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Did you know the UAW, together with other unions and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, has filed suit against the Trump administration over a federal program that monitors workers’ social media activities and flags so-called “disfavored viewpoints” Learn more: laborhistorynow.com/from-fords-g...
November 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Did you know the UAW, together with other unions and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, has filed suit against the Trump administration over a federal program that monitors workers’ social media activities and flags so-called “disfavored viewpoints” Learn more: laborhistorynow.com/from-fords-g...
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Reminder that 'savvy' political fact checkers spent the entire campaign telling voters that Trump was not going to do the things he obviously was going to do.
March 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Reminder that 'savvy' political fact checkers spent the entire campaign telling voters that Trump was not going to do the things he obviously was going to do.
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"The problem of case backlogs at the NLRB goes deeper than budget shortfalls. Without serious penalties for employers who break the law, the board will continue to be hampered by a pileup of charges." - @mattbruenig.bsky.social via @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social
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The NLRB Can’t Punish Employers Strongly Enough
The problem of case backlogs at the National Labor Relations Board goes deeper than budget shortfalls. Without serious penalties for employers who break the law, the board will continue to be hampered...
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February 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"The problem of case backlogs at the NLRB goes deeper than budget shortfalls. Without serious penalties for employers who break the law, the board will continue to be hampered by a pileup of charges." - @mattbruenig.bsky.social via @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social
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We honor one of the greatest strike leaders in labor history, Hattie Canty: “The labor movement and the civil rights movement, you cannot separate the two of them.”
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
We honor one of the greatest strike leaders in labor history, Hattie Canty: “The labor movement and the civil rights movement, you cannot separate the two of them.”
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
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🧵 From UAW President Shawn Fain:
“The UAW supports aggressive tariff action to protect American manufacturing jobs as a good first step to undoing decades of anti-worker trade policy. We do not support using factory workers as pawns in a fight over immigration or drug policy.
“The UAW supports aggressive tariff action to protect American manufacturing jobs as a good first step to undoing decades of anti-worker trade policy. We do not support using factory workers as pawns in a fight over immigration or drug policy.
February 2, 2025 at 1:52 AM
🧵 From UAW President Shawn Fain:
“The UAW supports aggressive tariff action to protect American manufacturing jobs as a good first step to undoing decades of anti-worker trade policy. We do not support using factory workers as pawns in a fight over immigration or drug policy.
“The UAW supports aggressive tariff action to protect American manufacturing jobs as a good first step to undoing decades of anti-worker trade policy. We do not support using factory workers as pawns in a fight over immigration or drug policy.
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UAW members at Detroit Axle voted by 84% on Saturday to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement with Daimler Truck of North America.
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UAW Members at Detroit Axle Ratify Contract - UAW | United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
UAW members at Detroit Axle voted by 84% on Saturday to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement with Daimler Truck of North America.
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February 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
UAW members at Detroit Axle voted by 84% on Saturday to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement with Daimler Truck of North America.
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The labor movement would not exist without the work of Black union members and leaders.
During #BlackHistoryMonth, now more than ever, America’s unions celebrate those who came before us and those currently fighting for racial justice in the workplace and in their communities.
During #BlackHistoryMonth, now more than ever, America’s unions celebrate those who came before us and those currently fighting for racial justice in the workplace and in their communities.
February 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The labor movement would not exist without the work of Black union members and leaders.
During #BlackHistoryMonth, now more than ever, America’s unions celebrate those who came before us and those currently fighting for racial justice in the workplace and in their communities.
During #BlackHistoryMonth, now more than ever, America’s unions celebrate those who came before us and those currently fighting for racial justice in the workplace and in their communities.
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The White House’s attack on diversity in the federal workforce is bad for all workers. Diversifying our federal workforce helps government agencies better serve their communities and working people across the country.
More from Merri Berry of the Missouri AFL-CIO ⬇️
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More from Merri Berry of the Missouri AFL-CIO ⬇️
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OPINION: Diversity strengthens our workforce, Trump attacks weaken it - The Labor Tribune
By MERRI BERRY Secretary-Treasurer Missouri AFL-CIO It is disheartening to see that the Trump Administration has begun its effort to end DEI programs in federal agencies. Building diversity strengthen...
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January 31, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The White House’s attack on diversity in the federal workforce is bad for all workers. Diversifying our federal workforce helps government agencies better serve their communities and working people across the country.
More from Merri Berry of the Missouri AFL-CIO ⬇️
labortribune.com/opinion-dive...
More from Merri Berry of the Missouri AFL-CIO ⬇️
labortribune.com/opinion-dive...
