Eugenio H. Villasante
@ugecomms.bsky.social
Comms for the #CommonGood & #DignityOfWork with @uniglobalunion.bsky.social I Former 32BJ SEIU Comms Director & ILO IPEC spox. I ❤️ 🚴🏻 & ⛰. Gernikatik Mundura 🕊️
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BREAKING: Amazon has failed to show up in front of the European Parliament for the third time. UNI Europa demands tougher EU sanctions. #MakeAmazonPay
After no-show, unions call for tougher EU sanctions on Amazon
Amazon has failed to show up in front of the European Parliament for the third time. UNI Europa demands tougher EU sanctions.
www.uni-europa.org
June 26, 2025 at 8:26 AM
BREAKING: Amazon has failed to show up in front of the European Parliament for the third time. UNI Europa demands tougher EU sanctions. #MakeAmazonPay
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To highlight the workers who make AI possible, we must shine a light on this shadowy industry—
which is exactly what TechEquity has done: dataworklandscape.org?utm_medium=s...
which is exactly what TechEquity has done: dataworklandscape.org?utm_medium=s...
June 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
To highlight the workers who make AI possible, we must shine a light on this shadowy industry—
which is exactly what TechEquity has done: dataworklandscape.org?utm_medium=s...
which is exactly what TechEquity has done: dataworklandscape.org?utm_medium=s...
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📨 Nous avons déposé directement au siège d'Ubisoft une lettre de nos camarades d'Ubisoft Halifax à Yves Guillemot, en en ajoutant une demandant que l'entreprise coopère de son plein gré. Nous espérons que l'entreprise sera raisonnable et laissera nos camarades se syndiquer en paix.
June 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
📨 Nous avons déposé directement au siège d'Ubisoft une lettre de nos camarades d'Ubisoft Halifax à Yves Guillemot, en en ajoutant une demandant que l'entreprise coopère de son plein gré. Nous espérons que l'entreprise sera raisonnable et laissera nos camarades se syndiquer en paix.
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🎮 HUGE news! Microsoft just signed its first-ever union contract in the U.S. with 300+ QA workers at ZeniMax, the studio behind The Elder Scrolls & Fallout! 💥
After 2 years of organizing @cwaunion.bsky.social workers won!
✅ Wage increases
✅ Job protections
✅ Credit in games
✅ A voice in AI use
After 2 years of organizing @cwaunion.bsky.social workers won!
✅ Wage increases
✅ Job protections
✅ Credit in games
✅ A voice in AI use
June 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🎮 HUGE news! Microsoft just signed its first-ever union contract in the U.S. with 300+ QA workers at ZeniMax, the studio behind The Elder Scrolls & Fallout! 💥
After 2 years of organizing @cwaunion.bsky.social workers won!
✅ Wage increases
✅ Job protections
✅ Credit in games
✅ A voice in AI use
After 2 years of organizing @cwaunion.bsky.social workers won!
✅ Wage increases
✅ Job protections
✅ Credit in games
✅ A voice in AI use
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A new project launched!
Global Trade Union Alliance of Content Moderators. "GTUACM says it aims to provide a global platform to bargain with tech companies, alongside coordinating collective campaigns and researching occupational health." - The Verge
Check it out: sprout.link/uniglobalunion
Global Trade Union Alliance of Content Moderators. "GTUACM says it aims to provide a global platform to bargain with tech companies, alongside coordinating collective campaigns and researching occupational health." - The Verge
Check it out: sprout.link/uniglobalunion
May 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A new project launched!
Global Trade Union Alliance of Content Moderators. "GTUACM says it aims to provide a global platform to bargain with tech companies, alongside coordinating collective campaigns and researching occupational health." - The Verge
Check it out: sprout.link/uniglobalunion
Global Trade Union Alliance of Content Moderators. "GTUACM says it aims to provide a global platform to bargain with tech companies, alongside coordinating collective campaigns and researching occupational health." - The Verge
Check it out: sprout.link/uniglobalunion
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“We cannot afford to place our digital sovereignty, workers’ rights, and democratic values in the hands of a corporation that has repeatedly demonstrated hostility to the European model.”
@euronews.com covered our statement calling on the European Commission to review AWS public contracts.
@euronews.com covered our statement calling on the European Commission to review AWS public contracts.
