SOAR: “Our community will NOT stand for sweatshop conditions!”
By Kai Yang and Mary Lister, SOAR On Friday, April 22nd, Students Organizing Against Reynolds (SOAR) met with four representatives from Pactiv to insist that the company meet the demands of the Pactiv workers. Representatives from the Social Justice Committee of the Universalist Unitarian Church, Citizen Action of New York, Women Students’ Union, College Democrats, … Continue reading
Local Press Coverage of the Pactiv Protest at Binghamton University
Student run organization boycotts large manufacturers and distributors of food packaging Vestal, NY (WBNG Binghamton) A student run organization at Binghamton University is boycotting Pactiv and Reynolds, one of the companies the university contracts with for dining services. SOAR, or Students Organizing against Reynolds, is a student run organization at Binghamton University that’s fighting with … Continue reading
Retail Dive’s Article on the International Working Women’s Day Protest: Shame on Costco!
Read the article – click the link below! Union organizers pressure Costco over suppliers’ working conditions | Retail Dive
International Working Women’s Day Rally – March 8, 2015
On, Sunday, March 8th, 2015 in front of the Brooklyn Costco, women workers from Pactiv Corp. were joined by hundreds of other workers, families, students and concerned residents to publicly shame the wholesale retailer Costco. The Ain’t I a Woman?! Campaign demanded Costco management to immediately cease from contracting with Pactiv and its parent company … Continue reading
Press coverage of March 8 Women’s Day
Follow these links for press coverage of the rally on International Working Women’s Day 2015! Dally News http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/workers-fired-costco-suppliers-pressure-retail-giant-article-1.2139120 Diario de Mexico http://www.diariodemexicousa.com/piden-aumento-les-dan-su-liquidacion/ El Diario http://www.eldiariony.com/noticiaslocalesmanhattan/article/20150309/Lucha-por-salarios-dignos-enmarca-celebracion-del-Dia-de-la-Mujer-en-NYC