Posts tagged Dollar General

    Opinion: Starbucks Workers United Is The Template For Modern Labor Organizing

    July 6, 2022 // “We will have the right to negotiate a union contract and have a real voice in setting organization policies, rights on the job, health and safety conditions, protections from unfair firings or unfair discipline, seniority rights, leaves of absence rights, benefits, wages, etc.” Michelle Eisen, Reggie Bores,

    ‘You saw us coming’: Dollar General turns away activists and workers from shareholder meeting after they arrived late

    May 27, 2022 // The Tennessean reported that about 125 organizers were present at the demonstration and the march down from a local park, calling for a wage of $15 an hour, a frequent demand of activist groups and progressives. (The federal minimum wage remains $7.25.)