Working People Justice for Evan (w/ Jana Murphy)
In September 2021, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez spoke with the family of Evan Seyfried about a lawsuit they filed against grocery giant Kroger, which alleges that Evan was bullied, harassed, and sabotaged by store managers Shannon Frazee and Joseph Pigg to the point that he suffered a “transient episodic break” and took his own life. It’s been one year since Evan committed suicide, and while the Seyfrieds struggle to pick up the pieces, family friends, community members, and volunteers have come together to honor Evan’s life, demand accountability for his death, and address the scourge of workplace bullying. In this interview, Alvarez speaks with Jana Murphy, an organizer of the Justice for Evan coalition and a close friend of the Seyfried family, about the fight to hold Kroger accountable and the national day of action planned for Wednesday, March 9.
Pre-Production/Studio/Post-Production: Cameron Granadino
Additional links/info below...
- Watch the video version of this interview on The Real News Network YouTube channel
- Justice for Evan protest (March 9) information
- Justice for Evan Facebook page, Twitter page, and Instagram
- National Workplace Bullying Coalition website, Facebook page, and Twitter page
- #NotMe App
- Working People, "Evan Seyfried (w/ Ken, Linda, & Eric Seyfried)"
- “Lawsuit: Kroger Manager Drove Employee To Suicide” (PDF)
- Julian Mark, The Washington Post, “Former Kroger Grocery Store Employee’s Suicide Was a Result of ‘Torturous Conditions,’ Lawsuit Says“
- Jessica Schmidt, Fox News 19, “Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed against Kroger, Company Employees after Former Manager Took His Own Life“
- Alex N. Press, Jacobin, “At Kroger and Amazon, Capital Is Going on the Offensive“
- Anonymous, VICE, “They Call Me a Hero Because I Work at Kroger, So Why Do I Feel Disposable?“
Permanent links below...
- Working People Patreon page
- Leave us a voicemail and we might play it on the show!
- Labor Radio / Podcast Network website, Facebook page, and Twitter page
- In These Times website, Facebook page, and Twitter page
- The Real News Network website, YouTube channel, podcast feeds, Facebook page, and Twitter page
Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org)
- Jules Taylor, "Working People Theme Song"