Podcasts about burgerville workers union

If you're not a patron you can get the full episode by visiting patreon.com/workstoppage and support us with $5 a month. On the first two parts of this series, we discussed what exactly rank and file organizing is, and how it differs from top down, business unionist organizing methods, and then discussed some historical examples. In this third part of the series, we do a deep dive on two major rank and file movements from the last decade. First we look at the Chicago Teachers Union and the rise of the rank and file caucus, CORE, to leadership over the massive 2012 teachers' strike. Then we discuss one of the most recent major union drives from the IWW, the Burgerville Workers Union. Both of these drives show the power unions can have when they actually engage and empower the workers themselves to take the reins of their organization and fight for the issues that matter most to them.  These, along with the other examples we've covered, make a strong case for major unions to embrace rank and file leadership of union drives if they want to rebuild the labor movement. Join the discord: discord.gg/tDvmNzX Follow the pod @WorkStoppagePod on Twitter, John @facebookvillain, and Lina @solidaritybee

✦ LINKS ✦ YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/TheValleyLaborReport✦ ABOUT ✦ The weekly Valley Labor Report radio program is currently on hiatus and will return soon.  Adam explains the hiatus in TVLR Episode 85.The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama. The show covers local, state, and national news with an emphasis on the former two. Jacob and Adam hope to educate the audience about the power they can have with their fellow workers through cooperation, organizing, and solidarity. The show is live on Saturdays from 9:30am to 11:00am on 92.5 FM WVNN in the Huntsville/Decatur/Athens listening area. A recording of the show plays from 8:00am to 9:30am on 100.7FM WGOL in Russelville, Alabama and from 10am to 11am on 102.3FM WGOL in New Orleans, Louisiana. You can listen live online on wvnn.com and the broadcast is livestreamed on Youtube.Help them agitate and educate Alabama workers: patreon.com/TheValleyLaborReportFollow the show on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheValleyLab...Follow the show on Twitter: @LaborReportersFollow Jacob and David on Twitter: @JacobM_AL @RadiclUnionist✦   OUR ADVERTISERS KEEP US ON THE AIR! Support them if you can.  ✦  Are you a federal employee in Huntsville? Check to see if you are represented by the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1858 by calling (256) 876-4880Hometown Action is a powerbuilding collective here in Alabama. Learn more about their work and how to join by going to hometownaction.org.The fight against climate change is the fight for working people. Go to arminarm4climate.org to learn more about the intersection of environmental and working class interests and how to join the movement to stop climate change.The attorneys at Maples, Tucker, and Jacobs fight for working people. Reach out to them and let them represent you in your workplace injury claim. Learn more at mtandj.com or call them at (855) 617-9333.Do you want to organize your workplace? The Machinists Union represents workers in several industries including healthcare, the defense industry, woodworking, and more. Call them to learn more at (256) 286-3704 or email them at organize@iamaw44.org.Do you need good union laborers on your construction site, or do you want a union construction job? Reach out to the Ironworkers Local 477. Call Jeb Miles at 256-383-3334 or via email at:  local477@bellsouth.net.Means TV is a worker-owned post-capitalist alternative to Netflix and Hulu. Subscribe at Means.TV with the code VALLEYLABOR to receive 50% off your first month.The North Alabama DSA is fighting for liberty and justice for all. Inquire about joining: email DSANorthAlabama@gmail.comThe Alabama AFL-CIO is the largest federation of unions in Alabama.The Majority Report is a daily left wing political talk show. Tune in at 11am CST every weekday on YouTube or listen later wherever you get your podcasts.The National Association of Letter Carriers represents city carriers in Huntsville, Madison, Scottsboro, and Arab. Learn more at nalcbranch462.org ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Eden and William talk with Emmett and Nate from the Burgerville Workers Union, a fast food workers union in the Pacific Northwest which was the first nationally recognized fast food union in decades. We discuss the values and principles of the organization, mutual aid among the workers, battling burnout, and addressing accountability. In this episode's Solo Praxis segment, Eden talks about the importance of helping other's financially when we're able, without centering ourselves or our expectations. Burgerville Workers Union on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BVWkrUnion BVWU on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/burgervilleworkersunion/ Frontline Praxis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FrontlinePraxis FP on the web: https://frontlinepraxis.com/ Email: frontlinepraxis@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FrontlinePraxis

