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"Workers in New York are pushing for a shift to Just Safe Food, a comparable training run by One Fair Wage. It still covers food safety, but it also acknowledges that worker safety, dignity, and fair pay are part of public health."
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OP-ED: Restaurants were built on Black labor, but lobbyists still run them
The restaurant industry isn’t going anywhere. The question is whether the people who hold it up will ever be allowed to live with stability and dignity.
amsterdamnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM
"Workers in New York are pushing for a shift to Just Safe Food, a comparable training run by One Fair Wage. It still covers food safety, but it also acknowledges that worker safety, dignity, and fair pay are part of public health."
amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/02...
amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/02...
"As fascism actively dismantles the liberal world order we were told to trust, clinging to those limits is no longer strategic; it is dangerous," writes ABMoC executive director @ericms.bsky.social.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This Black History Month, the leaders of the past can teach real resistance | Eric Morrison-Smith
Movements are not born fully formed – they begin when ordinary people decide to act
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:43 AM
"As fascism actively dismantles the liberal world order we were told to trust, clinging to those limits is no longer strategic; it is dangerous," writes ABMoC executive director @ericms.bsky.social.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A proposal to cut $17 million from funds allocated to community-based organizations that contract with the San Francisco Dept of Public Health has advocates like the SF People's Budget Coalition sounding the alarm.
www.ebar.com/story/162814...
www.ebar.com/story/162814...
SF nonprofits brace for $17M in health dept. cuts
HIV advocates are sounding the alarm about a proposal to cut $17 million from funds allocated to community-based organizations that contract with the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
www.ebar.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:26 AM
A proposal to cut $17 million from funds allocated to community-based organizations that contract with the San Francisco Dept of Public Health has advocates like the SF People's Budget Coalition sounding the alarm.
www.ebar.com/story/162814...
www.ebar.com/story/162814...
Wells Fargo is expecting job cuts as the company rolls out AI. Unionized workers are bargaining to figure out next moves. “What we want is a singular contract for all Wells Fargo branches that are unionized,” said Danielle Olivas.
www.kunm.org/local-news/2...
www.kunm.org/local-news/2...
Wells Fargo’s push for AI could change how folks continue to bank
Customers at the Wells Fargo branch in Artesia will see fewer people these days, as the bank pushes customers toward its virtual assistant. It’s part of a company-wide plan to cut jobs as it ramps up ...
www.kunm.org
February 10, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Wells Fargo is expecting job cuts as the company rolls out AI. Unionized workers are bargaining to figure out next moves. “What we want is a singular contract for all Wells Fargo branches that are unionized,” said Danielle Olivas.
www.kunm.org/local-news/2...
www.kunm.org/local-news/2...
"With the Trump Administration’s close interest in the Warner sale and influence over federal regulators, state attorneys general have been identified by the AELP as the key leverage point for those who oppose the merger."
www.thewrap.com/industry-new...
www.thewrap.com/industry-new...
Indie Film Coalition Urges State AGs to Block Warner Bros. Sale
The letter signed by orgs like Art House Convergence and IDA comes ahead of a Senate Judiciary hearing on Netflix's planned acquisition.
www.thewrap.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
"With the Trump Administration’s close interest in the Warner sale and influence over federal regulators, state attorneys general have been identified by the AELP as the key leverage point for those who oppose the merger."
www.thewrap.com/industry-new...
www.thewrap.com/industry-new...
“This deal raises serious antitrust concerns that enforcers should closely scrutinize, as any such deal would deepen the media consolidation crisis, hurting creators, workers, consumers, and the public writ large.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Filmmakers, Small Theaters Urge States to Block Warner Sale
Documentary filmmakers, independent movie theaters and nonprofit groups are urging state attorneys general to block Netflix Inc.’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.’s studio and streaming bus...
www.bloomberg.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:41 PM
“This deal raises serious antitrust concerns that enforcers should closely scrutinize, as any such deal would deepen the media consolidation crisis, hurting creators, workers, consumers, and the public writ large.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"Detroiters know what it means to be extracted from, written off, and still survive. And that makes these stories feel like different chapters of the same book— a book about power, and whose lives it’s allowed to break."
dev.wdet.org/2026/01/20/k...
dev.wdet.org/2026/01/20/k...
