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  Katie Giede, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
March 27, 2024 at 9:32 PM

Why am I paying for food I don't eat?

FIGHT FOR $15 They're deducting our wages for food we can't eat. John, The first time I looked at my paycheck I was confused. Waffle House charged me for food... that I didn't eat. It turns out, Waffle House forces workers like me to pay for shift meals, even when I don't eat. I mak…
  Brian Lewis, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
March 21, 2024 at 7:46 PM

We won't let corporations dictate our rights!

FIGHT FOR $15 We can't let anti-worker billionaires, corporations, and politicians go unchecked! John, No matter how progressive corporations pretend to be, they will always prioritize their bottom line over the well-being of their workers. That's why billionaires like Elon Musk an…
  Crystal Billarreal, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
March 15, 2024 at 2:31 PM

Young people are leading the union charge

FIGHT FOR $15 We're not buying the boss's lies… >> John, We're just a few months into 2024, and it's already been a huge year for labor wins. On picket lines and at the bargaining table, young people like me are pushing for better workplaces and respect from corporations. Over…
  Maria del Pilar Alvarez with SEIU · [email protected]
March 4, 2024 at 7:39 PM

An unprecedented moment of action and unity in MN.

FIGHT FOR $15 Regardless of what we do for work, imagine what we could win if we rose up and fought together. John, For over a decade, union and non-union workers in Minnesota have been coming together and coordinating how to win more family-supporting jobs, asking this important qu…
  Crystal Billarreal, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
February 28, 2024 at 6:02 PM

Baristas have fought years for this! 🚨

FIGHT FOR $15 This is a life-changing win... John, Victory! 10,000+ Starbucks baristas at nearly 400 stores fought for this moment for two and a half years. Yesterday, Starbucks committed to working with Starbucks Workers United to create:  Collective bargaining agreements for unio…
  Johmara Romero, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
February 16, 2024 at 9:56 PM

BUSTED: Popeyes violates child labor laws

FIGHT FOR $15 It’s 2024, and corporations STILL think child labor is okay John, An investigation into a Popeyes in Oakland, CA found they hired minors as young as 13. Can you believe some kids were even called in to work during the school day and pressured to skip classes? It is a c…
  Neha Cremin, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
February 2, 2024 at 9:17 PM

SpaceX’s moonshot against worker protections

FIGHT FOR $15 Act today to fight for worker protections! Tell Trader Joe's & SpaceX: Stop Attacking Workers’ Rights—Workers Won’t Back Down. We need you to act TODAY >> John, Early this year Elon Musk and his $180 BILLION company SpaceX took action to destroy a k…
  Neha Cremin, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
January 25, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Starbucks ❤️s human rights abuses

FIGHT FOR $15 Solidarity across the supply chain. John, Starbucks got caught sourcing their so-called "ethical" coffee beans from farms engaged in "modern slavery" – and now they're getting sued by customers for it. This is the same company that's been trying to undermine our union,…
  Jamila Allen, USSW · [email protected]
January 15, 2024 at 4:13 PM

Their fight strengthens our fight.

FIGHT FOR $15 This movement is part of a great history. John, At the center of our movement is this: There is no economic justice without racial justice. While this idea is nothing new to working people who live the realities of poverty wages, few leaders or activists have brought t…
  Angelica Hernandez, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
December 28, 2023 at 4:56 PM

Here’s why I'm hopeful for 2024

FIGHT FOR $15 A look back at a year of worker WINS >> Watch NOW >> Watch and share >>   See you in 2024! In solidarity, Angelica Hernandez McDonald's Worker Monterey Park, CA Fight for $15 and a Union Brought to you by Fight for $15 and a Union. unsubscribe. …
  Shae Parker, Fight for $15 and Union · [email protected]
December 7, 2023 at 8:35 PM

Protect workers, not bosses

FIGHT FOR $15 We refuse to stay silent while state agencies do nothing. John, When I worked at Waffle House, I just didn't feel safe. The violence we've all seen on the news and social media is real, and my coworkers and I have seen it firsthand. We've been threatened at gunpoint ov…
  Jacklyn Gabel, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
November 16, 2023 at 1:31 PM

TODAY: Join the Red Cup Rebellion

FIGHT FOR $15 Workers AND customers are taking action now. Red Cup Rebellion starts TODAY >> John– Ahead of Red Cup Day and another busy winter season, Starbucks corporate made a big holiday announcement: U.S. workers are getting a raise in 2024. One problem: union organizers …
  Neha Cremin, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
November 7, 2023 at 9:21 PM

Here's why I’m joining the Red Cup Rebellion...

