The Workers Rights Empowerment Campaign Podcast

The WORKER'S RIGHTS EMPOWERMENT CAMPAIGN 

A Podcast devoted to support and progress for organizing-workers. A place and forum for all information, documents, and content related to the W.R.E.C. Campaign.

For those directly involved, this is your personal  recourse-platform during the run up to October's Union negotiations.

Think of it as a community organizing space for everything YOU NEED TO KNOW!

Before you go any further, SIGN THE PETITION to replace 202 Union Rep. John Reider!

PETITION TO LOCAL UNION 202 Demand for Immediate Action, Accountability, and Fair Compensation

We, the undersigned union members and line workers of Local Union 202, hereby submit this petition to formally demand urgent action and accountability from our union leadership. The following points represent our collective concerns and expectations:

• Removal of John Rieder as Local 202 VP and Representative of Union Membership.

Sign the Virtual Petition below.

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CONGRATULATIONS ON FILING AGAINST MANAGEMENT...

 While putting yourself in a position of power!

 

One of the issues facing us at HS is our weak representation coming from Union Representatives that currently serve our department managements interest.

As an added push to gain more ground leading up to October's Negotiations, we want to wake up our local Union by targeting representatives ( to include shop-stewards who have not proven to serve our interests.

 WE CAN RECALL THE VOTE AND REINSTATE  Union Representatives, of our choice, to amplify our voices when October talks come.

 

According to data collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistic in 2023. 69% of Americans spend over an hour a day commuting to work. 4% percent of the population representing millions of Americans have to use public transit

Average commutes could take hours a day.

The US Census Bureau shows commute times are longer for low-income workers and people of color, particularly those using public transportation. 

These differences are linked to historical and ongoing inequities in housing and economic opportunities. 

Yet employers are not required to compensate for travel time….

Proper Compensation being a key target for the our campaign we wanted to highlight this disparity between employer and employee.  There is a definite correlation to your jib title and your experience commuting to work either by car or train or bus for that matter. 

• CEOs and Upper management: Access to company CC
• Company cars
• More disposable cash and salary packages with commuting compensation included 

                 This short depicts the real travel route of a HS worker from Rye NY into Queens.

It's an anthem to the average everyday commuter.

WE SALUTE YOU! 

 

This is a series of stories that calumniated in the initial complaints against management. These are some of the events leading towards  the Campaign. We want to highlight these for two reasons. One, to give you actual information on what your recourses are when treated improperly in the work place by management. Two, we wanted you to have more clarity about how this employee took this experience and leveraged the existing polices to fight back. All the rights that he exposed are yours to use to your avail as well. 

Watch this and other videos in this section to hear more stories that might sound familiar to you.

Have you had any kinds of run-ins with management or Union Representatives that were similar?

If you have we want you to share them with us. Drop some cellphone videos or audio describing your experience into our drop-drive. Not using your name, we could reproduce the events either in writing posted to the pod-page or we could make a video for you or maybe just post your audio....its up to you.