[Peace-discuss] Fw: Jimmy Johns Labor Troubles Deepen as Boisterous Bicycle Picket Puts Brakes on Business at Calhoun Square Location

[David Johnson]

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Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: Jimmy Johns Labor Troubles Deepen as Boisterous Bicycle Picket Puts 
Brakes on Business at Calhoun Square Location


>  FOR IMMEDIATE REALEASE:
> Jimmy Johns Workers Union (Industrial Workers of the World)
> Contact: Jake Foucault, 612-508-4310
>
> September 4, 2010
>
> Jimmy Johns Labor Troubles Deepen as Boisterous Bicycle Picket Puts Brakes 
> on Business at Calhoun Square Location
>
> Spirited Sandwich Workers Roll Out Innovative Tactic to Move Mulligans to 
> Meet
>
> MINNEAPOLIS– Uptown echoed with union chants and singing saturday night as 
> Jimmy Johns workers arrived with a surprise bicycle picket at Calhoun 
> Square, bringing business at the store to a near halt. The job action 
> comes two days after Jimmy Johns workers at all nine Minneapolis franchise 
> locations announced the formation of a union and demanded talks wit owners 
> Mike and Rob Mulligan over labor conditions at the chain. So far, the 
> Mulligan have refused to meet with their employees.
>
> “All we're asking is for the Mulligans to meet with us. If they're going 
> to disrespect us by refusing to even talk to us, then they're in for a 
> bumpy ride. The pressure won't stop until they meet our demands for more 
> than minimum wage, sick days, and basic fairness,” said Jake Foucault, a 
> delivery driver at Jimmy Johns.
>
> In response to the Mulligan's refusal to meet, the IWW Jimmy Johns Workers 
> Union announced on Friday that the chain will face a National Week of 
> Action beginning Labor Day, with leafleting and picketing planned in 32 of 
> 39 states in which the company operates.
>
> In Minneapolis, the Union plans a major Labor Day rally at 3pm at 
> University and Pleasant in Dinkytown featuring hip hop icons I Self Divine 
> and Guante.
>
> The Jimmy Johns Workers Union, open to employees at the company 
> nationwide, is affiliated with the Industrial Workers of the World labor 
> union. Gaining prominence in recent years for organizing Starbucks 
> workers, the IWW is a global union founded over a century ago for all 
> working people.
>
> ##
>
> JimmyJohnsWorkers.org
>