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Hey there! We’re PowerSwitch, and we’ve got a problem with greedy corporations meddling in our democracy and economy. It's time to put power back where it belongs: in the hands of everyday people.
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What a year! In 2025, our work both anticipated and responded to the big conversations about technology's impacts on people and society, and helped make sense of this moment. Check out our year-in-review for some of the highlights. We'll be back with more in 2026! datasociety.net/points/our-y...
December 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
What a year! In 2025, our work both anticipated and responded to the big conversations about technology's impacts on people and society, and helped make sense of this moment. Check out our year-in-review for some of the highlights. We'll be back with more in 2026! datasociety.net/points/our-y...
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Big Tech is really doing its best to convince people that giving their land, water, and power to billionaires is somehow patriotic.
Fox tells Americans to buy artificial trees so Christmas tree farms can be used for data centers:
"Everybody needs to get on board."
"Everybody needs to get on board."
December 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Big Tech is really doing its best to convince people that giving their land, water, and power to billionaires is somehow patriotic.
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🎤 “Workers aren’t begging anymore. Workers are building. Workers are rising. Stand up KC! Stand up Missouri Workers Center! Stand up @uaw.org! Because when we stand together, we are the force that moves history! And how do we accomplish this? Organize! Organize! Organize!”
December 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
🎤 “Workers aren’t begging anymore. Workers are building. Workers are rising. Stand up KC! Stand up Missouri Workers Center! Stand up @uaw.org! Because when we stand together, we are the force that moves history! And how do we accomplish this? Organize! Organize! Organize!”
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"Regions with significant data center activity have already endured price increases by as much as 267% over the past five years, the three lawmakers wrote." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Democratic senators investigate data centers’ effects on electricity prices
Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal and Chris Van Hollen go after tech firms including Google and Amazon
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
"Regions with significant data center activity have already endured price increases by as much as 267% over the past five years, the three lawmakers wrote." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
What happens when Amazon becomes embedded in local governments, and our public dollars go to a corporation that can raise prices on a whim?
Start 2026 off with policy experts, researchers, and organizers who will walk us thru how our govts can break up with Amazon: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Start 2026 off with policy experts, researchers, and organizers who will walk us thru how our govts can break up with Amazon: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Break Up with Amazon: A Citizen’s Guide to Ending Amazon’s Government Contracts. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the ...
A recent investigation by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance has uncovered that Amazon is capturing billions of dollars in government purchasing in cities, counties, and school districts across the...
us02web.zoom.us
December 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
What happens when Amazon becomes embedded in local governments, and our public dollars go to a corporation that can raise prices on a whim?
Start 2026 off with policy experts, researchers, and organizers who will walk us thru how our govts can break up with Amazon: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Start 2026 off with policy experts, researchers, and organizers who will walk us thru how our govts can break up with Amazon: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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At our MO Worker Voices narrative power training, Stand Up KC and MWC leader Terrence Wise told the story of bridging racial divides with his Burger King coworkers through organizing — and how rejecting the division corporate giants try to sow allowed them to win respect, raises, and more!
December 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
At our MO Worker Voices narrative power training, Stand Up KC and MWC leader Terrence Wise told the story of bridging racial divides with his Burger King coworkers through organizing — and how rejecting the division corporate giants try to sow allowed them to win respect, raises, and more!
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When cities and schools buy supplies from Amazon, they think they're getting good deals. @ilsr.bsky.social has a new report showing how many of them are getting ripped off instead.
December 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
When cities and schools buy supplies from Amazon, they think they're getting good deals. @ilsr.bsky.social has a new report showing how many of them are getting ripped off instead.
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Harris County just passed its first countywide worksite safety policy—a win for construction workers facing heat risks & preventable injuries. 🌡️👷♂️ Strong enforcement means action, not just words. Worker lives must come before profit. #WorkersSafety #HoustonLabor communityimpact.com/houston/bell...
