Jimmy John's workers 'quarantine' Minneapolis sub shop

[Omaha Steve]

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http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_4840

Sick of working sick, Jimmy John’s workers ‘quarantine’ sandwich shop
By Michael Moore
7 April 2011

MINNEAPOLIS - Micah Buckley-Farlee was born with a severe medical condition that results in the spontaneous partial collapse of his lungs. On a Saturday night last year, while working his shift at a Minneapolis Jimmy John’s, Buckley-Farlee began suffering severe chest pains.

“I went to my manager and said, ‘Hey, I need to go to the hospital. I think my lung is collapsing,’” Buckley-Farlee said.

His manager’s response: Find someone to work out the remainder of the shift, or you’re fired.

Fortunately for Buckley-Farlee, one of his co-workers was willing to work on short notice that night. But several current and former workers at 10 West-Metro franchises say the incident raises concerns about the health of Jimmy John’s workers – and the safety of the sandwiches they’re paid to make.



“Workers are disciplined for calling in sick,” said David Boehnke, who was fired from his job at a downtown Minneapolis Jimmy John’s after raising concerns about employees working while sick. “The new attendance policy mandates discipline for workers who call in sick or can’t find substitutes.”

Boehnke, who is active in the upstart Jimmy John’s Workers Union, joined 30 other workers and supporters in raising awareness of the franchise’s sick-days policy – or lack thereof – March 31 by playfully “quarantining” a Jimmy John’s store in Cedar-Riverside with a picket line. View video.

FULL story at link.

[RKP5637]

1. Excellent!!! n/t

[tblue37]

2. Maybe a nascent union movement is starting in the US. nt

[Skink]

3. Wow. Jimmy John's the greatest sandwich shop in the nation could lead to the next great middle class

eat at Jimmy John's.

[Bluzmann57]

4. Would the management want to eat a sandwich made by a sick person?

Probably not. And neither does anyone else. I realize that the collapsed lung is not contagious, but if they are going to try and keep him there, they will also tell people who have colds and flu to keep working. And a sandwich prepared by someone who is sick doesn't sound too appetizing.