Massage Therapy Union
@mtunion.bsky.social
Dedicated to empowering Massage Therapists to stand up for safer workplaces, better pay and benefits for themselves and their teams. MTs deserve better than exploitation and wage theft. ✋💪🤚
As a side note, Baron Trump would make a good Queen. He's got nice bone structure for contouring.
June 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM
As a side note, Baron Trump would make a good Queen. He's got nice bone structure for contouring.
Massage Therapists, you deserve better than a few dollars more than minimum wage plus tips. You deserve a workplace safe from predators. You can unionize your spa or studio to protect yourself and your team together!!
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May 29, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Massage Therapists, you deserve better than a few dollars more than minimum wage plus tips. You deserve a workplace safe from predators. You can unionize your spa or studio to protect yourself and your team together!!
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Well, the ex-boss missed his appeal deadline. He needs to cut a bunch of checks totaling $92,563 to my team and the state by mid-June. Otherwise it defaults to extended penalties. Not gonna lie - part of me hopes he misses the next deadline too.
May 29, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Well, the ex-boss missed his appeal deadline. He needs to cut a bunch of checks totaling $92,563 to my team and the state by mid-June. Otherwise it defaults to extended penalties. Not gonna lie - part of me hopes he misses the next deadline too.
We finally got a decision from the appeals judge on our unpaid wages complaint!
As a recap, eight of my massage therapy team (including myself) from my former studio filed complaints against our former employer.
www.westword.com/news/denver-...
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As a recap, eight of my massage therapy team (including myself) from my former studio filed complaints against our former employer.
www.westword.com/news/denver-...
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Massage Therapists Rubbed the Wrong Way by Firing After They Fought to Unionize
The two employees of Elements Massage claim they were booted over their unionization efforts. Now they're kicking back.
www.westword.com
April 28, 2025 at 5:02 AM
We finally got a decision from the appeals judge on our unpaid wages complaint!
As a recap, eight of my massage therapy team (including myself) from my former studio filed complaints against our former employer.
www.westword.com/news/denver-...
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As a recap, eight of my massage therapy team (including myself) from my former studio filed complaints against our former employer.
www.westword.com/news/denver-...
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Let’s start with the basics.
April 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Let’s start with the basics.
April 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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If you were born in '68 or before, you may not have a full measles immunity. (A better vaccine was introduced after then, so people vaccinated in 1969 onward are fine.) As a '68 baby, I got a MMR booster jic.
Heads up - it's a large shot, on par with a tetanus shot! Thankfully it absorbs quickly.
Heads up - it's a large shot, on par with a tetanus shot! Thankfully it absorbs quickly.
April 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
If you were born in '68 or before, you may not have a full measles immunity. (A better vaccine was introduced after then, so people vaccinated in 1969 onward are fine.) As a '68 baby, I got a MMR booster jic.
Heads up - it's a large shot, on par with a tetanus shot! Thankfully it absorbs quickly.
Heads up - it's a large shot, on par with a tetanus shot! Thankfully it absorbs quickly.
Freudian eye slip? For several reads, I saw "save a dying PLANET", and didn't even think it an odd headline.
Here's what a few plant and gardening experts say it takes to save a dying plant.
Got a dying plant? These tips could help you save it
Here's what a few plant and gardening experts say it takes to save a dying plant.
www.npr.org
April 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Freudian eye slip? For several reads, I saw "save a dying PLANET", and didn't even think it an odd headline.
Wanna know what Musk now knows about you? Rep. Jamie Raskin has created a handy-dandy FOIA request that you and every American can use to find out a) what information Musk has acquired and b) with whom he has shared it.
s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ak-raskin/im...
s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ak-raskin/im...
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March 14, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Wanna know what Musk now knows about you? Rep. Jamie Raskin has created a handy-dandy FOIA request that you and every American can use to find out a) what information Musk has acquired and b) with whom he has shared it.
s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ak-raskin/im...
s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ak-raskin/im...
What people aren't saying about tariffs is that they go straight to the Treasury and they are UNDESIGNATED funds. It's a giant slush fund generator for whatever he wants to do. That's why tRump likes them - and it's an easy word to pronounce.
March 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
What people aren't saying about tariffs is that they go straight to the Treasury and they are UNDESIGNATED funds. It's a giant slush fund generator for whatever he wants to do. That's why tRump likes them - and it's an easy word to pronounce.
