‘We’re empowered now’: Ocean Hill café The Daily Press becomes first unionized indie coffee shop in New York City • Brooklyn Paper
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The Daily Press in Ocean Hill has unionized with Workers United NY/NJ to transform the café into a cooperatively-run business.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/41824781

The Daily Press in Ocean Hill has partnered with Workers United NY/NJ — a North American labor labor union which represents nearly 86,000 workers, including recently-unionized Starbucks workers in Brooklyn – to transform the café into a cooperatively-run business. Now, all decisions regarding scheduling, wages, sick time and vacation are made democratically by the employees.

  • JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    This is a nice example of how starting a business doesn’t mean you can run it. The previous owner went to cut hours, sold the place shortly after, and now it’s more successful while cooperatively operating. People should realise that working with their staff is more effective than floating above them.