Harris County commissioners pass countywide worksite safety policy
Harris County commissioners voted 3-1 on the worksite policy Nov. 13.
communityimpact.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Harris County just passed its first countywide worksite safety policy—a win for construction workers facing heat risks & preventable injuries. 🌡️👷♂️ Strong enforcement means action, not just words. Worker lives must come before profit. #WorkersSafety #HoustonLabor communityimpact.com/houston/bell...
New research from @ilsr.bsky.social uncovers billions of $$$ that Amazon is capturing in govt contracts all across the country. Next month, experts and organizers will unpack what this means and how we fight back: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Break Up with Amazon: A Citizen’s Guide to Ending Amazon’s Government Contracts. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the ...
A recent investigation by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance has uncovered that Amazon is capturing billions of dollars in government purchasing in cities, counties, and school districts across the...
us02web.zoom.us
December 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
New research from @ilsr.bsky.social uncovers billions of $$$ that Amazon is capturing in govt contracts all across the country. Next month, experts and organizers will unpack what this means and how we fight back: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@athenaforall.bsky.social @laurenrants.bsky.social
@athenaforall.bsky.social @laurenrants.bsky.social
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Just because we're on national ULP strike doesn't mean we stop organizing. We've won 7 union elections in just the last few weeks!
150 baristas have joined the union while we're on ULP strike. Here are 2 of our newest stores in St. Paul & Portland. Give it up for worker power! 🔥
150 baristas have joined the union while we're on ULP strike. Here are 2 of our newest stores in St. Paul & Portland. Give it up for worker power! 🔥
December 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Just because we're on national ULP strike doesn't mean we stop organizing. We've won 7 union elections in just the last few weeks!
150 baristas have joined the union while we're on ULP strike. Here are 2 of our newest stores in St. Paul & Portland. Give it up for worker power! 🔥
150 baristas have joined the union while we're on ULP strike. Here are 2 of our newest stores in St. Paul & Portland. Give it up for worker power! 🔥
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Through city budgets, people make democratic governance meaningful. Across the country, people are cutting through technical barriers to make local budgets their own. nonprofitquarterly.org/how-peoples-... @steve-npq.bsky.social
How People’s Budgets Advance Local Democracy: A Conversation with Celina Su | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Through city budgets, people make democratic governance meaningful. Across the country, people are cutting through technical barriers to make local budgets their own.
nonprofitquarterly.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Through city budgets, people make democratic governance meaningful. Across the country, people are cutting through technical barriers to make local budgets their own. nonprofitquarterly.org/how-peoples-... @steve-npq.bsky.social
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Starbucks workers and unions in 10 countries will be protesting Starbucks in support of US baristas on national ULP strike.
This is what solidarity looks like 💪
www.bbc.com/news/article...
This is what solidarity looks like 💪
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Starbucks workers and unions in 10 countries to protest in support of US baristas
Starbucks workers and union allies in 10 countries are set to demonstrate on Wednesday in support of striking US employees.
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Starbucks workers and unions in 10 countries will be protesting Starbucks in support of US baristas on national ULP strike.
This is what solidarity looks like 💪
www.bbc.com/news/article...
This is what solidarity looks like 💪
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Dynamic pricing has made its way into yet another part of our lives: local government.
Alarming new research from @ilsr.bsky.social reveals how Amazon has embedded itself into government spending and is now driving up costs across the board👇
ilsr.org/article/inde...
Alarming new research from @ilsr.bsky.social reveals how Amazon has embedded itself into government spending and is now driving up costs across the board👇
ilsr.org/article/inde...
Turning Public Money into Amazon’s Profits | Independent Business
Amazon has quietly captured a growing share of government purchasing. This major report explains how, and what to do about it.
ilsr.org
December 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Dynamic pricing has made its way into yet another part of our lives: local government.
Alarming new research from @ilsr.bsky.social reveals how Amazon has embedded itself into government spending and is now driving up costs across the board👇
ilsr.org/article/inde...
Alarming new research from @ilsr.bsky.social reveals how Amazon has embedded itself into government spending and is now driving up costs across the board👇
ilsr.org/article/inde...
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1. Amazon has become a major force in how cities, counties & schools buy basic supplies. Our new report finds Amazon is using opaque pricing algorithms to drive up costs and eliminate transparency—while harming competition by pushing out better-performing independent suppliers.
