
03/09/2022
Three more Starbucks stores voted to unionize today!!! Congrats, @SBWorkersUnited!!
https://twitter.com/SBWorkersUnited/status/1501679839933345800?t=l7M30ecZfhmf2bvJYwC7og&s=19
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Operating as usual
Three more Starbucks stores voted to unionize today!!! Congrats, @SBWorkersUnited!!
https://twitter.com/SBWorkersUnited/status/1501679839933345800?t=l7M30ecZfhmf2bvJYwC7og&s=19
!!Call to Action: Walk The Picket Line!!
Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 9th, 1199 SEIU workers at Ascension Living at OLP Our Lady of Peace in Lewiston need your support walking the picket line with them from 7am - 7pm!! Join when you can during this one day strike tomorrow to help them fight for for fair wages and better staffing
Photos from WNY Area Labor Federation,AFL-CIO's post
The Caregiver workers at Our Lady of Peace need your help in their fight for a fair contract!
The 150 Caregivers Workers, who are represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, have been working without a union contract since December 31, 2021.
On Feb. 10, we unanimously voted to hold a one-day STRIKE and now Ascension Living's management team has threatened us with a 5-day lockout.
Please sign and share the petition link below in support of a fair contract now!
https://www.1199seiu.org/SupportOLP?fbclid=IwAR0EFCTRUY8yEwvrOzTlHHECu1x2FZLQzrOzM5g32Xql-bnqAy1NvTHx39s
Our Lady of Peace Workers Fight For Fair Contract!
#ReinstateCassie #UnionizeStarbucks
https://www.facebook.com/459546974592634/posts/1105795043301154/
Two weeks ago Starbucks fired 7 employees involved in the union fight in Memphis. Now they are starting to fire Buffalo staff! This is blatant union busting!!
This Wednesday, at 1pm, the Sheridan and Bailey, Walden and Anderson, and Depew location are supposed to have a vote count but are waiting on the NLRB to finish approval procedures to let the vote happen
If you buy from Starbucks, make sure to give your name as Union Yes or Union Now! If you're able, leave a tip. Make sure the workers know the community is on thier side
#ShameOnStarbucks #PeopleOverProfits
BREAKING: Starbucks has fired one of the leading
SBWorkersUnited union organizers in Buffalo.
Cassie Fleischer worked at Starbucks for five years. She helped Elmwood become the first unionized store in company history and is on the union's bargaining committee.
More Perfect Union reported on Friday that Starbucks was attempting to use scheduling policy changes to force union leaders in Buffalo out of their jobs.
At the time, a Starbucks rep denied that any workers would be fired over the changes.
More here: https://perfectunion.us/starbucks-attempting-to-force-out-union-leaders-at-buffalo-stores/
Cassie was the first person recruited for the union this summer.
Her hours were cut after Starbucks flooded the store with new hires, so she had to get a second job to survive.
Then her manager demanded an impossible schedule and fired her.
Be sure to stop at the Starbucks on Delaware and Chippewa to support their unionization! You can order a simple coffee under the name "Union Strong, Union Yes" to demonstrate your support!
Solidarity to bus operators who are working extra hours to make sure riders have a safe ride home, work or anywhere the need to get to.
Buffalonians deserve bus and train routes that run AT LEAST 2 times every hour in the evening and weekend. Not just for quality of life, but for public safety--especially in the winter. All people need an affordable, safe ride home or to work.
To get that, we need more bus operators. Please consider a job in the field as we fight like hell to make sure all people who operate and fix our buses are paid a deserving wage well above $17 per hour!!!
Today at 11AM Metro Bus & Rail kicks off another open house!
Hear, here
Teamsters Denounce Freedom Convoy Blockade at Canadian Border
(WASHINGTON) – The following is the official statement of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa regarding the ongoing blockade by the Freedom Convoy protest a
Just need to give a quick shout out and praise to CEJ's MSW interns/student organizers this year! So proud of all the work you each do, testing the boundaries of your comfort zones, and speaking from your truth and your power. So proud to have each of you on our team, Quasie Clarke, Gloria James, and Tyler Puchlerz!!
(It won't let me tag you here, I'll try in the comments)
#MSWStudentsInTheMovement
Today, on Transit Equity Day, members of Buffalo Transit Riders United, Buffalo Mutual Aid Network, Center for Self-Advocacy and Fair Fines and Fees Coalition met outside City Hall to call on City council to pass binding legislation for contracting out sidewalk snow removal. Currently, the city of Buffalo merely enforces a policy that the adjacent property owner must clear ice and snow on the sidewalk. That position has proven to put bus riders, pedestrians and school children at greater risk of danger.
