Mason Pesek

Workers' rights enforcement job: Great opportunity at @hellodcwp.bsky.social (NYC Dept of Consumer & Worker Protection.) They're seeking "a supervising attorney w/ relevant experience in litigation & issues affecting low-wage workers." cityjobs.nyc.gov/job/supervis...

1,400 people attended this training on organizing your workplace. 🔥

If you're ready to build a union at work, join our four-part Zoom training next month. Seats are still open. 🔗👇

Former NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo testified in front of the @democrats-edworkforce.house.gov.

"At the same time that corporations and billionaires are pushing for more tax cuts at the expense of working families, they're also trying to squelch worker action, worker power, worker voice."

Arrest of Union Leader Highlights Link Between Workers’ and Immigrants’ Rights

““His arrest has ignited even the more conservative elements of the labor movement,” Ms. Dubal said. “If they can go after him, the head of the largest labor union in the largest economy in a labor friendly state, who is the government not going to go after?””

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...

David Huerta, a dear friend and SEIU CA President/USWW President, was arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today.

We are calling for his immediate release and the release of all of the protesters standing up for targeted communities.

I have resigned as Executive Director of the Skadden Foundation. This moment in history calls on us to provide more and better support for public interest lawyers. I look forward to finding other ways to contribute to their vital work.

Americans favor labor unions over big business now more than ever, analysis of new data @epi.org from me & Adam Reich of Columbia Labor Lab.

In data back 60 years, Americans' sentiments are both warmer toward unions & cooler towards big business than ever before.
www.epi.org/blog/america...

Did you know that union members are more likely to think corporate policies contributed to inflation while nonunion workers think gov’t policy caused inflation. Want to know more about the role of unions in the 2024 election — check out our new report.

Democrats in Congress warn cuts at top US labor watchdog will be ‘catastrophic’ Musk’s Doge targets National Labor Relations Board with cuts and terminated leases as union speaks out

House Democrats warn potential firings at the NLRB would be 'catastrophic' to an agency already severely understaffed
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Text: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GWYNNE A. WILCOX, Plaintiff, v. DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States and MARVIN E. KAPLAN, in his official capacity as Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, Civil Action No. 25-cv-334 Judge Beryl A. Howell Defendants. ORDER Upon consideration of plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 10, defendants’ cross motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 23, the legal memoranda in support and in opposition, and the entire record herein, for the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, it is hereby-- ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 10, is GRANTED; it is further ORDERED that defendants’ motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 23, is DENIED; it is further DECLARED that the termination of plaintiff Gwynne A. Wilcox was unlawful, in violation of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 153(a), and therefore null and void; it is further…

DECLARED that plaintiff Gwynne A. Wilcox remains a member of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), having been appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate to a five-year term on September 6, 2023, and she may be removed by the President prior to expiration of her term only “upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other cause,” pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 153(a); it is further ORDERED that plaintiff shall continue to serve as a member of the NLRB until her term expires pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 153(a), unless she is earlier removed “upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, ” id.; it is further ORDERED that defendant Mark Kaplan, as well as his subordinates, agents, and employees, are ENJOINED, during plaintiff’s term as a member of the NLRB, from removing plaintiff from her office without cause or in any way treating plaintiff as having been removed from office, from impeding in any way her ability to fulfill her duties as a member of the NLRB, and from denying or obstructing her authority or access to any benefits or resources of her office; it is further ORDERED that defendant Mark Kaplan and his subordinates, agents, and employees provide plaintiff with access to the necessary government facilities and equipment so that she may carry out her duties during her term as a member of the NLRB; and it is further ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is directed to close this case. SO ORDERED. Date: March 6, 2025 This is a final and appealable order.

BREAKING: the U.S. District Court in D.C. has found that Trump’s firing of former NLRB Chair Gwynne A. Wilcox’s firing was unlawful, and ruled that she must be immediately reinstated to serve out the rest of her term as a board member.

She was appointed and confirmed to a 5-year term in 2023.

🚨 ALL OUT FOR WORKERS’ RIGHTS! Tomorrow in D.C. show up and show out!! 🚨

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Local govts & communities are going to be very important in the next few years -- in fighting against abuses and in proving that governance for and by working people is possible and works. LocalProgress is hiring a Deputy Legal Director. Join us: localprogress.applytojob.com/apply/qzYcJ9...

