99 Picket Lines

Visit our website at 99pickets.org 99 Pickets, a working group from Occupy Wall Street, seeks to build a mass worker’s movement in New York City and beyond. We are workers, immigrants, artists, the unemployed, students and retirees: the 99%. Revitalizing the picket line—a tactic with a long and rich history—we use worker-driven, creative action to draw attention to the common struggles of people across the city. From wage theft, discrimination, abusive employers, food justice, misclassification, exploitive working conditions, retaliation for organizing, to unsafe workplaces, 99 Pickets strives to connect the dots between seemingly isolated conflicts, building a community and a movement to counter the 1%. Another city is possible, but we need to build it. Want to organize a picket? Email [email protected] to get involved!

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New York City: Women on the Move Against the 1%

Friday, March 21 - 7pm

Solidarity Center, 147 W. 24 St., 2nd Fl., Manhattan

International Working Women’s Month Forum: Oppression of women here & worldwide = resistance & solidarity Hear a panel of women organizers representing: - Baltimore’s ‘We Deserve Better’ Workers’ Assembly - Fight Imperialism, Stand Together - FIST  - Indigenous people’s struggle in Mindanao, Philippines  - Laundry Workers’ Center  - Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender rights  - May 1 Coalition for Worker & Immigrant Rights  - Million Workers March Movement  - People with Disabilities Caucus of WWP Dinner available at 6:30 pm for small donation Sponsored by Workers World Party [phone] http://www.workers.org/

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CALL NOW to support Kaplan teachers in their fight for a fair contract! Then reblog. Call Patricia Dunn, Kaplan Lead Negotiator, at 202-879-5425. [If her voicemail fills up, call 202-879-3939 and leave her another message!] Sample script: My name is _____________ and I am calling to voice my continued support for teachers at Kaplan International Colleges, who have been fighting for a fair contract with Kaplan for over a year.  Despite an overwhelming majority of workers voting for union representation over a year and a half ago, Kaplan continues to refuse to provide basic benefits such as sick days, health insurance, vacation or holidays to 90% of its teachers.  I stand with Kaplan teachers in their fight for a dignified contract, and call on the The Washington Post Company and Kaplan Inc. to do right by its workers NOW. -- More info at http://99pickets.org/campaigns/kaplan #AllOfUs

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“Grand Café, what do you say? WE WANT JUSTICE!!”

Early AM demo inside Grand Café & outside Le Mirage, in support of workers organizing against wage theft, intimidation, illegal retaliation. More info: http://99pickets.org/gc

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“Grand Café, what do you say? WE WANT JUSTICE!!” Early AM demo inside Grand Café. More info at http://99pickets.org/gc #AllOfUs

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Teachers get no holiday pay but students still pay full tuition! Time for a refund. #KaplanExperience #unfair http://99pickets.org/campaigns/kaplan-teachers

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100s rally in Queens! Workers at @AmysBread are fighting for respect, security, health care. More at amysbread.brandworkers.com.

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TODAY: Picket line at BofA, @bankofamerica-1 on Wall Street in #NYC! #AllOfUS #99PKTS

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Rollback? No… FIGHTBACK! More culture jamming at Walmart.

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Get your own Walmart price tags here.

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It's that time of the year... time to REBRAND WALMART in support of striking Walmart workers. Instructions here!

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Today we took a field trip to Kaplan Intl and told them to sign a fair contract now w/their teachers! Huge thanks to Rude Mechanical Orchestra for "Which Side Are You On?" http://99pickets.org/kaplan

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Getting ready... Kaplan Intl: sign a fair contract w/your teachers now! http://99pickets.org/kaplan

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Donuts for justice! Workers, ROC & #99pkts members blanketing @grandcafenyc w/flyers. Rehire the workers now!! #1u

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For over a year, Kaplan teachers have been fighting for decent pay and basic benefits. In this video, they explain the REAL "Kaplan Experience". Support them by signing their petition: http://bit.ly/19ZXr8u

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“The thunder's gonna come.” Fast food workers demanding respect & justice in the workplace. #829strike

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#RatArmy out at #GoldenFarm! #SonnyKim, time for a fair contract! http://goldenfarmjustice.wordpress.com

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“Fight fight fight, health care is a right!” 100+ workers, residents & politicians fight against NYC #HospitalClosings

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Over 150 people marched through SoHo in NYC today to demand that US retailers take responsibility for safety conditions in factories that manufacture their products. Companies like Gap (which owns Old Navy, Banana Republic and Piperlime), American Eagle, Walmart and Target have refused to sign the Bangladesh Fire and Safety Accord, which provides an important first step toward assuring all workers a safe workplace.

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"Mothers, sisters, daughters, wives, what's the discount on their lives!" 1200 deaths in Bangladesh factories, and @PiperLime still won't sign the Accord on Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety. http://enddeathtraps.org