AFSCME Local 590 DC 47
@afscme590.bsky.social
We represent the support staff and librarians of the University of Pennsylvania Libraries. Founded in 1969. Unions are the answer to labor's problems.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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"Employees are striking because we want Starbucks to live up to the values it markets to the world. Starbucks claims it offers the “best job in retail.” As someone doing one of those jobs day in and day out, I can tell you that's not true."
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
I'm a Starbucks barista. I'm striking because I want 'the best job in retail.'
Baristas want Starbucks to succeed. We take pride in the green aprons and in our customers who return each morning.
www.usatoday.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"Employees are striking because we want Starbucks to live up to the values it markets to the world. Starbucks claims it offers the “best job in retail.” As someone doing one of those jobs day in and day out, I can tell you that's not true."
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Hit 'em where it hurts! Baristas calling out management for failure to negotiate. No contract? No coffee!
Starbucks near U Penn Library are making their voices heard!! Proud to support my Union siblings in their fight for a fair contract.
November 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Hit 'em where it hurts! Baristas calling out management for failure to negotiate. No contract? No coffee!
Thank god for Unions! Don't despair. Organize!!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/o...
Opinion | For Gen Z-ers, Work Is Now More Depressing Than Unemployment
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Thank god for Unions! Don't despair. Organize!!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/o...
Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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over 25% of United Auto Workers nationwide are ACADEMIC WORKERS!
friday, join a UAW phone bank against cuts to science research
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friday, join a UAW phone bank against cuts to science research
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September 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
over 25% of United Auto Workers nationwide are ACADEMIC WORKERS!
friday, join a UAW phone bank against cuts to science research
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friday, join a UAW phone bank against cuts to science research
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A continuation of my rant against the Loomis op ed in today's NYT.
The piece reminded me of the old SNL skit, George F Wills Sports Machine, where Tommy Lasorda asks Wills if he ever played the game. Has Loomis ever organized a union? Or negotiate a contract? Or gotten a fractious Local to come to consensus on anything? Doubt it.
youtu.be/3QcVhyAaLnM?...
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George F Wills Sports Machine - Saturday Night Live
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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September 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A continuation of my rant against the Loomis op ed in today's NYT.
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life is better in a union!
celebrate and organize today
"68% of U.S. adults approve of labor unions. This is the fifth consecutive year that approval of organized labor has been in the 67% to 71% range, a level last reached in the late 1950s and early 1960s."
news.gallup.com/poll/694472/...
celebrate and organize today
"68% of U.S. adults approve of labor unions. This is the fifth consecutive year that approval of organized labor has been in the 67% to 71% range, a level last reached in the late 1950s and early 1960s."
news.gallup.com/poll/694472/...
Labor Union Approval Relatively Steady at 68% in U.S.
Public approval of labor unions remains historically strong at 68%, marking the fifth consecutive year with nearly 70% support.
news.gallup.com
September 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
life is better in a union!
celebrate and organize today
"68% of U.S. adults approve of labor unions. This is the fifth consecutive year that approval of organized labor has been in the 67% to 71% range, a level last reached in the late 1950s and early 1960s."
news.gallup.com/poll/694472/...
celebrate and organize today
"68% of U.S. adults approve of labor unions. This is the fifth consecutive year that approval of organized labor has been in the 67% to 71% range, a level last reached in the late 1950s and early 1960s."
news.gallup.com/poll/694472/...
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September 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Happy Labor Day! Anybody see this in today's newspaper? ✊🔥
Sign our pledge to stand with over 12,000 union Starbucks workers and say No Contract, No Coffee!
👉 bit.ly/NoContractNoCoffee
Sign our pledge to stand with over 12,000 union Starbucks workers and say No Contract, No Coffee!
👉 bit.ly/NoContractNoCoffee
September 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Happy Labor Day! Anybody see this in today's newspaper? ✊🔥
Sign our pledge to stand with over 12,000 union Starbucks workers and say No Contract, No Coffee!