An update on the fight for Burgerville. http://www.boycottburgerville.com/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/burgervilleworkersunion/ Twitter : @BVWkrUnion

On this week’s show: The conclusion of our discussion with Clint Burelson and Len Shindel about two historic strikes back in 1970: one by 150 Garrett County roads workers in western Maryland, the other a massive wildcat by 200,000 postal workers. Also this week, Patrick Dixon talks with Luis Brennan, one of the Burgerville Workers Union organizers in Portland, Oregon. And, inspired by the recent legal victory by nurses at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Alan, Ben and Chloe scoured the University of Maryland’s Meany Labor Archives for some cool things illustrating the history of organizing by health care workers. Questions, comments or suggestions welcome, and to find out how you can be a part of Labor History Today, email us at LaborHistoryToday@gmail.com Labor History Today is produced by Union City Radio and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor. Produced & engineered by Chris Garlock and Patrick Dixon. Justin Grennan & The Project - "Signed, Sealed Delivered" https://youtu.be/H5L1hVNS2HE

We reproduce highlights from interviews in our second season of Laborwave. More episodes from Laborwave will be released in the late summer of 2019. Highlights include clips from our interviews with: Marianne Garneau on the Women's Strike. Garneau explains why it is necessary to have specific targets tied to specific demands within a larger strategic plan in order to be effective in any struggle for working class improvements, and how all of these features are absent from the IWS, so far. Shane Burley on Lessons from the Burgerville Workers Union. In addition to lesson from BVWU's victories we discussed the need to rethink labor organizing under late capitalism, where workers no longer self-identify with particular forms of industry and precarious labor is the norm. BVWU's successes in some ways points to the need to re-embrace as Shane says, "19th century unionism" in the 21st century. Hillary Lazar on Border Politics and Antifascism. Our interview focused on Hillary Lazar's essay, Connecting Our Struggles: Border Politics, Antifascism, and Lessons from the Trials of Ferrero, Sallito, and Graham published in Perspectives on Anarchist Theory (n.30). The piece focuses on the lost history of anarchist editors and supporters of the periodical Man! who were swept up in an anti-immigrant and anti-anarchist political reaction during the early part of the 20th century in the United States. The piece uses this case study to explore connections and continuations of anti-immigrant policies of today and how such policies bolster the repression of political dissent. adrienne maree brown on Pleasure Activism. How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourselves desires that make it impossible to settle for anything less than a fulfilling life? Author and editor adrienne maree brown finds the answer in something she calls “pleasure activism,” a politics of healing and happiness that explodes the dour myth that changing the world is just another form of work. Drawing on the black feminist tradition, she challenges us to rethink the ground rules of activism. Her mindset-altering essays are interwoven with conversations and insights from other feminist thinkers, including Audre Lorde, Joan Morgan, Cara Page, Sonya Renee Taylor, and Alexis Pauline Gumbs. Together they cover a wide array of subjects—from sex work to climate change, from race and gender to sex and drugs—building new narratives about how politics can feel good and how what feels good always has a complex politics of its own. AK Thompson on Premonitions: Selected Essays on the Culture of Revolt. Our clip focuses on his essay discussing leftist critiques of Avatar and how they failed to also use the limitations of the movie and its popularity as opportunities for radical organizing. Bill Fletcher, Jr. on Social Justice Unionism.Fletcher Jr discusses the need for "social justice unionism" in a post-Janus United States. Workers are becoming increasingly atomized in the US, and the state continues to rollback any investments into the reproductive labor that stitches society together. The moment, as Fletcher Jr states, that organized labor can seize for victory is almost over. We might not get another moment. What role do teachers strikes, worker-owned businesses, and housing cooperatives play in seizing this current moment? How do the rank and file push labor leadership to understand that we cannot continue doing "business as usual" despite not being knocked out by Janus right away?

