Workers and owners deserve a clean settlement to the shuttle-pay issue
Here we are again, as co-op owners, workers, shoppers, and community members, tasked with holding management accountable for failing to live up to cooperative values.
A June mediation between management and the union led to an agreement to pay workers for their shuttle time and raise the wages of all the lowest-paid hourly workers. Both of these were most welcome. Unfortunately, management insisted on two conditions that undermine the values we all expect the co-op to embody:
- The “reassignment” of the shuttle drivers. The elimination of their jobs appears to be a cover for retaliation against the driver who was one of the most vocal, public campaigners for shuttle pay and for workers’ concerted activity rights.
- Language that looks like an attempt to curtail workers’ federal right to engage in organizing activity.
Tell general manager Rochelle Prunty and the board of directors that if the co-op is genuinely committed to improving its relationship with its workers, these troubling aspects of the agreement must be dropped. The union may have agreed to them, but management never should have asked for them.
Please sign the petition. You’re free to edit or add to the message, which will be emailed to the general manager and each board member. (Your signature won’t show up on the list until you refresh.)
Thank you for supporting workers and cooperative values.
Petition for a Clean Settlement
152 | Sharon Moulton | Northampton | 2931 | Jan 23, 2018 |
151 | Jason Rennie | Leverett | 4368 | Dec 11, 2017 |
150 | Joanna Varadi | Florence | 248 | Dec 05, 2017 |
149 | Michele Spring-Moore | Northampton | Dec 02, 2017 | |
148 | Jake Wise | Plainfield | yes | Nov 28, 2017 |
147 | Kim Gerould | Northampton | 37 | Nov 10, 2017 |
146 | Catherine Keough | Hadley | 8305 | Nov 04, 2017 |
145 | William Hewitt | South Deerfield | 337 | Nov 03, 2017 |
144 | William Arcand | Florence | Nov 02, 2017 | |
143 | Jean Frances | Easthampton | 76 | Oct 23, 2017 |
142 | Michelle Joffroy | Northampton | 6333 | Oct 19, 2017 |
141 | CJ Jennings | Northampton | Oct 18, 2017 | |
140 | Elizabeth G. Burkhart | Holyoke | Oct 17, 2017 | |
139 | Tracy Santana | Ludlow | 5924 | Oct 17, 2017 |
138 | lea wulfkuhle | greenfield, ma | Oct 12, 2017 | |
137 | Carol Varsano | Northampton | 1086 | Oct 12, 2017 |
136 | Misha (Nora) Heij Mariano | Florence | 6760 | Oct 10, 2017 |
135 | Hunter Roberts | 4753 | Oct 10, 2017 | |
134 | judy ratner | northampton | Oct 10, 2017 | |
133 | Chris Landry | Northampton | 6647 | Oct 10, 2017 |
132 | Billielee Ballard | Montague | Oct 10, 2017 | |
131 | Lucy Blakeley | Shutesbury | 9572 | Oct 10, 2017 |
130 | Norma Akamatsu | Northampton | 751 | Oct 09, 2017 |
129 | Sarah Shields | Shutesbury | 3070 | Oct 09, 2017 |
128 | Analee Wulfkuhle | South Deerfield | 4201 | Oct 09, 2017 |
127 | Sally Pick | Montague | 2539 | Oct 09, 2017 |
126 | Vivian Gay | Amherst | Oct 09, 2017 | |
125 | Alex Lee Allred | Northampton | 5029 | Oct 08, 2017 |
124 | Howard Friel | Northampton | Northampton | Oct 03, 2017 |
123 | Kelsi Sleet | Northampton | Northampton | Sep 25, 2017 |
122 | Kathryn Freeman | Florence | 7081 | Sep 22, 2017 |
121 | Chelsea Royal | Cummington | Sep 22, 2017 | |
