OPEIU Local 153

Kickstarter United Boston Strike Rally Our union is on STRIKE! We are fighting to keep our 32-hour work week and for a livable wage for all workers. Join us! Thursday, October 23rd @ 12 pm RSVP: https://kickstarterunited.org/boston 100 Oliver Street, Boston

Hey, Boston! Kickstarter United is hosting an in-person rally next week. Come join us to show your support and learn more about how you can help us secure a fair contract and end our strike!
🗓️ Thursday 10/23
🕛 12-1pm
📍 100 Oliver St., Boston
kickstarterunited.org/boston to RSVP!

In between rallies and pickets and bargaining, we’ve been trying to highlight live Kickstarter projects our workers love on this page! Without access to our tools, we’re doing this manually but we wanted to highlight folks who support us on their projects! kickstarterunited.org/projects-our...

We love Kat 🐱 Abughazaleh 🫶🐾

Took a break from recuperating in bed to talk to Kickstarter workers who are currently on strike.

Before I left, I asked for them to share cat pics with me and they have delivered. Cuba is wonderful.

TODAY: Members of Kickstarter United, on strike for a fair contract, rallied today in Manhattan outside the offices of venture capitalist Fred Wilson, a major investor in the company.

TOMORROW! Join us ✊

As a member of Kickstarter's Community Advisory Council, I am in full support of KSU's goals. I stand behind y'all and urge @kickstarter.com management to meet what I believe are fair and reasonable demands.

#kickstarter #ProUnion

thank you for your solidarity!!✊

You are not standing alone! ✊ Fight for what you deserve!

Solidarity with our @kickstarterunited.org union siblings ON STRIKE!

BREAKING NEWS!!!
@kickstarterunited.org is on STRIKE!!

🚨 SIGN ON NOW🚨
Tell management to meet the workers’ demands and avoid a strike: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

The workers at @kickstarterunited.org are fighting for a 4 day workweek and a livable salary floor.

🧵 on how you can help:

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Solidarity with Dēmos United Workers at Dēmos, a public policy organization working to build a just, inclusive, multiracial democracy and economy, have formed a union with OPEIU Local 153. Workers are demanding voluntary recognit...

We have been in negotiations with management over the scope of our bargaining unit for 7 weeks. @demosorg.bsky.social management is trying to exclude 25% of the workers from our union. Sign our petition to ensure all workers have the protections of our union: actionnetwork.org/petitions/so...

Hey, you should follow my union on Bluesky @kickstarterunited.org
You should also follow my union on Bluesky @opeiulocal153.bsky.social

Why a 4-day work week? The bargaining unit members of Kickstarter United’s top priority in our next contract is securing a permanent 4-day workweek for all employees. 1. Health & wellness: The 4DWW allows us the opportunity to rest, reset, and refresh, reducing the likelihood of stress-related health impacts. 2. Well-roundedness: It allows us to balance work with family time, friendship, hobbies, and creativity, so that we can be more than just our job title. 3. Better employees: With one less day a week at our disposal, we develop creative solutions to work more efficiently to hit our goals and deliver business value.

How the team spends their Fridays “The 4DWW allows me to make more time for my family, who all live on the opposite coast from me. This includes a recent trip out to New York to celebrate my grandmother’s 100th birthday with her!” -Katja Cresanti, Infrastructure Engineer “I have photosensitive migraines and since migraines can start at anytime, it’s sometimes challenging to stick to plans. Having an extra day on the weekend lets me say “yes” to more experiences with the flexibility to push off plans a day instead of canceling outright. It also gives me a day to recover so I can feel my best during the work-week! Last weekend I went onion picking at a farm in upstate NY.”-Lilit Balagyozyan, Senior Product Designer "We are our raising our first baby, which takes time to figure out how to be a parent while also making time to do things I love like being outside. There are many factors to work-life balance and adding a child certainly adjusts the equation. The 4DWW gives me the flexibility I need to balance my and my family needs, while making me a better, more productive teammate at Kickstarter.” -Nathan Nalevanko, Senior Outreach Lead (D&T) "The 4DWW allows me to travel, refresh, and reset while using fewer vacation days. Last week I was able to travel to Ireland and France with my fiancé!” -Hillary Taverna, Senior Product Manager "The 4DWW allows me to volunteer and organize events for the LGBTQ+ Desi community in LA, who are my extended chosen family!” -Shubha Rajan, Software Engineer

Everette (the CEO of Kickstarter) agrees! "I decided to move us from a pilot to a more permanent move to the 4DWW [...] Ultimately it came down to the well-being of our employees. People were living more well-balanced and healthier lives and we had maintained productivity. As a CEO, I have a responsibility to take care of my people, not just make revenue.” Source: Everette Taylor’s Appetite for Risk, The One Club for Creativity, October 2023

Creating Better Tools, Without Burning Out. Our latest features prove that rest and results can go hand in hand. 1. Pledge Over Time: A flexible payment option that lets backers spread out their pledge, making it easier for creators to turn interest into support. 2. Dark Mode on Mobile: A sleek, system-responsive dark theme for the iOS app—one of our most requested mobile features, now live.

We know the 4-day workweek works.

At Kickstarter United, we’re pushing to make it permanent because we’ve seen the impact. It helps us avoid burnout, make space for life, and still launch big wins. We’re better workers and better people because of it.

HUGE

Demos Workers Unionizing with OPEIU Local 153 — OPEIU Local 153 New York, New York - Workers at the public policy nonprofit Demos have announced they are organizing their union, Demos United, with OPEIU Local 153. Demos is a non-profit public policy organization...

Already signed the petition? Download the dēmos united ally toolkit for more ways to support!

www.opeiulocal153.org/news/demos-w...

BREAKING: Workers at the public policy nonprofit @Demos_Org are UNIONIZING!!!

Support their campaign here: opeiulocal153.org/takeaction/sol…

admin reveal btw

GO VOTE NYC!!!

153 has endorsed:
🗳️ @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for mayor
🗳️ @marklevinenyc.bsky.social for comptroller
🗳️ @bradhoylmansigal.bsky.social for manhattan borough president

visit vote.nyc to find your polling place!

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THIS WEEKEND is the LAST WEEKEND before the NYC mayoral primary! Check out the 🔗 below 👇 to sign up to canvass for Zohran 🫶🏼 Wear your 153 swag, take a photo while canvassing, and tag us on social media so we can re-post you!!

See you in the streets New York!!! 🫡

This was a long effort supported by a lot of member activism and organizing but I’m so proud that we’re officially endorsing him!

BREAKING NEWS: Local 153 is proud to announce our enthusiastic endorsement @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for mayor of NYC!!!!

in this house we support unions & sesame workshop workers

SOLIDARITY with BLET NJ transit locomotive engineers ✊🔥

🥹 It’s thanks to amazing executive board members like @demarko.org and a membership that is fired up and ready to build a better world that new organizing at OPEIU 153 has been so fruitful.

📣 EVERY WORKER DESERVES A UNION!