On Tuesday, the city of Buffalo's Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board unanimously approved a resolution urging the city to follow Syracuse's example. Councilman Golombek attended the meeting and promised the board to introduce legislation with the aim of appropriating funds so sidewalk snow removal can be contracted out along city bus route corridors. So far, a slight majority of council is said to be fully on board with Golembek's push.
Buffalo Transit Riders United - BTRU
#shoveling4transitequity #transitequityday @scanloncp @mayorbyronbrown716 @gobikebuffalo @gobuffaloniagara @nftametro @this_simonsays @buffalomutualaidnetwork @cejbuffalo @coloredgirlsbiketoo @labor4sustainability @slowrollbuffalo
From GObike Buffalo: Bollman, Pridgen, Rivera, and Scanlon have not yet supported the resolution. Call and/email them to let them know we need municipal sidewalk snow removal!
"UPDATE: Now 5-4
Showing support:
Feroleto (Delaware)
Golombek (North)
Nowakowski (Fillmore)
Wingo (Masten)
Wyatt (University)
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Not yet showing support and in need of calls, letters from you:
Bollman (Lovejoy - where the title photo was taken)
Pridgen (Ellicott)
Rivera (Niagara)
Scanlon (South)"
Buffalo Transit Riders United - BTRU Transit Equity Week: Shoveling Snow Our City Leaves Behind
GObike promotes active mobility options, trails and greenways, and complete streets throughout Western New York.
Thank you, GoBike Buffalo, for spreading the word.
Folks, please consider taking part this next week in Transit Equity Week: Shoveling Snow Our City Leaves Behind. Kickoff is tomorrow and will run up until Transit Equity Day, Feb. 4. Register yourself or a small team with the link below. #shoveling4transitequity
https://www.cejbuffalo.org/transit-equity-week-2022
Thank you to everyone who already signed up and helped their neighbors! However, we still need more volunteers because there are so many people who cannot leave their homes because of the sheer amount of snow and ice or cannot shovel by themselves. Please follow this link to sign up! https://forms.gle/MhvwRjpyxvN3tdbi7
We currently do not need dispatchers, but please indicate whether this is something you would be willing to do in the future.
Access to child care is an economic issue, an education issue and an issue that affects every community throughout New York State. Gov Kathy Hochul & state legislators have a choice to make. Join us 2/9 at Childcare Advocacy Day to demand they prioritize childcare in the 2022 budget! https://bit.ly/escccfebruary
We must guarantee every family has affordable or free, accessible child care and early education options that are developmentally, educationally, and culturally appropriate. We need to respect those who provide early childhood care and education for their skill, education and responsibilities, and e...
In light of the recent snow storm, we have decided to launch a rapid emergency response. If you need help shoveling or want to help shoveling, please follow this google form.
https://forms.gle/MhvwRjpyxvN3tdbi7
Note: this is not the official sign up for Transit Equity Week. Within this form is the link to sign up as a team or individual for the start of Transit Equity Week, which officially starts on February 29th and goes till February 4th, Transit Equity day!
#Shoveling4TransitEquity
When the city isn't getting it done, we do it ourselves! Sign up below to let us know you need help shoveling out or to let us know you are ready to help your neighbors right now! This form is for an emergency response right now to respond to the recent snow storm. If you sign up to help shovel, som...
In light of the recent snow storm, we have decided to launch a rapid emergency response. If you need help shoveling or want to help shoveling, please follow this google form.
https://forms.gle/MhvwRjpyxvN3tdbi7
Note: this is not the official sign up for the Transit Equity Week event. Within this form is the link to sign up as a team or individual for the start of Transit Equity Week, which officially starts on February 29th and goes till February 4th, Transit Equity day!
When the city isn't getting it done, we do it ourselves! Sign up below to let us know you need help shoveling out or to let us know you are ready to help your neighbors right now! This form is for an emergency response right now to respond to the recent snow storm. If you sign up to help shovel, som...
SBWorkersUnited merch alert!!
