Food. Justice. Work.
The Checkout centers the voices and efforts of essential workers on the frontlines of our food system. Now more than ever, our food system is in a constant state of flux, radical change and crisis. From political economy and supply chain analysis to public policy, labor organizing and community struggles, The Checkout will expand the horizon of what is necessary to create a just, equitable and progressive food system.
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Episode 50: Jon Allen Foster and Tristan Bock-Hughes of the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee
“I’m doing this because I want to guarantee the health and safety of my customers, my team, and myself!” - Jon Allen Foster
The Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) is a project of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) to build a distributed, grassroots organizing program to support workers organizing at the workplace.
This Episode features Jon Allen Foster, a shift manager at a Taco Bell franchise in Michigan who is organizing his workplace for better wages and safer working conditions. Tristan Hughes is a veteran organizer supporting EWOC campaigners in the workplace on issues such as being treated with dignity, fair scheduling, workplace safety and good compensation.