120 | Nellie Prior | Northampton | Sep 21, 2017 | |
119 | Jillian Allen | Gresham | 5566 | Sep 20, 2017 |
118 | thomas benander | shutesbury | 2853 | Sep 20, 2017 |
117 | Jacque Staub | Easthampton | Sep 19, 2017 | |
116 | Karis Padham | Greenfield | 7713 | Sep 19, 2017 |
115 | d. sloan | buffalo, ny | Sep 19, 2017 | |
114 | Eli Gips | Amherst, Ma | Sep 19, 2017 | |
113 | Marcia Wheeler | Shelburne Falls | Sep 19, 2017 | |
112 | Edanry Rivera | Springfield | Sep 19, 2017 | |
111 | Sia Blaser | Haydenville | 895 | Sep 19, 2017 |
110 | Zhem Behr | Northfield | 236 | Sep 19, 2017 |
109 | Melody Glenn | Providence | 8018 | Sep 18, 2017 |
108 | Katharine Baker | Northampton | 2009 | Sep 18, 2017 |
107 | Molly Sauvain | Montague | 7098 | Sep 17, 2017 |
106 | Tyler Rocco | northampton, ma | 8462 | Sep 17, 2017 |
105 | Joshua Weitz | Millers Falls | 6776 | Sep 17, 2017 |
104 | Connor Grogan | Northampton | 7783 | Sep 16, 2017 |
103 | Evan Delano | Northampton | 8668 | Sep 16, 2017 |
102 | Alain Lamoureux | Holyoke | 9364 | Sep 16, 2017 |
101 | Jason Woofenden | Providence | 8018 | Sep 16, 2017 |
100 | Jenny Sechler | Leeds | 4308 | Sep 16, 2017 |
99 | Mike Long | Northampton | 1053? | Sep 15, 2017 |
98 | Hillary Tgettis | Williamsburg | Sep 15, 2017 | |
97 | Henry Geddes | Shutesbury | 5181 | Sep 15, 2017 |
96 | Jennifer Brace | Joshua Tree | Joshua Tree | Sep 15, 2017 |
95 | ollie schwartz | florence | florence | Sep 15, 2017 |
94 | Henry Dallow | Hadley | Sep 14, 2017 | |
93 | Lonnie Chu | Easthampton | Sep 14, 2017 | |
92 | Kayden Moore | Northampton | Sep 14, 2017 | |
91 | Neal Jameson | Haydenville | Sep 14, 2017 | |
90 | Kiersten Mulcare | Hatfield | 9027 | Sep 14, 2017 |
89 | kim watson | easthampton | Sep 14, 2017 | |
88 | Shel Horowitz | Hadley | 11 | Sep 14, 2017 |
87 | Raphael Atlas | Northampton | 1498 | Sep 14, 2017 |
86 | Anna Abele | 869 | Sep 14, 2017 | |
85 | Leah Kravette | Orrington ME | Sep 14, 2017 | |
84 | Lundy Bancroft | Florence | 1693 | Sep 14, 2017 |
83 | Sofia McNerney | shutesbury | 1637 | Sep 14, 2017 |
82 | David Bourbeau | W. Hatfield | Sep 14, 2017 | |
81 | Hailee Hallahan | 7777 | Sep 14, 2017 | |
80 | Jade Alicandro | Shutesbury, MA | Sep 14, 2017 | |
79 | Mark Heitman | Easthampton | Sep 14, 2017 | |
78 | Molly McBride | Northampton | Sep 14, 2017 | |
77 | Anna Sullivan | Chicopee | 7308 | Sep 14, 2017 |
76 | Alex Tracy-D'Unger | Easthampton | Sep 14, 2017 | |
75 | Hannah Bernhard | Northampton | 8457 | Sep 14, 2017 |
74 | Rebecca Abrams | Northampton | Sep 14, 2017 | |
73 | Kate Kruckemeyer | Holyoke | 1199 | Sep 14, 2017 |
72 | Alexandra Sterling | Holyoke | 5742 | Sep 14, 2017 |
71 | Austin Hatch | Northampton | 9037 | Sep 14, 2017 |
70 | John White | S. Deerfield | General Public shopper | Sep 14, 2017 |
69 | Nora Owens | Deerfield | 693 | Sep 14, 2017 |
68 | Andrew Toomajian | Turners Falls | 7595 | Sep 14, 2017 |
67 | Steven Bandarra | Northampton | 2209 | Sep 14, 2017 |
66 | Anthony King | Northampton, MA | Sep 14, 2017 | |
65 | Tim McNerney | Shutesbury | 21 | Sep 14, 2017 |
64 | Hannah S. Berenson | Florence | 7426 | Sep 14, 2017 |
63 | Hal FALES | Leeds | 4 | Sep 14, 2017 |
62 | David DiLorenzo | Hadley | Sep 14, 2017 | |
61 | chris mccully | northampton | 977 | Sep 14, 2017 |