FIGHT FOR $15 We REFUSE to let Starbucks exploit workers. Join the Red Cup Rebellion >> John, The rollout of Starbucks' famous holiday cups on Red Cup Day is the busiest day of the year for workers like me. We're on our feet all day, racing around, and getting yelled at by cus…
  Ingrid Vilorio, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
October 26, 2023 at 10:34 PM

Striking Ford workers win BIG

FIGHT FOR $15 Strikes work. John, BREAKING: FORD WORKERS WIN TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH RECORD WAGE INCREASES Ford workers won a HUGE victory, with a tentative agreement that will see a 25% increase in wages. Strikes work: since these first workers went on strike, Ford's offer went up…
  Dawn Martin, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
October 11, 2023 at 12:46 PM

Largest U.S. healthcare worker strike. Ever.

FIGHT FOR $15 75,000 Kaiser workers on strike makes history and shows the power of our movement. John, As a Medical Assistant with Kaiser, my colleagues and I put it all on the line for our patients and for each other. We do this job to help people, but the executives at Kaiser Perm…
  John Schuessler, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
October 3, 2023 at 6:14 PM

Every time I go to work at Waffle House, I put my life on the line.

FIGHT FOR $15 Waffle House workers across the US South are fighting back. Dear John, Waffle House is an icon here in the South. On the highway, at rest stops, down the street, everyone recognizes the bright yellow sign. But beyond the biscuits, there's a dark side to this multi-bill…
  Ingrid Vilorio, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
September 28, 2023 at 6:44 PM

Breaking: CA Fast Food Workers Win $20 & a seat at the table

FIGHT FOR $15 “CA fast food workers have blazed a trail that will transform the industry” ⚡   BREAKING!      BREAKING!      BREAKING! ⚡ Fast food workers in California just won next-level worker power! The path has officially been cleared in the Golden State for the nation's FIRST F…
  Linda Ressler, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
September 19, 2023 at 1:31 PM

Airport Workers to Congress: Good airports start with good jobs

FIGHT FOR $15 "It drains your brain. It slows your cognitive function. You're overwhelmed by the heat." I get no water breaks and Congress fails to act. Record heat and we get no water. No heat breaks. No fair wages & benefits. TELL CONGRESS IT'S NOT RIGHT >> John, Recor…
  Neha Cremin, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
September 13, 2023 at 1:01 PM

TELL STARBUCKS CEO: No contract, no coffee!

FIGHT FOR $15 Sign the petition now >> John, Tomorrow, Starbucks customers across the country are raising their fists and Pumpkin Spice Lattes to condemn the Starbucks CEO and demand the company respect workers. Starbucks' efforts to appear progressive are downright SHAMEFUL …
  Angelica Hernandez, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
August 15, 2023 at 2:02 PM

Join the Summer Strike Wave 🌊

FIGHT FOR $15 Solidarity summer keeps on rolling… Summer Strike Wave >> John, Want to know why I showed up in solidarity with Starbucks workers last week, even though I work at McDonald's? Because I know the feeling of being on my feet the whole day, dealing with unpredictable…
  Rachel Ybarra, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
August 11, 2023 at 3:28 PM

[Action Alert] We took the fight to Starbucks HQ

FIGHT FOR $15 Tell Starbucks to stop silencing workers! John, Starbucks claims to be "progressive," but we both know that you can't be a progressive company and be anti-union. In fact, Starbucks is one of the worst violators of labor law in modern history, illegally firing dozens o…
  Shannon Butler, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
August 4, 2023 at 2:01 PM

3 days until we fight back against Starbucks ✊

FIGHT FOR $15 It’s not too late to join the Day of Action! John, Our Starbucks Day of Action is just days away – and Starbucks is already feeling the heat 🔥🔥🔥 We're adding new events every day. It's not too late to sign up to join or host an event. Get more info here >> Starb…
  Shannon Butler, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
July 31, 2023 at 5:32 PM

Support Starbucks workers in Washington

FIGHT FOR $15 ✊ Join the largest Starbucks protests yet. Join the largest Starbucks protests yet on August 7th! Find an event near you >> John, Been looking for a way to stand in solidarity with Starbucks workers? Now's your chance. Since December 2021, more than 340 Starbuck…
  Maria Rodriguez, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
July 27, 2023 at 5:23 PM

100 degrees in the kitchen

FIGHT FOR $15 Climate change is here, and it's putting frontline workers like me at risk. No more 100° kitchens. Safe workplaces NOW >> John, It hit nearly 100 degrees in the McDonald's I work at. It's a health and safety issue, and the bosses are too concerned about their bot…
  Anneisha Williams, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
July 19, 2023 at 4:07 PM

ICYMI: fast-food workers are FED UP

FIGHT FOR $15 Corporate accountability and respect for ALL working people everywhere. John, I'm sick and tired of the lies and disrespect from fast-food corporations. That's why I went on strike with hundreds of other fast-food workers in Los Angeles to demand dignity and respect on…
  Shannon Butler, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
July 10, 2023 at 6:27 PM

