IL – John Deere workers will vote this Tuesday on a tentative agreement to end the 10,000 worker strike. This news comes after one striking worker was killed by a driver while leaving a picket in Milan, IL last Wednesday morning. Workers had been complaining for weeks about having to cross dangerous roads on foot to reach the picket, as the John Deere would not allow them to park on company property. If you can, please donate to their family here.
PA – Social services workers at Community Integrated Services (CIS) in Philadelphia have been organizing in their workplace and presented a petition to management last month. Turn out to support them against intimidation by management this Friday, November 5th at 5pm at 441 N. 5th St. if you’re in town, or support them online here.
NY – As the CWA 1133 strike at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo enters its second week, Catholic Health has cut off healthcare for the 2,000 striking workers. Dennis Trainor, vice president of CWA District One has called the decision “a blatant attempt to intimidate workers.” and added that the workers “remain united and strong, determined to last one day longer.”
NY – Elsewhere in Buffalo, Starbucks Workers United won a favorable NLRB decision, meaning that they will vote on a union at separate stores, rather than across a whole regional chain. The workers, who have been organizing for months, have already faced a brutal anti-union campaign, but are holding their ground.
USA – What does McDonald’s do when it’s under pressure to pay employees a living wage? Why, recruit child labor, of course! Meanwhile, McDonalds workers organizing with Fight for $15 walked off the job in 12 US cities last week, in protest of the ongoing sexual harassment and violence they’ve faced at work.
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