Occupy Scranton PA

On Saturday, members of the Northeast Pennsylvania Industrial Workers of the World (NEPA IWW) picketed on Wyoming Avenue in Scranton in support of a nationwide Wendy's boycott due to farmworker abuses.

NEPA IWW Delivers A Message to Wendy's: We Want Fair Food - IWW 570

via Northeast Pennsylvania IWW

We noticed this page is still getting attention, despite "Occupy Scranton" no longer formally existing. So, we'd like to spread the word about a new project that some of our former Occupiers are involved with: The Northeast Pennsylvania IWW branch of the Industrial Workers of the World.

The IWW is a member-run union for all workers, a union dedicated to organizing on the job, in our industries and in our communities. IWW members are organizing to win better conditions today and build a world with economic democracy tomorrow. We want our workplaces run for the benefit of workers and communities rather than for a handful of bosses and executives.

Northeast Pennsylvania IWW The Industrial Workers of the World is a labor union founded in 1905. IWW members have formed a branch in NEPA. Contact: (570) 478-3IWW or [email protected]

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