👉 bit.ly/NoContractNoCoffee
Sign our pledge to stand with over 12,000 union Starbucks workers and say No Contract, No Coffee!
👉 bit.ly/NoContractNoCoffee
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Labor Day isn’t just a long weekend, it's a movement.
We’re fighting for healthcare, living wages, housing, immigrant justice & dignity for ALL.
This #LaborDay, we put Families First, Not Billionaires.
We’re fighting for healthcare, living wages, housing, immigrant justice & dignity for ALL.
This #LaborDay, we put Families First, Not Billionaires.
September 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Labor Day isn’t just a long weekend, it's a movement.
We’re fighting for healthcare, living wages, housing, immigrant justice & dignity for ALL.
This #LaborDay, we put Families First, Not Billionaires.
We’re fighting for healthcare, living wages, housing, immigrant justice & dignity for ALL.
This #LaborDay, we put Families First, Not Billionaires.
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Wages of unionized workers are 13% higher than their nonunion counterparts.
But unions also set a higher pay standard that all workers enjoy.
In high-union-density states, median household income is $12,000 higher than in low-union-density states.
This is why unions are vital.
But unions also set a higher pay standard that all workers enjoy.
In high-union-density states, median household income is $12,000 higher than in low-union-density states.
This is why unions are vital.
September 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Wages of unionized workers are 13% higher than their nonunion counterparts.
But unions also set a higher pay standard that all workers enjoy.
In high-union-density states, median household income is $12,000 higher than in low-union-density states.
This is why unions are vital.
But unions also set a higher pay standard that all workers enjoy.
In high-union-density states, median household income is $12,000 higher than in low-union-density states.
This is why unions are vital.
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Terrible framing below. My re-write: "While some unions have long resisted major organizing efforts," ... "many of the largest unions, including the teachers unions and service workers unions, have grown by organizing new workers and becoming politically powerful." Easy, no? 4/
September 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Terrible framing below. My re-write: "While some unions have long resisted major organizing efforts," ... "many of the largest unions, including the teachers unions and service workers unions, have grown by organizing new workers and becoming politically powerful." Easy, no? 4/
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Loomis claims "we have barely heard a peep from unions" since Trump's attempt to strip Federal workers of their bargaining rights. But he fails to mention the ongoing fight in the courts to restore those rights. It ain't torches & pitchforks, but it ain't nothing neither. 3/
September 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Loomis claims "we have barely heard a peep from unions" since Trump's attempt to strip Federal workers of their bargaining rights. But he fails to mention the ongoing fight in the courts to restore those rights. It ain't torches & pitchforks, but it ain't nothing neither. 3/
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Let's start with the title. Where does Loomis get off saying unions are so quiet? It's clear he wishes we could have national strikes, as they do in Europe and elsewhere. He sighs repeatedly over unions' supposed passivity. It is clear he does not get out much. 2/
September 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Let's start with the title. Where does Loomis get off saying unions are so quiet? It's clear he wishes we could have national strikes, as they do in Europe and elsewhere. He sighs repeatedly over unions' supposed passivity. It is clear he does not get out much. 2/
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The NYT does it again. An opinion piece about labor rife with bad framings, wrong conclusions, and misplaced longing for a kind of labor movement that has never existed in the US. Here's a gift link. My rant follows. 1/
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Wiping Out Unions. Why Are They So Quiet?
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The NYT does it again. An opinion piece about labor rife with bad framings, wrong conclusions, and misplaced longing for a kind of labor movement that has never existed in the US. Here's a gift link. My rant follows. 1/
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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We’re here in Detroit for #LaborDay! AFT EVP Evelyn DeJesus is discussing what #WorkersDeserve and the importance of showing up with local AFT members.
September 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
We’re here in Detroit for #LaborDay! AFT EVP Evelyn DeJesus is discussing what #WorkersDeserve and the importance of showing up with local AFT members.
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Get up, get down, Philly is a union town!