Turning Public Money into Amazon’s Profits | Independent Business
Amazon has quietly captured a growing share of government purchasing. This major report explains how, and what to do about it.
ilsr.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
1. Amazon has become a major force in how cities, counties & schools buy basic supplies. Our new report finds Amazon is using opaque pricing algorithms to drive up costs and eliminate transparency—while harming competition by pushing out better-performing independent suppliers.
"People feel safer when they see private/no entry and Know Your Rights signs, as these materials signal that the employer is welcoming to immigrants and has a plan if ICE is present."
Read more from our affiliate @laaneorg.bsky.social 👇
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Read more from our affiliate @laaneorg.bsky.social 👇
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How Worksite Outreach Can Protect Immigrants | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Information is key to keeping immigrant families together. In the face of ICE raids, Los Angeles nonprofits and businesses came together to support immigrant communities.
nonprofitquarterly.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"People feel safer when they see private/no entry and Know Your Rights signs, as these materials signal that the employer is welcoming to immigrants and has a plan if ICE is present."
Read more from our affiliate @laaneorg.bsky.social 👇
nonprofitquarterly.org/how-worksite...
Read more from our affiliate @laaneorg.bsky.social 👇
nonprofitquarterly.org/how-worksite...
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We're 2⃣0⃣ DAYS into our national ULP strike. Say hi to our striking baristas in Fayetteville, NC! 👋
Thousands of workers in over 85 cities are on ULP strike, demanding higher wages, better hours, and an end to union busting. Want to join us? Visit www.nocontractnocoffee.org
Thousands of workers in over 85 cities are on ULP strike, demanding higher wages, better hours, and an end to union busting. Want to join us? Visit www.nocontractnocoffee.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
We're 2⃣0⃣ DAYS into our national ULP strike. Say hi to our striking baristas in Fayetteville, NC! 👋
Thousands of workers in over 85 cities are on ULP strike, demanding higher wages, better hours, and an end to union busting. Want to join us? Visit www.nocontractnocoffee.org
Thousands of workers in over 85 cities are on ULP strike, demanding higher wages, better hours, and an end to union busting. Want to join us? Visit www.nocontractnocoffee.org
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"We see you Amazon, and we see you helping I.C.E. surveil, track and terrorize our neighbors." 🐎🐎🐎
Workers with Warehouse Worker Resource Center marching in Bloomington CA yesterday!
Workers with Warehouse Worker Resource Center marching in Bloomington CA yesterday!
December 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"We see you Amazon, and we see you helping I.C.E. surveil, track and terrorize our neighbors." 🐎🐎🐎
Workers with Warehouse Worker Resource Center marching in Bloomington CA yesterday!
Workers with Warehouse Worker Resource Center marching in Bloomington CA yesterday!
The only #CyberMonday deal we care about is the one between Amazon and ICE. 🧊📦
ICE relies on Amazon's servers to surveil and terrorize our communities. That's why we're out with @athenaforall.bsky.social and allies making sure more people to know about it!
ICE relies on Amazon's servers to surveil and terrorize our communities. That's why we're out with @athenaforall.bsky.social and allies making sure more people to know about it!
December 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The only #CyberMonday deal we care about is the one between Amazon and ICE. 🧊📦
ICE relies on Amazon's servers to surveil and terrorize our communities. That's why we're out with @athenaforall.bsky.social and allies making sure more people to know about it!
ICE relies on Amazon's servers to surveil and terrorize our communities. That's why we're out with @athenaforall.bsky.social and allies making sure more people to know about it!
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Yet, Congress and the White House are doubling down on efforts to block state AI legislation.
That’s why we joined 20+ organizations in a letter to California’s congressional representatives to vocalize our opposition to the federal preemption of state AI laws. techequity.us/2025/11/24/t...
That’s why we joined 20+ organizations in a letter to California’s congressional representatives to vocalize our opposition to the federal preemption of state AI laws. techequity.us/2025/11/24/t...
