March edition of Take Five

March 27, 2024

Hey Friend,

 

Your bracket might be busted but there are plenty of victories to celebrate this month. Starbucks has finally agreed to negotiate with workers at over 400 stores, the first college basketball team in the country has unionized, and from coast to coast the Jobs With Justice network is standing with working people in their communities.

 

Dig into the March edition of Take Five for a glance at what we're monitoring this month.

 
 
 

Boycott Coors for Texas Teamsters!

 

Yesterday, Teamsters nationwide kicked off a Day of Action against Molson Coors, urging the public to boycott the brand until the global beer maker comes back to the table with a fair contract for 420 Texas Teamsters. Learn more.

 

Not satisfied with amplifying election disinformation, monopolizing the online shopping industry, and widespread union-busting, billionaires are uniting to destroy the National Labor Relations Board. Jeff Bezos has joined Trader Joe’s CEO Bryan Palbaum and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in attacking a New Deal-era institution meant to protect workers and our democratic right to organize in the workplace. Read more from our policy team.

 
 

Fierce organizing efforts led by Central Florida Jobs With Justice have resulted in Orange County Commissioners allocating $4.5 million to help erase medical debt in the community. Watch for more.

 

From North Bay JWJ: 45 Indigenous and Immigrant worker leaders kicked off an 18-month workforce development and training series to equip themselves with the skills needed to carry out critical climate resilience and forest-health work. Follow North Bay JWJ for updates!

 

🎧 Listen: Philly JWJ leader Devan Spear joins "Craft of Campaigns" podcast to discuss how investing in basebuilding led to a succesful campaign where some of Philadelphia’s largest property-owners committed millions of dollars to local public school funding. Listen now!