Any good labor movement requires a mascot and Jorts,
the labor cat fulfills that mission.
So as we all know, there is an ongoing labor movement in America.
We'd like to see it grow even more.
But the brave organizers have an adorable new mascot and
it is a cat named Jorts, Jorts the Cat.
So we're just gonna look at fun pictures of Jorts.
There's an example laying on a cute rug just being cute wanting
you to rub his belly which I would gladly do if I were there.
>> I would.
>> Super cute.
Are you a cat person at all?
>> I prefer dogs but cats are great.
>> Yeah, no, no, I had a cat growing up and
then I'm now enamored with dogs and forgot how much I like cats.
But lately I'm digging the cats, I'm digging the cats.
>> Yeah, they're great.
I want something that's a little bit more obsessed with me.
>> Me too. >> And
a little bit less likely to claw me.
>> It's ego, I want to be loved and wanted.
>> Yeah, my dog is cuddly, I want that.
I want someone who's like desperately cuddly.
>> When I come home my dog is so excited to see me.
I remember when I had a cat, the cat had no interest.
The cat is like, whatever bitch.
>> Yeah, your dog is actually dangerously excited to see you when you get home.
>> Yeah.
>> Calm down buddy [LAUGH], Jesus.
>> There he is.
He's doing accounting work with Kevin Custre.
>> Kevin, calm down buddy.
[LAUGH] >> That come hither stare.
Anyway. >> Don't you want Charlie or Kevin?
>> Kevin, so let's go back to Jorts.
So let's look at this cool Red Cup Rebellion photo as well.
That's beautiful headshot.
There we go, happy Red Cup Rebellion Day.
Okay, he supports striking graduate workers too.
No, come on.
50,000 academic workers are going on strike, it's such a big deal.
Omg, quick go to fairUCnow.org so this was for the UC workers strike, I love that.
More examples.
We've got, look at that, workers in the United States
have the right to refuse to work in unsafe conditions.
You have to know your rights to defend your rights because bosses obviously can't
be trusted to follow the law.
You tell them Jorts.
>> And then it's the beginning of a thread but
it also makes me think that the cat is gonna play with the thread.
>> I love that.
>> Yeah. >> But no, this is so
smart because people like cats man especially on the internet.
That's what made YouTube, that's how YouTube got its start.
And so if you wanna get eyes and ears on the labor movement,
having a cat as a mascot is low key genius.
>> Yeah, and that's a great mascot but
doesn't it kind of seem like the mascot for the labor movement should be a dog?
I feel like cats are such soul operators and they don't generally
work as much, I feel like dogs have more of a job than a cat.
I feel like a cat is your roommate.
>> I don't know how people are gonna feel about you defaming the character of cats.
>> Or of Jorts specifically.
No, Jorts is a great cat.
>> Are you saying that Jorts is just not working hard enough for
the labor movement?
>> Jorts looks like maybe it would support scabs, I don't know.
I'm kidding, I'm kidding.
Obviously, I just feel like a dog, they're pack animals and
I feel like this is about people coming together and working together.
>> That's the best point you've mentioned.
Yeah, cats are very independent.
>> Yeah, I guess a cat could be a service animal too but that's a real job.
There's a lot of dogs who work.
Anyway, Jorts is doing a good job.
>> By the way, so as I was looking at that beautiful photo of Jorts,
I couldn't help but think about how beautiful felines are.
How beautiful big cats are and
in California in the hills and stuff, there are bobcats.
Bobcats are really cool, beautiful, cool looking.
I wouldn't get close to them.
>> Have you randomly seen one?
>> Lately yes, I don't know what's going on.
There's all sorts of stuff.
>> [INAUDIBLE] pumas stuff in the outskirts.
>> I haven't seen pumas in real life.
>> Yeah, there's been some tragedies recently.
>> No, why?
Don't tell me about that, I don't wanna hear about that. >> Yeah, it's sad but
anyway I've never seen a bobcat randomly.
>> Yeah. >> Maybe they can get involved
in the movement.
>> They're pretty cool, they're pretty cool.
More fun from Jorts.
Remember there are four steps for most workers, one for each paw.
So four steps to form a union, talk to your coworkers who already agree, get
advice from local unions or organizers, work together to build support.
Show that support through an election or card check.
Here's one more.
My God, your boss required you there early but you were off the clock,
that's literally wage theft.
>> 100%.
>> Jorts is letting the people know.
Now, we don't know all that much about the person who runs Jort's Twitter account
because they always stay in character which I'm very happy to hear about.
But here's what we do know.
When the internet was gifted with the story of Jorts the Cat
via an anonymous Reddit AITA in mid December of 2021,
there was an echo of early internet magic.
Jorts, we learned in the Reddit post is an office cat who's prone to some
charmingly idiotic behavior getting his head stuck in cups and so forth.
One office worker,
Pam allegedly went to some unconventional lengths to teach Jorts certain tasks.
Most absurdly Pam smeared margarine on Jorts in order to get him to
learn to groom himself.
That sounds abusive.
>> I'll bet the cat liked it.
>> I don't think cats should be consuming margarine.
>> I don't think anyone should be consuming margarine necessarily but maybe
it was a small amount of margarine just to get it in the habit of licking itself.
>> I'm pretty sure cats know how to groom themselves.
I don't think they need humans to force them to do it by smearing them with.
>> I think that on the job training is important and
it looks like in this case it was provided.
>> I'm so sick of smear jobs in the workplace, okay?
Sick of the smear jobs.
>> God.
See, that cat is covered in margarine.
>> He's also mischievous by the way.
>> Mm-hm, they could be. >> So here's more.
We are aware there have been reports of an unidentified guy spending the entire day
pushing stuff off of the shelves.
We will investigate these allegations but
we should also investigate why so much fun stuff was on open shelves.
Little cutie pie.
>> Mm-hm, Jorts is both sides in things.
What about?