{"article":{"id":117212,"heading":"Wild Oats fires union organizer-- the next step","author":"richard myers","created":"2004-09-27 05:29:34","modified":"2004-09-27 05:29:34","last_modified":"Mon, 27 Sep 2004 12:29:34","article":"
On Saturday, September 25th, IWW union activists took the next step. We passed out flyers in Cincinnati where union organizer Tom Kappas was fired (allegedly over a couple of bananas), in Boulder where the Wild Oats headquarters is located, and in nearby Denver. Our goal is to make customers aware of Wild Oats' anti-union policies. <\/div>\r\n
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But we learned from ex-employees that Wild Oats treats their employees badly whether they seek unionization or not.<\/div>\r\n
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At one store we met four Wild Oats employees who told us they had recently been fired-- one of them from corporate headquarters.<\/div>\r\n
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Folks at other stores talked about unpleasant working conditions, and working years without a raise.<\/div>\r\n
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http:\/\/www.rebelgraphics.org\/wildoats.html<\/div>\r\n
The IWW is a grass roots union. This means the folks on the scene have a lot of influence over tactics and strategy. So i cannot tell you what the next step will be, that info should come from Cincinnati.<\/div>\r\n
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But i can tell you that Wobblies throughout the country are waiting for the word to kick this campaign up another notch.<\/div>\r\n
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richard myers<\/div>\r\n
Denver<\/div>\r\n
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