Civil disobedience and the economics of justice - WDET 101.9 FM
As vigils and demonstrations continue, communities are examining how grief, protest, and economic power intersect in demands for justice.
dev.wdet.org
February 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
"Detroiters know what it means to be extracted from, written off, and still survive. And that makes these stories feel like different chapters of the same book— a book about power, and whose lives it’s allowed to break."
dev.wdet.org/2026/01/20/k...
dev.wdet.org/2026/01/20/k...
🎥 JAN 26 @ #SUNDANCE: Join us to hear about what's at risk of being lost in Hollywood and whether the industry can still reclaim its creative and economic footing when faced with a streaming oligopoly, generative AI, and a business model that erases the human labor behind it: luma.com/gerg76e4
Streaming Power, Creative Loss: The Fight for Hollywood’s Future · Luma
For more than a century, Hollywood has weathered economic shocks, technological revolutions, and recurring predictions of its demise.
What confronts the…
luma.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:39 AM
🎥 JAN 26 @ #SUNDANCE: Join us to hear about what's at risk of being lost in Hollywood and whether the industry can still reclaim its creative and economic footing when faced with a streaming oligopoly, generative AI, and a business model that erases the human labor behind it: luma.com/gerg76e4
Hard Reset reports on the unique subcontractor/gig worker structure that Amazon uses for delivery drivers and how that undermines unionized drivers across the industry:
With #BlackFriday on the horizon, @alexshultz.bsky.social spoke with @profsheenalives.bsky.social about the gig workers powering Amazon—and the unseen human cost of its low prices.
December 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Hard Reset reports on the unique subcontractor/gig worker structure that Amazon uses for delivery drivers and how that undermines unionized drivers across the industry:
New FutureKeepers video, reporting on solar projects in northern Pakistan:
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www.instagram.com/reel/DRyRHwZ...
Tehsin Razi on Instagram: "Solar in northern pakistan: making electricity available to everyone."
133 likes, 10 comments - tehsinrazi on December 2, 2025: "Solar in northern pakistan: making electricity available to everyone.".
www.instagram.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
New FutureKeepers video, reporting on solar projects in northern Pakistan:
www.instagram.com/reel/DRyRHwZ...
www.instagram.com/reel/DRyRHwZ...
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Who protects the people protecting us online?
Only 23% of U.S. data workers—including content moderators—surveyed by @alphabetworkersunion.org and TechEquity are covered by health insurance from their employer.
Only 23% of U.S. data workers—including content moderators—surveyed by @alphabetworkersunion.org and TechEquity are covered by health insurance from their employer.
November 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Who protects the people protecting us online?
Only 23% of U.S. data workers—including content moderators—surveyed by @alphabetworkersunion.org and TechEquity are covered by health insurance from their employer.
Only 23% of U.S. data workers—including content moderators—surveyed by @alphabetworkersunion.org and TechEquity are covered by health insurance from their employer.
Silicon Valley promises that technology will save us. But what if the financial system powering that dream is actually poisoning everything it touches?
@catherinebracy.com of @techequity.bsky.social on the @nerdreich.bsky.social podcast with @gilduran.com:
www.thenerdreich.com/techs-psycho...
@catherinebracy.com of @techequity.bsky.social on the @nerdreich.bsky.social podcast with @gilduran.com:
www.thenerdreich.com/techs-psycho...
Tech's Psychotic Break: 'Fentanyl Capitalism' Bets on Trump
Catherine Bracy on how venture capital's power law warped Silicon Valley, infected the economy, and why tech billionaires are all-in on Trump.
www.thenerdreich.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Silicon Valley promises that technology will save us. But what if the financial system powering that dream is actually poisoning everything it touches?
@catherinebracy.com of @techequity.bsky.social on the @nerdreich.bsky.social podcast with @gilduran.com:
www.thenerdreich.com/techs-psycho...
@catherinebracy.com of @techequity.bsky.social on the @nerdreich.bsky.social podcast with @gilduran.com:
www.thenerdreich.com/techs-psycho...
"Demanding that your union or your employer divest your pension and retirement from companies that do business with Israel can have a big impact"
- Ramah Kudaimi of @acrecampaigns.bsky.social in
@inthesetimes.com:
inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...
- Ramah Kudaimi of @acrecampaigns.bsky.social in
@inthesetimes.com:
inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...
