Sesame Workers Union

An etch-a-sketch on a desk with crayons and an SWU pin that reads, “Sesame Workers Union wins Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights award”

An etch-a-sketch on a desk with crayons and an SWU pin that reads, “We, the workers of Sesame Workers Union, are overjoyed to receive this incredible award and want to thank Jobs with Justice for this honor. Our Union and this award is a testament to the impact that can be made when we care for our community, address our needs, and uplift and support one another to become smarter, stronger, and kinder together.”

SWU has been awarded the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights award for our union campaign!

This award recognizes all the work, care, and love every single organizer put in to this campaign. ❤️

We want to thank Jobs with Justice for this honor 💛💚

#sesamestreet #union #sesameworkersunion #1u

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We love to see it!! Hope you had an amazing time ❤️

Had a fun family trip to Pittsburgh for Sesame Street day at the Pirates game. Shout out to the @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social members who where there today.

Sesame Workers Union Sesame Workers Union is a group of Sesame Workshop (of Sesame Street) workers organizing with OPEIU Local 153 to improve working conditions across the industry. Proceeds go to workers experiencing har...

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Some very wise words from one of our amazing leaders, Melissa 💚 this speech is from our victory party!

#sesameworkshop #sesameworkersunion #union #1u #sesamestreet #hope #hopecore

We’re OBSESSED 💚💛

A woman smiles with Abby Cadabby on the Teen Vogue website

Text that reads, “Autumn Sancho first learned her team was unionizing while on a break in the Cookie Monster conference room. A colleague asked Sancho if she supported unions. “And without even thinking, I was like, ‘Yeah of course’” she recalls. That’s how she ended up on the organizing committee - the core group of employees who coordinate actions, gather feedback from their peers, and educate coworkers about union matters. She calls unionizing “a crash course in professional development” that’s allowed her to hone leadership and interpersonal skills she never anticipated flexing.

Text that reads, “I’m so lucky to work with some of the nicest, most hardworking and compassionate individuals who tirelessly dedicate themselves to delivering on Sesame Workshop’s mission of helping children everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder,” she says. “And throughout my campaign, I’ve discovered that every single person is irreplaceable. They’re indispensable to the work that we do, and their voices matter as much as mine. And when we all come together, we’re able to advocate for each other and ourselves so that we can continue doing the work that we love and helping families everywhere.”

SWU member Autumn Sancho spoke with @teenvogue.com about beginning a union on Sesame Street! It all began in the Cookie Monster Conference room 🍪 link to read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to...

#sesameworkersunion #sesamestreet #teenvogue #union #1u

Thank you!! :)

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A shirt, onesie, and hat with Sesame Workers Union emblems

We have new merch! Link is in bio and below 💚

Proceeds go to a mutual aid fund for Sesame workers in need!

Let us know if there are any other merch items you’d like to see 👀

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#union #1u #sesameworkersunion #sesamestreet

Anthony is a Sesame employee who was just laid off while he awaits an anticipated kidney transplant. As a full time contract worker, he was denied severance-- unlike his colleagues considered "staff."

We believe ALL workers contribute to our mission and so ALL workers deserve severance.

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UPDATE: Anthony, one of the Sesame workers laid off in March, has received his kidney transplant and is recovering! ❤️‍🩹 He was also able to use our SWU hardship fund for some medical bills.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING OUR WORKERS! 💛💚

Think It’s Impossible to Find Community at Work? Try Joining a Union I went from “just thinking of myself to really caring so deeply about all of my colleagues.”

Young workers at Starbucks, Amazon, Sesame Workshop, Hearst Magazines, and Action Network talk about how organizing changed their relationship with work.

Read the full story here ⤵️

Shouts to @davidfucillo.bsky.social for inspiring me to get this.

And shouts to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social for voting for unionization.

bit.ly/4e5FJnd July 11th, @iangoldstein.bsky.social and I are bringing Workers Comp back for more stories about workers rights. We'll also interview an organizer from @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social so come on out to BK Art Haus or livestream at home!

A gray tshirt with a green circle saying "Sesame Workers Union -OPEIU LOCAL 153-" Inside the circle is a cartoon human hand and a blue Muppet hand joining in solidarity.

Congratulations, @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social!

Sesame Street Is Coming to Netflix - Sesame Workshop Get ready for more sunny days, brought to you by the letter “N”

does this mean @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social can have their jobs back?

“Facing financial crisis” until you see our public facing 990 form of all our executive salaries 😆

(spoiler alert: our CEO makes $1 million a year!)

A black baseball cap that reads “U is for union”

Got myself a little treat and supported @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social at the same time!

Come and play
Everything’s A-OK
Friendly Union members there!

Congratulations our friends at @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social on saying #UnionYes!

Got the @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social hat and Demands Tote from @worxprinting.bsky.social

Join your union. Solidarity!!

Group photo of Sesame Street workers holding their firsts high with graphics showing the logo of their new union and the winning vote tally, 55-19

Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social

Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”

Sesame Street Workers Say, “U Is for Union” Amid attacks from the Trump administration, 74 percent of Sesame Street workers vote to unionize to make their workplace “smarter, stronger, and kinder.”

SOME GOOD NEWS: Sesame Street workers voted to unionize to make their workplace “smarter, stronger, and kinder.” 💛

@sesameworkersunion.bsky.social @opeiu.org
www.thenation.com/article/soci...

SESAME WORKER W!!!! @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social

U is for Union and the Union is for me!

Congrats Sesame Street for fighting for job security and fair pay. The values of kindness and compassion you instill in people across the globe are needed more than ever. So I hope the executives accept your terms quickly!

hot @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social summer

Yay!!! Thank you for supporting our workers! 💚

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A sesame workers union tote bag that says smarter stronger kinder together and the sesame workers union logo below

S is for Swag from the @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social

You can get yours with the money going to the hardship fund for workers at shop.worxprinting.coop/collections/...

Dropped my phone amid the order process in homage to Grover as a chaotic waiter