At-Will Employment

- March 19, 2021
- 8:03 pm
Do you want to start an exciting career at #PUSHBuffalo? If you do, you’re ‘at-will’. They’ll fire you at any time!
For an organization that fights for worker justice and fairness in the New Economy, ‘at-will’ has been a convenient way to circumvent and sacrifice worker justice at the altar of the religion of social injustice. ‘At-will’ has come to mean for current PUSH employees and many former PUSH employees that; “At any given time, and for any given reason, when we feel like it, we will get rid of you as we see fit.” That sounds like something Amazon, Nike, or Walmart might say or do to their employees. This sounds like something ripped right out of the handbook of the extractive economy. This doesn’t sound like a piece of the framework for a just transition or “putting people first” that PUSH Buffalo constantly talks about. This doesn’t sound like a stance or culture that PUSH Buffalo, which is a member of the New Economy Coalition, should take.
Resources:
Do you have any stories of witnessing or experiencing PUSH’s at-will employment? We want to hear from you! Please reach out to us using the contact form – you can give us your name, or submit your thoughts and stories anonymously. We value your privacy and understand that livelihoods are at stake.
At-Will Employment

- March 19, 2021
- 8:03 pm
Do you want to start an exciting career at #PUSHBuffalo? If you do, you’re ‘at-will’. They’ll fire you at any time!
For an organization that fights for worker justice and fairness in the New Economy, ‘at-will’ has been a convenient way to circumvent and sacrifice worker justice at the altar of the religion of social injustice. ‘At-will’ has come to mean for current PUSH employees and many former PUSH employees that; “At any given time, and for any given reason, when we feel like it, we will get rid of you as we see fit.” That sounds like something Amazon, Nike, or Walmart might say or do to their employees. This sounds like something ripped right out of the handbook of the extractive economy. This doesn’t sound like a piece of the framework for a just transition or “putting people first” that PUSH Buffalo constantly talks about. This doesn’t sound like a stance or culture that PUSH Buffalo, which is a member of the New Economy Coalition, should take.
Resources:
Do you have any stories of witnessing or experiencing PUSH’s at-will employment? We want to hear from you! Please reach out to us using the contact form – you can give us your name, or submit your thoughts and stories anonymously. We value your privacy and understand that livelihoods are at stake.