Fast food workers organizing for racial and economic justice in the industry and to rewrite the rules.
1st statewide Fast Food Council and $20/hr for fast food workers.
#UnionsForAll
BREAKING: Los Angeles Council has officially passed mandatory, independent Know-Your-Rights training and fair scheduling onto the next step. We won’t stop organizing, striking, and building power until we win final passage and get our demands signed!
#UnionsForAll#FastFoodFairWork
TODAY’S THE DAY:
After over 2 years, today the #FastFoodFairWork ordinance comes in front of the full Los Angeles City Council
If passed, we’ll have a path towards mandatory, independent Know-Your-Rights training for every fast food worker in our city, and family friendly scheduling
#UnionsForAll
TODAY working people are mobilizing across America to canvas, phone bank, and vote early!
Your landlord is voting. Your boss is voting. The tech CEOs are voting. The President is voting. Working people need to vote too! #MoneyPowerRespect
BREAKING: Jack in the Box workers across the Bay Area are ON STRIKE after a pattern of wage theft involving late pay.
When workers spoke out to demand an end to the practice, several of us were retaliated against.
#UnionsForAll#MoneyPowerRespect
We’re striking because we know our rights. Management has tried to stop us from telling our co-workers about our rights, but we won’t slow down.
While our bosses lobby against us statewide, in the coming days we’re getting out the vote for pro-worker candidates who support our movement.
BREAKING: Jack in the Box workers across the Bay Area are ON STRIKE after a pattern of wage theft involving late pay.
When workers spoke out to demand an end to the practice, several of us were retaliated against.
#UnionsForAll#MoneyPowerRespect
Workers at this location have been organizing with our union for over half a decade, several of us led the fight to win the $20 statewide minimum wage and the Fast Food Council.
@seiu1000.bsky.social members keep California running. They do the work that ensures our families can do more than survive, but thrive.
While the bosses try to keep us down, they raise us up.
Today workers representing over 140 California state departments and agencies are on strike today for the first time in @seiu1000.bsky.social's history.
#UnionsForAll#MoneyPowerRespect
BREAKING - IT'S OFFICIAL: @seiu1000.bsky.social members are ON STRIKE against the state of California for the first time in their history.
We're on the ground in Los Angeles, as strike lines go up across the state.
#UnionsForAll#MoneyPowerRespect
Essential workers keep California running and are demanding #MoneyPowerRespect! Tomorrow, @seiu1000.bsky.social is going ON STRIKE to say no to
❌ Low wages
❌ Unaffordable healthcare
❌ Unfair workloads
Watch until the end to see how everyone inside reacted 👀Starbucks is failing their workers, from management all the way to corporate. The only way we'll actually change this company is by showing them we have power in numbers.
Recently, KFC/Taco Bell workers organized a strike in California due to extreme heat. In the 9 years we’ve been working at this store, the AC has never worked or never been turned on, and the thermostat on the wall always reads 84 degrees no matter what the temperature feels like!
Enough is enough!
Although it's only October, El Nino has prompted a statewide emergency declaration across the state. This is the first heat strike this far into the year.
The outside temperature broke 90 degrees this month, and that’s not even including the humidity which can make the heat feel even worse!
Recently, KFC/Taco Bell workers organized a strike in California due to extreme heat. In the 9 years we’ve been working at this store, the AC has never worked or never been turned on, and the thermostat on the wall always reads 84 degrees no matter what the temperature feels like!
Enough is enough!
One of our co-workers was working at the steamer where we make tortillas when her head started hurting and she started feeling nauseous. She told the manager that she felt like she was going to throw up from the heat but the manager just laughed.
Our bosses won’t be laughing now.
Management is supposed to take action to protect us from heat illness. It’s the law.
We’ve never been trained on heat illness prevention. The most we’ve been able to do is bring in our own cooling devices, open the door, and around a year ago, the older manager brought a sprayer, which left us wet.
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Recently Carl's Jr. workers organized a strike after a pregnant coworker of ours had her hours cut due to refusing to work for free!
There's also massive wage theft at this store, and she's filing a claim for $14,000+ in back wages and penalties.
#MoneyPowerRespect#UnionsForAll
Management at this store has been making our coworker work unpaid after the end of her shift and cheating her out of my paid sick leave and breaks. When she stood up for herself and said she didn’t want to keep working for free, management retaliated, cutting 2 days from her schedule.
“I'm pregnant, and it's just too exhausting to work without the required rest breaks, and then to keep working extra hours after my shift is over, entirely unpaid.”
This #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we recognize Indigenous organizers, caregivers, educators & leaders who have powered movements for justice for years.
This work isn’t history — it’s happening right now. And as rights, culture, and truth face ongoing attacks, we stand united. 💜
Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a time to celebrate those who first called this land home.
America’s unions honor the many indigenous communities and cultures that have contributed to the story of the labor movement, and we recognize the struggles and tragedies they have endured.
**STRIKE AT WENDY'S AFTER WORKER SUFFERED CONCUSSION DUE TO MANAGEMENT ATTACK**
Recently our members organized a strike against physical violence, threats, and verbal abuse from managers due to multiple instances of such issues at the store.
#MoneyPowerRespect#UnionsForAll
After a disagreement about serving rotten lettuce, one of our members had her head slammed in the freezer door by management.
This led to a concussion, but due to not being informed of her available workers compensation, she returned to work which did not improve her condition.