Union asks Commission to reassess public contracts amid trade war
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hinted at a “strong plan to retaliate” to US tariffs.
www.euronews.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
“We cannot afford to place our digital sovereignty, workers’ rights, and democratic values in the hands of a corporation that has repeatedly demonstrated hostility to the European model.”
@euronews.com covered our statement calling on the European Commission to review AWS public contracts.
@euronews.com covered our statement calling on the European Commission to review AWS public contracts.
👇Total!
"Infierno Fiscal" habria sido un gran nombre para una banda de La Movida.
November 30, 2024 at 11:27 AM
👇Total!
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Live from the #MakeAmazonPay strike in Germany! Workers want a collective agreement!
👀We see you:
@social.verdi.de
@teamsters.bsky.social
@rwdsu.bsky.social
@gmbunion.bsky.social
@fnv.bsky.social
@unionen.bsky.social
Let us know who we're missing!
www.verdi.de/presse/press...
👀We see you:
@social.verdi.de
@teamsters.bsky.social
@rwdsu.bsky.social
@gmbunion.bsky.social
@fnv.bsky.social
@unionen.bsky.social
Let us know who we're missing!
www.verdi.de/presse/press...
November 29, 2024 at 10:24 AM
Live from the #MakeAmazonPay strike in Germany! Workers want a collective agreement!
👀We see you:
@social.verdi.de
@teamsters.bsky.social
@rwdsu.bsky.social
@gmbunion.bsky.social
@fnv.bsky.social
@unionen.bsky.social
Let us know who we're missing!
www.verdi.de/presse/press...
👀We see you:
@social.verdi.de
@teamsters.bsky.social
@rwdsu.bsky.social
@gmbunion.bsky.social
@fnv.bsky.social
@unionen.bsky.social
Let us know who we're missing!
www.verdi.de/presse/press...
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BREAKING: This Black Friday, Amazon workers from the US, UK, France, Italy and Nepal will join picket lines set up by their German colleagues in Bad Hersfeld to #MakeAmazonPay for labour abuses, environmental degradation and threats to democracy.
‘Make Amazon Pay’ strikes and protests: In Germany, workers from around the world demand dignity and respect - UNI Europa
This Black Friday, Amazon workers from around the world will join picket lines in Bad Hersfeld, Germany, to hold Amazon accountable.
www.uni-europa.org
November 29, 2024 at 7:43 AM
BREAKING: This Black Friday, Amazon workers from the US, UK, France, Italy and Nepal will join picket lines set up by their German colleagues in Bad Hersfeld to #MakeAmazonPay for labour abuses, environmental degradation and threats to democracy.
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👂Amazon says "we're always listening and looking at ways to improve."
If that's true, here's a long list of things the company must correct. Item #1: Stop union busting!
Read why we're striking and protesting to #MakeAmazonPay!
www.context.news/big-tech/why...
If that's true, here's a long list of things the company must correct. Item #1: Stop union busting!
Read why we're striking and protesting to #MakeAmazonPay!
www.context.news/big-tech/why...
Why are Amazon workers around the world striking on Black Friday? | Context
Amazon workers will walk out on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year to demand action on pay, conditions and climate
www.context.news
November 28, 2024 at 5:20 PM
👂Amazon says "we're always listening and looking at ways to improve."
If that's true, here's a long list of things the company must correct. Item #1: Stop union busting!
Read why we're striking and protesting to #MakeAmazonPay!
www.context.news/big-tech/why...
If that's true, here's a long list of things the company must correct. Item #1: Stop union busting!
Read why we're striking and protesting to #MakeAmazonPay!
www.context.news/big-tech/why...
