Union of Southern Service Workers
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We’re building our union for service workers across the South by any means necessary. #OrganizetheSouth #UnionsforAll
BREAKING: Waffle House workers in Orangeburg, SC are ON STRIKE.
We're demanding:
⚖️ No more favoritism
💰 Fair pay
🦺 Safe working conditions
🍽️ An end to unfair meal deductions
When workers stand up, we all rise.
#UnionsForAll #OrganizeTheSouth
We're demanding:
⚖️ No more favoritism
💰 Fair pay
🦺 Safe working conditions
🍽️ An end to unfair meal deductions
When workers stand up, we all rise.
#UnionsForAll #OrganizeTheSouth
October 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
BREAKING: Waffle House workers in Orangeburg, SC are ON STRIKE.
We're demanding:
⚖️ No more favoritism
💰 Fair pay
🦺 Safe working conditions
🍽️ An end to unfair meal deductions
When workers stand up, we all rise.
#UnionsForAll #OrganizeTheSouth
We're demanding:
⚖️ No more favoritism
💰 Fair pay
🦺 Safe working conditions
🍽️ An end to unfair meal deductions
When workers stand up, we all rise.
#UnionsForAll #OrganizeTheSouth
“There is always some kind of an issue. Working at Waffle House, it’s kind of known. [Violence] comes along with it. It shouldn’t be like that.”- Katie Giede, a 12-year Waffle House employee from Conyers & union member
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Workers union reacts to Marietta Waffle House fight, calls for 24/7 security to protect employees
Video of the attack has circulated on social media and shows one employee being struck repeatedly by multiple individuals.
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September 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
“There is always some kind of an issue. Working at Waffle House, it’s kind of known. [Violence] comes along with it. It shouldn’t be like that.”- Katie Giede, a 12-year Waffle House employee from Conyers & union member
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Happening now: the “Growing our Movement” panel with @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social, @unitehere.org, @teamsters.bsky.social and the @steelworkers.bsky.social! #countmein
September 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Happening now: the “Growing our Movement” panel with @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social, @unitehere.org, @teamsters.bsky.social and the @steelworkers.bsky.social! #countmein
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Let me be clear: no worker should go broke just because they got sick or hurt. But in America, a hospital bill can cost more than your house. That’s not care. That’s exploitation.
August 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Let me be clear: no worker should go broke just because they got sick or hurt. But in America, a hospital bill can cost more than your house. That’s not care. That’s exploitation.
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Workers across the country are rising up and saying ENOUGH to corporate greed.
We won’t settle for less than what we’ve earned! Fair pay, safe conditions, and respect for ALL workers.
We won’t settle for less than what we’ve earned! Fair pay, safe conditions, and respect for ALL workers.
August 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Workers across the country are rising up and saying ENOUGH to corporate greed.
We won’t settle for less than what we’ve earned! Fair pay, safe conditions, and respect for ALL workers.
We won’t settle for less than what we’ve earned! Fair pay, safe conditions, and respect for ALL workers.
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The working class is fed up with a system where greedy top CEOs make 285x what workers make—and the Trump admin’s anti-worker agenda is only widening that gap.
Working families deserve better.
Working families deserve better.
The gap between CEO and worker pay keeps increasing—and Trump’s policies are making it grow faster
The average CEO-to-worker-pay ratio for S&P 500 Index companies in 2024 was 285 to 1. And CEOs are about to get a large tax cut.
www.fastcompany.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The working class is fed up with a system where greedy top CEOs make 285x what workers make—and the Trump admin’s anti-worker agenda is only widening that gap.
Working families deserve better.
Working families deserve better.
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Workers are fed up with a system where greedy top CEOs make 285x what workers make. We don’t have to accept the current state of our country, where billionaires take more and more while working people live paycheck to paycheck. www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/b...
AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch: Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made 6,666 more than its typical worker | CNN Business
The pay gap between America’s corporate leaders and their workers grew even larger in 2024, according to the AFL-CIO’s annual Executive Paywatch report, released Wednesday.
www.cnn.com
July 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Workers are fed up with a system where greedy top CEOs make 285x what workers make. We don’t have to accept the current state of our country, where billionaires take more and more while working people live paycheck to paycheck. www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/b...
