Butt Lovers United Workers (BLUW)

Butt Lovers United Workers, or BLUW, is a Union formed by workers of Los Santos Waste Management (Butt Lovers). It founded by Crash Goldman and Bonnie Riid to unionize the the workers of the company with the goal of gaining better benefits and safety for everyone.

## Butt Lovers United Workers (BLUW)

### Owner(s)

* Crash Goldman
* Bonnie Riid
* Bennett Burner (formerly)

### Affiliations

* Los Santos Waste Management (Butt Lovers)

### Employees

* Crash Goldman

-Founder-Union Representative

* Bonnie Riid

-Founder-Union Representative

* Bennett Burner (formerly)

-Union Representative-Mold Expert

* John Frost

-Member

* Angela Levesque
* Atreyu McKale

-Sponser

* Ellie Lawson

-GoPostal Ambassador

* Jim Elliot

-Former Member-Casey's Highway Clearance Ambassador

* Cosmo Wallace

-Ambassador

* Willie Woantee

-Sponsor

* Alex Doyal

-Member

* Jacob Walker (formerly)

-Member (for one day)

* Robert Ivory (formerly)

-Member (for one day)

## About

Butt Lovers United Workers is a Union for the workers of of Butt Lovers. It was formed in October of 2021 by Crash Goldman and Bonnie Riid. The duo then recruited more garbage workers such as Jim Elliot and Bennett Burner shortly afterwards. The Union was formed to improve the company over all and to fight for better benefits and safety of all Butt Lovers employees. When the Union was formed, all members participated in a protest at Pillbox Medical Center, taking their stand against the dangerous garbage trucks that was the cause of a terrible incident involving Jim Elliot. BLUW's first victory was forcing the company to improve the garbage trucks durability and safety. From there, the Union worked to improve the company, all while carrying out private cleanings to establishments, residential buildings, and gang turfs.

## Achievements

* The Union's first action was taken after employee Jim Elliot lost both of his hands due to a faulty garbage truck. The freshly unionized employees took to the Pillbox Medical Center parking lot on Halloween day to protest the dangerous working conditions. With the support of the people of Los Santos and their new union lawyer Charles Warner, the Union received what they fought for and the Butt Lovers garbage trucks were fixed and improved.
* When the Union got on its feet, it was decided that they needed a headquarters of their own to operate out of. Union dues were issued out, required to be paid every Monday. This money went towards paying for an office across the street from Butt Lovers and behind The Silver Lining. People would come to donate money, supplies, and garbage here and support the union members.

## Staff

* Crash Goldman - Crash Goldman was the initial creator of the Butt Lovers Union. Being nicknamed "The Trash Man," he was the perfect person to start a movement. Crash Goldman acts as one of the two current Union Representatives.
* Bonnie Riid - Bonnie Riid was a part of the Union alongside Crash from the beginning. Her hardcore anticapitalist attitude helped lead the Union into a more direct and blunt direction to fight for the change they wanted. She is one of the two current Union Representatives.
* Bennett Burner - Bennett Burner came into the the Union very early on and worked his way up from member to Union Representative. He acted as the Union's mold expert, specializing in grading and combating dangerous mold. Burner left the Union in late February of 2022 due to internal conflict.
* Atreyu McKale - While not a direct part of the Union, Atreyu is one of their biggest supports and frequently donates large amounts of food and chocolate milk to make sure no union member goes without sustenance. Atreyu is known as the Union's major sponsor.

## Trivia

* Two of the Union's most recognizable phrases are "We work for the city!" and "All gas, no breaks!" The first refers to what union members are told to tell police or anyone else who asks what they are up to. The latter refers to what union members are told to tell police when they are inevitably pulled over for speeding or negligent driving.
* While all Butt Lovers workers are given the option to join the Union, BLUW has also made it clear that it does not tolerate scabs and have threatened on many occasions to "break scabs knees" and to "show them the light."
* Many think that BLUW is secretly a coverup for a gang. While they threaten scabs and remind others that they run Butt Lovers, BLUW has never declared themselves a gang.
* All Union members are anti-capitalist.
* The Union once found a litter of kittens that had been discarded in the dumpster behind Salieri's Bar. The kittens were brought back to Butt Lovers and a tweet was made announcing that if anyone wanted a kitten, it was first come first server. Ellie Lawson, Atreyu McKale, Piper Quinn, Irene Elrod, and BLUW all got a kitten from the box.
* The Union sometimes grows marijuana to help finance goals.