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Donate to Help Chattanooga Workers Stand Strong, organized by Patrick Cate The Chattanooga Area Labor Council is kicking off our new Solidarity Fund! The purp… Patrick Cate needs your support for Help Chattanooga Workers Stand Strong

Autoworkers in Chattanooga are taking a strike vote tomorrow at VW. The local labor council has launched a strike solidarity hardship fund to support the workers. Please send as much support as possible to make sure this strike is successful!

When even the investors believe the company ought to finalize a contract:

Philadelphia IWW Unveils Historical Marker Philadelphia I.W.W. Unveils Historical Marker and Celebrates Local 8 and Ben Fletcher’s Legacy of Militant, Industrial Organizing On Saturday June 21, 2025 the Philadelphia Historical and Museum Co…

The Phellow Workers of Philadelphia bring us the latest on a new historical marker dedicated to FW Ben Fletcher!

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America is Overdue for a General Strike - CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/08/a...

May Day 2028 - MAY 2028 CONTACT US Resource Library Ready to take action? Working towards alignment in your local? We’ve compiled sample resolution language, organizing tips from people who have done it, and other resources....

Attacks on working people are growing at a dizzying pace. But we have a key point of leverage: The billionaire class depends on our labor.

@labornotes.bsky.social has just released a new resource on May Day 2028 filled with contract alignment FAQ's and resources. www.may2028.org

Breaking:

If you make $50K a year, it would take 20,000 years to hit your first billion.
Billionaires don’t exist because of “hard work.” They exist because of our work.

#SolidaritySeason Is in full swing! Boston-area workers just won the 650th Starbucks union election! 🎉It’s time for Starbucks to respect their unified voice and settle a fair contract.

Labor organizing after the NLRB This is an excerpt from the Independent Organizing Network's Post-NLRB research report on the current legal labor landscape and the threats on the horizon.

What is the current legal landscape for labor? What are the threats on the horizon?

Check out the report from ION to see where we go in a post-NLRB world.

Amazing first Labor Day parade in Boston today. At least 15k in the streets and lots of people watching the parade. The Greater Boston Labor Council really turned it out!

‘Union:’ Don’t Hide the Mess How candid should we be when making labor propaganda?

‘Union:’ Don’t Hide the Mess

How candid should we be when making labor propaganda?

👇 How to Report ICE zines for multiple cities! 💗

Community and labor solidarity picket Thursday, July 24, 3-4:30pm 66 Norfolk Ace, Roxbury

Join GBLC unions and community partners for a Solidarity Picket with Teamsters Local 25 on strike at Republic Services this Thursday, July 24th!

What: GBLC Solidarity Picket with Teamsters striking Republic
When: Thursday, July 24, 3-4:30pm
Where: 66 Norfolk Ave, Roxbury

Maybe the Democrats’ answer to Republicans stripping healthcare away from Americans and driving up everyone’s costs, should be guaranteeing everyone healthcare and driving down everyone’s costs — while cutting spending by $650B per year?

Contact Republic Services leadership today: Kurt Lavery – KLavery@republicservices.com | 617-838-8793 Kenneth Runge – KRunge@republicservices.com | 617-838-8795 Brian Skehan – BSkehan@republicservices.com | 617-671-4030 Jennifer Josselyn – JJosselyn@republicservices.com

How can you help striking Teamsters?

Contact Republic leadership and tell them to get back to the table - workers are not asking for 1 penny more than the other Union waste companies in Boston.

Solidarity with Teamsters Boston fighting against corporate greed and for a better life! #1u

Peabody firefighters join striking Teamsters garbage workers in ‘solidarity’ Trash continued to pile up across more than a dozen Eastern Massachusetts towns and cities as garbagemen remained on strike for a fifth day, this time with support from a local firefighter’s …

“We will be delivering supplies + walking the line with our fellow union brothers and sisters in their ongoing fight for fair wages, safe working conditions, and dignity on the job,” Peabody Firefighters union president wrote in a call to action for “solidarity.” www.bostonherald.com/2025/07/05/p...

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The National Labor Relations Act is 90, Under Siege, and Showing its Age - CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2025/06/27/t...

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​​Six Ways a 78-Year-Old Law is Still Screwing Workers - CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2025/06/25/s...

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I’m Unionizing Amazon for My Mom and Other American Families - CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2025/06/12/i...

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Action Alert: Tomorrow, join us for an emergency rally in solidarity with our union brother and SEIU California President David Huerta. Monday, June 9th, Boston City Hall Circle Plaza, 2pm.

Screenshot of a press release from AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond: "The nearly 15 million working people of the AFL-CIO and our affiliated unions demand the immediate release of California Federation of Labor Unions Vice President and SEIU California and SEIU-USWW President David Huerta. As the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda has unnecessarily targeted our hard-working immigrant brothers and sisters, David was exercising his constitutional rights and conducting legal observation of ICE activity in his community. He was doing what he has always done, and what we do in unions: putting solidarity into practice and defending our fellow workers. In response, ICE agents violently arrested him, physically injuring David in the process, and are continuing to detain him—a violation of David’s civil liberties and the freedoms this country holds dear. The labor movement stands with David and we will continue to demand justice for our union brother until he is released."

The nearly 15 million working people of the AFL-CIO and our affiliated unions demand the immediate release of @californialabor.bsky.social Vice President and @seiuca.bsky.social and SEIU-USWW President David Huerta.

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#firstcontract

Immigrants are vital to the fabric of our communities, our economy and our labor movement.

