[act-ma] FRI 3/14 7 PM, EMERGENCY PICKET, FONE/EMAIL ZAP!! IWW MEMBER SUSPENDED FOR A MONTH BY INSOMNIA COOKIES

[Geoff Carens]

Dear All,

Immediately after agreeing to compensate 4 IWW strikers for their unlawful
terminations, and promising not to retaliate against workers for union
activity, Insomnia Cookies has suspended IWW Organizer Tasia Edmonds for an
entire month without pay, on flimsy pretexts. You're invited to take action
against this outrageous act of union-busting by the boutique cookie
business. IWW's and their allies will picket Insomnia's Boston location,
708 Comm Ave, this Friday, 3/14, starting at 7 pm. Please come if you can!
The Facebook event is here<https://www.facebook.com/events/604465696296628/>
.

Please also email the company at pfs at serveubrands.com, and call CEO Seth
Berkowitz at 877 632-6654. Suggested message: "It is intolerable that IWW
Organizer Tasia Edmonds has been suspended without pay for her union
activity. Please take immediate action to bring Tasia back to work, and
compensate her for any loss in pay. Union-busting is disgusting!" To help
Tasia with her living expenses, please contribute
here<http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/support-tasia-fight-union-busting/x/6674514>.
Watch Tasia speak about the union drive and conditions in the store
here<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibOGYg40OHQ&list=UUpb3nRb9V0R4gdES7R96ZoQ>
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*Background: *Tasia went public with her union affiliation on December 7.
She has been building the union in her store. In February, a new manager
began harassing her about her union membership. On March 9, Tasia was told
she has been suspended without pay for a month! The union is filing Unfair
Labor Practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). An
organizing drive began at Insomnia in August after 4 workers spontaneously
went on strike. Their demands included $15/hr, health care, and a union,
and they were immediately fired. Despite recently promising to give about
$4,000 in back pay to the strikers, and post a notice in the store pledging
not to retaliate against workers for union activity, Insomnia is apparently
still determined to crush the union drive. The union is even more
determined to get justice for Tasia and her co-workers! Please help however
you can.

In Solidarity,

Geoff for the Industrial Workers of the World