So, Uhh, @cipheramnesia And I Are Going To Be Needing Some Help

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white lgbt ppl dont know how much trouble theyve caused for us -_-

So, this hasn't crossed my dash yet. (Not blaming anyone, there is soooo much going on in the world and I'd also missed it in the noise).

There is currently a strike at Frito-Lay. in Topeka. These workers are striking because:

They were being forced to work 84 hour weeks. The company's best offer so far is a 60 hour cap. This is shit we fought for a century ago, people.

Their generous offer also includes a whole 4 percent wage increase...over the next 2 years. I'm not sure what COL is in Topeka, but... Well, it's better than the entire 77 cents they've apparently gotten in the last decade.

There's also a report that a worker literally collapsed and dropped dead on the line and the foreman's response was to make them move the body out of the way and put in a replacement. (However, this is unconfirmed and, of course, the company denies it).

There have been multiple OSHA violations at this plant over the last few years, including a forklift accident that's under investigation.

They've now been striking since July 5 but, of course, it only hit the national media yesterday.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/07/14/frito-lay-strike-forced-overtime/

So, why am I signal boosting this?

Because Frito-Lay is refusing to budge. They are attempting to make the excuse that union leadership agreed to the 60 hour work week and crappy pay cut...when union leadership only agreed to put it to a vote.

And this means that we need to put the thumbscrews on them. Remember, this is about 19th century style working conditions.

So, I'm calling on my followers to boycott Frito Lay's until the strike is involved.

Frito-Lay owns:

Lay's

Doritos (Sorry. I really am. I KNOW there's no good alternative to Doritos, although Zapp's are good if you can find them).

Fritos

Tostitos

Cheetos

Ruffles

Sun Chips

Baken-ets

Chester's

Cracker Jack

Islen plantain chips

Funyuns

Grandma's (the cookies)

Matador Meat Snacks

Maui style potato chips

Miss Vickie's

Munchies

Munchos

Rolled Gold

Sabritones

Santitas

Simply

Smartfood

Stacys

The Walking Taco

NatuChips

PopCorners (this one wasn't on their website, but was bought by Pepsi's in 2019 with the intent of adding it. So best avoided just in case). Yes, this really is more than half of the snack aisle. Suggested alternatives:

Kettle Brand Chips

Zapp's (If you can find them. My supermarket had them once and not since, so I'm guessing the culinary cowards in this neighborhood were afraid of "Voodoo" flavored chips).

Pringles

On the Border for salsa.

Wise Cheez Doodles

Bugles

Utz

Store own brand alternatives, if your store has ones that are any good.

Cheez-its

Check before you buy and let's tell these people they don't get to treat workers like that.

For shits and giggles

I think the reason why Kylo is so hard to sympathize with his because the character Finn exists.

Kylo was born with wealth, privilege, a loving family, and Force powers. Finn was an enslaved child soldier with no family and nobody who cared about him.

Kylo may have been influenced by Snoke but he was also influenced by Luke, Leia, Han, and Jedi values. Finn grew up hearing nothing but First Order propaganda.

Yet when the time came for them to make a choice Finn made the right one and Kylo made the wrong one. Finn chose not to murder innocent people while Kylo did multiple times.

Break a prop? Just put it back and walk away… ha ha!!

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Hello, all:

Swallowing my pride and asking for help is a very hard thing to do, and I hate that I’ve had to do it so often in the last year. But unfortunately, for the happiness of me and my family, it’s something that I will have to do again.

For anyone that doesn’t know -

Since the day he was born, my son Julian has had a smile on his face; he’s a bright, loving child who never stops laughing and running around.

In the spring of 2022, however, that changed. Suddenly, he was in constant and agonizing pain - he stopped smiling, stopped laughing, stopped running around, stopped being the little ball of sunshine we’ve always known him to be, and couldn’t make it from his bed to the sofa without being carried.

He couldn’t even make it through a single night without waking up screaming in pain.

He was four years old.

After months of tests and chronic pain, Julian was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and has been going throw daily chemo and other cancer treatments since then.

Being a single parent, I haven’t been able to work; I’ve tried my best to save as much as I can, but obviously money has been tight. We are based in England at the moment but have been planning on moving to the United States as soon as the doctors say it is safe for Julian to travel to be close to my own family. Unfortunately, the various travel costs are too high for us to afford at the moment.

These costs include sending our belongings overseas, the travel itself, and - most importantly to Julian - shipping his beloved cat.

It’s been hard to properly explain to Jules what he’s been going through - he’s autistic, and oftentimes can’t comprehend why he’s feeling the way he’s feeling. Because of this, the emotional support Julian receives from Fabien (shown with Julian above) has been just as important of a support system as our friends and family.

Fabien, lovingly called ‘Baby Cat’ by Julian, has been with him through it all; the idea that I’d have to separate them solely because I can’t afford to ship him breaks my heart - I need to somehow find close to $6,000 to afford all the travel costs.

My paypal is here and my ko-fi is here.

Any and all assistance that anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated - even if that’s just sharing this post.

I HAVE HAD ELIJAH MCCLAIN’S PETITION PINNED TO MY PROFILE FOR THE PAST ALMOST TWO MONTHS AND HAVE BEEN REBLOGGING IT ALMOST REGULARLY AND IT STILL HASN’T REACHED IT’S GOAL SO NOW I AM GOING TO BOMBARD EVERYONE WITH THE PETITION TEN TIMES A DAY YOU BETTER SIGN IT AND SHARE IT AND REBLOG IT EVERY TIME YOU SEE IT. HERE IS THE PETITION .