh" in the beginning of your post?
Why did you say "this one will make you laugh" in the beginning of your post?
Think about it. Starbucks and Revolution. Do the two mix? They are polar opposites! IWW is one of the most revolutionary unions out there and Starbucks workers are generally, if they chose that job, not very revolutionary. It about as funny as a corporation can get, which I guess isn't that funny.
Nice.
http://theredmantis.blogspot.com/2006/10/starbucks-employees-unionize.html