On May Day, we rallied across the country to fight for our union siblings who have been illegally deported and disappeared by the administration. Bring our union family members home!

Blank Street Coffee baristas move to unionize Boston locations Employees say they’re overworked and understaffed as the automated coffee chain continues its rapid expansion

Blank Street Coffee baristas move to unionize Boston locations
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Website For MAGA-Friendly Businesses Backfires As People Use It For Boycotts Social media posts about PublicSquare have gone viral as Trump critics use it to find companies not to support – the opposite of what the site was set up for.

NEW: PublicSquare, a website that lets you search for businesses in your community that explicitly want you to know they endorse Trump/MAGA values, is backfiring as people use it to boycott those businesses. www.huffpost.com/entry/public...

Rosen said, "We need to defend democracy, and we need to do it in militant ways... The greatest power in this country, if exercised, remains the ability of workers to withhold their labor. Everything else grinds to a halt when that happens. That’s what we’ve got to relearn here.”

May Day Thursday 5/1/25, 5pm 63 Sixth Street, Chelsea Stop the Billionaire Takeover Protect Immigrant Workers International Workers'' Day

Join us this International Workers' Day in Chelsea.

What: May Day 2025 - Stop the Billionaire Takeover. Protect Immigrant Workers.
When: Thursday, May 1, 2025, 5PM
Where: 63 Sixth Street, Chelsea

A coalition of hundreds of employers is asking the Trump administration to override the NLRB and dictate labor law With the Trump administration implementing a blizzard of anti-worker initiatives on a near-daily basis, it’s difficult to imagine that these early assaults could be only the tip of the iceberg. But Pr...

The Coalition for a "Democratic" Workplace is committed to the freedom of workers to toil within authoritarian workplaces.
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BU YDSA HAS BEEN BANNED -ydsa BOSTON UNIVERSITY IS REPRESSING STUDENT GROUPS SWIPE FOR OUR STATEMENT -

ON APRIL 11, YDSA EBOARD RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM SAO STATING THAT BU YDSA IS NOW SUSPENDED. Dear YDSA leadership, The Student Activities Office (SAO) has received reports outlining potential violations of university policy by members of the Young Democratic Socialists BU chapter, as follows: • On behalf of YDSA, individuals posted fliers advertising the April 3, 2025, walkout throughout campus property in locations not approved for posting using adhesive (captured in photographs). • On behalf of YDSA, individuals posted fliers advertising the April 3, 2025, walkout at off-campus locations, including bus stations and United States Postal Service relay boxes using adhesive (captured in photographs). • The April 3, 2025, walkout evolved into an unauthorized sit-in outside of the Dean of Students Office. Participants banged on walls, attempted to gain access through a locked door using intimidating tactics, disrupted university business, and left adhesive stickers and signs throughout Stone Lobby, requiring significant clean-up by the Facilities team. Individuals not affiliated with your protest felt unable to move freely around the occupied Effective immediately, YDSA is suspended as an active organization at Boston University. This suspension will conclude on December 31, 2025, unless your organization fails to adhere to the terms of suspension. During this suspension: • YDSA may not host, promote, or co-sponsor programs, demonstrations or meetings effective immediately. All scheduled events must be canceled. • YDSA may not reserve or access any campus spaces, including the CGSA office or gather or utilize any outside space on campus where demonstrations are normally permitted under the Events and Demonstration Policy. Any groups that provide YDSA with access to reservations will also face disciplinary action. • YDSA may not receive funding from university departments or the Allocations Board. • YDSA financial accounts in the business office are frozen until reinstatem…

"ON BEHALF OF YDSA, INDIVIDUALS POSTED FLIERS... " THE UNIVERSITY IS PUNISHING YDSA BECAUSE "INDIVIDUALS" NOT SANCTIONED BY YDSA POSTED FLIERS "ON OUR BEHALF." IF THIS IS CAUSE FOR SUSPENSION, WHAT PREVENTS THE TARGETING OF ANY CLUB BY POSTING FLYERS UNDER THEIR NAME? "THE APRIL 3, 2025, WALKOUT EVOLVED INTO AN UNAUTHORIZED SIT-IN..." THE UNIVERSITY IS PUNISHING YDSA FOR A SIT-IN THEY REFUSE TO CLAIM YDSA PARTICIPATED IN, PLANNED, OR LED. ARE WE BEING PUNISHED FOR NOT PREVENTING ANOTHER GROUP FROM LEADING A SIT-IN? WALKOUT FOR A SANCTUARY CAMPUS NO SURVETLANCE DIO BEVIENTIORI NO DEPORTATION POLIC THURS. APRIL 3RD - 3PM MARSH PLAZA IS THIS REALLY HOW THE UNIVERSITY MAKES DECISIONS REGARDING STUDENT CLUBS? [image of flyer]

NO, THE REASON WE ARE BEING SUSPENDED IS BECAUSE OF OUR VOCAL OPPOSITION TO THE UNIVERSITY. CLEARLY OUR SANCTUARY CAMPUS CAMPAIGN HAS STRUCK A CHORD WITH ADMIN. THESE VIOLATIONS ARE CLEARLY PHONY PRETEXTS. THE UNIVERSITY WANTS TO SILENCE YDSA, AND IS BENDING THEIR OWN RULES AS THEY GO ALONG IN ORDER TO REPRESS US. [image of protest]

Boston University has banned their @ydsa.org chapter, ostensibly because of posting unauthorized flyers and holding a sit in *outside* of the Dean of Students Office.

(per statement from YDSAatBU on IG, 1/3)