Amy’s Kitchen betrays its supposed progressive values, this week in the war on workers
Calls for a boycott of Amy’s Kitchen vegetarian products spread this week. Workers at the company have said they face long hours and unsafe working conditions, and they’re working with the Teamsters to file a workplace safety complaint with Cal/OSHA. The Teamsters are also challenging Amy’s B Corp certification, noting that B Corps’ alleged values include that “business ought to be conducted as if people and place mattered.”
<p>● <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/88gb5p/amazon-warehouse-workers-stage-coordinated-strikes-demanding-dollar3-raises">Workers at three Amazon warehouses staged walkouts</a>, demanding a $ 3 an hour raise, Lauren Kaori Gurley reports.</p> <p>● </p> <div class="dk-editor-embed center-block"> <blockquote><p>BREAKING: Today, the NLRB issued a formal Complaint against Starbucks for alleged retaliation & discrimination against union leaders in Phoenix, AZ. <a href="https://t.co/bwlvlBGr2o">pic.twitter.com/bwlvlBGr2o</a></p>— SBWorkersUnited (@SBWorkersUnited) <a href="https://twitter.com/SBWorkersUnited/status/1503852935587016710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2022</a></blockquote> </div> <p>Starbucks’ union-busting in Phoenix includes a sustained bullying campaign against a teenager:</p> <div class="dk-editor-embed center-block"> <blockquote><p>EXCLUSIVE: Leaked footage reveals Starbucks continues to harass a 19-year-old union-leader. Laila Dalton was disciplined for wearing earbuds while working in a closed Phoenix cafe. Workers say Starbucks has invented violations to punish employees since the union went public. <a href="https://t.co/JA9due278X">pic.twitter.com/JA9due278X</a></p>— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) <a href="https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1503857325798576138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2022</a></blockquote> </div> <p>● As of this writing, Minneapolis teachers remain on strike:</p> <div class="dk-editor-embed center-block"> <blockquote><p>NEW: Minneapolis Public Schools educators tell us they’re forced to work 2-3 jobs to make ends meet, and some of their coworkers are homeless.<a href="https://twitter.com/MFT59?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MFT59</a> teachers & educators are striking to demand at least $ 35K/year. It’s their first strike in nearly 50 years. <a href="https://t.co/YxDxHSZhHD">pic.twitter.com/YxDxHSZhHD</a></p>— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) <a href="https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1502688346891554824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2022</a></blockquote> </div> <p>● <a href="https://inthesetimes.com/article/minneapolis-teachers-strike-union-labor-mft">A Minneapolis teacher told <em>In These Times</em></a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>It’s about what kind of future thousands of kids will have. Specifically, we are fighting for smaller class size, more mental health support for children, recruitment and retention of teachers of color and increasing the pay for our lowest paid members — the educational support staff. They start at $ 24,000 per year. The educators make it work. Short staffing has been a huge problem over the years, but the pandemic has brought us to the breaking point and it’s unacceptable.</p> </blockquote> <p>● <a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/public-sector-pay-gap-co-va/">Unions can reduce the public sector pay gap.</a></p> <p>● </p> <div class="dk-editor-embed center-block"> <blockquote><p>Workers react to the report that says <a href="https://twitter.com/McDonalds?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@McDonalds</a> has used a series of loopholes to get out of paying $ 400 million in tax in the UK The company must be held accountable. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/McTax?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#McTax</a> <a href="https://t.co/0T036Fcfgj">https://t.co/0T036Fcfgj</a> <a href="https://t.co/fNedw01Hhj">pic.twitter.com/fNedw01Hhj</a></p>— Fight For 15 (@fightfor15) <a href="https://twitter.com/fightfor15/status/1504480361002151948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2022</a></blockquote> </div> <p></p>