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Pissing Blood
Pissing Blood: Work Sucks by Abbey Volcano This is a story about anger, “non-profits,” and pissing blood. I was in my fifth year working at an independent health food store run by religious fanatics in...
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Working at Artistry Bakery and Cafe
In this article, Madaline tells the story of how she fell into organizing and the IWW – pushed both by terrible bosses and by amazing solidarity among her coworkers. Working at Artistry By Madaline...
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Pushing Back on Discipline
by Emmett J. Nolan Chances are we all will inevitably have a run-in with the disciplinary procedure at work. In these moments, it’s natural to feel targeted personally. Often times the warnings are...
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We’re Not Horses, We Can’t Rest on Our Feet
by Emmett J. Nolan On my first day of work, my manager explained to me the three options regarding breaks: clock out for 30 minutes, take two 10-minute breaks on the clock, or take a 20-minute break...
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No Need to Wait till Tomorrow, When Safety Concerns Can Be Fixed Today
by Emmett J. Nolan When we encounter challenges and worsening conditions at work, if we don’t respond immediately to those negative changes we risk having those degraded conditions becoming standard...
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Going Green at the Cost of Workers’ Safety
by Emmett J. Nolan The issue I’m writing about may seem rather trivial to some readers. To be honest, I too was shocked that my co-workers and I had to fight so hard to be heard on such a small and...
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Lessons from small shop organizing
A significant amount of organizing experience in the IWW comes from working in relatively small workplaces such as stand-alone single shops or franchises of multiple smaller shops. These places...
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Beyond “F*ck You”: An organizer’s approach to confronting hateful language at...
The people we work with usually reflect what the dominant culture of our society is like. This includes some of its worst aspects, such as racism, sexism, homophobia, and heterosexism. For...
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Work to Rule
This week’s piece comes to us from a Starbucks worker and member of the IWW. She describes what happened when an incompetent bosses crossed the line, and the workers came together to assert themselves....
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The truth about the million dollar coffee company
This week we bring you a second piece from a Starbucks worker about a firing, following Work to Rule. Part of struggle is not only the lessons and strategies, but also the experiences and the real life...
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