To Congress: Let states protect people in the AI age - TechEquity Collaborative
We joined California House Delegation Members and over two dozen other orgs in a letter opposing federal preemption of state AI laws.
techequity.us
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Yet, Congress and the White House are doubling down on efforts to block state AI legislation.
That’s why we joined 20+ organizations in a letter to California’s congressional representatives to vocalize our opposition to the federal preemption of state AI laws. techequity.us/2025/11/24/t...
That’s why we joined 20+ organizations in a letter to California’s congressional representatives to vocalize our opposition to the federal preemption of state AI laws. techequity.us/2025/11/24/t...
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BREAKING: According to a recent investigation by NYC's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, Starbucks illegally violated workers' protection laws in NYC 500,000 times since 2021. Over $35.5 million will be paid in restitution to Starbucks workers!
gothamist.com/news/starbuc...
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Starbucks to pay $35M to NYC workers after city alleges years of abuses
The city says about 15,000 employees will get paid $50 for each week worked over a three-year period. For some workers, that's thousands of dollars.
gothamist.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
BREAKING: According to a recent investigation by NYC's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, Starbucks illegally violated workers' protection laws in NYC 500,000 times since 2021. Over $35.5 million will be paid in restitution to Starbucks workers!
gothamist.com/news/starbuc...
gothamist.com/news/starbuc...
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"Ira" has worked for the last 50 years CAs fields. "I'm proud of the work I do cultivating the land. My hard work brings produce like these heads of fresh lettuce to people's tables. Without farm workers, consumers won't have fresh vegetables." #WeFeedYou
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Ira" has worked for the last 50 years CAs fields. "I'm proud of the work I do cultivating the land. My hard work brings produce like these heads of fresh lettuce to people's tables. Without farm workers, consumers won't have fresh vegetables." #WeFeedYou
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🦃🥧🍂 Yesterday, members of our Fuerza organizing committee came together with allies from across St. Louis to break bread and share the stories and hopes that unite our communities across races, places, and genders.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
🦃🥧🍂 Yesterday, members of our Fuerza organizing committee came together with allies from across St. Louis to break bread and share the stories and hopes that unite our communities across races, places, and genders.
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You know what pairs well with solidarity? SNACKS!
Thanks to all the allies who are keeping us fed on the picket line. Our spirits are high, and we're ready to keep escalating until we win a fair union contract & an end to union busting!
Thanks to all the allies who are keeping us fed on the picket line. Our spirits are high, and we're ready to keep escalating until we win a fair union contract & an end to union busting!
November 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
You know what pairs well with solidarity? SNACKS!
Thanks to all the allies who are keeping us fed on the picket line. Our spirits are high, and we're ready to keep escalating until we win a fair union contract & an end to union busting!
Thanks to all the allies who are keeping us fed on the picket line. Our spirits are high, and we're ready to keep escalating until we win a fair union contract & an end to union busting!
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NEW: Researchers analyzed 17 unions' responses to AI in the workplace. None of them call for an outright ban — they simply ask for basic guardrails that prevent employers from some of the most dystopian practices.
An Alternative Vision for the Future of Tech and Work: A First Look at Labor’s AI Values
A new report details how unions are responding to AI in the workplace.
inequality.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
NEW: Researchers analyzed 17 unions' responses to AI in the workplace. None of them call for an outright ban — they simply ask for basic guardrails that prevent employers from some of the most dystopian practices.
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Today, on Trans Day of Remembrance, we honor the trans lives stolen by violence, neglect, and injustice.
As a climate justice community, we recognize that the same systems that endanger our planet also endanger trans people—especially Black, Indigenous, and other trans people of color.
As a climate justice community, we recognize that the same systems that endanger our planet also endanger trans people—especially Black, Indigenous, and other trans people of color.
November 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Today, on Trans Day of Remembrance, we honor the trans lives stolen by violence, neglect, and injustice.
As a climate justice community, we recognize that the same systems that endanger our planet also endanger trans people—especially Black, Indigenous, and other trans people of color.
As a climate justice community, we recognize that the same systems that endanger our planet also endanger trans people—especially Black, Indigenous, and other trans people of color.