60 | Jess Johnson | Florence | Sep 13, 2017 | |
59 | Rosemary Bienz | Ashfield | 7804 | Sep 13, 2017 |
58 | Bienz John | Ashfield | Ashfield | Sep 13, 2017 |
57 | Cynthia Suopis | Northampton | 1741 | Sep 13, 2017 |
56 | Jennifer Robinson | Sep 13, 2017 | ||
55 | Deborah Bix | Millers Falls | Sep 13, 2017 | |
54 | Sara Weinberger | Easthampton | 1604 | Sep 13, 2017 |
53 | Robbie Dunning | Northampton | 8800 | Sep 13, 2017 |
52 | Andrew Kivela | Easthampton | 8769 | Sep 13, 2017 |
51 | Wendy Newton | Northampton | 1609 | Sep 13, 2017 |
50 | Rachel Hannah | Northampton | Northampton | Sep 13, 2017 |
49 | Otis Wheeler | Greenfield | Sep 13, 2017 | |
48 | Edward Maltby | Deerfield | 3 | Sep 13, 2017 |
47 | Kevin O'Keefe | Northampton | 259 | Sep 13, 2017 |
46 | Jennifer Ritz Sullivan | Williamsburg | 7893 | Sep 13, 2017 |
45 | Isabella Gitana | Easthampton | 3409 | Sep 13, 2017 |
44 | Brooks Ballenger | Amherst | 421 | Sep 13, 2017 |
43 | Allison Cwalinski | 01096 | Sep 13, 2017 | |
42 | Gabriel Quaglia | HOLYOKE | 748 | Sep 13, 2017 |
41 | Amiee Ross | Easthampton | Sep 13, 2017 | |
40 | Sam Gaskin | Northampton | Sep 13, 2017 | |
39 | Emily Conn | Northampton | Sep 13, 2017 | |
38 | Timothy Hantahan | Ashfield | 6438 | Sep 13, 2017 |
37 | Timothy Wager | easthampton | 4693 | Sep 13, 2017 |
36 | Michael Kane | Florence | 3970 (I think) | Sep 13, 2017 |
35 | Justin Cascio | Northampton | 3552 | Sep 13, 2017 |
34 | Matthew Cuscovitch | Amherst | 9232 | Sep 13, 2017 |
33 | Aba Micah Collins-Sibley | Easthampton | Sep 13, 2017 | |
32 | Johanna Halbeisen | Northampton | 127 | Sep 13, 2017 |
31 | Susan Harrison | Northampton | 8628 | Sep 13, 2017 |
30 | Tina Browne | Greenfield | Sep 13, 2017 | |
29 | Renee Denenfeld | Northampton | 1628 | Sep 13, 2017 |
28 | Zemora Tevah | Northampton | Sep 13, 2017 | |
27 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Agawam | Sep 13, 2017 | |
26 | Nikolas Bazurto | Chicopee | Sep 13, 2017 | |
25 | Emily Everett | HAdley | Sep 13, 2017 | |
24 | Alex Kahn | Northampton | I forget | Sep 13, 2017 |
23 | Rafal Dobrowolski | La Jolla | Sep 13, 2017 | |
22 | Brian Pamaylaon | Holyoke | 9055 | Sep 13, 2017 |
21 | christina Grinnell | shelburne falls | Sep 13, 2017 | |
20 | Rorie Woods | Hadley | 3414 | Sep 13, 2017 |
19 | Pamela Matsuda-Dunn | Easthampton | 8500 | Sep 13, 2017 |
18 | Jonathan Hebert | South Deerfield | South Deerfield | Sep 13, 2017 |
17 | Emma Dempster-Greenbaum | 8181 | Sep 13, 2017 | |
16 | Elizabeth Bienz | Ashfield | 6790 | Sep 13, 2017 |
15 | Laura MacKay | Greenfield | 992 | Sep 13, 2017 |
14 | ALEXANDRA FISHER | GOSHEN | Sep 13, 2017 | |
13 | Meg Moynahan | Northampton | 2209 | Sep 13, 2017 |
12 | michael sola | 7833 | Sep 13, 2017 | |
11 | Emma Lao | Easthampton | 7682 | Sep 13, 2017 |
10 | Aaron Mcmurray | Williamsburg | Sep 13, 2017 | |
9 | Jackie Cosse | 8800 | Sep 13, 2017 | |
8 | Kelsey Benoit | Springfield | 9235 | Sep 13, 2017 |
7 | Rachel Weitz | Millers Falls | 6776 | Sep 13, 2017 |
6 | Noah Spady | Northampton | 8591 | Sep 13, 2017 |
5 | Beth Eisenberg | 991 | Sep 13, 2017 | |
4 | Connelly Stokes-Buckles | Florence | 6927 | Sep 13, 2017 |
3 | Cai Toste | Northampton, MA | 9144 | Sep 13, 2017 |
2 | Marcy Eisenberg | Florence | 2506 | Sep 13, 2017 |
1 | Elli Palmer | Easthampton | Sep 13, 2017 |