This Is What Genocide Looks Like When Silicon Valley Writes the Brochure
Corporate, tech oligarchs are providing the infrastructure for and profiting off genocide in Gaza. But accountability is closer than you think.
inthesetimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"Demanding that your union or your employer divest your pension and retirement from companies that do business with Israel can have a big impact"
- Ramah Kudaimi of @acrecampaigns.bsky.social in
@inthesetimes.com:
inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...
- Ramah Kudaimi of @acrecampaigns.bsky.social in
@inthesetimes.com:
inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...
Fighting layoffs is just the start - better working conditions for all is the goal:
www.chronicle.com/article/anxi...
@uptecwa.bsky.social
www.chronicle.com/article/anxi...
@uptecwa.bsky.social
They Were Spared From Campus Cuts. Now They’re Picking Up the Pieces.
What it’s like to be one of the “lucky” ones.
www.chronicle.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Fighting layoffs is just the start - better working conditions for all is the goal:
www.chronicle.com/article/anxi...
@uptecwa.bsky.social
www.chronicle.com/article/anxi...
@uptecwa.bsky.social
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Think that gig work requires sacrificing worker rights? Pronita Gupta and I describe a way to provide good jobs and REAL flexibility for those who need both. And it doesn't rhyme with "tuber." www.commondreams.org/opinion/gig-... @caseygrants.bsky.social @theworkeragency.com
Gigs That Work For All | Common Dreams
A California pilot program offers a new blueprint for workforce development.
www.commondreams.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Think that gig work requires sacrificing worker rights? Pronita Gupta and I describe a way to provide good jobs and REAL flexibility for those who need both. And it doesn't rhyme with "tuber." www.commondreams.org/opinion/gig-... @caseygrants.bsky.social @theworkeragency.com
"National Guard troops can provide a “cover” for these other federal entities to make arrests" - @katechatfield.bsky.social, executive director of @calpublicdefenders.bsky.social in @missionlocal.org:
missionlocal.org/2025/10/nati...
missionlocal.org/2025/10/nati...
Court lets Trump send National Guard to Portland. What about S.F.?
National Guard is just one of many concerns for San Francisco, which can do little to prevent an influx of ICE, CBP, DHS, DEA or FBI agents
missionlocal.org
October 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"National Guard troops can provide a “cover” for these other federal entities to make arrests" - @katechatfield.bsky.social, executive director of @calpublicdefenders.bsky.social in @missionlocal.org:
missionlocal.org/2025/10/nati...
missionlocal.org/2025/10/nati...
"We are trying to bend the arc of the tech industry towards making sure that the industry is creating opportunity for everybody. Not just sucking all the wealth up to the top."
- @catherinebracy.com of @techequity.bsky.social on @thedailyshow.com last night!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD-4...
- @catherinebracy.com of @techequity.bsky.social on @thedailyshow.com last night!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD-4...
Catherine Bracy - TechEquity & Venture Capital “World Eaters” | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"We are trying to bend the arc of the tech industry towards making sure that the industry is creating opportunity for everybody. Not just sucking all the wealth up to the top."
- @catherinebracy.com of @techequity.bsky.social on @thedailyshow.com last night!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD-4...
- @catherinebracy.com of @techequity.bsky.social on @thedailyshow.com last night!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD-4...
"Retaking control of our collective financial investment is an essential part of the fight against fascism and the destruction of our communities."
- @acrecampaigns.bsky.social's @saqibbhatti.bsky.social and Sare Myklebust in @inthesetimes.com:
inthesetimes.com/article/stra...
- @acrecampaigns.bsky.social's @saqibbhatti.bsky.social and Sare Myklebust in @inthesetimes.com:
inthesetimes.com/article/stra...
A Strategy to Stop the Flow of Our Money to Billionaires
The trillions of dollars in our retirement savings are enriching the ultra wealthy while they ravage our communities. A mass movement led by workers and pensioners can turn off the tap.
inthesetimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
"Retaking control of our collective financial investment is an essential part of the fight against fascism and the destruction of our communities."
- @acrecampaigns.bsky.social's @saqibbhatti.bsky.social and Sare Myklebust in @inthesetimes.com:
inthesetimes.com/article/stra...
- @acrecampaigns.bsky.social's @saqibbhatti.bsky.social and Sare Myklebust in @inthesetimes.com:
inthesetimes.com/article/stra...