Hot Union Summer is here

FIGHT FOR $15 Hear from workers and share in solidarity >> John, Over 3,000 Starbucks workers at 150+ stores across the country went on strike last week. Thousands of hotel workers are back on strike in L.A., and the writers' strike is entering its third month. 340,000 UPS wor…
  Neha Cremin, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
June 26, 2023 at 3:44 PM

STARBUCKS STRIKE ☕︎

FIGHT FOR $15 Tell Starbucks to stop silencing queer workers! John, Across the country, Starbucks workers like me are going on STRIKE! Managers have been tearing down Pride flags in Starbucks stores – and that's just their latest attack on LGBTQIA+ workers. Tell Starbucks: stop sile…
  Neha Cremin, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
June 20, 2023 at 8:43 PM

[UPDATE] Starbucks: Stop asking workers to hide our pride 🏳️‍🌈

FIGHT FOR $15 Starbucks got caught red handed tearing down Pride decorations. John, Starbucks got caught red handed tearing down Pride decorations. Check it out >> This isn't just about a flag: this company is powered by many queer workers, and time and time again, they've sh…
  Arthur Pratt, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
June 8, 2023 at 4:08 PM

Starbucks: Stop asking workers to hide our pride 🏳️‍🌈

FIGHT FOR $15 Continue the fight for trans and queer rights this Pride Month! John, As a trans worker, I know what it's like to fight to be seen and heard. I also know what it's like to fight back against discrimination and injustice. Starbucks claims to be "progressive" and "pro-…
  Anneisha Williams, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
May 26, 2023 at 5:48 PM

I'll take a burger – hold the wage theft and harassment

FIGHT FOR $15 Fast-food workers demand companies are held accountable for workplace injustices John, For far too long corporations like McDonald's, Burger King, Jack in the Box and others have been hiding behind franchising agreements to avoid responsibility for how we're treated. …
  Brian Lewis, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
May 4, 2023 at 4:08 PM

Say NO to poverty wages!

FIGHT FOR $15 Demand a $17/hr Federal Minimum Wage Increase Now! John, Can you believe the U.S. federal minimum wage is still just $7.25/hr? And it's been this way for almost 15 YEARS! Who can live off this poverty wage? This is a disgrace to hardworking people struggling to put foo…
  Beto Sanchez, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
April 11, 2023 at 7:04 PM

Let's #StickItToStarbucks Today!

FIGHT FOR $15 Support Starbucks Workers United in this Global Day of Action. John, Thanks to your help we are making great progress in our fight against greedy corporations like Starbucks. Let's keep it going! Help us #StickItToStarbucks on this Global Day of Action and let's come t…
  Jackie Gabel, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
March 31, 2023 at 9:58 PM

Yaasss! Your voice is making a difference!

FIGHT FOR $15 Thanks to you, we’re making progress in holding Starbucks accountable! John, Great news! Thanks to your support, we have made major progress in our efforts to hold Starbucks accountable for their union-busting practices. First, we got former CEO Howard Schultz to test…
  Rachel Ybarra, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
March 22, 2023 at 11:23 PM

BREAKING: Starbucks Workers on Strike Nationwide

FIGHT FOR $15 We’re in the streets to demand a seat at the table now! John, BREAKING: Current situation - standing outside Starbucks headquarters in solidarity with other workers across the nation demanding our rights to a union be respected. Yes, that's right. Tons of us are in fr…
  Shannon Butler, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
March 18, 2023 at 1:01 PM

Tell Starbucks CEO: Do better!

FIGHT FOR $15 Show support for Starbucks workers fighting for their rights. ADD YOUR NAME: Call out Starbucks' union busting! John, Everyone should have their rights respected. Everyone should have a voice. I joined the movement because I believe baristas deserve better wages and…
  Katie McCoy, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
March 8, 2023 at 10:13 PM

You raised your voice, and now Schultz will be held accountable

FIGHT FOR $15 Organizing works – Schultz will answer to the Senate John, You held Starbucks' CEO Howard Schultz’s accountable: because of MASSIVE public pressure, he has agreed to testify to the Senate about Starbucks’ gross union busting. Schultz wanted to duck accountability. Star…
  Katie McCoy, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
March 7, 2023 at 2:12 PM

Starbucks CEO: Workers Deserve Better!

