Successful Campaigns

The desired goal was accomplished.

Helped us win some stuff, mobilized workers. Got some demands met, employer refused hazard pay definitively.

This weekend I got the most exciting email in my inbox: a photo of a flyer explaining Marriott’s brand-new paid family leave policy! It says starting next year, many full-time Marriott employees will get eight weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents. The new policy includes the same amount of leave for adoptive parents as well as increasing Marriott’s total reimbursement for adoption expenses to $12,000. It’s so important to celebrate every victory we achieve because of the real impact it will have on people’s lives. But we also want to acknowledge that right now, thousands of Marriott employees are on strike demanding better wages, job security, and improved workplace safety. Those employees are not included in this new policy.

Abbie: "Thank you to all who have signed! We now have air conditioning in our store."

"We were able to secure a $2/h raise on our minimum wage! It is not exactly the living wage we demanded, but a step in a better direction, and a reminder that our voices have power!"

We won! Thanks to all the baristas who spoke out, Starbucks is now allowing employees to have pink, purple, and green hair. We did it! https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/07/25/starbucks-allows-pink-hair-fedoras-under-new-dress-code/87538478/

The musicians of the MET orchestra would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of you who took the time to sign our petition to save the upcoming season at the Metropolitan Opera. We are grateful and greatly humbled by your willingness to make your voices heard. The coming season will indeed begin September 22nd. Many of you have kept up with us via our website www.metorchestramusicians.org, and we hope that you continue to do so. Please also consider taking a moment to sign up for our newsletter for updates from the MET Orchestra in the future. You can also follow us on Facebook (http://on.fb.me/1mZ2AED) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/METOrchestra).

After being denied up to 64 weeks pay in retrenchment entitlements for more than 18 months, 13 workers from Centennial Coal will finally get paid. This is an important victory against discrimination and corporate misbehavior -- even though these workers never should have had to put up such a hard fight to get what they were rightfully owed. In addition to the petition on Coworker.org, this fight also involved actions in the Federal Court, the Australian Human Rights Commission and the Fair Work Commission.

Friends, thanks to your unwavering support, we saved the Metropolitan Opera! Final union agreements were reached on August 21st while staying true to our message: We tightened our belts, and the Met Opera management cut up their credit cards. We are proud of IATSE members for their bravery in the face of potential lockout – and we are also humbled by your immense support for the Save the Met Opera campaign. Thank you! The 2014-2015 season kicks off on September 22nd with a new production of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro and will include 221 performances of 26 operas in six new productions and 18 revivals. Learn more about the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, the union behind the scenes of the Met Opera, by visiting our website (www.iatse.net), Facebook page (www.facebook.com/iatse), and Twitter (www.twitter.com/iatse).