Where trade unionists start their day on the net.
In this week's mailing:
* Organizing McDonalds - a plucky NZ union attempts the impossible?
* Canadian unions in child care campaign
* Too much to do, too little time
ORGANIZING MCDONALDS - A PLUCKY NZ UNION ATTEMPTS THE IMPOSSIBLE?
They said it couldn't be done.
They said you can't organize young, minimum wage workers at places like Starbucks, Pizza Hut, and McDonald's.
But the plucky New Zealand union known as "Unite" wasn't listening, and stunned the world a few weeks ago by launching the first-ever strike at Starbucks.
Now they've taken on McDonald's, and they are serious about challenging one of the most ruthlessly anti-union corporations on the planet. They're signing up workers, taking the company to court, and launching a global campaign to flood McDonald's in New Zealand with thousands of email protest messages.
Your support for this effort is essential. If we can compell McDonald's in tiny New Zealand to cave in and finally respect both the law and the basic human rights of its employees, we can begin to challenge the company in other countries as well.
Please click here now:
http://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/solidarityforever/show_campaign.cgi?c=80
Then, pass on this email message to your fellow union members. Get everyone involved!
***
CANADIAN UNIONS IN CHILD CARE CAMPAIGN
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is asking people to sign an open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other federal politicians in support of saving child care. Please visit http://www.buildchildcare.ca and add your name to the letter.
***
TOO MUCH TO DO, TOO LITTLE TIME
It's hard to keep track of all the things we're working on. This is why I use some software you probably never heard of: VIP Simple To Do list.
This fantastic program allows me to set up many different categories for my tasks, to set priorities for each one, to indicate if I've made any progress, and to easily view tasks I have completed, the ones I am still working on, the ones where I am waiting for someone or something, and so on. I use it every day, all the time -- an indispensable tool for the busy activist.
You can download a free trial here:
http://software.labourstart.org/vipsimpletodo.shtml
If you choose to purchase the software, LabourStart gets a share of the income.
Thanks -- and have a great weekend.
Eric Lee
Texts appearing here are often press releases sent to us by unions and other organizations which do not appear elsewhere on the web. LabourStart takes no responsibility for their content.