Tacoma SDS

Anyone and everyone is welcome to the next meeting of the Industrial Workers of the World. We are a radical labor union that has been organizing workers since 1905. Our democratic principles and revolutionary vision of a world without bosses makes our union distinct. Anyone is welcome to attend our meeting this Saturday where we will be discussion the possibilities of opening a Tacoma IWW hall in the beautiful city of Tacoma, WA. Please come if you are interested, want to learn more, curious, or would like to join the Wobblies.

Saturday, April 18

Anna Hurst is a New York City barista, Starbucks Union member, and a single mother of two. One day in August, Anna went home ill from work at Starbucks. In retaliation, her store manager - abruptly and without notice - denied her any work hours for two full weeks. Anna needs the money she's owed to put food on the table, pay her bills, and buy Christmas presents for her children.

Call and/or text message store manager Gwendolyn Krueger today at 551-497-0127 and demand that Starbucks pay Anna what she is owed!

This action for dignity will last seven days, Dec. 5-Dec. 12

IWW Organizer Training 101: How to organize your workplace!

The Tacoma General Membership Branch of the Industrial Workers of the World invites you to a FREE two-day organizer training this November 22nd and 23rd.

This training is for anyone interested in better understanding the process and value of Unions and Union organizing. You do not have to be a member of the IWW to attend this FREE training.

Hi fellow workers. Don't forget to attend our next business meeting! All are welcome.

Saturday Sep. 27
7:00 PM
Tully's Coffee
S. 9th and Broadway
Downtown Tacoma

See you then!

The next General Membership Meeting of the Industrial Workers of the World will be on Saturday, September 6 at 7:00 PM at Tully's Coffee (S. 9th and Broadway, downtown Tacoma).

Preamble to the IWW constitution:

The working class and the employing class have nothing in common. There can be no peace so long as hunger and want are found among millions of the working people and the few, who make up the employing class, have all the good things of life.

Twin Cities, MN- Baristas at the Mall of America Starbucks walked off the café floor today and delivered a demand letter to management calling for just treatment of all employees affected by Starbucks’ closure of stores nationwide. The surprise job action comes in the wake of the coffee giant’s announcement that it will close 600 stores, including 27 in Minnesota.

Grand Rapids, MI (06/06/2008)- Starbucks terminated a barista active in the IWW Starbucks Workers Union today as part of its ongoing effort to combat a growing movement of employees pushing for a living wage and secure work hours. The barista, Cole Dorsey, was fired after two years of service while he was coordinating a union recruitment drive at Starbucks stores in Grand Rapids. Starbucks' pretext for the illegal anti-union firing was that Dorsey was guilty of some months-old attendance infractions.

Flaum Appetizing, a kosher food distributor, terminated 20 IWW members last week. The IWW had a strong presence at Flaum, with about two-thirds of the warehouse being union members. Workers had been struggling for respect from the boss for almost a year before the firings occurred.

The chain of events began last Thursday when the boss fired a woman known for being a strong union member. When her fellow workers decided to confront the boss about her termination, they were all fired on the spot.

There will be a Northwest Industrial Workers of the WorldmMeet-up on May 25th in Olympia, Washington at Traditions Cafe off of 5th St. It will begin at 1:00 PM and go on until 5:00 PM. It'll be full of singing, strategy sessions, and general good times. For more information on it email me at Solus_rising@riseup.net or call 630-930-2163.