@OWLCaucus

We are a caucus of rank and file union workers at the Chicago Public Library, who seek justice for ourselves and our patrons.

[@OWLCaucus @OWLCaucus]

AFSCME members please sign & share this statement calling out International for their lukewarm ceasefire statement & demanding more: https://t.co/EudE9hwVEL #CeasefireNOW #AFSCME

[IL Cultural Workers United AFSCME @ilcwuafscme]

Workers blow the whistle on secret anti-union campaign by top leadership @shedd_aquarium . Listen to the report from WBBM Newsradio and please share!

[Ali Abunimah @AliAbunimah]

Breaking: Ireland's Trinity College to work towards total divestment from Israel in unprecedented win for BDS https://t.co/rGvyErZAGU

[UAW @UAW]

Volkswagen workers just moved a mountain.

Mercedes workers got next.

#StandUpUAW

[Adam Johnson @adamjohnsonCHI]

very excited to be a contributor for ITT! Check out my first column which is about the Atlantic magazine, Peggy Noonan, Frank Bruni, and Nate Silver blaming campus protests on zoomer mind problems.

[Quds News Network @QudsNen]

CNN has released leaked images of the Israeli torture camp Sde Teiman in the Negev desert, where Israel perpetrates grave crimes against Palestinian prisoners abducted from Gaza.

[CDPH | Chicago Department of Public Health @ChiPublicHealth]

You can help reduce the risk for #suicide in your community. Participate in a free Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) training on 5/16, 4:30-6:00 pm at Mount Greenwood Library (11010 S. Kedzie): https://t.co/VXJY2bg6I2

Call/text 988 if you or someone you know needs support.

[Governor JB Pritzker @GovPritzker]

No one should have to go into debt simply because they get sick.

It’s past time we erase medical debt for Illinoisans – it's the right thing to do.

[kxh @kellyxhui]

here’s what i ACTUALLY have to say on uchicago’s violent 4:45am police raid:

[Heather Cherone @HeatherCherone]

BREAKING: Investigators began probing allegations on Monday that Chicago police officers used excessive force against pro-Palestinian protestors outside the Art Institute of Chicago, officials said. @wttw https://t.co/TFlWoYQd14

[UAW 4811 @uaw_4811]

Our members have been beaten, concussed, pepper sprayed, both by counter-protestors and by police forces. As a union, it is our responsibility to stand beside them and demand that UC stop committing these gross Unfair Labor Practices. (5/9)

[UAW 4811 @uaw_4811]

We are holding a Strike Authorization vote May 13-15th. 🧵 (1/9)

[Hanna Kang @byhannakang]

Inbox: Pomona College faculty vote in favor of divestment from Israel. They’re asking the college to begin w/ removing direct investments in the 11 firms widely identified by Palestinian civic organizations including Barclays, CAF, Chevron, Elbit Systems Ltd., HD Hyundai, Volvo.

[DSA @DemSocialists]

DSA at all levels has much to say in tribute to @rsgexp as an organizer and thinker. Her free training series on No Shortcuts in 2019 had a lasting influence on our organization. You can catch all the sessions here: https://t.co/QKNS2hjaB8

[Labor Notes @labornotes]

Fain: It's not a CEO that's going to save us. It's not a president that's going to save us. It's not me and it's not you. It's us. It's a united working class is how we're going to win!

[American Library Association @ALALibrary]

➡️May 1: Empowering Library Workers: Navigating Unionization in Challenging Environments
➡️May 8: What Comes after Unionization: Effective Engagement with Library Workers
Learn more and register for these two free webinars.
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[taylor crumpton @taylorcrumpton]

say it with me: libraries, social services, schools, affordable housing, healthcare.

[Cordell Hell @Chris4TN6]

Tennessee's AG department pays someone 185K to provide administrative oversight over these grants.

[well-Red librarian 😷🔻 @borrowNOTrent]

@veronikellymars @RestellyQuist the For the People - Leftist Library Project has great resources for people who want to fight censorship and other attacks on libraries!

there's a board watcher bingo board, talking points, even trainings for people who want to run for library board!

https://t.co/zWRZsF3A7z

[dash @thedigitaldash_]

i love the public library. i love using free resources. i love being able to read books for free before i decide whether i want to buy them from my personal book collection. i love third spaces!!!