County Supervisors Express Support for Colectivo Workers Union
MILWAUKEE – County Board Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson and Supervisors Willie Johnson, Jr., Jason Haas, Eddie Cullen, Steve Shea, Joe Czarnezki, Liz Sumner, and Ryan Clancy issued the following joint statement Friday in support of Colectivo Coffee employees who are forming a union.
“We support the efforts of Colectivo Coffee employees to form a union. A union not only gives workers a voice on the job, but a union voice has real power and benefits all employees.
“Workers are better off with union protection and the ability to negotiate as a group for better wages, improved safety, fair scheduling, or for changes to whatever conditions of employment they choose to prioritize.
“As frontline workers from the service industry to health care face greater risks due to Covid-19, these groups of workers have more leverage now than ever before to negotiate for and win the changes they want and need.
“We encourage all Colectivo workers to sign union-authorization cards and join the union campaign at Colectivo Coffee.”
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
More about the Union Effort at Colectivo
- NLRB Upholds Colectivo Union Election - Graham Kilmer - Mar 25th, 2022
- IBEW Local 494 Celebrates the Final Decision of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on the Colectivo Coffee Workers Successful Unionization Campaign Effort - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 494 - Mar 25th, 2022
- Union Blasts Colectivo For Stalling Negotiations - Graham Kilmer - Jan 6th, 2022
- Union Bid At Colectivo Still On Hold - Erik Gunn - Dec 13th, 2021
- County Board of Supervisors Congratulate Colectivo Workers on Successful Union Election - Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors - Aug 27th, 2021
- Supervisor Czarnezki Calls on Colectivo Ownership to Bargain with Employees in Good Faith - Sup. Joe Czarnezki - Aug 27th, 2021
- Congratulations Colectivo workers - Milwaukee Common Council - Aug 25th, 2021
- Colectivo Workers Win Union Election - Graham Kilmer - Aug 23rd, 2021
- Colectivo Union Election Is a Tie Vote - Graham Kilmer - Apr 6th, 2021
- Colectivo Union Election Finishes - Graham Kilmer - Mar 31st, 2021
Read more about Union Effort at Colectivo here
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