Billy Bragg has joined the strike efforts of Starbucks employees in Buffalo, treating the union members to a performance of the song ‘Solidarity Forever’.Visiting the strikers at the site of Starbucks’ first unionised store in Elmwood, Bragg was among those calling on the corporation to ensure fair and safe working conditions.
The musician and activist appeared at the strike on Tuesday (October 12), six days after union members first shuttered the store on October 6.According to Buffalo’s WIVB, Bragg performed a live rendition of the popular trade union anthem ‘Solidarity Forever’.
He later addressed the crowd with a note on solidarity, telling strikers that “the reason [corporations] are so afraid of empathy is because if you mix empathy with activism you get solidarity, and that’s what they’re really afraid of.”SOLIDARITY FOREVER // NEVER CROSS A PICKET LINE!!!
THANK YOU @billybragg for coming to the Elmwood strike! pic.twitter.com/rbWDwwtl8K— SBWorkersUnited (@SBWorkersUnited) October 13, 2022@billybragg says it's all about solidarity.
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