Morrisha has worked at Burgerville for 3 years and is currently 8 months pregnant. She is highly respected by her coworkers and has been a member of the BVWU for 3 years. On Wednesday, one day before she was scheduled to go on unpaid maternity leave, the day that 90% of workers filed for their union election, Burgerville suspended her for not wearing a name tag – without any chance to find her name tag or offer her a new one (managers regularly give workers new name tags without question). In the same conversation, her manager Matthew Pippin, told Morrisha that union members should be expecting different treatment from now on.
We will not stand for retaliation, repression and fear-mongering.
We are deeply disappointed by the brutal and illegal nature of Burgerville’s union busting.
We are not afraid, we are determined.
Please, call Corporate and demand that Morrisha be reinstated with backpay. Please demand that corporate pay Morrisha’s maternity leave.
Corporate BV : (360) 694 – 1521
Punishing expecting mothers, who are living check-to-check, is inhumane. It is disgusting. Shame on you Burgerville.
Stay tuned folks. An injury to one of us, is an injury to all of us. That’s a BVWU promise.
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