The time is now to put people over profit. Workers are organizing and taking collective action to save lives. BIG THREAD, HERE WE GO
1. NYC teachers forced DeBlasio to close the city's 1400 public schools by threatening a mass sickout jacobinmag.com/2020/3/new-yor…
1. NYC teachers forced DeBlasio to close the city's 1400 public schools by threatening a mass sickout jacobinmag.com/2020/3/new-yor…
2. Autoworkers in at the Fiat Chrysler plant in Michigan organized a wildcat work stoppage last night. Now not only Fiat-Chrysler, but also GM and Ford have shut down production at all North American factories. via @labornotes labornotes.org/blogs/2020/03/…
3. Autoworkers at a Mercedes plant in Spain staged a work stoppage inside the plant and forced the company to close the factory. jalopnik.com/workers-shut-d…
4. Bus drivers in Detroit won a suspension in fares and increased safety protections by pulling a sickout.
(ALSO AHEM making public transportation free at the point of service was possible before this pandemic and will be possible after it's over)
detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…
(ALSO AHEM making public transportation free at the point of service was possible before this pandemic and will be possible after it's over)
detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…
5. Service industry workers at Bakeri in Brooklyn petitioned their employers to close up shop and guarantee sick pay. The shop is now closed and they're still organizing for sick pay.
6. City workers in Madison, WI won 2 weeks paid sick leave from the city after a big petition effort. Follow @andsern for updates. tonemadison.com/articles/city-…
7. Verizon workers represented by CWA won paid sick and family leave from the company. All 30,000 of them! tdu.org/covid_19_union…
8. Nurses are reporting that they don't have the proper protections to care for patients during this time. @NationalNurses has started a petition asking Congress to take action. (Please sign and share!) act.medicare4all.org/signup/covid-1…
9. Librarians in Philly moved a petition among union and nonunion workers and patrons, and one day later the library agreed to close it doors and provide sick pay to all workers (via this great article by @lil_yenta: inthesetimes.com/working/entry/…) 
10. Non-faculty staff at the U of Chicago spoke out in the school paper about having to continue coming in to work and delivered a demand letter signed by 500 workers. They are home now and won guaranteed sick pay for hourly and student workers. drive.google.com/file/d/1i9S_vd…
11. After a worker at the Amazon warehouse in Queens tested positive for COVID-19, management tried to move forward with business as usual. The workers said no and shut it down.
12. Workers in a factory that produces lawnmowers in Milwaukee walked out over health and safety concerns.
13. Amazon workers at multiple sites in France struck over inadequate protections.
14. Amazon workers at a facility near Milan, Italy struck over the company's failure to adhere to proper social distancing and sanitation policies. businessinsider.com/amazon-workers…
15. Library workers in Chicago have been sicking out and petitioning their employers in response to their refusal to close all libraries. #closeCPL propublica.org/article/chicag…
16. Workers at Trader Joe's organizing through @TraderJoesUnion got 15,000 signatures on a petition for hazard pay, won bonuses that will be allocated based on number of hours worked during this period people.com/food/trader-jo…
17. Starbucks workers moved a petition demanding the company close stores to protect workers and the general public. 24K signatures and counting: coworker.org/petitions/susp…
vice.com/en_us/article/…
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18. After pressure from workers, Norway's trade union confederation and left party forced the right-wing coalition government to abandon it's attempt to slash leave pay, which would have shifted the cost burden of the crisis onto workers. jacobinmag.com/2020/03/corona…
19. Workers at Peet's Coffee in the Bay Area have delivered a letter condemning their employer's decision to stay open in defiance of the shelter-in-place order, putting workers and the public at risk.
20. Workers at @arttoframes are speaking out against their bosses for denying them protective equipment and safe working conditions. Why is a framing shop even open right now?
21. McDonald's workers in San Jose and Monterey Park walked off the job today to protest unsafe working conditions.
Meanwhile, their bosses are lobbying against paid sick leave in D.C: reuters.com/article/us-hea…
Meanwhile, their bosses are lobbying against paid sick leave in D.C: reuters.com/article/us-hea…
22. Target workers got a raise and paid sick leave for some after raising a stink in the media and starting a petition. They're still fighting for personal protective equipment and more stringent safety measures.
23. Grocery workers organizing through @UFCW locals across the country won hazard pay from Safeway and Shoppers.
23. A worker at a Denver restaurant spoke out against her boss for trying to steal two weeks back pay on social media and got media attention. Now, she and her coworkers will all be getting paid on Monday.
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24. Workers employed by Grocery store H.E.B. in Texas organized and won raises. Very eager to learn more about how they organized to win big like this.
25. ILWU longshore locals demanded that their bosses invest in ramping up sanitizing their equipment in a strongly worded letter. We wouldn't want that artery to get clogged, now would we?