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Amazon needs to be held accountable not just for its union busting, but for its broader threat to democratic institutions, argues Christy Hoffman of @uniglobalunion.bsky.social. bit.ly/3ZafhSm
Amazon Is Busting Democracy, Not Just Unions | by Christy Hoffman - Project Syndicate
Christy Hoffman explains why the company’s efforts to quash labor organizing should concern everyone.
bit.ly
November 26, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Amazon needs to be held accountable not just for its union busting, but for its broader threat to democratic institutions, argues Christy Hoffman of @uniglobalunion.bsky.social. bit.ly/3ZafhSm
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"Amazon must be held accountable—not just for its union-busting, but for the broader threat it poses to democratic values." Christy Hoffman breaks down why we need to #MakeAmazonPay in a must-read @projectsyndicate.bsky.social essay
Amazon Is Busting Democracy, Not Just Unions | by Christy Hoffman - Project Syndicate
Christy Hoffman explains why the company’s efforts to quash labor organizing should concern everyone.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 26, 2024 at 2:26 PM
"Amazon must be held accountable—not just for its union-busting, but for the broader threat it poses to democratic values." Christy Hoffman breaks down why we need to #MakeAmazonPay in a must-read @projectsyndicate.bsky.social essay
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“Amazon’s relentless pursuit of profit comes at a cost to workers, the environment and democracy,” Christy Hoffman, general secretary of UNI Global Union told the Guardian.
💥Black Friday is #MakeAmazonPay Day!
✊🏿join us!
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
💥Black Friday is #MakeAmazonPay Day!
✊🏿join us!
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Amazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black Friday
Workers and their representatives to press US retailer to respect their rights and take action on the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 8:28 AM
“Amazon’s relentless pursuit of profit comes at a cost to workers, the environment and democracy,” Christy Hoffman, general secretary of UNI Global Union told the Guardian.
💥Black Friday is #MakeAmazonPay Day!
✊🏿join us!
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
💥Black Friday is #MakeAmazonPay Day!
✊🏿join us!
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Amazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black Friday
Amazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black Friday
Workers and their representatives to press US retailer to respect their rights and take action on the climate crisis
Thousands of Amazon workers are expected to protest or strike in more than 20 countries during Black Friday to press for better workers’…
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 5:18 AM
Amazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black Friday
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Many European countries — including France, Spain, and Norway — have now lower CO2 emissions per capita than China.
This is adjusted for trade and based on what the people in these countries consume.
From our CO2 Explorer, which we just updated: ourworldindata.org/explorers/co...
This is adjusted for trade and based on what the people in these countries consume.
From our CO2 Explorer, which we just updated: ourworldindata.org/explorers/co...
November 22, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Many European countries — including France, Spain, and Norway — have now lower CO2 emissions per capita than China.
This is adjusted for trade and based on what the people in these countries consume.
From our CO2 Explorer, which we just updated: ourworldindata.org/explorers/co...
This is adjusted for trade and based on what the people in these countries consume.
From our CO2 Explorer, which we just updated: ourworldindata.org/explorers/co...
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Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk want to defang US labour protections.
🦷But workers around the world are sharpening our teeth, and we're ready to bite back — through strikes, solidarity and organizing!
#MakeAmazonPay
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
🦷But workers around the world are sharpening our teeth, and we're ready to bite back — through strikes, solidarity and organizing!
#MakeAmazonPay
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Amazon and SpaceX aim to defang the federal labor board. Trump may help.
Trump allies have discussed breaking tradition and firing opponents on the National Labor Relations Board, which also faces legal challenges from SpaceX and Amazon.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk want to defang US labour protections.
🦷But workers around the world are sharpening our teeth, and we're ready to bite back — through strikes, solidarity and organizing!
#MakeAmazonPay
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
🦷But workers around the world are sharpening our teeth, and we're ready to bite back — through strikes, solidarity and organizing!
#MakeAmazonPay
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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We won't let union busters like Elon Musk dismantle the institutions designed to protect workers. www.npr.org/2024/11/18/n...
Accused of violating worker rights, SpaceX and Amazon go after labor board
SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.
www.npr.org
November 20, 2024 at 4:22 PM
We won't let union busters like Elon Musk dismantle the institutions designed to protect workers. www.npr.org/2024/11/18/n...
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Next year, most EU countries need to draft a national action plan on collective bargaining.
One way of increasing the coverage of collective bargaining is through multi-employer or sectoral bargaining
Here's an explainer video of @uni-europa.bsky.social
One way of increasing the coverage of collective bargaining is through multi-employer or sectoral bargaining
Here's an explainer video of @uni-europa.bsky.social
NEW📽️: Anna is desperate, costs are rising, but her boss refuses to give her a pay rise.
She decides to organise in a union.
With her co-workers, Anna wins a multi-employer agreement, which lifts pay and conditions for all workers across a sector.
She decides to organise in a union.
