Next Step: A Week of Leafleting Actions at Jewelry Stores in your Community- Nov. 23-30

Next Step: A Week of Leafleting Actions at Jewelry Stores in your Community- Nov. 23-30

In response to continued requests from the Almond union, Campaign for Labor Rights is mobilizing its Rapid Action Network to leaflet Kay jewelry stores (or others, see list below) anytime from Friday, November 23rd through Friday, November 30. We ask all member organizations of the Rapid Action Network and other local groups to take part.

The letter writing phase of the U.S. portion of this campaign was a huge success! The Home Shopping Network responded in a positive way to your efforts. Now it's time to take the next step.

HSN is the fourth largest Almond retailer in the U.S. The largest retailer in the country is a company called Sterling, which owns nearly twenty jewelry chains (with over 1,000 outlets in all). The biggest chain is Kay Jewelers with over 600 outlets across the country. Go to www.Kay.com, and use the company's "store locator" to find outlets near you.

Other Sterling chains include: Osterman Jewelers, Shaw Jewelers, J.B. Robinson, Mark Jewelers, Morgan Jewelers, Weisfield Jewelers, and Belden Jewelers. CLR has full address lists of the outlets of each of these chains. Contact us if you want to know which ones are near you.

Use your leverage with these jewelry stores to end the union busting:

• Rehire 45 fired workers!
• Drop the lawsuit against 20 union leaders and supporters!
• Drop the lawsuit against Junya Yimprasert of the Thai Labour Campaign!
• Recognize and negotiate with the union!

In the next few days, Campaign for Labor Rights will have organizing
Packets available and ready to be mailed to action organizers-contact us if you'd like a packet, CLRDC@afgj.org. Packets will include:

• Leaflet master for leafleting actions
• Background information
• Sample letters to Kay's (and other) jewelry stores

Please let us know ASAP:

• Whether there are Kay Jewelers outlets in your community, and if you'd like to know if there are other Sterling chains in your area.
• Whether you or your group is planning a leafleting action.