Support and Solidarity with Platform Workers

Hoping to call attention to poor working conditions, the entire crew of Platform Brewery in Columbus, OH drafted a letter to the company owner, stuck a note on the door, and collectively walked out on February 27th.

Please stand in solidarity and support with Platform workers. 

(the note above has since been removed from Platform's door)

As a close friend of one of the former employees and a craft beer enthusiast, I am seeking mutual aid to support workers while they navigate their next steps.

For many former Platform employees, this was their only means of income and they do not currently have other employment lined up. Any funds raised will go directly to workers to support them between jobs. 

Via the Columbus Dispatch 

"All six staff members quit, sending a letter to Platform co-founder Justin Carson accusing Platform of paying low wages while increasing hours and responsibilities; limited notifications of positive COVID-19 cases among employees, no taproom closure time to sanitize; mold issues; and failing to to fill the vacant general manager position."

https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/02/27/columbus-platform-beer-staff-appears-have-quit-taproom-temporarily-closed/6854752002/

https://www.columbusalive.com/story/entertainment/dining/2021/02/27/platform-beer-employees-stage-walkout-downtown-columbus-taproom/6854217002/

Read the staff letter below for more details about working conditions:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Zub8XF0zOK5p8IAcVX1ZDmC517WJcJXX2nJvPSBMaQ/edit?usp=sharing

Thank you for your support and for standing with service industry workers. 

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KB