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Statement from Post Guild Leadership: The Washington Post Guild condemns the unjust firing of columnist Karen Attiah
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11 street roots workers guild members smile for a group photo in the Street Roots vendor office. Behind them is a gallery wall filled with street roots ephemera and art. Above them are white glove lights.
And that’s a union folks! Today, SRWG members voted in an NLRB election to formalize our union! Thank YOU to every single person who has shown support whether it be through kind words, signing our petition or continuing to uplift our work. We look forward to what’s next and we’ll keep you updated!
We are committed to continuing this vital work for as long as needed, and we can only do that with your support! Please keep buying newspapers and supporting your local vendors! 7/
For 25 years, Street Roots’ low barrier jobs, grassroots journalism, and local advocacy have made their impact because of our community’s support and commitment to ensuring Street Roots remains an essential community resource. We are committed to continuing this vital work for as long as needed, and we can only do that with your support! Please keep buying newspapers and supporting your local vendors!
For 25 years, Street Roots’ low barrier jobs, grassroots journalism, and local advocacy have made their impact because of our community’s support and commitment to ensuring Street Roots remains an essential community resource. 6/
We encourage you to direct any concerns about the Board of Directors unwillingness to voluntarily recognize us to chair@streetroots.org to show our board the impact that not recognizing our union is having on the Street Roots community.
We encourage you to direct any concerns about the Board of Directors unwillingness to voluntarily recognize us to chair@streetroots.org to show our board the impact that not recognizing our union is having on the Street Roots community. 5/
As we organize our workplace, Street Roots staff members in the union are continuing to show up day after day to provide essential resources, fundraise, and produce a paper our vendors are proud to sell. 4/
Please also know that during this time, your support of Street Roots as an organization is especially vital. As we organize our workplace, Street Roots staff members in the union are continuing to show up day after day to provide essential resources, fundraise, and produce a paper our vendors are proud to sell.
Please also know that during this time, your support of Street Roots as an organization is especially vital. 3/
We want you to know that we hear you and share your frustrations and concerns, and appreciate you voicing your solidarity with Street Roots Workers Guild! 2/
Are you a Street Roots donor concerned about the board’s refusal to voluntarily recognize our union? We have heard from folks that they are concerned about supporting Street Roots while our board has not recognized our union. We want you to know that we hear you and share your frustrations and concerns, and appreciate you voicing your solidarity with Street Roots Workers Guild!
Are you a Street Roots donor concerned about the board’s refusal to voluntarily recognize our union? We have heard from folks that they are concerned about supporting Street Roots while our board has not recognized our union. 1/
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The Street Roots Workers Guild membership remains steadfast in its calls for the board to recognize the Guild and all its members immediately. Please show your support by signing the petition at this link, and sharing this widely! 4/
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You should probably really rethink what you're doing if you're on the board of Street Roots and refuse to recognize the workers union.
The Street Roots Workers Guild membership remains steadfast in its calls for the board to recognize the Guild and all its members immediately. Please show your support by signing the petition at this link, and sharing this widely! 4/
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As an organization that touts its efforts of social justice and equity, we see this as a failure of the board to carry out its mission. The NLRB defines "supervisors" as having the power to hire, fire, discipline, promote, or assign tasks to workers. These 2 employees do not hold those powers. 3/
The Guild — which represents the 15 union-eligible workers who unanimously authorized the union — is disappointed by this news and particularly disappointed by the reason the board gave for refusing to voluntarily recognize: they want to exclude 2 of our colleagues. 2/
Text reads: "Street Roots' board of directors notified the NLRB that it will not voluntarily recognize the Street Roots Workers Guild on Dec. 9, and violated federal labor law by failing to post notice of our election by the end of the day yesterday."
Text reads: "The Guild — which represents the 15 union-eligible workers who unanimously authorized the union — is disappointed by this news and particularly disappointed by the reason the board gave for refusing to voluntarily recognize: they want to exclude 2 of our colleagues. As an organization that touts its efforts of social justice and equity, we see this as a failure of the board to carry out its mission."
Text reads: "The NLRB defines "supervisors" as having the power to hire, fire, discipline, promote, or assign tasks to workers. These 2 employees do not hold those powers. The Street Roots Workers Guild membership remains steadfast in its calls for the board to recogniez the Guild and all its members immediately. Please show your support by signing the petition at the link in our bio (below), and sharing this widely!"
Street Roots' board of directors notified the NLRB that it will not voluntarily recognize the Street Roots Workers Guild on Dec. 9, and violated federal labor law by failing to post notice of our election by the end of the day yesterday. 1/
White text on a red background reads: “We still need your support! Thank you to everyone who has signed onto our letter so far, asking the Street Roots board to recognize our union! Signing our letter sends a strong message that our community values the organization’s everyday workers — editorial, advocacy staff and vendors. Street Roots Workers Guild logo, a pigeon, sits in the bottom right corner in black.
Help us reach our goal of 1,000 signatures!
Thank you to everyone who has signed onto our letter so far, asking the Street Roots board to promptly recognize our union.
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White text on a red background reads: “We still need your support! Thank you to everyone who has signed onto our letter so far, asking the Street Roots board to recognize our union! Signing our letter sends a strong message that our community values the organization’s everyday workers — editorial, advocacy staff and vendors. Street Roots Workers Guild logo, a pigeon, sits in the bottom right corner in black.
Help us reach our goal of 1,000 signatures!
Thank you to everyone who has signed onto our letter so far, asking the Street Roots board to promptly recognize our union.
Add your name here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
