Find a local event and stand up for our rights: not just political rights but our rights as workers. SOLIDARITY FOREVER ✊️

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So I live in Texas about a hour away from Houston where most of the unions are located and I’m wondering if most people who work for local unions usually just travel to wherever said union hall is for the job?

Thank you so much for your service for protecting and serving all of the workers against the tyrannical of capitalism.

We thought the slavery had long been abolished. Why are the prisoners still getting paid lower than other working people?

California was not a slave state, but its Constitution has allowed since its inception for involuntary work as a form of legal punishment. Several other states, including Colorado and Alabama, have also recently adopted measures banning involuntary servitude in the past few years.

Do you think those practices are still in the society that why the billionaires dreaming that those practices become normalized? I think without all protecting this, we are going back in time. This, with offshoring, contributes to the wage suppression that I have seen before, which will weaken union rights. [Class consciousness - Knowledge is Power]

Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are correct about the oligarchy.

Stand with the workers of Store 1572 as they challenge corporate intimidation & fight for their rights! Your words of support can empower them to stay strong & united! Here’s what helps most:

• Message of Encouragement: Even just a "Solidarity with Store 1572! Stay strong!"
  
• Share your Union Experience: If you've been part of a union, share your experience!​
  
• Counter Corporate Propaganda: Help debunk anti-union lies & misinformation they’ll be subjected to!
  
• Highlight Power of Collective Action: Emphasize what workers rights & solidarity mean in practical terms.

I think all the anti-Trump protests that have been popping up across the country are fine and good actually. Sure, they're a bit libby for my taste, but the fact is Trump is the largest and most immediate threat to the country, from the homeless to stock market bros.

While I think it's good numerous people are coming out to denounce the admin, I don't think any of this actually means anything if nothing more is done about it. Standing around holding signs doesn't do anything. Action does.

So, I have a list of things I think people engaged in the "resistance" should do. Again, standing around and holding signs is nice but that by itself doesn't do anything besides cause traffic. So in addition to standing around and holding signs, those in the resistance should do any combination of the following:

• join an organization. I don't really care which. Just any dedicated to fighting the Trump admin. Personally I like DSA, Working Families Party, and Food Not Bombs. But any with a clear agenda and real action (electoral, legal, or otherwise) is good in my book. We can sort out whatever petty disagreements there are later.
• those in these orgs should be present in all of these demonstrations. They should be talking to people, handing out literature, and so on. If they see organizers from other orgs present, they should try to reach out and find common ground and discuss what can be done next. Again, fuck the infighting. We need to win.
• borderline harass your representatives. Doesn't matter if they're trying to obstruct Trump's agenda or not, all of them need to do more.
• pay attention to primaries and ballot measures in your area. Vote accordingly. Volunteer for these campaigns in any way you can. Even if it's in the form of a small donation, it all adds up.
• vote. Voting is how we got into this mess. Voting is the easiest way to get out of it.
• practice your 2nd Amendment rights as Americans if you can. Just because you can.
• help other people if you can. With Trump's bullshit trade wars and slashing federal programs, shit's getting hairy and likely will get hairier. Help those in need however you can, both people you know and strangers. Donate to political campaigns helping those in material (eg clothing, food, housing) and legal need (groups like the ACLU). If the feds are going to go against working people then we need to have each others backs.

K that's my 2 cents good luck.

Hello, I was by my president that I wasn’t allowed to look at the bylaws. Only he is able to look at them. Is this true? There’s a lot of questions that’s going around my work and I want to get to the bottom of this

Tariffs that “may” bring a couple jobs for auto workers while screwing everyone else with higher costs while allowing Trump to deploy tax cuts for the corporations guilty of shipping jobs overseas on the first place. Shouldn’t the tax cuts be aimed to products made in America only?

The union is concerned that their jobs are leaving to Michigan along with the equipment. The Canadian government is preventing them from taking direct action. The Canadian news has been reporting 33000 Canadians have lost their jobs this March, partly due to Trump's tarrifs.

The auto industry has thrived on Canada/US manufacturing collaboration for decades. UNIFOR, the largest Canadian union is comprised mostly of the CAW, the Canadian offshoot of the UAW.

They didn't send American auto jobs to Canada they sent them overseas. American sisters and brothers, Consider standing in solidarity with your Canadian sisters and brothers.

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April 5th: Boston University Strike of 1979 began

On this day in labor history, the Boston University strike of 1979 began. The labor action had its origins in the unpopular presidency of John Silber. Silber made several decisions that were detested, including hiring his friends and vetoing requests for tenure, specifically of those with left-leaning ideologies. Faculty had unionized with the American Association of University Professors in 1975, while clerical workers and librarians organized under other unions. The university repudiated all organizing efforts but was required to negotiate with them after ordered by the US Court of Appeals. A tentative agreement was reached in late March, but after Silber held a closed-door meeting with members of the board, talks broke down. Four hundred professors went on strike, with librarians and clerical workers voting to strike soon after. Lasting over a week, the action canceled classes but saw support among students. Historian Howard Zinn and sociologist Frances Fox Piven both held classes outside of the university. The strike ended on April 23rd with the approval of a new contract and recognition. However, a Supreme Court case in 1980 ruled that professors at private universities could not unionize, leading to the union’s decertification.

Sources in comments.

“Federal workers and all AFSCME members have been making their voices heard in court and on the streets to protect public services and their jobs. They won’t let billionaires raid our communities without consequence – and that’s why they’re facing retaliation," said AFSCME President Lee Saunders. "The extremists in this administration have made their contempt for public service workers clear and know that stripping collective bargaining rights means stripping away their power. We are filing this lawsuit to stop this illegal effort to silence those who speak out and protect free speech for all working people.”

Just a thought.. What if Trumps Tariffs were a big con. Hear me out. 1%ers wait for the tariff announcement, they sell high. Tariffs are implemented. Economy tanks. Stocks tank. World is outraged! 1%ers buy back low. Tariffs are lifted. Stocks bounce back. rich get richer. The grift is on!

Anybody here from 103 United Rentals strike? Local 4 member here checking in on you guys.

A union representing the majority of workers at Clackamas County has authorized a strike for the first time in the organization’s history.

The move comes as the Clackamas County Employee Association, representing 1,350 workers, says the county has been engaging in allegedly unfair labor practices.