What the Wind Blew in From Golconda by Emmett Schlenz.  Narrated by J.S. Arquin.  Featuring an afterword by Emmett Schlenz. #fantasy #magicalrealism        Cora looked up from her notebook to watch the storm, and in the lingering of a lightning flash she saw something beyond the pomegranate trees, coming up over the bluff.  A dark smudge she took to be a lost balloon, getting closer.  As it neared, Cora noticed it was much too large to be a balloon.  Much too long.  And a balloon would have been shuddering under all that rain.        When she realized it was a person, floating above the orchard, surprise only weighed her down for a moment before she exploded out the backdoor.   Born and raised in Rhode Island, Emmett Schlenz studied English and History at Loyola Marymount University.  Currently he is a proud member of the Burgerville Workers Union in Portland, Oregon, and attends the People's Colloquium writers' workshop.  Everything he writes is a love letter to somebody.   Please help support the Overcast.  Become a Patron Today! Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher so you never miss an episode.  While you're there, don't forget to leave a review!  

We talk to Drew Edmonds, a Burgerville worker in Portland, Oregon, and an organizer with the Burgerville Workers Union. We talk about the fight Drew and his coworkers led to form the nation’s first federally recognized fast food union (followed by workers at Little Big Burger, another Portland chain). We talk about what it was like to unionize from the ground up across Burgerville stores, about how they have used the power of their union in the push to secure better wages and fairer treatment, and about the union-busting backlash and firings that they’ve faced from the company in response. We also talk about how their story speaks to the effectiveness and necessity of the organizing model of the IWW (the Industrial Workers of the World), which both the Burgerville Workers Union and the Little Big Union are affiliated with.    Additional links/info below... Boycott Burgerville  Burgerville Workers Union Facebook page and Twitter page Little Big Union website, Facebook page, and Twitter page Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Wikipedia page and Twitter page Shane Burley, ThinkProgress, "These Burgerville Employees Organized the First Official Fast Food Labor Union in the Country" Eater Portland, Behind Portland's Fight for Unionized Fast Food Restaurants  Don McIntosh, NW Labor Press, "Burgerville Continues to Fire Pro-Union Workers" Elise Herron, Willamette Week, "Workers at Little Big Burger Form Union, Joining Portland Fast-Food Labor Drive" Kim Kelly, Teen Vogue, "Fast-Food Industry Workers Continue to Fight for Their Right to Unionize"  Annelise Orleck, Beacon Press, "We Are All Fast-Food Workers Now": The Global Uprising Against Poverty Wages    Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org) Lobo Loco, "Malte Junior - Hall" Cletus Got Shot, "Gravedigger"

The Burgerville Workers Union (BVWU) is the first officially recognized fast-food workers union in the United States. They are an affiliate of the Industrial Workers of the World and have embraced militant union organizing strategies to do what traditional labor unions have been unable to accomplish by forming a fast-food workers union. We spoke with Shane Burley about his recent piece for Think Progress on BVWU and learned more about how these workers were able to succeed in forming their union, how long the fight has been happening, and what challenges lay in front of Burgerville workers. We also discussed the need to rethink labor organizing under late capitalism, where workers no longer self-identify with particular forms of industry and precarious labor is the norm. BVWU's successes in some ways points to the need to re-embrace as Shane says, "19th century unionism" in the 21st century. Shane Burley is a writer and filmmaker based in Portland, Oregon. He is the author of Fascism Today: What It Is And How To End It and has had articles printed in Roar Magazine, Think Progress, In These Times, Jacobin, Labor Notes, and more. Music on this episode from John Dwyer (Thee Oh Sees; Damaged Bug) Follow Shane Burley on Twitter at twitter.com/shane_burley1 Read his article on BVWU for Think Progress at https://thinkprogress.org/burgerville-oregon-fast-food-labor-union-0253164c533a/ And purchase a copy of Fascism Today at https://www.akpress.org/fascism-today.html

Zack Pattin fills in for Dan, when he and Steph talk with Mark Medina, an organizer for the IWW in Portland. Three of then discuss the recent success of the Burgerville Workers Union and their efforts to organize multiple Burgerville locations in Portland.