"One factor is declining job security in white-collar industries, a trend particularly apparent to tech employees. Since 2020, tech companies have unleashed rounds of mass layoffs, inspiring calls for worker protections across the industry."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The future of white-collar work may be unionized
Law firms, banks and tech companies are seeing an uptick in employees choosing to join unions.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"One factor is declining job security in white-collar industries, a trend particularly apparent to tech employees. Since 2020, tech companies have unleashed rounds of mass layoffs, inspiring calls for worker protections across the industry."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
“The way layoffs happened at Google, where it wasn’t clear what the reason for people getting laid off was, definitely created a sense of job insecurity and mistrust”
- Parul Koul, @alphabetworkersunion.org prez + Google engineer, in @washingtonpost.com:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
- Parul Koul, @alphabetworkersunion.org prez + Google engineer, in @washingtonpost.com:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The future of white-collar work may be unionized
Law firms, banks and tech companies are seeing an uptick in employees choosing to join unions.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“The way layoffs happened at Google, where it wasn’t clear what the reason for people getting laid off was, definitely created a sense of job insecurity and mistrust”
- Parul Koul, @alphabetworkersunion.org prez + Google engineer, in @washingtonpost.com:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
- Parul Koul, @alphabetworkersunion.org prez + Google engineer, in @washingtonpost.com:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
“Uber and Lyft, because of their vast control of information and algorithms, are always in a position where they have the advantage,” said [David] Weil, who led the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division during the Obama administration.
www.kqed.org/news/1205779...
www.kqed.org/news/1205779...
www.kqed.org
October 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“Uber and Lyft, because of their vast control of information and algorithms, are always in a position where they have the advantage,” said [David] Weil, who led the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division during the Obama administration.
www.kqed.org/news/1205779...
www.kqed.org/news/1205779...
“The gist of it is making sure workers are protected from these crazy and spontaneous changes that the Trump administration has been making. We’re fighting for job security for all of us.”
- Olivia Asemota of @alphabetworkersunion.org in @calmatters.org:
calmatters.org/economy/2025...
- Olivia Asemota of @alphabetworkersunion.org in @calmatters.org:
calmatters.org/economy/2025...
H-1B visa fees, tariffs, a stake in Intel? How Silicon Valley has fared under Trump
Trump’s policies have affected Nvidia, AMD and the tech industry in different ways. Some experts worry about the effects on innovation.
calmatters.org
October 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
“The gist of it is making sure workers are protected from these crazy and spontaneous changes that the Trump administration has been making. We’re fighting for job security for all of us.”
- Olivia Asemota of @alphabetworkersunion.org in @calmatters.org:
calmatters.org/economy/2025...
- Olivia Asemota of @alphabetworkersunion.org in @calmatters.org:
calmatters.org/economy/2025...
"If we shift our perspective from managing to prevention, we can look at how we might change the conditions that lead to domestic violence all year long."
- @jacpatrissi.bsky.social in the @bostonherald.com:
www.bostonherald.com/2025/10/02/p...
- @jacpatrissi.bsky.social in the @bostonherald.com:
www.bostonherald.com/2025/10/02/p...
Patrissi: Shifting focus to domestic violence prevention
We can work with individuals to effect change, helping them become a positive example that shows others how it is possible to stop these violent behaviors, become reliably safe, and eventually beco…
www.bostonherald.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
"If we shift our perspective from managing to prevention, we can look at how we might change the conditions that lead to domestic violence all year long."
- @jacpatrissi.bsky.social in the @bostonherald.com:
www.bostonherald.com/2025/10/02/p...
- @jacpatrissi.bsky.social in the @bostonherald.com:
www.bostonherald.com/2025/10/02/p...
"This program, like so many other Uber tactics, is...a piece of corporate theater, carefully staged to magnify the smallest possible outcomes while obscuring the widespread harm" - Veronica Avila of @acrecampaigns.bsky.social in @phoenixnewtimes.com
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/op-ed-a...
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/op-ed-a...
Op-ed: Uber’s partnership with ASU is an exploitative sham
The rideshare company is touting a new free tuition program for drivers, but it’s really just polishing its image.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"This program, like so many other Uber tactics, is...a piece of corporate theater, carefully staged to magnify the smallest possible outcomes while obscuring the widespread harm" - Veronica Avila of @acrecampaigns.bsky.social in @phoenixnewtimes.com
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/op-ed-a...
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/op-ed-a...