Jess Raimundo

Communications for @UFCW, formerly @mmfa, @mmfaradio. Views expressed here are my own.

[Sam Stein @samstein]

Dolly Parton's free book gifting program was such a profound gift. No one asked for it. She just sent books to kids all over the US and elsewhere. My children loved receiving their "dolly books." An act of pure generosity that meant so much to so many families.

[Liz Shuler @LizShuler]

After years of union-busting and no fair contract, 70,000+ @REI members and counting have already pledged to boycott the REI Anniversary Sale (May 15–25). Stand with @reiunion. Don’t shop the sale!
https://t.co/1ECXxs1sgr

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

Jeff Bezos wealth in 2024: $194 billion

Jeff Bezos wealth in 2025: $215 billion

Jeff Bezos wealth today: $249.4 billion

Net increase in Bezos wealth since 2024: $55.4 billion

Cost of Bezos’s 417-foot superyacht: $500 million

Amazon investment in "Melania": $75 million

Original Bezos purchase price of the Washington Post in 2013: $250 million

Bezos net worth in 2013: $25.2 billion

Net increase in Bezos wealth since buying the Post: $224.2 billion

Last reported annual losses of Post: $100 million

Number of years Bezos could absorb those losses with what he makes in a single week: 5

@JeffBezos

[Dripped Out Trade Unionists @UnionDrip]

Nicki could never

[Power At Work @PowerAtWorkBlog]

@BurnesCenter's @MrSethHarris is joined by Mark Lauritsen, Veronica Cruz-Velandia, & Leehanyi Baptista to discuss the important collective bargaining victory by @JBSFoodsUSA meatpacking workers and their union, @UFCW! Watch the @PowerAtWorkBlog blogcast: https://t.co/rAEDNoFViR

[Start a Union @StartAUnionUFCW]

INCREDIBLE: despite a mountain of opposition from Amazon, these Whole Foods workers in Philly just voted to become the ONE AND ONLY unionized Whole Foods Market in America.

...Who's next though 👀

[Noam Scheiber @noamscheiber]

Workers at a Whole Foods in Philly just voted to become the only unionized Whole Foods in the country.

[Philly Workers United @PJBWU]

Philly is a union town!!! We’re thrilled to welcome our newest union siblings and ready to mobilize our members in future support for a first contract!

[Lauren Kaori Gurley @LaurenKGurley]

BIG NEWS: Whole Foods workers in Philly just voted 130 to 100 to unionize with the UFCW, per NLRB, becoming of the first of the Amazon-owned chain's 500+ locations to do so.

[Kim Kelly @GrimKim]

Workers at a Philly @WholeFoods have just released the results of their union election—AND THEY WON!!!! 130-100, baby! 🦅

Philadelphia is now home to the first unionized Whole Foods Market in the U.S. One down, 500 more to go!

[REI Union @reiunion]

UPDATE: We just WON OUR UNION ELECTION at REI Greensboro!!! Thank you to everyone who wished us luck and backed us up ahead of our vote today!! We’re joining the REI Union as the 11th unionized store, and we look forward to keep raising the bar for what it’s like to work at REI. ✊🎉

Here’s to spending 2025 fighting for consistent schedules, fair pay, and a return to Co-op values. Who’s joining us next as we build a better future here at REI??

[RWDSU @RWDSU]

Good morning to the green vests of @reiunion Greensboro, who are voting in their union election today! Y’all GOT THIS, vote #UnionYES!

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

ProPublica's @eisingerj to his staff: "We face the biggest test of our professional lives. Now we get to see if we really meant it when we said we will hold power to account. Will we do so when our subjects have true power on their side and a willingness to use it? We may be harassed. We may be sued. We may be threatened with violence. We may be ignored. Are we just sunshine journalists or are we ready?" https://t.co/1ZKacavcNK

[Carlos Maza @gaywonk]

https://t.co/g9IfsoJXoD

[UFCW @UFCW]

UFCW members know the value of hard work and what it takes to get there!

Tomorrow, it is up to us to vote for leaders who stand WITH us, not against us.

Visit https://t.co/SLD4SiizZ9 to learn about what is on the ballot and access important election resources.

[Symone D. Sanders Townsend @SymoneDSanders]

Yes because folks like y’all made my job harder than usual. The misogyny. The racism…the not covering what she said or did. How you all treat elected officials who are women- especially how you treated Vice President Harris - prompted me to jokingly say this to the VP.

You’re honestly exhausting but very on brand I guess.

[Elizabeth Warren @ewarren]

Imagine you’re standing in the frozen food aisle, staring at a pint of ice cream. The price tag isn’t printed on paper, like usual—now it’s a digital display. With a camera pointed right at you. 🧵

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Gov. @Tim_Walz: For several decades, I was a dues-paying union member. There probably should be a few more of us as governors and members of Congress. Republicans came at me and said, 'Tim is in the pocket of organized labor.' If he was attacking me for standing up for collective bargaining, fair wages, safe working conditions, apprenticeship programs, health care, and retirement, I'd roll the dice on that thing and see how it went. It and it worked out pretty well

[UFCW @UFCW]

UFCW Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for the Presidency.

“Working families deserve a presidential candidate that will put them first and the only candidate in this race who will do that is Vice President Harris.” - President Perrone

https://t.co/KF2TPVRlzW

[Josh Schwerin @JoshSchwerin]

Can’t help but think about @TyroneGayle today