With assaults on workers from the highest levels of federal government to the smallest shop floors, Long Island workers have started off 2026 with the energy our movement needs to fight back. There are ways we call all pitch in to help in these uncertain times, and today we’re here with a short list of actions you can take TODAY to help!

Starbucks

Starbucks workers on Long Island began striking in multiple stores since November. Garden City’s 7th Street location has been out continually for the last two months! Despite the sacrifice and resolve from these workers, Starbucks is still refusing to bargain in good faith for a fair national contract that addresses the demands of the company’s baristas.

Please take a moment today to do one of the following actions the baristas are asking of community supporters:

• Boycott Starbucks – No Contract, No Coffee!
• Donate food and/or donate money to their hardship fund – As workers try to survive without pay during their strike every little bit helps them cover their basic expenses!
• Register for a 2/2 allies update webinar – Learn how you can act as a community supporter to take this fight to the next level!
• Please share all of the above with your friends and on social media! Help get the word out that Starbucks workers are out on strike and that the company should be boycotted until the baristas get their contract!

NYSNA

Nearly 15,000 NYC private‑sector nurses have been on strike since Jan. 12 to protect patient and nurse safety! For months, nurses have been bargaining for fair contracts, but management has refused to settle fair contracts that include enforceable safe staffing ratios, guaranteed healthcare benefits for frontline nurses, and protections from workplace violence. The power of the strike was demonstrated on Long Island when three Northwell hospitals (Huntington, Plainview and Syosset) settled with nurses before the strike began. Help Long Island nurses who commute in to work at city hospitals as well as our NYC friends by redirecting your energy there!

You can support nurses by taking action to support their fight for the fair contracts that New York’s nurses and patients deserve:

• Send a message to greedy healthcare CEOs. Email millionaire hospital CEOs to let them know that you are in solidarity with NYSNA nurses who are fighting to protect patient and nurse safety and demand a fair contract now!
• Donate to the NYSNA Strike Hardship Fund. 100% of contributions will be used to provide aid to NYSNA members who experience financial hardship due to strikes or protected actions.
• Pledge Your Support for Nurses.  Nurses work day and night to care for New York. Show you care for nurses by signing the pledge at
• Join the picket line! A strong picket line is essential to winning the strike and puts nurses’ resolve and the community’s support on display. Picket lines run from 7 am to 7 pm daily and the busiest times are 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Join us at whichever strike picket location and time is most convenient for you – see the flyer below for details!

Thank you for helping grow the workers’ movement on Long Island by taking action for our local nurses and baristas!

In Solidarity,

Long Island Jobs with Justice