This month we take a look at two historic campaigns happening right here in Oregon – Transportation Fairness Portland, a campaign to give Transportation Network Company drivers and community members a voice in how companies like Uber and Lyft operate within Portland; and the latest from the Burgerville Workers Union who made history by being the first federally recognized fast food union at now two locations in the Portland area. Click here for information about Transportation Fairness Portland Click here for information about the Burgerville Workers Union Guests Alma Raya, Oregon AFL-CIO Organizer Enrique, a Portland-based driver for Lyft Dylan Fitzwater, a member of the Burgerville Workers Union Credits Introduction from Oregon AFL-CIO President Tom Chamberlain Hosted by Oregon AFL-CIO Chief of Staff Graham Trainor Produced by Oregon AFL-CIO Communications Director Russell Sanders

Labor organizing at Columbia University #CUonStrike and the recent success of the Burgerville Workers Union are discussed by Andrea Anarchy as examples of growing solidarity and class action nationwide. We begin a series of activist stories with a local organizer, Micknai Arefaine VP of Social Justice for the Coalition of Graduate Employees and coordinator for the AYA Womxn of Color Initiative) about how her family and upbringing has shaped her into the organizer and activist she is today. Don't miss Strengthening Tenant's Rights - Saturday April 28th at Westminster House in Corvallis. This event is being hosted by the CGE Housing Caucus and SEIU 503, Local 083. Together we can explore how to tip the odds into our favor when it comes to rent and housing rights in this town. Further Resources for this Episode: Columbia Graduate Union https://columbiagradunion.org/ Burgerville Workers Union www.burgervilleworkersunion.org/ Strengthening Tenet's Rights event https://www.facebook.com/events/168381780534606/ LabourWave is an exploration of culture, politics, rebellion, and alternatives to capitalism recorded in Corvallis, Oregon. We want to hear your ideas for all things anti-capitalist! Contact us at corvallislabourwave@gmail.com

Anarchy Anarchy and Person X discussed current events including a student occupation happening at Howard University (#studentpowerHU), Oklahoma Teachers strike, March for Our Lives and an anarchist perspective on gun reform, and the Burgerville Workers Union filing for a union election. We also interviewed a local organizer, Micknai Arefaine (VP of Social Justice for the Coalition of Graduate Employees and coordinator for the AYA Womxn of Color Initiative) about her role in organizing the upcoming conference, Opening Space for the Radical Imagination. The Radical Imagination conference takes place in Corvallis, Oregon April 6-8 and will feature keynote speakers Walidah Imarisha, Arun Gupta, Zoé Samudzi, Raj Patel, Hillary Lazar, Kristian Williams, and Kevin Van Meter. Tickets are available at www.oregonimagines.com Further Resources for this Episode: Crimethinc "Youth Liberation" https://crimethinc.com/2018/03/20/gun-control-no-youth-liberation-mass-shootings-school-walkouts-getting-free Oklahoma Teachers Strike www.twitter.com/okea Burgerville Workers Union http://www.burgervilleworkersunion.org/ Student Power at Howard University www.twitter.com/HUResist LabourWave is an exploration of culture, politics, rebellion, and alternatives to capitalism recorded in Corvallis, Oregon. We want to hear your ideas for all things anti-capitalist! Contact us at corvallislabourwave@gmail.com

We interviewed Mark and Alex from the Burgerville Workers Union about the efforts to build the first (and only) fast-food restaurant union in the United States. Mark and Alex gave our listeners an overview of the unionization campaign at Burgerville, the real working conditions of Burgerville employees, guilty consumption habits from supporters of their efforts ("but isn't Burgerville better than McDonald's?"), and the backlash they have experienced from Burgerville owners including the union-busting tactics of Bullard Law- a notorious union busting law firm that is willing to physically assault workers to intimidate them from attempting to better their work lives. See how you can support the Burgerville Workers Union http://burgervilleworkersunion.com/ and www.facebook.com/burgervilleworkersunion LabourWave is an exploration of culture, politics, rebellion, and alternatives to capitalism recorded in Corvallis, Oregon. We want to hear your ideas for all things anti-capitalist! Contact us at corvallislabourwave@gmail.com

Lizz Schallert is a Faith/Labor Committee Member who came to talk to us about the work they have been doing with the Burgerville Workers Union.