I FEEL SORRY FOR THESE STUPID PEOPLE, THEY WERE DUPED BY A MAXIST LABOUR
UNION AND NOW WILL BE TURNING OVER LARGE PARTS OF WHAT THEY MAKE TO A BUNCH
OF FAT,LAZY WHITE HAIRED UNION BOSS'S WHO SIT ON THEIR ASS'S ALL DAY MAKING
50-60,000 A YEAR

"JR" > wrote in message
om...
> I didn't know the "wobblies" still existed.
>
> JR
>
> Dan Clore > wrote in message
>...
> > News & Views for Anarchists & Activists:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smygo
> >
> > Starbucks Workers Move to Unionize
> > NewsMax Wires
> > Wednesday, May 19, 2004
> >
> > New York, NY -- Starbucks workers here have organized a
> > union with the Industrial Workers of the World IU/660 and
> > have submitted union cards today to the NLRB for a
> > certification election.
> >
> > The workers are poised to become the first Starbucks
> > Baristas union certified in the country. Starbucks Baristas
> > at the 36th and Madison location in Midtown Manhattan have
> > come together in an effort to raise themselves out of
> > poverty as well as to achieve respect and dignity on the
> > job. The workers are calling on Starbucks to obey the law as
> > the election approaches.
> >
> > "Behind the green aprons and smiles are individuals living
> > in serious poverty," said Daniel Gross, a worker at the
> > store. "Baristas are the cornerstone of a Starbucks coffee
> > shop, we just deserve better. Starbucks cashes in on a
> > community friendly image but it certainly doesn't extend to
> > their workers or coffee farmers. That's why we went Union."
> >
> > Starbucks is a $15 billion company with over 7,500 locations
> > around the world, but workers have most emphatically not
> > shared in their success. In New York City with one of the
> > highest costs of living in the world, Starbucks workers
> > start at $7.75 an hour and eventually receive raises
> > amounting to merely a few cents.
> >
> > Starbucks has also developed a scheme whereby all Baristas
> > work on a part-time basis and are not guaranteed any amount
> > of hours per week thus making it exceedingly difficult for
> > workers to budget for necessities like rent, utilities, and
> > food.
> >
> > "I come to work and I work hard," said Maureen Medianero,
> > 23, who has worked at Starbucks for almost 2 years. "But I'm
> > still hanging on by a shoe string not knowing if I can make
> > ends meet to support my daughter. It's frightening."
> >
> > Although Starbuck workers serve an enormous volume of
> > beverages, many of them extremely hot, in order to save
> > money management refuses to schedule enough workers to do
> > the required work safely. Instead, workers are forced to
> > perform their duties at unsafe speeds with an undue level of
> > physical exertion.
> >
> > "A Starbucks coffee shop is an ergonomic minefield. The
> > stores are supposed to mimic an Italian cafe without
> > considering the uncomfortable bending and reaching we have
> > to do," explained Barista Anthony Polanco. "This isn't your
> > mom and pop coffee shop, we're talking McDonald's busy every
> > day. Starbucks talks about 'Creating Warmth' but the only
> > warmth I feel is the heat pad at the end of the day."
> >
> > The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), founded in 1905,
> > is a union dedicated to workplace democracy. IWW IU/660
> > represents workers in the retail industry.
> >
> > --
> > Dan Clore
> >
> > Now available: _The Unspeakable and Others_
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> > News & Views for Anarchists & Activists:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smygo
> >
> > "It's a political statement -- or, rather, an
> > *anti*-political statement. The symbol for *anarchy*!"
> > -- Batman, explaining the circle-A graffiti, in
> > _Detective Comics_ #608