FIGHT FOR $15 Starbucks must answer for how they treat workers. John, 4,000,000 days of strikes. That's how many days workers walked off their job in 2022. And most of those strikes were held by Starbucks and fast-food workers. Beyond the low pay, unsafe conditions, and disrespect, …
  Angel Kincaid, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
February 24, 2023 at 7:07 PM

Worker History is Black History

FIGHT FOR $15 Addie Wyatt knew the power of a union. John, Black workers – and specifically Black women workers – have always been central to America's labor movement. Workers like me have always and will always be fighting for dignity and respect, on and off the job. This Black His…
  Mysheka Ronquillo, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
January 27, 2023 at 9:39 PM

Workers FORCED to bankroll fast-food corporation lobbyists

FIGHT FOR $15 I'm OUTRAGED workers like me have unknowingly been funding the National Restaurant Association… John, How is it that companies are always finding ways to take advantage of us hard workers? I had to pay for ServSafe's food safety training every three years, just so I c…
  Mama Cookie, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
January 16, 2023 at 3:54 PM

We're continuing MLK's legacy of fighting back

FIGHT FOR $15 A better future for ourselves, for our kids, and for the South... John, The history of the South is one of resistance, of fights for freedom, and of revolutionary workers. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was in Memphis to support striking sanitation workers that awful …
  Evelyn Barillas, Fight for $15 and Union · [email protected]
January 12, 2023 at 5:45 PM

23 states just raised their minimum wage – did yours?

FIGHT FOR $15 10 years of organizing and activism has led to this... John, On January 1st, 8 MILLION workers got $5 BILLION in raises. This is on top of the $150 billion in raises for 26 million workers we've won over the last decade. It's a lifeline for workers like me who are stil…
  Angelica Hernandez, Fight for $15 and Union · [email protected]
December 29, 2022 at 2:03 PM

2022 was all about UNIONS

FIGHT FOR $15 The largest union wave we’ve seen in decades... John, People used to ask me, "why don't you just get a new job?" after I was sexually harassed and had my wages stolen at McDonald's. I could have. But I knew if I left, someone else would take that job and face the same…
  Adrianna Villarreal, Janitor · [email protected]
December 15, 2022 at 9:08 PM

Who cleans Twitter’s mess?

FIGHT FOR $15 Janitors who cleaned Twitter HQ in San Francisco need their jobs back! Dear John, I am one of 48 janitors who used to clean Twitter headquarters in San Francisco. We worked hard every day to keep Twitter clean and safe for their employees and visitors. But just a few …
  Terrence Wise, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
November 30, 2022 at 1:47 PM

10 years and $150B in raises for workers 🎉

FIGHT FOR $15 Ten years of the fight for higher wages, a union and respect on the job! John, Our fight started ten years ago with a demand for a decent wage, but from the beginning it was about more than just the size of our paychecks. It's about living full lives with our families…
  Angelica Hernandez, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
November 18, 2022 at 3:16 PM

Bubbling up

FIGHT FOR $15 We're writing our own rules. Dear John, Things have been hard for too many of us for too long. That's changing because of workers like us. Earlier this week I went on strike. We took nearly twice as many of the required worker signatures to Sacramento saying we want a …
  Monique Jamison, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
November 7, 2022 at 1:32 PM

Why am I voting? Because my family's lives depend on it.

FIGHT FOR $15 Make a plan to vote NOW >> John, I don't know about you, but I'm sick and tired of watching politicians side with wealthy corporations while I can't afford food for my kids and my mother. I'm in this fight for my family – and for my life. And I've seen what we ca…
  Justin Jones, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
October 28, 2022 at 3:02 PM

Corporations are lying to you. Here's proof.

FIGHT FOR $15 They’re trying to buy what they couldn’t win… John, They're all out of arguments, so now they're lying to you. California workers like me fought for – and WON – a law that will give us a seat at the table, raise our pay and protect us on the job. Now, fast-food corpora…
  Leticia Reyes, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
October 18, 2022 at 2:51 PM

Here's how organizing helped my workplace:

FIGHT FOR $15 When we organize together, we have power. John, I know that workers organizing together get the goods.  When the A/C in our store broke, making temperatures in the kitchen as high as 115 degrees, my coworkers and I went on strike for our safety. Days later, we got our …
  Angelica Hernandez, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]
September 16, 2022 at 5:58 PM

Solidarity > $

FIGHT FOR $15 John, On Labor Day, we celebrated one of the most important worker laws to pass in half a century when fast food workers in California won the chance to sit down with corporations and government officials to set wage and work standards. This legislation could be …
  Angelica Hernandez, Fight for $15 · [email protected]
September 5, 2022 at 4:39 PM

California fast-food workers win BIG

FIGHT FOR $15 Worker power gets the goods WORKER POWER IS NOW LAW IN CALIFORNIA: WE WON A SEAT AT THE TABLE. CELEBRATE WITH US >> We did it, John. This win is going to completely change my life. We're now one step closer to having a voice on the job, better pay, and workp…