Olympia IWW continues Centralia fight - Support needed!
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Jun 18, 2009, 4:47:52 PM6/18/09
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The Olympia IWW's fight against Neil White and the Aerie Ballroom continues! Forward Widely!
Hello Everyone!
Thanks to all of you who have supported the Olympia General Membership Branch of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) so far in our fight against The Aerie Ballroom and Neil White in Centralia, WA. This fight and those like it show that when we get together we can win justice for working people everywhere!
As you may recall, we got half our demands met, but we are still demanding that Brooke be reinstated in her position. It's time to put some pressure on Neil White and the Aerie Ballroom!
So here's some details about what we have planned:
WHAT? An informational picket in Centralia!
WHEN? Friday June 26th, 2009. Carpool leaves at 5 PM SHARP! Picket is from 6 PM-8 PM
WHERE? The picket is in Centralia, but we'll meet at the Artesian Well in Downtown Olympia (off 4th Ave. between Adams and Jefferson). The rendezvous point in Centralia will be disclosed at the carpool.
WHO? You and your friends!
A little background on the situation:
Ninety years after the Centralia Conspiracy and the lynching of Wobbly Wesley Everest, the Wobblies are back in Centralia.
A member, Brooke Stepp of the Olympia General Membership Branch of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) was recently fired from her job on unfair, illegal and unjust grounds. She put in the simple request to her boss that she be paid, in accordance with Washington and federal laws, for her time spent in training for her job. The boss denied her request and immediately fired her.
What we've done:
On Sunday May 17th, 13 Wobblies and supporters delivered a letter to the Aerie Ballroom stating our demands that Brooke receive payment for the training she had already completed. Neil wasn't there, so we took a picture and mailed him a copy of the letter with the picture attached.
What we've won:
Neil had until Friday May 22nd to respond to our demands. On that Friday we received a letter from his lawyers claiming that Brooke was never an employee of the Aerie Ballroom (untrue), that the training she completed wasn't mandatory (untrue), and that they had filed a police report for the "incident" on May 17th. However, enclosed in the letter was a check for the training time! We got half our demands met!
For more info or for information on how to get involved email us at oly...@riseup.net
Remember: an injury to one is an injury to all!
--
http://nwcommonaction.org/
Hello Everyone!
Thanks to all of you who have supported the Olympia General Membership Branch of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) so far in our fight against The Aerie Ballroom and Neil White in Centralia, WA. This fight and those like it show that when we get together we can win justice for working people everywhere!
As you may recall, we got half our demands met, but we are still demanding that Brooke be reinstated in her position. It's time to put some pressure on Neil White and the Aerie Ballroom!
So here's some details about what we have planned:
WHAT? An informational picket in Centralia!
WHEN? Friday June 26th, 2009. Carpool leaves at 5 PM SHARP! Picket is from 6 PM-8 PM
WHERE? The picket is in Centralia, but we'll meet at the Artesian Well in Downtown Olympia (off 4th Ave. between Adams and Jefferson). The rendezvous point in Centralia will be disclosed at the carpool.
WHO? You and your friends!
A little background on the situation:
Ninety years after the Centralia Conspiracy and the lynching of Wobbly Wesley Everest, the Wobblies are back in Centralia.
A member, Brooke Stepp of the Olympia General Membership Branch of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) was recently fired from her job on unfair, illegal and unjust grounds. She put in the simple request to her boss that she be paid, in accordance with Washington and federal laws, for her time spent in training for her job. The boss denied her request and immediately fired her.
What we've done:
On Sunday May 17th, 13 Wobblies and supporters delivered a letter to the Aerie Ballroom stating our demands that Brooke receive payment for the training she had already completed. Neil wasn't there, so we took a picture and mailed him a copy of the letter with the picture attached.
What we've won:
Neil had until Friday May 22nd to respond to our demands. On that Friday we received a letter from his lawyers claiming that Brooke was never an employee of the Aerie Ballroom (untrue), that the training she completed wasn't mandatory (untrue), and that they had filed a police report for the "incident" on May 17th. However, enclosed in the letter was a check for the training time! We got half our demands met!
For more info or for information on how to get involved email us at oly...@riseup.net
Remember: an injury to one is an injury to all!
--
http://nwcommonaction.org/
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