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(Document) NLRB complaint on Jimmy John’s labor violations in Minneapolis

By Jon Collins | 11.10.11 | 12:48 pm

The following is a complaint from the National Labor Relations Board against Jimmy John’s shops in Minneapolis for illegally firing and threatening workers who supported a union.
The complaint was filed on Nov. 9, and will be followed by a…

NLRB finds Jimmy John’s illegally threatened and fired employees backing union

By Jon Collins | 11.09.11 | 6:11 pm

If the International Workers of the World and Jimmy John’s don’t reach a settlement, the case will go to an administrative judge in January 2012.

Ellison expresses solidarity with Occupy Wall Street

By Jon Collins | 10.05.11 | 1:58 pm

Former Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold has also endorsed the demonstrators, saying that by the time the protests are over that they will make the Tea Party look like a “tea party.”

Starbucks worker loses job after confrontation with CEO

By Paul Demko | 03.23.09 | 12:57 pm

erik-formanJoe Tessone became something of a barista icon after confronting Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz about the company’s treatment of workers. Now he’s out of a job.
The activist has been…