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43-15Make Amazon Pay with Drew DuzinskasIn this episode we chat with Drew Duzinskas, an Amazon organizer who has spent the last year effectively utilizing TikTok to spread the word about Amazon's worker exploitation. Follow Drew on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drdreduzin?_t=8XZYCnjgLpT&_r=1Learn more about the Make Amazon Pay Black Friday event: https://makeamazonpay.com/2022-11-2241 min
43-15Chipotle Worker in Maine Speaks Out About Employer RetaliationIn this episode we speak to Brandi Mcnease, an organizer who is currently facing retaliation from her employer Chipotle, located in Augusta, Maine. To avoid a union election the company has closed down the restaurant, an action which the NLRB has ruled is a violation of the NLRA.To support these employees, please consider donating to their solidarity fundhttps://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/solidarity-fund-for-chipotle-workersYou can follow for updates on social media herehttps://twitter.com/1ChipotleUnited?t=ZXKRyFLJR43vEox2BvqZew&s=09https://instagram.com/chipotleunited?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2...2022-11-1747 min
43-15Target Union-Busting in Colorado and VirginiaIn this episode, we chat with Mary, a Target worker in Colorado organizing with the UFCW, and Adam, a Target worker organizing with the IWW in Virginia, about their unionization efforts and the retail chain's grotesque anti-union response.Keep up with their campaign:targetworkersunite.comThey can also be followed on Twitter at @tgtworkersuniteIf you'd like to support our podcast and keep up with us on social media, visit:https://linktr.ee/43152022-11-0837 min
43-15Wobblies Versus DoordashIn this episode, we talk with Sharon, an IWW organizer and former Doordash employee. Despite her phenomenal employee reviews, she was fired as a result of her tireless effort to organize the employees in her department.Since the recording of this episode, Sharon has been struggling financially as a result of this retaliatory firing. As you listen, please consider donating to her gofundme so that she may continue to keep her family safe and fed.https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-fired-door-dash-union-leader-sharon?utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer2022-10-2532 min
43-15What Went Wrong At Orenco StationBack in Episode 5, we talked with Chris, an organizer involved with efforts to unionize New Seasons Market's Seven Corners location in Portland, OR. Following the success of that drive with the New Seasons Labor Union, workers at the Orenco Station store proceeded with their unionization efforts in partnership with UFCW Local 555. In this episode, we chat with Hunter Buen, an organizer involved with the campaign at Orenco Station, about why they lost their union election, what can be learned from it, and where things are heading next. Keep up with New Seasons Labor Union on In...2022-10-1244 min
43-15Organizing a Home Depot in PhillyIn this episode, we're chatting with Vince Quiles, an organizer and five-year employee of Home Depot who is working to organize the chain's first union in Philly, PA. Vince gives us details about why Home Depot workers started organizing and how they ended up moving to form their own store-specific union. We also talk about how Home Depot has responded by hiring a notorious union busting law firm and address some of the anti-union propaganda they have disseminated. Follow Vince on TikTok here: @vee_del_solCheck out the Home Depot anti-union video me...2022-09-2949 min
43-1543-15 in 15: Organizing an Amazon Warehouse in Kentucky (UPDATE)Back in our second episode, we talked with Matt Littrell about his efforts to organize an Amazon warehouse in Campbellsville, KY. Since then, Matt has been fired, his unemployment claims are at a standstill, and a climate of fear has mostly stalled organizing efforts at his former workplace. In this update, we get the basics on what happened and where things are going. Follow Matt on Twitter @AmazonUnionofKYIf you want to help Matt out, his Cashapp is $MattAmazonunionKYHe also has a fundraiser here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/1f94594f-a62...2022-09-2314 min
43-15Union-Busting in America's National ParksWhen tour guides at Yellowstone National Park started unionizing to bargain for higher wages, a consistent work schedule, and better housing conditions, they were quickly fired. In this episode, we chat with Ty Wheeler, one of the terminated organizers, about what it's like working at Yellowstone, why workers wanted to unionize, and where things have gone since Delaware North, the private company managing tours, illegally fired guides following their unionization efforts. Keep up with organizing at Yellowstone on Twitter: @is_rollingSupport our work and find us on social media here: https://linktr.ee/43152022-09-2043 min
