We Rise Fighting - Labor Podcast

(00:00:00) E125: Starbucks Workers on Strike! Interview w/ Joanna Weir

(00:00:27) Reflections after 125 episode

(00:03:33) Why are Starbucks workers on strike?

(00:04:36) Exactly what does a Starbucks worker do?

(00:06:42) What are the issues at work? Why are workers on strike and organizing?

(00:08:39) Community support

(00:09:35) Where is bargaining at?

(00:11:33) What can the community do to support?

(00:12:55) How can people contribute to the strike fund?

(00:13:25) Where are the strikes happening?

(00:14:18) Do you have a background with unions?

(00:15:10) How has the strike changed your consciousness?

(00:18:01) Is there a grander vision?

(00:19:10) Message to fellow workers and the community...

Red Cup Rebellion!!! Starbucks workers have been on strike since Nov. 13th! In this episode we interview Starbucks worker Joanna Weir to learn what's happening on the ground, why workers are on strike, and where this is all going...

An interview with members of the organization Wisconsin Bail Out the People Movement.

This is a basic overview of what the organization is about, its history, origin, activities, and political orientations/principles,

News updates on:

• Palestine
• Venezuela
• No Kings protests
• UAW Local 95 strike
• UNITE HERE in Madison, WI, 
• Italian general strike
• The strike of Kaiser Permanente workers on the west coast.

(00:00:00) E119: Interview w/ Pathfinders Workers

(00:00:27) UAW Local 95 Announcement

(00:01:55) Introduction

(00:05:35) What lead you to organize?

(00:07:53) Response from management

(00:09:36) Workplace conditions and effects on clients

(00:10:40) Relationship with community

(00:12:01) Follow on instagram

(00:12:08) Rally on Aug 4

(00:13:23) Inspiration to unionize

(00:15:35) Why OPEIU?

(00:16:20) How many workers total?

(00:17:58) How many locations?

(00:18:17) Safe staffing saves lives

(00:19:48) Pay scale

(00:21:55) Who are the funders?

(00:22:40) What stage of the campaign are you in?

(00:23:19) What kind of help do you need?

(00:23:55) What is your work like?

(00:27:08) Message to the community

Pathfinders is a non-profit organization based out of Milwaukee that serves the needs of people in crisis. The staff has been organizing with OPEIU. In this episode we interview Rachel, Megan, and Michael, to learn more about what's going on.

UAW Local 95 is on strike against Mercy East Clinic in Janesville, WI. In this interview UAW Local 95 Chairperson, Enrique Casiano, to learn about what's going on. 

Here is a link to donate to the strike fund:

https://www.facebook.com/UawLocal95

-Update on UAW Locals 291 and 95 strikes in Wisconsin
-Sanitation worker strikes in Boston, Philadelphia, Ohio, and California
-Why is organized labor so quiet in the face of Trump austerity bill (aka the 'big beautiful bill')