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From the new AFL-CIO executive paywatch report:
The average American CEO got a 7% raise last year, meaning he now makes 285 times more than his median worker.
aflcio.org/paywatch
The average American CEO got a 7% raise last year, meaning he now makes 285 times more than his median worker.
aflcio.org/paywatch
July 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
From the new AFL-CIO executive paywatch report:
The average American CEO got a 7% raise last year, meaning he now makes 285 times more than his median worker.
aflcio.org/paywatch
The average American CEO got a 7% raise last year, meaning he now makes 285 times more than his median worker.
aflcio.org/paywatch
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A stunning 39% of parents say they can’t afford back-to-school shopping this year.
44% of parents plan to take on debt during back-to-school shopping.
More than 50% of parents plan to sacrifice necessities like groceries to ensure their child has what they need for school.
44% of parents plan to take on debt during back-to-school shopping.
More than 50% of parents plan to sacrifice necessities like groceries to ensure their child has what they need for school.
July 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A stunning 39% of parents say they can’t afford back-to-school shopping this year.
44% of parents plan to take on debt during back-to-school shopping.
More than 50% of parents plan to sacrifice necessities like groceries to ensure their child has what they need for school.
44% of parents plan to take on debt during back-to-school shopping.
More than 50% of parents plan to sacrifice necessities like groceries to ensure their child has what they need for school.
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They want us to believe it’s normal to work full-time and still struggle to feed our families.
Meanwhile, CEOs rake in millions.
Nope. That's one reason we organize.
Meanwhile, CEOs rake in millions.
Nope. That's one reason we organize.
July 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
They want us to believe it’s normal to work full-time and still struggle to feed our families.
Meanwhile, CEOs rake in millions.
Nope. That's one reason we organize.
Meanwhile, CEOs rake in millions.
Nope. That's one reason we organize.
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Who’s the REAL problem?
July 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Who’s the REAL problem?
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Every single person. No matter their job. Deserves a living wage.
The person working the register at your local grocery store should… indeed… be able to afford housing, healthcare, food, and more with their income.
July 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Every single person. No matter their job. Deserves a living wage.
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When a worker dies on the job, OSHA's maximum penalty is less than $17,000. That’s not justice—it’s a bargain for employers who cut corners.
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#WorkersLivesMatter #WorkplaceSafety
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#WorkersLivesMatter #WorkplaceSafety
OSHA Penalties: How Low Can You Go? - Confined Space
The Department of Labor has just announced a number of OSHA penalty reductions, especially for small businesses.
jordanbarab.com
July 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
When a worker dies on the job, OSHA's maximum penalty is less than $17,000. That’s not justice—it’s a bargain for employers who cut corners.
Read more via Confined Space: 🔗 jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
#WorkersLivesMatter #WorkplaceSafety
Read more via Confined Space: 🔗 jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
#WorkersLivesMatter #WorkplaceSafety
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America’s unions rallied today to launch our nationwide “It’s Better in a Union: Fighting for Freedom, Fairness and Security” bus tour to build worker power and give working people—the backbone of America—a stronger voice.
We’ll see you on the road. aflcio.org/press/releas...
We’ll see you on the road. aflcio.org/press/releas...
July 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
America’s unions rallied today to launch our nationwide “It’s Better in a Union: Fighting for Freedom, Fairness and Security” bus tour to build worker power and give working people—the backbone of America—a stronger voice.
We’ll see you on the road. aflcio.org/press/releas...
We’ll see you on the road. aflcio.org/press/releas...
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Headlines that speak for themselves
July 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Headlines that speak for themselves
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America’s unions are hitting the road this summer to meet with workers, organize, and fight for our freedoms, fairness and our security—because they’re ALL on the line thanks to the Trump admin’s big, ugly anti-worker agenda.
July 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
America’s unions are hitting the road this summer to meet with workers, organize, and fight for our freedoms, fairness and our security—because they’re ALL on the line thanks to the Trump admin’s big, ugly anti-worker agenda.
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The GOP plan is very simple.
Starve the poor, and give billions to the rich.
Starve the poor, and give billions to the rich.
June 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The GOP plan is very simple.
Starve the poor, and give billions to the rich.
Starve the poor, and give billions to the rich.