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None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.
February 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.
So proud of Denver!
February 28, 2025 at 1:43 AM
So proud of Denver!
I am breaking the boycott for ONE exception - my friend has planned for her grand opening on the 28th for the past three months. I will happily support a small independent business, woman-owned, BPOC-owned, featuring local artists' handmade goods. She's not the droids we're looking for.
February 28, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I am breaking the boycott for ONE exception - my friend has planned for her grand opening on the 28th for the past three months. I will happily support a small independent business, woman-owned, BPOC-owned, featuring local artists' handmade goods. She's not the droids we're looking for.
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Democrats: Empty libraries, gymnasiums, lecture halls, anywhere. Book the space and dare these pathetic House Republicans to show their faces.
Share this if you agree.
Share this if you agree.
Republicans are too chickenshit to hold town halls. Shocker.
Here’s an idea: Democrats, hold town halls in Republican districts.
Here’s an idea: Democrats, hold town halls in Republican districts.
February 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Democrats: Empty libraries, gymnasiums, lecture halls, anywhere. Book the space and dare these pathetic House Republicans to show their faces.
Share this if you agree.
Share this if you agree.
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People have asked me what things should massage therapists ask for when unionizing. This is a big challenge since we don’t have a national union. We have microunions at individual spas and studios. Because the situations are so different from place to place,
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People have asked me what things should massage therapists ask for when unionizing. This is a big challenge since we don’t have a national union. We have microunions at individual spas and studios. Because the situations are so different from place to place,
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February 18, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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People have asked me what things should massage therapists ask for when unionizing. This is a big challenge since we don’t have a national union. We have microunions at individual spas and studios. Because the situations are so different from place to place,
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People have asked me what things should massage therapists ask for when unionizing. This is a big challenge since we don’t have a national union. We have microunions at individual spas and studios. Because the situations are so different from place to place,
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Boosting the signal
Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being.
www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
February 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Boosting the signal
Does anyone else find it ironic that the first fatal air crash over US soil since 2009 happened at the airport named after the president who dismantled the air traffic controllers' union?
January 31, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Does anyone else find it ironic that the first fatal air crash over US soil since 2009 happened at the airport named after the president who dismantled the air traffic controllers' union?
Boosting the signal
Important follow-up on my pinned report and my recent post about the takeover at OPM: The Washington Post has confirmed the claims below.
There is indeed a takeover of the federal government happening that is being coordinated by people outside the government who have gotten access to U.S. servers.
There is indeed a takeover of the federal government happening that is being coordinated by people outside the government who have gotten access to U.S. servers.
January 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Boosting the signal
How Massage Therapists can benefit from unionization, and why we need to. Especially as more hedge funds and venture capitalists buy out mom-and-pop franchises, we need to be able to push back and protect our teams.
usolmt.com/blog/f/massa...
usolmt.com/blog/f/massa...
Massage Therapists and Labor Unions
INTRODUCTION
usolmt.com
January 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
How Massage Therapists can benefit from unionization, and why we need to. Especially as more hedge funds and venture capitalists buy out mom-and-pop franchises, we need to be able to push back and protect our teams.
usolmt.com/blog/f/massa...
usolmt.com/blog/f/massa...
A few months ago, the Hand&Stone in Gainesville, FL won a hard-fought unionization. They deserve every benefit their future contract will bring them. (Article is about their early unionizing efforts.)
www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando...
www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando...
Orlando union buster fails to dissuade massage therapists from organizing
Hand + Stone workers held what is believed to be the first successful union drive by massage therapists in the state
www.orlandoweekly.com
January 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A few months ago, the Hand&Stone in Gainesville, FL won a hard-fought unionization. They deserve every benefit their future contract will bring them. (Article is about their early unionizing efforts.)
www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando...
www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando...
I noticed something about the "unhoused" v "homeless" debate. I fully agree that people experiencing homelessness deserve dignity. But the ones arguing about the correct term seem to be the people who care about people.
And the ones benefiting from us arguing are the people who don't care.
And the ones benefiting from us arguing are the people who don't care.
January 19, 2025 at 6:02 AM
I noticed something about the "unhoused" v "homeless" debate. I fully agree that people experiencing homelessness deserve dignity. But the ones arguing about the correct term seem to be the people who care about people.
And the ones benefiting from us arguing are the people who don't care.
And the ones benefiting from us arguing are the people who don't care.