[Marxism] Tell FreshDirect: Stop Threatening Workers

[Andrew Pollack <acpollack2@xxxxxxxxx>]

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      Tell FreshDirect: Stop Threatening   Workers    TAKE ACTION!
  GO:   http://www.teamsterstakeaction.org/campaign/freshdirect?rk=m7A4xfn1wx4tE
   
  Just days before Christmas, the   food-delivery service FreshDirect has 
threatened the jobs of hundreds of workers   in its Queens, New York warehouse. 
So far, at least   46 employees have lost their jobs or been suspended, and   
FreshDirect could terminate dozens more in the next few days.
   
  This job loss ? and the resultant   tension and fear among remaining workers 
? is in advance of the workers' vote to   build their union on December 22 and 
23.
   
  The workers are forming a union   to negotiate for very reasonable things: a 
livable wage, improved working   conditions and a benefits package that allows 
them and their families to survive   in one of the world?s most expensive 
cities.
   
  The lost jobs are a result of an   inspection someone triggered with the 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement   agency, which is becoming the Pinkerton 
of the twenty-first century. 
   
  FreshDirect had no problem with   its employees' paperwork before they 
expressed a desire to form a union. Santa   Claus has a list and checks it 
twice this time of year ? FreshDirect shouldn't   need to.
   
  FreshDirect workers need your help. Tell   FreshDirect that you stand with 
the workers and their right to form a   union.
   
   
  TAKE ACTION!
  GO:   http://www.teamsterstakeaction.org/campaign/freshdirect?rk=m7A4xfn1wx4tE
   
  Send a   letter to the following decision maker(s): 

  Chief Executive   Dean Furbush 
Human Resources Anthony Anesto 
Manager, Customer ADVOCACY   Amelia Harmer 
Vice President of Customer Relations Frank Mansour   

  Below is   the sample letter:
  Subject: Stop the Holiday Job-Losses
  Dear [decision maker name automatically inserted here],
  I was shocked to learn that some 46 employees lost their jobs or were   
suspended in recent days and that dozens more people's jobs are threatened just 
  days before Christmas. Your website says you treat food with "love and 
respect"   -- you should treat your employees with the same care.

It is suspicious   that this investigation by the Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement agency was   triggered just as your employees were scheduled to 
exercise their basic human   right to form a union -- there was no problem 
during the previous years your   company operated. 

Today, those workers who remain at your warehouse are   full of fear and 
tension. That's an awful environment, not just during the   holidays. Your 
employees deserve much better treatment

These workers and   their families rely on FreshDirect for their livelihood. I 
urge you to not   impede with your employees' right to build their union 
without fear of holiday   layoffs and intimidation. 
  Sincerely,
  TAKE ACTION!
  GO:   http://www.teamsterstakeaction.org/campaign/freshdirect?rk=m7A4xfn1wx4tE

   


     
     
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