Category: The Service Worker

The SBWU strike ended the only way that was expected: a complete failure. Despite all plans within the union pointing to a specific end date, SBWU nationally is either stuck in denial or purposefully obfuscating the truth, claiming that the strike is still going on in some places. This is, of course, entirely untrue. In…

In response to reports of wage theft and managerial harassment at a Chicken Salad Chick restaurant in Johnson City, Tenn., we are publishing the following interview with two local rank-and-file workers, anonymized as Worker A and Worker B. We hope this interview can expose these issues and give guidance to other Chicken Salad Chick workers…

In response to reports of wage theft and managerial harassment at a Chicken Salad Chick restaurant in Johnson City, Tenn., we are publishing the following interview with two local rank-and-file workers, anonymized as Worker A and Worker B. We hope this interview can expose these issues and give guidance to other Chicken Salad Chick workers…

Flik began their takeover of this account on December 12th, and since then it has had the same problems that have always been here: under-staffing, overworking, and lack of communication. On one hand, the new management is overbearing, authoritarian, and don’t support staff during rushes (not that they would be able to anyway, considering they…

Starbucks Workers United has been planning an unfair labor practice strike for several months, all while maintaining the idea that these plans should be kept away from the non-organizing committee baristas. SBWU staffers told baristas that the strike is meant to push for Starbucks to finalize their contract; however, these same staffers have been telling…