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Mary Beth Maxwell

Mary Beth Maxwell

Giving Thanks for Starbucks Workers

Many of us rediscovered the last several weeks and months that taking a break from scrolling headlines and self-important pundits about our…

3 min readNov 20, 2022

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Giving Thanks for Starbucks Workers

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Mary Beth Maxwell

The Real Story in Bessemer, AL

A brave group of workers in Bessemer, AL, a small town outside Birmingham, work long hard hours in an Amazon warehouse. They are Black and…

3 min readMar 28, 2022

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The Real Story in Bessemer, AL

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Mary Beth Maxwell

Keep Your Hope Machine Running

Worker Organizing Fueling Hope for 2022

9 min readJan 14, 2022

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Keep Your Hope Machine Running

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Mary Beth Maxwell

Advent Resilience to Weather the Storms

Shining a Light on Essential Workers

4 min readDec 19, 2021

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Advent Resilience to Weather the Storms

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Mary Beth Maxwell

A Light in the Darkness

I reflected earlier on my love of Advent; how it brings me back to cherished lessons from my Catholic family, connects me to centuries of…

4 min readDec 5, 2021

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A Light in the Darkness

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Mary Beth Maxwell

Welcoming Advent

I love Advent. Every year I make my wreath, light the candles, immerse myself in the music of Gentle Night — the St Louis Jesuits music…

3 min readNov 28, 2021

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Welcoming Advent

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Mary Beth Maxwell

What is Amazon really selling this Cyber Monday?

Anyone else a little skeptical of the Facebook ads bombarding us with messages about how committed they are to new regulations for the…

4 min readNov 23, 2021

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What is Amazon really selling this Cyber Monday?

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Mary Beth Maxwell

The Kellogg’s workers in Omaha are standing up for all of us

Bruce Springsteen’s Glory Days blasts on the Classic Rock station at the back entrance to the Kellogg’s plant in Omaha. I’m home for a…

3 min readNov 10, 2021

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The Kellogg’s workers in Omaha are standing up for all of us

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Mary Beth Maxwell

What I’d Like to Order on Amazon Prime Day

An algorithm for worker justice

5 min readJun 16, 2021

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What I’d Like to Order on Amazon Prime Day

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Mary Beth Maxwell

Why I am so hopeful about Bessemer

(Lessons for Jeff Bezos from George Pullman)

4 min readApr 19, 2021

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Why I am so hopeful about Bessemer

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Mary Beth Maxwell

Mary Beth Maxwell

Special Advisor on Worker Power; OSF, Labor, LGBT and civil rights organizer, Mom, Omaha native, served in Obama administration, ARAW, HRC, Jobs w Justice.

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