Today we’re joining our partners in the CA People’s Tech Coalition to sound the alarm on bossware in California.
Check out our new report — Bossware Comes to California: The Impact of New Management Technologies on Workers and the Need for Policy Regulation
report.NoRoboBosses.org
NEW UNION ALERT: The workers behind Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering are organizing with CWA!
They’re fighting for better pay, job security, healthcare, remote-work protections and strong safeguards against AI.
The gamemakers are done playing around!
alt text: D&D staff call for fair wages, Al protection, and creative freedom in new Wizards of the Coast
union bid
"We are the stewards of the games that we make, and we deserve to be treated with all the respect and dignity that entails"
link: www.wargamer.com/dnd/wizards-...
This morning, the D&D team and Magic's Studio X informed our leadership of our intent to unionize. We love the games we make and the work we do, and unionizing is how we protect that work.
unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/dnd-stu...
Los Angeles and San Diego are home to millions of working Californians, and this November they're going to vote to Clean Up the House, Take Out the Trash and hold Trump in check at long last.
Recently, workers at Jack in the Box in Northern California organized a strike due to wage theft at the store.
In California, wage theft is a crime.
We won’t back down until we get paid.
#UnionsForAll#MoneyPowerRespect
On International Coffee Day, America’s unions continue to stand in solidarity with our Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas in their fight for a fair contract, and call on everyone to boycott stand-alone corporate Starbucks stores.
No contract, no coffee!
“I would like to see all healthcare workers in the union, because the union difference is huge, and this story alone proves how much difference the union makes. Because I can tell you, they would not have given us an 18% increase on that [otherwise],” said Catherine Baran, RN.
Today, the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles gave their Orgullo Mexicano del Mes award to Patricia Santana, a fierce labor activist, veteran caregiver, and proud member leader of SEIU 2015! 🎉
See more photos here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD5MBJ 📸
Sexual harassment happens every day at fast food restaurants, but fast food corporations like Yum Yum Donuts turn the other way. Working people like Silvia are standing together to demand an end to sexual harassment in the fast food industry! Corporations must adopt a zero tolerance policy.
Sexual Harassment is Rampant in the fast food industry. Mahek is one of the 72% of fast food workers surveyed who say management does not always, or even most of the time, respond appropriately to stop the sex harassment at fast food restaurants like Taco Bell.
DYK 59% experienced retaliation after reporting to management about sex harassment? Fast food workers in California are fighting for a safe workplace free from injury, sexual harassment, unwanted schedule changes, & mental exhaustion. It’s time for fast food restaurants to do something about it.
Workers are speaking out against the toxic culture of sexual harassment rampant at fast food resturants. It’s clear, fast food corporations continue to fail their workers in protecting them from sexual harassment. We won’t be silent until this harassment stops. See the report: https://bit.ly/4d49ohA
Sexual harassment happens daily at fast food restaurants, but corporations like Yum Yum Donuts turn the other way. Workers like Silvia demand an end to sexual harassment in the fast food industry! Corporations must create a plan that includes comprehensive, independent "Know Your Rights" training.
Sexual Harassment is Rampant in fast food restaurants. Mahek is one of the 72% of fast food workers surveyed who say management does not always, or even most of the time, respond appropriately to stop the sex harassment at fast food restaurants like Taco Bell. More info here: https://bit.ly/4d49ohA
🚨BREAKING: Fast food workers demand corporations listen to survivors when it comes to fixing rampant sexual harassment on the job! Ending the crisis of sex harassment in fast food starts with ensuring workers have know-how to protect themselves and coworkers. Read the report: https://bit.ly/4d49ohA
It's official: Starbucks is gutting DEI policies company-wide to curry favor with Florida politicians as our union's call for a boycott grows.
Vote with your dollar. BOYCOTT STARBUCKS.
Remember when Chipotle blamed menu price increases on wage increases while making tens of millions a year?? …that same Chipotle that shamelessly tries to silence folks who are uniting for a voice at work. Surprise surprise, looks like they’re now teaming up with Palantir to track employee illnesses…
BREAKING: Los Angeles Council has officially passed mandatory, independent Know-Your-Rights training and fair scheduling onto the next step. We won’t stop organizing, striking, and building power until we win final passage and get our demands signed!
#UnionsForAll#FastFoodFairWork
TODAY’S THE DAY:
After over 2 years, today the #FastFoodFairWork ordinance comes in front of the full Los Angeles City Council
If passed, we’ll have a path towards mandatory, independent Know-Your-Rights training for every fast food worker in our city, and family friendly scheduling
#UnionsForAll
This Labor Day week, we're showing that union power doesn't end in the workplace.
From the ballot box to the drive thru, to city hall and beyond, the labor movement isn't slowing down in Los Angeles.
We're winning, we're escalating, and we won't back down.
91% rate of labor violations. 150% annual turnover. 16% avg income lost to wage theft.
Fast food is one of the most toxic industries in our economy, with corporate giants making record profits off the backs of working people.
Today marked a big step toward changing that in LA (🧵)
91% rate of labor violations. 150% annual turnover. 16% avg income lost to wage theft.
Fast food is one of the most toxic industries in our economy, with corporate giants making record profits off the backs of working people.
Today marked a big step toward changing that in LA (🧵)
91% rate of labor violations. 150% annual turnover. 16% avg income lost to wage theft.
Fast food is one of the most toxic industries in our economy, with corporate giants making record profits off the backs of working people.
Today marked a big step toward changing that in LA (🧵)