<p><strong><img width="200" align="right" height="200" src="/sites/default/files/images/kc-iww-logo-full.preview.jpg" alt="" />By FW Zachary M.- September 9th, 2011</strong></p>

<p><img align="right" height="223" width="300" src="/sites/default/files/images/foodservwork_1.jpg" alt="" />August 18, 2011 - Contact: press (at) brandworkers.org</p>

<p><img width="300" height="223" align="right" alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/foodservwork_1.jpg" />An &lsquo;<strong>Unfair Labor Practice&rsquo; </strong>has been filed with the<strong> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nlrb.gov/">National Labor Relations Board</a></strong> against <strong><a target="_blank" href="http://crossroadsrva.com/">Crossroads Coffee &amp; Ice Cream</a></stro

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<p>Embattled Kosher Food Factory Faces Growing Retail Consensus on Workers' Rights Abuses<br />

<p>Monday, January 3rd, the Nebraska Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) sat in on the Open Harvest board of directors meeting. We were given an opportunity to speak toward the end of the meeting and present our list of demands, which are as follows:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.iww.org/en/node/5312">read more</a></p>

Some of you may have heard the hubbub about the recent firing of Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) member, Andrew Losh, from Open Harvest Cooperative Grocery. Losh was reportedly fired for not meeting an unspecified work quota that was continually raised as his production level did. He also reported several instances of worker mistreatment by the management.

<p>On December 18th, 2010, members of the Industrial Workers of the World 
(IWW) and community supporters walked into the Open Harvest Natural Foods Cooperative Grocery’and presented management with a petition signed by supporters 
and a letter demanding that IWW baker Andrew Losh be reinstated with 
back wages for time missed. </p>

<B>Time to Keep Working</B><BR>
by Bill Reed<BR><BR>

December 15, 2010<BR><BR>

Perhaps you have heard about the Flaum Appetizing company cheating their employees out of large amounts of overtime pay and firing the workers for joining the IWW.

<p>New York, NY- Legendary First Amendment litigator Martin Garbus and noted workers' rights organization Brandworkers have taken on the representation of gourmet coffee workers being subjected to a controversial defamation lawsuit by prominent Brooklyn-based coffee company, Gorilla Coffee and its owners.

<p><b>Park Slope Food Coop to Discontinue Sale of Sonny & Joe's Hummus Brand</b></p>

<p>For Immediate Release: Brandworkers - Contact: press (at) brandworkers.org, December 1, 2010</p>

<p><img src="/graphics/labor/laborv2.jpg" align="right">Featured is a nice piece featuring Flaum workers Maria Corona, Gloria Torres, and Jose Pani; you can listen online <a href="http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/101129_190001bbridges.MP3" target="_blank">here</a> - (starts at 23:14).</p>

<p>Note how co-host Ken Nash ends the piece:</p>

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<u>Disclaimer</u> - <em>The opinions of the author do not necessarily match those of the IWW. </em><em>The image pictured to the right did not appear in the original article, we have added it here to provide a visual perspective. </em><em>This article is reposted in accordance to Fair Use guidelines. </em>
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<p>Contact: <u>press [at] brandworkers.org</u></p>

<p><b>Contact: Joseph Sanchez, 410-829-6834</b></p>

<p>National Lawyers Guild Labor & Employment Committee and Immigrant Workers of the Campaign for Justice at Flaum Appetizing to Be Honored at the 2nd Annual Brandworkers Awards Dinner</p>