In this episode of Pre-Shit, we're demystifying different kinds of organizing and collective action and talking about why unionizing is so hard in the restaurant industry with Jesse Kadjo and Tsehaitu Abye.

Guests:

• Jesse Kadjo - Labor Organizer for City of Oakland Union & host of year.simplecast.com/">Leap Year Podcast @jessekadjo
• Tsehaitu Abye - Community Organizer for One Fair Wage @tsehaitu_ @1fairwage_official

More resources:

• Is this Las Vegas hospitality workers union the future of American labor? On PBS News Hour
• “Restaurant Workers Are Building Solidarity Amid the Pandemic” by Alice Herman
• Why don’t restaurant workers unionize? by Sam Bloch
• The Restaurant Industry Needs to Change for Workers. Collectively, They Can Make That Happen. by Cameron Crowell
• The Culinary Union UNITE HERE local affiliate in Las Vegas

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