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Momentum Builds for Jimmy John's Workers Union With Tip Jar Action, Union Election in the Works
By syndicated_content on 19 Sep 2010A historic fight for unionization is going on in the Twin Cities. The majority of workers at an entire local Jimmy John's Franchise--10 stores located in Minneapolis and St. Louis Park--have formed a union with the IWW and are fighting for a list of improvements like paid sick days, guaranteed hours, job security, fair raises, and an affordable health care option.
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First in Nation, Jimmy Johns Sandwich Workers Join Union to Increase Minimum Wage Pay
By syndicated_content on 02 Sep 2010
Update: Upcoming Events--Saturday, 5pm: "Bike against the boss" event starting in Loring Park at 5pm and ending in Uptown around 7pm. Monday, 3pm: Labor Day rally at University and Pleasant (U of M Knoll area), featuring performance artists Guante and I Self Devine.
Fast Food Chain Rocked by Work Stoppages in Sign of Mounting Economic Frustration among US Workers
Press Conference and Rally: 4pm September 2, Block E Jimmy Johns, Minneapolis
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Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee: A Political Ecology of Change
By syndicated_content on 16 Jul 2010- 42 comments
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Another World Is Possible; Is Another U.S. Necessary? Dispatch from the US Social Forum
By syndicated_content on 23 Jun 2010Fireworks may have been a more appropriate grand opening for a Tea Party convention than the 2010 United States Social Forum.
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Another World is Possible, Another US is Necessary: Social Forum Process Hits the Twin Cities
By syndicated_content on 01 Jun 2010