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Workers at the 88 E. Broad St. Starbucks store will be striking Thursday, November 17 from 5 am until 5 pm in solidarity with their fellow workers across the country.
They join a total of over 100 stores taking part in the Red Cup Rebellion, a nationwide Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike demanding Starbucks fully staff all union stores and begin bargaining in good faith.
According to LaborNotes.org, a ULP strike is different than an economic strike, which seeks higher wages, because a “union hits the bricks to protest an employer violation of the National Labor Relations Act.” And under National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) law, a ULP offers greater protections than an economic strike because “an employer can never permanently replace workers striking to protest an unfair labor practice.”
Thursday, Nov 17 7pm-9pm
Join online: http://tinyurl.com/CORSmeeting
Join the Central Ohio Revolutionary Socialists as we discuss and apply revolutionary ideas.
This week, we will be meeting online from 7-9pm, where we will be discussing Frederick Engels “Principles of Communism.”
This short work gives a basic introduction to Marxist ideas and the meaning of the struggle for socialism. We welcome all people interested in learning and talking about radical ideas to join us for a discussion of the text.
Hope to see you there!
Suggested readings to check out ahead of time:
Part Two
Across the board, budgets and staffing are insufficient for the City to meet its legal obligations. As a result, the city is a dirty, physical wreck. Visitors who venture beyond the steroid-spewing The Arnold Classic in the Convention Center, within a few blocks of OSU’s football or basketball stadia, or venture into the city for an overpriced steak from the Memorial golf tournament almost universally comment on this.
But unable or unwilling to “see” their city or govern it, Council and mayor give away 100s of millions of dollars indiscriminately to special interests private and pseudo-public groups and individuals. They act as if a full proposal with specific plan, budget, timetable, and measures of accounting and accountability were themselves illegal, rather than the opposite.
Wednesday, November 16, 6pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join us for our monthly huddle for all Fair Districts volunteers. Catch up on Fair Districts news, current actions, what’s next for our #fairmaps advocacy.
Joining us at this month’s Huddle will be Freda Levenson, Legal Director of ACLU Ohio, who will talk about the redistricting litigation currently before the Ohio Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court. We’ll also have time to talk about the election.
RSVP for this event by using this link.
Hosted by Common Cause Ohio.
Tuesday, November 15, 7-8:30pm, Church and Community Development for All People, 946 Parsons Ave.
This event will be a night of storytelling, theater, listening, and learning. Learn how the current cash bail system could affect you or someone you care about and learn simple steps you can take to help reform it. Every day, thousands of Ohioans who have not been convicted of a crime are behind bars, not because of what they have done, but because of what they don’t have.
There is easy free parking just north of the building off of Stanley Ave. Light refreshments will be offered. As we enter COVID and flu season, please take precautions.
Hosted by ACLU of Ohio.
ColumbusMediaInsiderPoliticalOutsider – Wipeout: Democrats’ Brand Sullied, Chair Walters Should Quit
Ohio Democrats were wiped out in the Nov. 8 election. Let the excuse-making begin.
Democrats in the state of Ohio have become like Democrats in Delaware County, where I reside. When you can’t win and you can’t even get close to electing Democrats, hold nice social gatherings and create an elaborate committee structure to divert the blame from the party leaders.
The Ohio Democratic Party, what of it there is, has moved into full public relations mode to try and save the jobs of its chair Liz Walters and her underlings.
Chris Redfern, the chair a decade ago, traveled from county to county after the party was whipped (though not as badly as this year) with charts and maps of how progress was being made and how the victory was just around the corner, if only brother Redfern were kept on the job.
Monday, November 14, 6am; to Tuesday, November 15, 3pm, Ohio Department of Education, 25 S. Front St.
The Ohio State Board of Education’s Executive Committee has scheduled another meeting on the morning of November 14 to discuss, amend, and possibly vote to send to the larger committee for a vote the resolution supporting discrimination against transgender and gender-diverse kids. The vote might happen during the meeting on November 15. Details will follow as we get updated.
We will be out on the sidewalk again with sidewalk chalk, protest signs, and streaming the meetings; just to let the Committee Members know that we’re still here, and we’re going to keep being here. There will also be sitting in the meeting room and the overflow room. We can go in and out of the building if we need to stay warm; make sure to bring ID to enter the building.
There is no public testimony again during these meetings, but e-mail addresses and petitions can be found in the Honesty for Ohio Education posts that will be shared here.
Part One
Less than two months ago, pushed by two friends who read my essays, I published “Why I remain in Columbus despite Columbus. . . .” (Busting Myths, Columbus Free Press, Sept. 16, 2022). Events during the past month have me seriously reconsidering that judgement.
I voice my heightened doubts in this essay. The factors driving my self-reflections, in a few words, are: major officials of the City of Columbus, Ohio elected and appointed, knowingly violate the letter of the law and regularly mislead the city’s residents among the contents of their actions including City Council proposals and initiatives put to the public.
If that were not enough, the beleaguered Columbus Police Department (CPD), materially weakened by leading elected officials, and rudderless, does not enforce the law. Officers admit this to me, that is, when they don’t dismiss my documented complaints on false grounds.
Fundamentally, residents who don’t work for the City, or live in the Short North, have no rights in Columbus, Ohio.
The theme of the salon was “The Impact of the 2022 Elections: Local, National and International.” It was available live on Zoom and Facebook Live.
Ohio Green Party New Member Orientation
Sunday, November 13, 8:30pm, this event will be occurring via “Facebook Live”
Come join the Ohio Green Party as we lead an online session on an introduction to Green politics!
We will begin conducting political education sessions once a month to let Party members know the basic values of the Green Party and where we stand on the issues. These sessions will be held online and can be taken from anywhere. You do not have to be an Ohio Green Party member to attend, but new members are encouraged to take part.
This event will also be occurring via “Facebook Live.”
Hosted by Ohio Green Party.