Barista organizers and the local community lend support to Buffalo Tesla workers and their new union drive.
— have created a culture of solidarity in the region and a growing diaspora of skilled organizers who are eager to assist new union drives when called upon.“We have this group of organizers that are working together from all these different shops to go after whatever the target is.”
While she appeals her termination with the National Labor Relations Board , Conklin is putting in long days helping Tesla workers, offering emotional support for any fired workers and talking them through how to file charges with NLRB and apply for unemployment. She still feels waves of sadness when she thinks about how much she misses her fellow workers at Starbucks, but this “behind the scenes” support for Tesla workers provides some sustenance.
“What better way than to give your coworker information about the organizing committee and the union than with a cute little valentine,” said Conklin. “They should know that we have their back,” said Peter De Jesús Jr., president of the Western New York Labor Federation, a federation of 140 unions that represent 165,000 members. “We will be there to answer the call for whatever they need. The entire western New York labor movement is behind them.”, former Democratic candidate for mayor of Buffalo, told. “We’ll get on a picket line with you. We’ll help raise resources for your strike fund. Just keep going.
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