43-15Petco Workers Demand a UnionPetco workers in Seattle want a union because of low pay, unfair commission structures, and unsafe working conditions for both humans and animals. Unsurprisingly, Petco has responded by hiring a top tier union buster and by trying to stall the union election. In this episode, we're chatting with Olivia and Sydney, two pet stylists, about the specifics of what's going on and where things are going. Keep up with their campaign on: Twitter: @PetcoUnitedInstagram: @PetcoWorkersUnitedTikTok: @PetcoWorkersUnited2022-09-1235 min
43-15Sexual Assault and Union-Busting at Willow Lawn StarbucksTrigger Warning: Sexual Assault Earlier this year, Starbucks workers at the Willow Lawn location in Richmond, VA voted unanimously to unionize, and yet throughout the campaign, workers were left in the dark about a supervisor who had been transferred to their store after being convicted of sexual assault. In this episode, we are joined by Meghin and Jillian, two baristas from the Willow Lawn location, who chat with us about the company's predictable union busting along with their abysmal handling of sexual assault.SB Willow Lawn Insta: https://instagram.com/sbuxwillowlawnFundraiser for...2022-09-071h 09
43-1543-15 in 15: Starbucks Organizers Fired in Anderson, SCIn this 15 minute interview, we get fast facts from Jon, one of several baristas fired this month from Starbucks in Anderson SC. Workers there recently voted 18-0 to unionize and the company has responded with everything from refusing to bargain to firing organizers and even accusing them of kidnapping their boss.2022-09-0616 min
43-15The New Seasons Labor UnionOn Episode 5 of 43-15, we chat with Chris, a rep for the New Seasons Labor Union, about how New Seasons Market, which bills itself as a "positive and progressive" workplace and the "friendliest store in town" has responded to organizing efforts, and what workers are doing to fight back.New Seasons Labor Union: Solidarity FundNew Seasons Labor Union Instagram2022-09-0145 min
43-15Unionizing Mom's Organic MarketIn this episode of 43-15, Jon and Meagan chat with Kelsey and Natalia about their efforts to unionize the Hampden location of Mom's Organic Market in Baltimore, MD. They also address CEO Scott Nash's email to Jon claiming he is the most "liberal workers rights CEO" and how such a bold claim doesn't stack up with the reality of his response to union efforts in his stores.Correction: Costco pay is around $17 to start, up to $33.00, depending on position.2022-08-2537 min
43-15The Clever Octopus UnionIn this episode, Jon and Meagan chat with Logan and Samantha, two organizers involved with efforts to unionize Clever Octopus, a Salt Lake City-based thrift store for art and craft supplies.Workers announced their intent to unionize due to a lack of accountability from management, consistent misgendering, a lack of transparency, harmful language, and faux progressive values.https://linktr.ee/cleveroctounion2022-08-1756 min
43-15Organizing an Amazon Warehouse in KentuckyIn this episode, Meagan and Jon speak to Matt Littrell, an employee at the Amazon warehouse in Campbellsville, Kentucky who is leading the effort to unionize with the Amazon Labor Union. Littrell talks about what it's like to work at an Amazon fulfillment center and discusses Amazon's union-busting efforts. A Solidarity Fund of the SDF1 action committee has been launched. You can support it here.2022-08-0145 min
43-15Union-Busting Pseudo-Progressive Vegans (aka Union-Busting at No Evil Foods)This first episode is a special one. Meagan and Jon discuss their own personal experience with union-busting at No Evil Foods. 2022-07-1435 min
Total Liberation70. Vegan Union-Busters Extraordinaire: No Evil Foods w. Jon, Meagan, and JeremyRundown In this episode, Mexie catches up with Jon Reynolds and Meagan Sullivan, two former No Evil Foods employees who were pivotal in the union drive effort at the company. Jon and Meagan joined Mexie on an episode last summer to discuss No Evil Foods’ union-busting tactics (that episode is listed below). Mexie also speaks […]2021-07-3059 min
Working PeopleMo' Evil Foods, Part IIEarlier this month, No Evil Foods, a vegan meat company founded in North Carolina, notified its staff that they were closing their Asheville production plant and moving to a co-manufacturing facility in Illinois. After sticking it out and working through the COVID-19 pandemic, employees were suddenly notified that they would now be unemployed and would be receiving no severance. In this urgent episode, Jon Reynolds and Meagan Sullivan, two former NEF employees who shared their testimonies in our previous episode on NEF's union-busting campaign, join us again to discuss the plant closure and how listeners can support laid-off workers. 2021-06-231h 34