First in nation, Jimmy Johns workers file for union election (9 locations)

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Workday Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS - Sandwich workers at nine Minneapolis Jimmy John's locations made history Monday as they filed for the first-ever National Labor Relations Board union election at the national fast food chain.

If a majority of workers vote in favor of unionization, franchise owner Mike Mulligan will be legally bound to negotiate with a bargaining team elected by his employees.

“Since we formed a union 11 days ago, Mike Mulligan has refused to even talk to us. We intend to keep the pressure on management to meet our demands. They may be able to stonewall us for now, but when we win this election, Jimmy Johns will have no choice but to negotiate,” said Mike Wilkow, a Jimmy Johns Workers Union member.



Since workers at nine Minneapolis Jimmy John's locations announced the formation of a union and demanded negotiations with franchise management on Sept. 2, the chain has been bombarded with an escalating campaign of actions in 32 states intended to bring management to the bargaining table. The Jimmy Johns Workers Union's demands include sick days, a no-nonsense worker's compensation policy, fair scheduling, livable wages, an end to sexual harassment, and other measures of basic fairness at work.


Read more: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_4622

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1. Awesome! Nt

[saigon68]

2. Time to storm the Bastille

[indimuse]

3. cool!

knr!

[No Elephants]

4. Best of luck, American workers!

[Frisbee]

5. demands include...

"The Jimmy Johns Workers Union's demands include sick days, a no-nonsense worker's compensation policy, fair scheduling, livable wages, an end to sexual harassment, and other measures of basic fairness at work."

How DARE they!

Best of luck to them. It is nice to see workers organizing rather than another union being busted for a change.

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6. K&R for Labor!

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7. I'm so proud of these folks.

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8. K and R for the union

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9. Big kick!

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10. I will gladly eat at a unionized sandwich shop.

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