As part of AFSCME’s Labor Day celebrations, President Saunders is kicking off the 38th Annual Labor Day Parade & Family Celebration in South Philly with more than 4,000 union members & their families.
As part of AFSCME’s Labor Day celebrations, President Saunders is kicking off the 38th Annual Labor Day Parade & Family Celebration in South Philly with more than 4,000 union members & their families.
September 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Get up, get down, Philly is a union town!
As part of AFSCME’s Labor Day celebrations, President Saunders is kicking off the 38th Annual Labor Day Parade & Family Celebration in South Philly with more than 4,000 union members & their families.
As part of AFSCME’s Labor Day celebrations, President Saunders is kicking off the 38th Annual Labor Day Parade & Family Celebration in South Philly with more than 4,000 union members & their families.
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Massive #LaborDay parade in Detroit! #WorkersDeserve
September 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Massive #LaborDay parade in Detroit! #WorkersDeserve
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Today, we celebrate the labor movement's immense contributions to our country and honor all working people who have bravely stood up to the most powerful forces in the world to help create a more fair and just society for us all.
📸 @reutherlibrary.bsky.social
📸 @reutherlibrary.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Today, we celebrate the labor movement's immense contributions to our country and honor all working people who have bravely stood up to the most powerful forces in the world to help create a more fair and just society for us all.
📸 @reutherlibrary.bsky.social
📸 @reutherlibrary.bsky.social
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Organizing my colleagues has been one of the most rewarding activities of my life. I'm a former member of chapters of @cwaunion.bsky.social, @neatoday.bsky.social, @afthighered.bsky.social, and @aaup.org.
Higher education works because we do 💪
Higher education works because we do 💪
Good morning & happy Labor Day 🌞
Let’s all give a shout out to our labor unions. I’m a member of @aaup.org & @aft.org!!!
#UnionStrong
#Solidarity
Let’s all give a shout out to our labor unions. I’m a member of @aaup.org & @aft.org!!!
#UnionStrong
#Solidarity
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September 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Organizing my colleagues has been one of the most rewarding activities of my life. I'm a former member of chapters of @cwaunion.bsky.social, @neatoday.bsky.social, @afthighered.bsky.social, and @aaup.org.
Higher education works because we do 💪
Higher education works because we do 💪
Unions aren't quiet. Media is failing the unions. Loomis' framing stinks.
I'm proud that @aaup.org has been on the front lines fighting this administration's abuses. Trump is, indeed, an aggressively anti-labor president, despite the "workers party now" bs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Wiping Out Unions. Why Are They So Quiet?
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Unions aren't quiet. Media is failing the unions. Loomis' framing stinks.
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Labor Day is a very good day for my fellow academics to joint their local @aaup.org and if your school doesn't have one you should start one!
As Labor Day approaches, we urge all AAUP members & chapters to join the national actions organized by @aft.org & the MayDayStrong coalition. Their website provides a directory & instructions for locating nearby actions.
maydaystrong.org
See you on the streets!
#DefendHigherEd
#WorkersDeserve
maydaystrong.org
See you on the streets!
#DefendHigherEd
#WorkersDeserve
September 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Labor Day is a very good day for my fellow academics to joint their local @aaup.org and if your school doesn't have one you should start one!
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Nothing was handed to us. Every right we have was fought for. This #LaborDay we celebrate the FIGHT, the POWER of workers, and the #SOLIDARITY that keeps us strong!
#FeelThePower #UnionStrong #1u
#FeelThePower #UnionStrong #1u
September 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Nothing was handed to us. Every right we have was fought for. This #LaborDay we celebrate the FIGHT, the POWER of workers, and the #SOLIDARITY that keeps us strong!
#FeelThePower #UnionStrong #1u
#FeelThePower #UnionStrong #1u
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Happy Labor Day, APWU! We encourage you to honor the day by participating in a local action to honor labor's legacy, and unite & fight to build power for the future.
September 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Happy Labor Day, APWU! We encourage you to honor the day by participating in a local action to honor labor's legacy, and unite & fight to build power for the future.