Service workers from the South gathered in Selma to honor our movement ancestors. On the Edmund Pettus Bridge, we felt their courage—and carry it with us. From Selma to Louisiana, we march for immigrant rights and justice for all. The fight isn’t over. #SolidaritySummer
June 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Service workers from the South gathered in Selma to honor our movement ancestors. On the Edmund Pettus Bridge, we felt their courage—and carry it with us. From Selma to Louisiana, we march for immigrant rights and justice for all. The fight isn’t over. #SolidaritySummer
Today we kicked off the Justice Journey from Durham, NC heading down to Louisiana with 100s of workers from across the country.
We’re standing up for our union siblings unjustly detained by ICE.
#JusticeJourney #OrganizeTheSouth #SolidaritySummer @seiu.org @fightforaunion.bsky.social
We’re standing up for our union siblings unjustly detained by ICE.
#JusticeJourney #OrganizeTheSouth #SolidaritySummer @seiu.org @fightforaunion.bsky.social
June 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Today we kicked off the Justice Journey from Durham, NC heading down to Louisiana with 100s of workers from across the country.
We’re standing up for our union siblings unjustly detained by ICE.
#JusticeJourney #OrganizeTheSouth #SolidaritySummer @seiu.org @fightforaunion.bsky.social
We’re standing up for our union siblings unjustly detained by ICE.
#JusticeJourney #OrganizeTheSouth #SolidaritySummer @seiu.org @fightforaunion.bsky.social
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Unions protect workers from natrual predators like greedy CEOs.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
June 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Unions protect workers from natrual predators like greedy CEOs.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
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338 hospitals across the country are at risk of closing if the Senate’s budget bill makes cuts to Medicaid.
Working families need health care more than billionaires need another tax break. Lawmakers should be expanding health care access, not gutting it.
Working families need health care more than billionaires need another tax break. Lawmakers should be expanding health care access, not gutting it.
June 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
338 hospitals across the country are at risk of closing if the Senate’s budget bill makes cuts to Medicaid.
Working families need health care more than billionaires need another tax break. Lawmakers should be expanding health care access, not gutting it.
Working families need health care more than billionaires need another tax break. Lawmakers should be expanding health care access, not gutting it.
🧵 We stood with community allies to rally and march outside the offices of Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd, demanding they vote NO on the Big Really Bad Bill. #ProtectMedicaid #HandsOffMedicaid #OrganizeTheSouth
June 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
🧵 We stood with community allies to rally and march outside the offices of Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd, demanding they vote NO on the Big Really Bad Bill. #ProtectMedicaid #HandsOffMedicaid #OrganizeTheSouth
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Workers are rising up for #HeatJustice 🔥
This #HeatWeek, we’re joining the national call to support OSHA’s proposed heat rule. No one should have to risk their life for a paycheck.
Get #FiredUp ➡️ www.heatjusticenow.org @NationalCOSH
This #HeatWeek, we’re joining the national call to support OSHA’s proposed heat rule. No one should have to risk their life for a paycheck.
Get #FiredUp ➡️ www.heatjusticenow.org @NationalCOSH
June 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Workers are rising up for #HeatJustice 🔥
This #HeatWeek, we’re joining the national call to support OSHA’s proposed heat rule. No one should have to risk their life for a paycheck.
Get #FiredUp ➡️ www.heatjusticenow.org @NationalCOSH
This #HeatWeek, we’re joining the national call to support OSHA’s proposed heat rule. No one should have to risk their life for a paycheck.
Get #FiredUp ➡️ www.heatjusticenow.org @NationalCOSH
On this day in Southern Labor History, June 17, 1943, United Tobacco Workers Local 22 in Winston-Salem, NC started a sit-down strike against the R.J. Reynold company. #LaborHistory
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June 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
On this day in Southern Labor History, June 17, 1943, United Tobacco Workers Local 22 in Winston-Salem, NC started a sit-down strike against the R.J. Reynold company. #LaborHistory
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We'll all pay more and get less — all so the richest 1% can walk away with a five-figure tax break. Tariffs, service cuts, and a rigged tax code? That’s not a plan for the people, it’s a disaster.
June 13, 2025 at 4:34 AM
We'll all pay more and get less — all so the richest 1% can walk away with a five-figure tax break. Tariffs, service cuts, and a rigged tax code? That’s not a plan for the people, it’s a disaster.