With her co-workers, Anna wins a multi-employer agreement, which lifts pay and conditions for all workers across a sector.
How workers get better pay with multi-employer bargaining
YouTube video by UNI Europa
youtu.be
November 19, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Next year, most EU countries need to draft a national action plan on collective bargaining.
One way of increasing the coverage of collective bargaining is through multi-employer or sectoral bargaining
Here's an explainer video of @uni-europa.bsky.social
One way of increasing the coverage of collective bargaining is through multi-employer or sectoral bargaining
Here's an explainer video of @uni-europa.bsky.social
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Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR/SEIU) seeks a Communications Coordinator to be based in the New England Region (Massachusetts strongly preferred). Details can be found at: unionjobs.com/listing.php?id=27726 #1u #UnionStrong #UnionsForAll @seiu.org
November 18, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR/SEIU) seeks a Communications Coordinator to be based in the New England Region (Massachusetts strongly preferred). Details can be found at: unionjobs.com/listing.php?id=27726 #1u #UnionStrong #UnionsForAll @seiu.org
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Recomiendo esta columna.
Cierta predilección actual por el “espontaneismo” para construir narrativas, termina por revisar la historia. Con o sin intención.
No borren a “la más genuina construcción del pueblo español durante el franquismo” en palabras de @enricjuliana.bsky.social
Cierta predilección actual por el “espontaneismo” para construir narrativas, termina por revisar la historia. Con o sin intención.
No borren a “la más genuina construcción del pueblo español durante el franquismo” en palabras de @enricjuliana.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Recomiendo esta columna.
Cierta predilección actual por el “espontaneismo” para construir narrativas, termina por revisar la historia. Con o sin intención.
No borren a “la más genuina construcción del pueblo español durante el franquismo” en palabras de @enricjuliana.bsky.social
Cierta predilección actual por el “espontaneismo” para construir narrativas, termina por revisar la historia. Con o sin intención.
No borren a “la más genuina construcción del pueblo español durante el franquismo” en palabras de @enricjuliana.bsky.social
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Otro starter pack: go.bsky.app/5vnvpMR Si alguien se quiere añadir solo tiene que comentarlo abajo
November 13, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Otro starter pack: go.bsky.app/5vnvpMR Si alguien se quiere añadir solo tiene que comentarlo abajo
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Hello Skywalkers*
We're trying to find out who from the European trade union movement is on here.
To help we've created a list of people (not organisations, we'll do that separately) who work in or around trade unions.
If you think you should be on here, just reply below.
go.bsky.app/AsPXjQX
We're trying to find out who from the European trade union movement is on here.
To help we've created a list of people (not organisations, we'll do that separately) who work in or around trade unions.
If you think you should be on here, just reply below.
go.bsky.app/AsPXjQX
November 13, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Hello Skywalkers*
We're trying to find out who from the European trade union movement is on here.
To help we've created a list of people (not organisations, we'll do that separately) who work in or around trade unions.
If you think you should be on here, just reply below.
go.bsky.app/AsPXjQX
We're trying to find out who from the European trade union movement is on here.
To help we've created a list of people (not organisations, we'll do that separately) who work in or around trade unions.
If you think you should be on here, just reply below.
go.bsky.app/AsPXjQX
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New to BlueSky too? Want stay in the loop with the global trade union movement?
Checkout this #starterpack of unions around the world:
go.bsky.app/HHsXSrp
👀 Spot anything missing? Drop your union's handle in the comments - let’s grow this list together!
🔄 Boost this post to help everyone connect.
Checkout this #starterpack of unions around the world:
go.bsky.app/HHsXSrp
👀 Spot anything missing? Drop your union's handle in the comments - let’s grow this list together!
🔄 Boost this post to help everyone connect.
November 18, 2024 at 9:35 AM
New to BlueSky too? Want stay in the loop with the global trade union movement?
Checkout this #starterpack of unions around the world:
go.bsky.app/HHsXSrp
👀 Spot anything missing? Drop your union's handle in the comments - let’s grow this list together!
🔄 Boost this post to help everyone connect.
Checkout this #starterpack of unions around the world:
go.bsky.app/HHsXSrp
👀 Spot anything missing? Drop your union's handle in the comments - let’s grow this list together!
🔄 Boost this post to help everyone connect.