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Night & day, UAW Volkswagen bargaining committee members are on the move. They’re mobilizing members to fight against VW’s unaffordable health insurance—because VW can afford fully paid health care, just like other union auto workers get.
Strong contracts start with worker power!
Strong contracts start with worker power!
January 31, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Night & day, UAW Volkswagen bargaining committee members are on the move. They’re mobilizing members to fight against VW’s unaffordable health insurance—because VW can afford fully paid health care, just like other union auto workers get.
Strong contracts start with worker power!
Strong contracts start with worker power!
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Thousands of UAW members at Stellantis sacrificed on the picket line to win our 2023 contract, and we intend to enforce it, even if that means going back on strike.
Sign up to stay updated about our plans to make sure the company keeps its promise.
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Sign up to stay updated about our plans to make sure the company keeps its promise.
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Stellantis: Keep the Promise!
UAW members won a commitment from Stellantis to invest in America, and now Stellantis is backing away from their promise. Sign up to stay updating about our plans to fight back.
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January 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Thousands of UAW members at Stellantis sacrificed on the picket line to win our 2023 contract, and we intend to enforce it, even if that means going back on strike.
Sign up to stay updated about our plans to make sure the company keeps its promise.
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Sign up to stay updated about our plans to make sure the company keeps its promise.
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"The ruling class takes a chance by gutting the NLRA—workers and unions may press for their demands in the streets, a venue where they have the advantage."
@labornotes.bsky.social
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Dark Clouds Gather at the National Labor Relations Board
December saw a number of important developments at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The month started well for unions but ended badly. Some observers complained of whiplash! THE GOOD On Dece...
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January 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"The ruling class takes a chance by gutting the NLRA—workers and unions may press for their demands in the streets, a venue where they have the advantage."
@labornotes.bsky.social
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In the latest video from the Walter P. Reuther Library, @uawarchivist.bsky.social Gavin Strassel shares the story behind the labor-themed neckties worn by union leaders like Walter Reuther. These particular ties advocated for the repeal of the anti-union Taft-Hartley Act.
January 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
In the latest video from the Walter P. Reuther Library, @uawarchivist.bsky.social Gavin Strassel shares the story behind the labor-themed neckties worn by union leaders like Walter Reuther. These particular ties advocated for the repeal of the anti-union Taft-Hartley Act.
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"A bargaining team and the membership are like jumper cables: they only work when they’re connected. We have to bring our workplace power into bargaining, and bring bargaining into the workplace."
@labornotes.bsky.social
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@labornotes.bsky.social
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Stewards Corner: Members in Motion Changed the Game in Daimler Contract Campaign
Inspired by the success of the Big 3 strike, United Auto Workers members at Daimler Truck North America ran a very different kind of contract campaign this year than we ever had before. The 7,300 memb...
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January 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
"A bargaining team and the membership are like jumper cables: they only work when they’re connected. We have to bring our workplace power into bargaining, and bring bargaining into the workplace."
@labornotes.bsky.social
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@labornotes.bsky.social
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An estimated 600 Amazon workers at eight warehouses from Queens to San Francisco struck or picketed last month. The coordinated mobilization was an opening salvo to Amazon, and a test of the Teamsters’ growing national network. labornotes.org/2025/01/amaz...
Amazon Strike by the Numbers
An estimated 600 Amazon workers went on a short strike or participated in pickets from December 19 to Christmas Eve across eight warehouse locations, from Queens to San Francisco. The coordinated mobi...
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January 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM
An estimated 600 Amazon workers at eight warehouses from Queens to San Francisco struck or picketed last month. The coordinated mobilization was an opening salvo to Amazon, and a test of the Teamsters’ growing national network. labornotes.org/2025/01/amaz...
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"The failure of hard work to pay off in America makes our communities wobbly, our faith weak, our lives lonely, our politics toxic and our relationship with work masochistic and unsustainable."
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Opinion: Recent strikes show the crisis in Americans' working lives
The 'land of opportunity' has become, for many, a land of volatility, with unpredictable schedules and erratic paychecks.
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January 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
"The failure of hard work to pay off in America makes our communities wobbly, our faith weak, our lives lonely, our politics toxic and our relationship with work masochistic and unsustainable."
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
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For many, the 1936 GM Flint sit-down strike truly was a family affair. Children carry pickets in support of their fathers in the plants.
📸 Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor & Urban Affairs
📸 Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor & Urban Affairs
January 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
For many, the 1936 GM Flint sit-down strike truly was a family affair. Children carry pickets in support of their fathers in the plants.
