I may not exactly be a regular Subway customer (in fact, I can’t remember the last time I went there, if ever) but that doesn’t mean I can’t support fired Subway worker Jackie Lang, fired from a Dunedin Subway branch and charged with theft for sharing a drink with a friend. Oddly, Jackie was apparently the last member of the Autonomous Workers Union at that Subway branch – perhaps this has something to do with her harsh treatment.
Good on the Autonomous Worker’s Union and Jackie for staying staunch and fighting this – the support will only keep increasing. Pickets/fundraisers are being held this weekend to support Jackie in Auckland (1pm Sat 12th @ 155 Queen St Subway) and Christchurch (1pm Sat 12th @ High Street Subway).
Donations to the legal fund can be made to the AWU KiwiBank account, 38 9003 0045483 00 with the reference SUBWAY.
Update Thursday 10th: The charges have been dropped, but the employment issue is still ongoing.
In other news, Greenpeace made this nice little spoof of Genesis Energy’s latest ad, calling them on their greenwashing bullshit. If you can’t see the embedded video, click here.
May 9, 2007 at 7:02 pm
No hat tip to me for the video? (I mentioned it in a comment to your last post)
May 10, 2007 at 1:04 pm
Hehe, I also got it in about a dozen different emails
May 10, 2007 at 10:00 pm
hehe you sound like an IMBECILE
May 11, 2007 at 6:19 am
Let the haughty the humble no longer oppress / Then shall @ndy consider eating at Subway in Dunedin.