This 53 year old man who lived in my neighborhood w/no criminal record & who had been in the US for 30 years, was detained and thrown into a cold cell for days, caught pneumonia and COVID there and deported.
He finally died.
I am so angry.
www.kptv.com/2026/02/21/n...
And just to be perfectly clear about the facts at hand, please read this interview with Amos Goldberg, professor of Holocaust History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who wrote an article about the situation in Gaza for an Israeli online magazine
www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/prof...
At a time when large corporations have an obligation to peacefully oppose an ongoing genocide through boycotts, divestments, and sanctions, Apple is instead dumping billions of dollars into the hands of perpetrators.
www.reuters.com/business/app...
While thousands of Apple workers in Minnesota and around the country are facing daily threats of violence from ICE, Tim Cook is socializing with the man responsible for it.
Shame on you, Tim.
Protect your workers.
We expect better from you.
#1u
#Apple
While thousands of Apple workers in Minnesota and around the country are facing daily threats of violence from ICE, Tim Cook is socializing with the man responsible for it.
Shame on you, Tim.
Protect your workers.
We expect better from you.
#1u
#Apple
We contacted the creators of the petition and got this response:
"We're hoping to connect with the folks who have signed so that we can decide as a community what makes sense as next steps to keep the pressure on tech leaders to do whatever they can to stop ICE."
In my experience, the general public often don't understand the extent to which critical infrastructure systems rely on very small groups of highly-trained individuals.
In addition, some of these controllers will have lingering cognitive effects.
7news.com.au/news/covid-o...
Go Knicks!
Also, GO UNIONS!!
Can you ask your bosses at Apple to STOP UNION BUSTING??
It would really help a lot of people that are trying to improve their working conditions.
bsky.app/profile/appl...
In the UK, Apple union UTAW ( a branch of CWU) has announce a third store to be unionized. UTAW will now have White City, Southhampton and Grande Arcade.
Follow UTAW on instagram
www.instagram.com/appleutaw
Congratulations to whistle blower Ashley Gjøvik on winning her NLRB case against Apple. Her determination and perseverance over many years is inspirational to all that fight for better working conditions, and will have a lasting, positive impact for many years to come.
tinyurl.com/a5eywpfc
🧵15/15 Thank you for listening, and please consider speaking out to support your fellow union-organising workers.
In Solidarity.
AppleTogether
A worldwide solidarity union
#1U
appletogether.org/call-for-med...
🧵14/15
2024 Apple faces growing labor unrest at its retail stores
edition.cnn.com/2024/05/10/b...
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2024
Bid to unionize at Apple store in Mall at Short Hills fails due to union busting
www.northjersey.com/story/news/b...
🧵12/15
2024 Apple Store Union Movement Stalls as Tech Titan Strikes Back
news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
🧵11/15
2024 Labor Board Accuses Apple of Implementing Illegal Policies for All Employees Nationwide
gizmodo.com/labor-board-...
🧵10/15
2023 Apple has infringed on worker rights, NLRB investigators say
edition.cnn.com/2023/01/31/t...
🧵9/15
2023 Apple illegally fired five labor activists, union says
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
🧵8/15
2022 Apple illegally interfered with union organizing in Atlanta, labor board finds
techcrunch.com/2022/12/06/a...
🧵7/15
2022 Apple union-busting was ‘traumatic,’ say workers – even included immigration assistance threat
9to5mac.com/2022/07/29/a...
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2022 Apple accused of union busting in new labor board filing
www.theverge.com/2022/5/17/23...
🧵5/15 After all, many of us live paycheck to paycheck and a union is the only way to really improve our positions. To shine a light on the severity of the subject, here are some of the kinds of things that we have been facing worldwide. #UnionStrong
🧵4/15 We really need to have our unionized AppleTV+ content creators DEMAND that Apple STOP union-busting.
This may sound like a big request, but we understand the risk that we are asking. #1U #WGA
🧵3/15 attempt to organize our workplaces around the world. If other, more well-known, Apple employees could give us a show of solidarity in a video message of support or otherwise, it could really help our mental health as we strive for improvement. #1U
appletogether.org/call-for-med...
🧵2/15 We noticed that you were engaged in industrial action with @wgawest.bsky.social and @wgaeast.bsky.social during the strikes, and we would like you to speak up for your lesser known cousins:
Apple retail, home advisors and even corporate workers have faced a lot of abuse from management as we
🧵1/15 Hello @benstiller.redhour.com
We are distant colleagues and have some similarities at our workplaces.
In Severance, characters use collective action to fight back against an exploitative tech company.
We do the same at Apple, but we need your help!
Trump nominates anti-union lawyer to defend workers' rights.
Cases against Apple halted indefinitely.
www.ft.com/content/ad7f...
We have a couple of members that usually volunteer to write those up, but they were all busy with other things this time around.
Thank you for checking in with us!
Solidarity.