The labor upsurge is growing stronger
Corporations like Starbucks and Amazon react with threats and intimidation because they know there is power in a union.
Corporations like Starbucks and Amazon react with threats and intimidation because they know there is power in a union.
Something is happening in the labor movement: the wave of strikes last year, historic new organizing wins, and sweeping reform movements within unions.
The organizing in Amazon warehouses and Starbucks cafes shows that it’s the unleashed energy, creativity, and wisdom of rank-and-file workers.
We’re the cover story of the Indypendent this month: “Labor of Love: EWOC is Pioneering a New Model for Empowering Workers.”
The more workers come together in solidarity and fight for better working conditions, the more corporations will expose their true colors.
Abortion rights is a labor issue as well as a healthcare one, and unions must choose to fight for workers rights as they would in any labor fight.
Recent Starbucks and Amazon worker wins, have lifted workers’ spirits and illuminated the light at the end of the tunnel of workplace organizing.
No corporation, no billionaire, no capitalist is invincible, and when workers stand together, no matter how impossible it may seem, we can win.
Our workplace rights offer us considerable scope to pressure employers into treating us with dignity and respect, including through speaking out.
Last week, EWOC celebrated its second birthday! We’ve come far since then — more than 3,000 workers have reached out to us!