Sunday, September 9, 2012

Occupy makes union-busting boss back down

It's yet another victory for the Occupy revolution!

In New York City, workers at a Hot & Crusty cafe who were illegally fired by their boss for forming a union enlisted the help of the popular Occupy Wall Street. The 23 employees Occupied the cafe and opened their own sidewalk bagel shop.

Now, after a week of protests, the union-bustin' supervisor had no choice but to rehire his workers and recognize the union. Employees even won thousands of dollars in pay they were owed after being paid below minimum wage. Now workers at other Hot & Crusty locations also plan to unionize.

The growing Occupy coalition nationwide and around the world has been faced with these choices: Either fight or give up. I prefer to be part of the fightin' Occupy. When we fight, we win; when we don't, we lose. Occupy is nonviolent, but (as Occupy Campbell County's Facebook page says) nonviolent should not mean pushover.

(Source: http://www.alternet.org/hot-news-views/restaurant-union-workers-win-historic-victory-new-york-city)

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