We all know about the chaos in the stores that marks Black Friday, the official start to the holiday shopping season. But did you know about the chaos that marks every day of some workers’ lives? Too many workers are getting schedules that are so unpredictable that they make it impossible to plan from one day to the next.
Please join us and our coalition partners in the lead up to Black Friday as we shine a light on why we need #SchedulesThatWork!
Here are the details:
#SchedulesThatWork Day of Action
When: All Day Tuesday, November 18
PLUS, A Twitter storm from 2-3 pm
If employers make fair scheduling practices a reality, workers could meet their obligations at work, and at home too—which would mean reliable childcare for their children, being able to get a leg up by going to school, or hold down a second job to make ends meet.
Make your voice heard on November 18! Tweet a picture of yourself holding the attached sign explaining why workers need #SchedulesThatWork.
Sample promotional tweets (we suggest posting these no earlier than the week of November 10th) are below, and we’ll circulate sample tweets (to post during the Twitter storm) before the 18th. And be sure to use the attached graphic to help promote this important day—it shows your followers exactly how they should tweet.
- Before Black Friday gets here, tell employers everywhere why you need #SchedulesThatWork! Tweet your photo Tues 11/18.
- Here’s a good Thanksgiving shopping list for Congress: turkey, cranberries, and #SchedulesThatWork. Tweet about itTuesday 11/18.
- Black Friday is near so we’re tweeting about #SchedulesThatWork. Tweet your pic on 11/18 and tell us why you need fair work schedules!
- It’s a pre-Black Friday day of action for #SchedulesThatWork! Tweet with us Tuesday 11/18.
Day of Action Co-Sponsors: 9to5, A Better Balance, California Work & Family Coalition, Center for Effective Government, Center for Law and Social Policy, Center for Popular Democracy, Colorado Center on Law and Policy, Family Values @ Work, Gender Justice, Jobs with Justice, Labor Project for Working Families, Legal-Aid Society Employment Law Center, MomsRising, National Council of Women’s Organizations, National Employment Law Project, National Partnership for Women & Families, National Women’s Law Center, Next Generation, Older Women’s Economic Security Taskforce, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, Women Employed