ICYMI: When it comes to the impact of the strike on customers, auto dealerships are where the rubber meets the road. Profit margins from selling parts and performing repairs have historically been higher than from vehicle sales.https://t.co/ZxTKVIGcU0
Rain or shine, you’ll find us on the picket line. Today we’re standing with UAW Local 2177 (of @UAWregion9) and auto workers across the country as they fight for a fair share of company profits.
Can you join us for a shift? ⚡️
there is so much fire 🔥 in the labor movement right now, it is almost impossible to keep up!!
that's why @PhillyAFLCIO is teaming up with @PhillyJwJ and @PhillyDSA to host The State of The Philly Labor Movement.
join us! register at https://t.co/8W7mABrGhg
4. Also on Saturday (7/15), @PhillyDSA is hosting a fundraiser at 4:30PM at Gojjo (4540 Baltimore Avenue). Hear from workers about what's at stake and what a fair contract would look like!
RSVP at https://t.co/u092mhcsDb
THE SBWU STARBUS IS COMING TO PHILLY!!!
Mark your calendars for July 22-23 so you can join in on the actions when our campaign bus comes through town!
Starbucks Off City Hall, July 22
SBWU Block Party, July 23
RSVP at https://t.co/O9IndQHDUb
Today we're knocking doors in support of UPS workers' fight for a strong contract with @PhillyAFLCIO, @623Local, @PhillyDSA, and @PhillyJwJ!
Sign up for the next one!
https://t.co/H6rqdE8Rkz
Further ways to support @623Local UPS Teamsters:
• Come to practice pickets next Thursday 7/13!
• Donate to @PhillyDSA’s Labor Solidarity Fund https://t.co/GLCxjvjOaL
Today @PhillyAFLCIO organized a canvass in solidarity with UPS Teamsters. Richard Hooker talked about the demand for a $25/hour minimum. Some part-timers get poverty wages but $UPS made a $13 billion profit last year!
Sign the strike solidarity pledge: https://t.co/mgN39IaNjq #1u
BREAKING: Southern California hotel workers are ON STRIKE! Thousands walked off the job at properties across DTLA & Santa Monica. Dozens more properties remain without a Union contract. Visiting the area? Don't be a scab! Where are we striking? Learn more ⤵️ #SoCalHotelStrike
Philly #StrikeWithPride shut down the South and 9th St Starbucks. Many would-be customers took some lit and expressed support for @SBWorkersUnited. We even had Citizens Bank employees come over on their break to get stickers and show their solidarity!
💥TEAMSTERS AUTHORIZE STRIKE AT UPS💥
@UPS#Teamsters have voted by an overwhelming 97 percent to authorize a #strike, giving the union maximum leverage to win demands at the bargaining table. #1u ✊✊✊
Justin Pearson, one of the 3 representatives Tennessee republicans are voting to expel, speaks out.
“This is a first in American history. And we are losing our democracy to white supremacy. We are losing our democracy to patriarchy.”
Tennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson describes how she’s been silenced and retaliated against during her time in the House, including being moved to a “closet sized office” for being the lone vote against the Republican speaker
Outgoing Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Jan. 21: "God bless. Brandon Johnson isn't going to be the mayor of this city."
Fast forward 73 days later, and Brandon Johnson is Chicago's mayor-elect.