Hi, everyone! I created a labor and workers' rights starter pack. It's a work in progress; I searched for many people who don't seem to be on here yet. Anyhow, I hope it's helpful. I've marked it started pack #1; I'll do a followup if people send me some suggestions. go.bsky.app/8cTBrjP

Opinion | Here’s Something Southern Republican Governors Are Afraid Of Where an earlier generation complained of C.I.O. “communism,” this one warns of U.A.W. socialism.

spend your friday thinking about the political economy of the south

33 Senate Democrats sent a letter today to Tesla, Rivian, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Mazda, Mercedes, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota, VW, and Volvo urging them to stay neutral in UAW organizing efforts. The list of non-signers to follow.

www.peters.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

Workers at the Washington Post deserve a living wage! The Washington Post says it supports writers. So why won't it pay its workers a living wage? We've been bargaining with the Washington Post for over a year. Journalists, copy editors, designers, mark...

Today I’m walking off the job in solidarity with hundreds of my Washington Post colleagues. You can respect our picket line by avoiding Washington Post journalism today, Dec. 7, during our 24-hour strike.

You can also send a letter to our bosses if you like: actionnetwork.org/letters/work...

Remember: the Washington Post union is asking us not to read, click, stream or otherwise engage with any Post journalism (which I will not call ‘content’) today so as to support their strike.

24 hours starts now. please don’t cross our picket line.

A letter to our readers

a note to Washington Post readers: On Dec. 7, we ask you to respect our walkout by not crossing the picket line: For 24 hours, please do not engage with any Post content. That includes our print + online news stories, podcasts, videos, games and recipes.

The UAW Has Had a Big Year. They’re Preparing for an Even Bigger One. From launching a historic strike at the Big Three automakers to calling for a cease-fire in the war on Gaza, the UAW has had a big year. And 2024 might be even bigger: the union is pushing to organize...

I wrote about the UAW’s big year. As for why their message has resonated, Shawn Fain told me, “If you work for a living and you’ve been left behind, we have the same issues. COVID made people reflect on what’s important in life, and it isn’t working seven days a week…People want to live.”

Scorn Illustrated | Defector On Monday, the website Futurism reported that Sports Illustrated has been publishing AI-written stories under the bylines of journalists who do not, strictly speaking, “exist.” The site had create...

I wrote about the depressing AI clown show at Sports Illustrated and the broader campaign by various rich cretins to see just how little everyone else matters. defector.com/scorn-illust...

The UAW Strike May Have Finally Set Us Up for a General Strike Who’s up for a little class warfare?

my latest column for Teen Vogue is all about general strikes—and explains why UAW prez Shawn Fain’s plan for May 2028 is such a big deal.

with careful planning, we really can transform a pipe dream into an achievable, world-shaking reality—but we gotta start NOW www.teenvogue.com/story/uaw-ge...

RESULT: Ohio has voted to legalize marijuana.

This is Issue 2. Results look similar to the margin by which weed was legalized in Michigan a few years back.

RESULT: Ohio voters just established a constitutional right to abortion access!

AP just called Issue 1 for the Yes, one of biggest wins for the abortion rights since the Dobbs decision: this is a state of 11 million where a 6-week ban was looming. This shuts the door on that.

UAW President Is Ready to Take on Tesla and Beat Elon Musk Riding high on historic contract wins against Detroit’s automakers, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain is confident he can take on Tesla Inc. and its anti-union Chief Executive Officer Elon Mu...

“We can beat anybody. It's gonna come down to the people that work for [Musk] deciding if they want their fair share... or if they want him to fly himself to outer space at their expense. I believe it’s doable.” UAW President Shawn Fain

Toyota raised wages immediately after UAW deals Toyota is raising the wages of its non-unionized factory workers after the UAW strikes at General Motors, Ford and Stellantis culminated in pay hikes for unionized employees.

"Toyota is raising the wages of its factory workers — all of them non-unionized — after the UAW strikes at General Motors, Ford and Stellantis culminated in pay hikes for unionized employees." www.axios.com/2023/10/31/t...

“One of our biggest goals coming out of this contract victory is to organize like we’ve never organized before,” said Shawn Fain last night. “When we return to the bargaining table in 2028, it won’t just be the Big Three, but with the Big Five or Big Six.”