AN INJURY TO ONE IS AN INJURY TO ALL!
WHO WE AREThe Baltimore General Membership Branch is a local body of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
Founded in 1905, the IWW is a member-run union for all workers, a union dedicated to organizing on the job, in our industries and in our communities. IWW members are organizing to win better conditions today and build a world with economic democracy tomorrow. We want our workplaces run for the benefit of workers and communities rather than for a handful of bosses and executives. We invite you to become a member whether or not the IWW has representation rights in your workplace yet. We organize the worker, not the job, and believe that unions are not about government certification or employer recognition but about workers coming together to address common concerns. The IWW is a democratic, member-run union. That means members decide what issues to address, and which tactics to use and we directly vote on office holders, from stewards to national offices. Why wait? Join the IWW and organize for a better future. To learn more about joining the IWW, please contact us directly. (See the bottom of this page for contact info.) |
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PAST CAMPAIGNS AND ACTIONS
Jimmy John's
Since the founding of the current incarnation of the Baltimore IWW over 20 years ago, we have engaged in dozens of workplace organizing campaigns. The campaign that has received the most publicity in recent years is the Jimmy John's campaign. In 2014 and 2015, the Baltimore IWW organized workers at three Jimmy John's locations owned by the Dolchin-Pratt franchise. By pursuing a multi-pronged strategy that included shop-floor organizing, mini-strikes and other direct actions, public pressure, legal actions and more, the campaign succeeded in winning several demands and got thousands of dollars in back pay for a veteran who was illegally fired by Jimmy John's. For various reasons, we decided to end the campaign in 2015, but not before making headlines in several local and national publications.
Since the founding of the current incarnation of the Baltimore IWW over 20 years ago, we have engaged in dozens of workplace organizing campaigns. The campaign that has received the most publicity in recent years is the Jimmy John's campaign. In 2014 and 2015, the Baltimore IWW organized workers at three Jimmy John's locations owned by the Dolchin-Pratt franchise. By pursuing a multi-pronged strategy that included shop-floor organizing, mini-strikes and other direct actions, public pressure, legal actions and more, the campaign succeeded in winning several demands and got thousands of dollars in back pay for a veteran who was illegally fired by Jimmy John's. For various reasons, we decided to end the campaign in 2015, but not before making headlines in several local and national publications.
SEE WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO LATELY!
CONTACT US
Address: PO Box 33350, Baltimore, MD 21218
Email: baltimoreiww@gmail.com
Phone: (443)692-7516
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of every month: Contact us for exact meeting time and location.
Check out our blog/online newsletter, Paper Heart: http://paperheart-baltimore.blogspot.com/
Email: baltimoreiww@gmail.com
Phone: (443)692-7516
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of every month: Contact us for exact meeting time and location.
Check out our blog/online newsletter, Paper Heart: http://paperheart-baltimore.blogspot.com/