📸 Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor & Urban Affairs
📸 Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor & Urban Affairs
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On this day in 1936, thousands of General Motors auto workers courageously sat down on the job inside the plants in Flint, MI, and shut down the most powerful corporation in the world.
December 30, 2024 at 7:24 PM
On this day in 1936, thousands of General Motors auto workers courageously sat down on the job inside the plants in Flint, MI, and shut down the most powerful corporation in the world.
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On the latest Reinventing Solidarity, New Labor Forum's @micahuetricht.bsky.social speaks with Jonah Furman, a top aide to Shawn Fain, about @uaw.org's strategy, its relationship to @thedemocraticparty.bsky.social, and the impact of a Trump presidency on #labor: on.soundcloud.com/9pzbTJEw4S7GN5JX7
December 29, 2024 at 10:05 PM
On the latest Reinventing Solidarity, New Labor Forum's @micahuetricht.bsky.social speaks with Jonah Furman, a top aide to Shawn Fain, about @uaw.org's strategy, its relationship to @thedemocraticparty.bsky.social, and the impact of a Trump presidency on #labor: on.soundcloud.com/9pzbTJEw4S7GN5JX7
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UAW Local 1930 Strike Update:
Over 77% of members voted YES to ratify an agreement this afternoon! Their strike was successful in fighting off attempts by management to attack seniority and overtime language and includes an immediate 10% GWI among other gains.
Congratulations, Local 1930!
Over 77% of members voted YES to ratify an agreement this afternoon! Their strike was successful in fighting off attempts by management to attack seniority and overtime language and includes an immediate 10% GWI among other gains.
Congratulations, Local 1930!
December 29, 2024 at 8:45 PM
UAW Local 1930 Strike Update:
Over 77% of members voted YES to ratify an agreement this afternoon! Their strike was successful in fighting off attempts by management to attack seniority and overtime language and includes an immediate 10% GWI among other gains.
Congratulations, Local 1930!
Over 77% of members voted YES to ratify an agreement this afternoon! Their strike was successful in fighting off attempts by management to attack seniority and overtime language and includes an immediate 10% GWI among other gains.
Congratulations, Local 1930!
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"Union workers broke open the cookie jar in 2024, after years of stagnant wages and rising prices. With strikes and the threat of strikes, workers did more than forestall concessions: They gained ground." @labornotes.bsky.social
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2024 in Review: Strikes and Organizing Score Gains, but Storm Clouds Loom
Union workers broke open the cookie jar in 2024, after years of stagnant wages and rising prices. With strikes and the threat of strikes, workers did more than forestall concessions: They gained groun...
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December 18, 2024 at 8:02 PM
"Union workers broke open the cookie jar in 2024, after years of stagnant wages and rising prices. With strikes and the threat of strikes, workers did more than forestall concessions: They gained ground." @labornotes.bsky.social
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No matter where you stand, union or non-union, we want you to join the UAW in fighting the billionaire attack on the working class.
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Building a United Working Class against Billionaire Rule
No matter where you stand, union or non-union, we want you to join the UAW in fighting the billionaire attack on the working class.
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December 15, 2024 at 5:06 PM
No matter where you stand, union or non-union, we want you to join the UAW in fighting the billionaire attack on the working class.
solidarity.uaw.org
solidarity.uaw.org
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Crazy idea. Stick with me.
Politicians, but from unions.
They already build coalitions, win elections, speak publicly, lead joint decision making, & negotiate for high stakes.
Fewer lawyers & biz exec pols. More construction, health care, ed, manuf, transport... worker pols.
Politicians, but from unions.
They already build coalitions, win elections, speak publicly, lead joint decision making, & negotiate for high stakes.
Fewer lawyers & biz exec pols. More construction, health care, ed, manuf, transport... worker pols.
November 28, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Crazy idea. Stick with me.
Politicians, but from unions.
They already build coalitions, win elections, speak publicly, lead joint decision making, & negotiate for high stakes.
Fewer lawyers & biz exec pols. More construction, health care, ed, manuf, transport... worker pols.
Politicians, but from unions.
They already build coalitions, win elections, speak publicly, lead joint decision making, & negotiate for high stakes.
Fewer lawyers & biz exec pols. More construction, health care, ed, manuf, transport... worker pols.
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BREAKING: Amazon workers in NYC are going on strike right before Christmas—the company's busiest time.
The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout.
Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...
The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout.
Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...
How Amazon Ruined Christmas
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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December 13, 2024 at 1:05 PM
BREAKING: Amazon workers in NYC are going on strike right before Christmas—the company's busiest time.
The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout.
Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...
The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout.
Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...