Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee
The Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) is a joint project between the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE).[1]
EWOC began in March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] At the beginning of EWOC's inception, the organization assisted workers organizing around COVID-19 workplace protections, including vaccine access and masking.[3] Since then, EWOC has continued to grow. As of June 2023, EWOC was actively involved in 186 campaigns.[4]
EWOC volunteers have assisted workers at various workplaces across the country, including Barboncino, a Crown Heights pizzeria.[5] In July 2023, workers at Barboncino successfully voted to unionize with Workers United, becoming the first unionized pizzeria in New York City.[6] EWOC has assisted organize workers in industries that have been neglected by the labor movement, including board game cafe workers in Chicago[7] and Chipotle employees in Kansas.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee". EWOC. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "With a Little Help from My Friends: How Taco Bell Workers and Many More Are Self-Organizing in the Pandemic". Labor Notes. 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ Shapiro, Emily (March 8, 2021). "Texas service workers demand vaccine access, protest end to mask order". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "Democratic Socialists Are Fueling a Hot Labor Summer". In These Times. 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "Barboncino Workers Are Forming New York City's First Unionized Stand-Alone Pizzeria". jacobin.com. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ Morales, Christina (2023-07-26). "Barboncino, a Brooklyn Pizza Restaurant, Becomes a Union Shop". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "Checkmate! Board Game Cafe Workers at Hex Flex and Win Union Recognition Vote". Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "Kansas Chipotle Workers Latest to Launch Union Drive". Labor Notes. 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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