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DESCRIPTION:~~ Solidarity Unionism at Jimmy John’s~~ \nCalifornia speaking tour with 
 Jimmy John’s worker Brittany Koppy\n\n-We will also be fundraising to pay 
 for travel costs and asking those who attend to show their solidarity by 
 donating!\n\nMonday, June 27th at 7pm\nC.A.F.E. Infoshop\n935 F. St 
 (Chinatown) Fresno, CA 
 93706\nhttp://www.myspace.com/cafefresno\n\n\nSolidarity Unionism at Jimmy 
 John’s \nCalifornia speaking tour with Jimmy John’s worker Brittany 
 Koppy\n\nhttp://jimmyjohnsworkers.org/\n\nWorker and organizer Brittany 
 Koppy will talk on her involvement with the IWW’s unprecedented campaign 
 to organize food service workers at the corporate sandwich chain Jimmy 
 John’s. The campaign is based on the IWW’s model of solidarity unionism 
 that emphasizes a bottom up and worker led approach that relies on 
 solidarity and direct action. \n\nGoing public on Labor Day weekend 2010 
 with solidarity actions happening in 23 states, the campaign went on to 
 hold a union election for 200 workers at ten Minneapolis-area Jimmy John's 
 in October 2010, an historic first in the nation's almost entirely 
 non-union fast food industry.\n\nJaim'ee Bolte, a member of the union, 
 says, “People say fast food is unorganizable. We say failure is not an 
 option. Service industry jobs are the future and our future needs to have 
 quality jobs for working families with living wages, affordable healthcare, 
 paid time off, consistent hours, and basic respect. It's time for change in 
 America, we hope this will be a turning point for all 
 workers.”\n\nFraught with company intimidation the campaign lost the 
 election by two votes only to have the National Labor Relations Board 
 nullifying the results in January 2011. Not letting the employer stacked 
 election process deter their efforts the campaign is now focused on pushing 
 for its “10 Point Program” to Reform Fast Food Industry. Core demands 
 include sick days, improved job security, guaranteed work hours, a 
 reasonable pay increase and regular raises, improved harassment policies, 
 other basic job benefits, and the establishment of a system of shop 
 committees giving workers a democratic voice within the company.\n\nThe 
 Jimmy Johns Workers Union, open to employees at the company nationwide, is 
 affiliated with the Industrial Workers of the World labor union. Gaining 
 prominence in recent years for organizing Starbucks workers, the IWW is a 
 global union founded over a century ago for all working people.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/06/24/18682817.php
SUMMARY:Solidarity Unionism at Jimmy John's CA Speaking Tour
LOCATION:C.A.F.E. infoshop\n935 F St\nFresno, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/06/24/18682817.php
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