Tomorrow, 7 PM, FIGHT FOR $15/HR AND A UNION! INSOMNIA COOKIES, 708 COMM AVE, BOSTON

OB Everyone everyone at lists.people-link.net
Thu Dec 5 18:43:47 EST 2013


Tomorrow (Friday), 7 PM, FIGHT FOR $15/HR AND A UNION! INSOMNIA COOKIES,
708 COMM AVE, BOSTON

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Dear All,

In August, Insomnia Cookies unlawfully fired 4 workers who went on strike.
All four joined the Industrial Workers of the World. The strikers' demands
included $15/hr, health-care, and that the company not interfere with
union organizing. Insomnia employees were earning sub-minimum wages, some
making deliveries on their own bikes until 3 a.m. or later, under pressure
to ride unsafely. The NLRB* has issued a Complaint against Insomnia for
the illegal firings of the IWW strikers, and has set a Hearing date. 
After a four month campaign by the IWW, Insomnia workers now have more
opportunities to take breaks. However the company continues to pay below
minimum wage, and does not provide Workers' Comp benefits, blaming bike
delivery workers if they get hurt in traffic. A fifth IWW member was fired
last month, after disclosing his union affiliation to his manager. Let's
expose Insomnia's union-busting and support fast food workers under
attack!

We'll meet this Friday (12/6), starting at 7 pm, at Insomnia Cookies'
Boston location, 708 Comm Ave (BU East stop on the Green Line's B Train)
to picket the store, and let the community know the truth about the
company. A short video featuring Insomnia workers explaining why they went
on strike and joined the union is here
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o-cMS7gjBA>.
You can also read more about the campaign for justice at Insomnia Cookies
on the Boston IWW's blog <http://iwwboston.org/>. Please also consider
donating to the Insomnia Cookies Workers' Strike Fund
<https://www.wepay.com/donations/insomnia-cookies-workers-strike-fund>.

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*National Labor Relations Board

http://iwwboston.org/



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