Seattle ACORN workers strike (draft)

Striking workers at Seattle ACORN walked the picket line for a second day, after head organizer Doug Bloch refused to grant employees union recognition.

Striking workers at Seattle ACORN walked the picket line for a second day, after head organizer Doug Bloch refused to grant employees union recognition. ACORN, or Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, is a national organization of low- and moderate-income families working to promote labor rights, access to affordable housing, more community investment by business and government, and improved public schools. Alexa Gilbert, a striking field organizer for Seattle ACORN, said that management has refused to recognize the local union until it can secure national union status, and called the management's position "hypocrisy." Gilbert also claimed that workers at Philadelphia ACORN were fired for trying to organize a union. The striking workers' demands include a 40-hour work week, consistent pay schedules, regular break time in conformance to Washington State Law, and other safety and harassment policies.