Do you have to work 4th of July knocking doors? Are you getting paid overtime? If not, do you have a way to express this concern with your employer? 🧵on how unionizing your campaign with IBEW PNW can make a difference!
We’re with @Congress_Union! All working people deserve to collectively bargain for better treatment on the job through the power of a union — including Congressional staff. Period.
The #IBEW stands with @Congress_Union and calls on the incoming House Majority to drop their misguided plan to eliminate collective bargaining rights for Congressional staff. Working people deserve a voice, no matter where they work.
"'A Place Called Home’ is a story of struggle against enormous odds and infinite random cruelties. But it is not a story without a sense of hope."
Susan Storer Clark reviews @daveambroz's memoir detailing his childhood experiences with homelessness. https://t.co/2LUGtIr01a
We're unionizing with @IBEW_89! We deeply value working with unions to confront the climate crisis, and unionizing our own staff will ensure the sustainability of this vital work. We’ve asked @climatejobs management for voluntary recognition by Friday at 5pm EST. #1u
Hey! You just ran through a brick wall. A few days of sleeping in isn’t going to make up for what you went through right away. Be gentle with yourself!
Next cycle, organize your coworkers!
We can change campaign culture so that our labor is respected, we ensure our collective safety and burnout doesn't continue to push talented, experienced campaign staff out of the industry.
How? We decide enough is enough.
anon: how many years straight does the average person do campaigns without burning out? Because this is my third year in a row on a campaign as staff (fifth in a row if you count vol work) and I’m struggling
Allow us to reintroduce ourselves. We are a group that believes the staffers in the CA legislature deserve the right to organize. Staffers have been denied labor rights by the people that employ them. This is wrong, and it must change. #caunionrights#caleg
NEW: @RepAndyLevin’s staff walked away from the bargaining table with a $10,000 salary increase—resulting in an average salary of $76,000 for junior staff. Unionizing works!
Congrats to the workers of Friends of Brandy Donaghy! This is the second cycle this campaign has unionized with workers continuing to successfully win improved benefits and working conditions including healthcare, transitional pay and guaranteed days off. #UnionStrong#1U