"You asked and we delivered… launching the official SBWorkersUnited merch shop! All proceeds directly support SBWorkersUnited partners. Merch is proudly 100% made in the USA and decorated by union workers! Link in bio. https://store.sbworkersunited.org "
You asked and we delivered… launching the official SBWorkersUnited merch shop! All proceeds directly support SBWorkersUnited partners. Merch is proudly 100% made in the USA and decorated by union workers! Link in bio. https://store.sbworkersunited.org
Do you want to learn how to influence your representatives to be champions for health justice? Please join Campaign for NY Health and partners for the next Healthcare Action Training: Meeting With Our Representatives. Follow this link to register! https://bit.ly/3GuFKzu
2022 is going to be critical in the fight for universal healthcare. A majority of legislators are cosponsoring the New York Health Act and Governor Hochul has publicly committed to expanding health equity and access. It's up to us to show lawmakers that their constituents want them to prioritize passing universal healthcare.#PassNYHealth #EndMedicalDebt #Coverage4All
According to an August 2021 poll from Data for Progress, a growing majority of New Yorkers support universal single-payer healthcare. A majority of legislators are cosponsoring the New York Health Act and Governor Hochul has committed to expanding health equity and access. Meanwhile, our opposition....
New York cannot afford to continue to ignore the crisis in child care, or to meet it with a band-aid solution. When @Governor Kathy Hochul releases her executive budget, bold proposals and big investments for #NYSUniversalChildCare must be included.
Dear Governor Kathy Hochul, Carl E. Heastie, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, New York State Senate, New York State Assembly Majority,
NYers are counting on your leadership to fund a public health system that puts people over profits in 2022:
#ScrapTheCap
#Coverage4All
#EndMedicalDebt
#FairPay4HomeCare
#PassNYHealth
See the Campaign for New York Health statement in response to Gov. Hochul's State of the State here: www.nyhcampaign.org/sos2022
Congratulations, SBWorkersUnited!! Second unionized Starbucks in the country out here on Genesee St 🎉🎉🎉
Letter from Elmwood Partners:
We, the undersigned partners at the Elmwood Starbucks, are on strike due to concerns over
Covid safety protocols. We believe that Starbucks should close our store and pay our partners until we can re-open safely and fully staffed, with those who have been exposed having the opportunity to isolate and stop the spread. We believe that Starbucks should close bathrooms to the public, remove lobby furniture, and allow us to comply with the local mask mandate by refusing service to customers who refuse to wear masks. We believe that Starbucks should reimburse partners for out-of-pocket Covid testing costs, support those who are working through these conditions by reintroducing hazard pay, and provide us with N95s or KN95s, recommended by medical professionals to protect against the Omicron variant. Starbucks has so far refused our requests and told us that their safety measures are adequate. We do not feel that this is the case.
Starbucks workers on Elmwood (933 Elmwood Ave) are still out on the picket line today fighting for a safe working environment during a pandemic. Join the line today until 3pm to show your support
https://gofund.me/e844459d
https://twitter.com/LaurenKGurley/status/1479184826737512450?t=Tn9GVK6-HX0QvhB655E6gw&s=19
Photos from SBWorkersUnited's post
📣📣📣ACTION ALERT📣📣📣
SBWorkersUnited workers on Elmwood have walked out! It takes so much courage to continuously stand up for what's right, for one's self, coworkers, and community. Let's show them we're right here with them!
Ways to support the Starbucks Workers who walked out today at the Elmwood location:
*Donate to their gofundme (linked below)
*Walk the picket line until 3pm today (Wednesday, January 5th)
*Walk the picket line anytime between 7am and 3pm tomorrow (Thursday, January 6th)
Once we know what else is needed we will let you all know
#PeopleOverProfits #DownWithCorporateGreed
https://www.gofundme.com/f/starbucks-partners-strike-support-fund?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer
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Workers Memorial Day @Chestnut Ridge Park WNY Area Labor Federation,AFL-CIO Buffalo AFL-CIO Central Labor Council Mark Poloncarz
This morning we were proud to stand with the Niagara-Orleans Central Labor Council to honor workers who have died on the job. Mourn for the dead and fight like hell for the living!
This May Day let's remember the incredible sacrifice that our ancestors made to ensure a better life for us and fight like hell to ensure a brighter future for the next generation!!! #MayDay
Today 34 amazing, beautiful, inspiring and POWERFUL people from WNY went down to the Capitol and took back our dignity, took back our humanity. We joined tens of thousands to demand an end to ecological devastation, militarism, poverty and racism. #PoorPeoplesCampaign
Andrew Marcum's powerful speech in Albany yesterday "The reason that we deal with poverty is because of a failure to invest in the things that people with disabilities and all people need. People with disabilities do not have special needs. We have the same human needs as everybody else and that includes accessible, affordable transportation. That includes an education. That includes access to jobs that we can do and being judged for what we can do and not for what we can't do" ✊✊✊ #PoorPeoplesCampaign #FightPovertyNotThePoor
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