For the last six weeks, workers at a specialty food distributor in Brooklyn have been organizing with the IWW Food and Allied Workers Union(IU460/640) to improve the horrible conditions in their workplace. Faced with working conditions that are reminiscent of 1916 when the shop began its business, these workers receive no overtime pay while routinely working 50 to 60 plus hours a week, enjoy no paid leave of any kind, and are routinely sent home without pay for minor infractions. Tired of this abuse, the workers have put aside their fears of retaliation and have chosen to fight back! The workers have organized with the IWW, and there's now an impressive union majority among the 25 workers at the shop. The IWW is asking all members and supporters to come out and support our newest shop as they confront their boss this Monday. We will be maintaining a picket all day to support the workers and to show the boss the strength of our solidarity.
