3/17/2023 0 Comments Insomnia cookies boston![]() “… Just because something is good for you doesn’t mean that it’s good in general.” ![]() “It’s important that BU students know that the things that they receive come from something that’s not necessarily so good,” Cohen, a College of Communication sophomore, said. ![]() Students for Labor Action Project member Lindsey Cohen said students should be involved in facilitating discussion for employee rights at stores they frequent. “… Minimum wage is supposed to be made up by tips, but if you’ve ever worked a delivery job, you know that drunk college kids don’t always tip, so they don’t necessarily make minimum wage.” “They don’t make enough money, it’s not a living wage,” Leonard, a College of Arts and Sciences junior, said. Students for Labor Action Project President Talia Leonard said she wants Insomnia Cookies to recognize the right of workers to form unions and provide better pay for employees. You have to deal with people cursing at you for no reason because they’re drunk.” “I would have to make cash deposits at 3:30 in the morning, not knowing that if I walked out the door, I wouldn’t have been robbed at gunpoint,” he said. Peña said the store’s late hours require employees to work late into the night, often past 3:30 am, in a risky environment. We’re worth more than $5 an hour for bikers.’” “We felt as though we should just put our foot down and say, ‘you know what? We’re worth more than $9 an hour. Delivery drivers receive $5 per hour supplemented by tips received on deliveries. The standard salary of a baker or cashier is $9 per hour, according to the Insomnia Cookies Website. Peña, who worked at the Harvard Square Insomnia for only three days before striking, said the average turnover rate for employees is two to three weeks, likely due to low wages and poor working conditions. Insomnia officials could not be reached for comment. Members of the Industrial Workers of the World union, which has been involved with the Insomnia Cookies controversy since the protest at the Harvard location, also joined the crowd on Thursday. Peña and three other striking workers were dismissed after the strike. 19, where workers voiced frustration over a lack of employee benefits and failure of the company to ensure adequate breaks, Peña said. The dissatisfaction that prompted the protest began with an employee strike at the Harvard Square location on Aug. and offers a delivery service of cookies, milk and other baked goods until 3 a.m. Insomnia Cookies operates at more than 30 locations across the eastern U.S. Members of BU’s Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism and Student Labor Action Project were present at the rally. store location to voice complaints against the entire Insomnia Cookies organization. Student activists, union members and other supporters joined Peña at the 708 Commonwealth Ave. “We decided to go on strike for benefits, unionizing the store and higher pay wages,” said Insomnia Cookies ex-employee Jonathan Peña. PHOTO BY SARAH FISHER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFFĪ crowd gathered Thursday outside of the Insomnia Cookies on the Boston University Charles River Campus to protest low wages, poor working conditions and union formation suppression at the business chain. College of Communication junior Lindsay Kopit holds a sign during a protest against Insomnia Cookies Friday night in front of the Insomnia Cookies shop on Commonwealth Avenue.
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