Workday Magazine

A non-profit newsroom devoted to holding the powerful accountable through the perspective of workers. Based in Minnesota, covering the Midwest.

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This year, several worker groups hosted democratic assemblies in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge. New documents show how they were surveilled for Operation Puppet Master. https://t.co/n7hHoBXMGv

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Giant guns, masked men, breaking down doors, chemical weapons, and more. Minnesotans are still grappling with the human rights violations of Operation Metro Surge. https://t.co/aFz7dbUIcp

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‘Treated Worse than Cattle’: 2,500 Tyson Workers Laid Off, Plant Shutters Overnight

reprinted from @labornotes https://t.co/ZBDAphh7vS

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What Two Weeks without Power in Gary, Indiana Tells Us About Our Worsening Climate Crisis

This community has already faced structural racism and disinvestment. A two-week blackout unleashed a humanitarian disaster.

by @sarahlazare https://t.co/jMHbqpLB0G

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📰 @sarahlazare has written a new article for @inthesetimesmag & @workdaymagazine about organizing in the midst of climate change. She mentions UE’s Green Locomotive Project as an example of how workers can address climate change in their contracts.

https://t.co/dXCKBUt3Nr

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This article is a joint publication between @TheProspect and @workdaymagazine. You can see the Workday Magazine version here. https://t.co/YlHzVNFZws

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In Gary, Indiana, 2 weeks without power left disabled people stuck in their apartments, parents unable to use EBT cards, elders without medical equipment. People lost wages, groceries, were thrown into crisis. My report from a climate & humanitarian crisis https://t.co/q0nBXAYpGf

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“Attacks on labor are not new. Those with power always push back when they face the kind of solidarity we saw in Minnesota last winter.” —Bernie Burnham, president of @MNAFLCIO
https://t.co/G2Z9JVMwK2

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On Tuesday, leaders and workers responded to the news of Operation Puppet Master, a federal surveillance campaign allegedly targeting organized labor and community organizations in Minnesota.
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Smoke, Heat, Storms: How Climate Change Is Making Bad Working Conditions Even Worse

As wildfires, heat waves and hurricanes intensify, workers are increasingly fighting for basic protections on top of everything else.

by @sarahlazare https://t.co/epSSepEp1O

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UPS drivers pulling 9-hour shifts in wildfire smoke. Food processing plant workers sweating in 95 degree temps. Nurses working without running water after Hurricane Helene. Climate change is here and creating hostile conditions for workers. My latest. https://t.co/0K4DCH9tn2

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“We Are Fighting for a Comfortable Life”: High-Rise Condo Workers in Minneapolis Threaten to Strike

Workers have set an August 14 deadline for an unfair labor practice strike. https://t.co/EfPY5Z0YLJ

Reporting by @EscalonaReport

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Highways, streets, and subways were shut down, as people across the country took up the call, “Blocchiamo tutto,” or “Block everything.” —From @sarahlazare in a collaboration b/w @workdaymagazine & @inthesetimesmag https://t.co/NsghbBuLDF

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“We Are Fighting for a Comfortable Life”: High-Rise Condo Workers in Minneapolis Threaten to Strike

Workers have set an August 14 deadline for an unfair labor practice strike. https://t.co/EfPY5Z0YLJ

Reporting by @EscalonaReport

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In June, Workday Magazine reported on documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request showing that Transdev was contracting with a private AI company, Lytx, to surveil transit workers on city buses.

https://t.co/Nh828zjfwY

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Rochester Transit Workers “Cautiously Optimistic” About Non-Renewal of Transdev’s Contract

https://t.co/SQwk8X1EAo

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Researchers Say Employers Are Failing to Adequately Report Spending on Union Busting by @EscalonaReport

https://t.co/qQHQPXCby6

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A labor watchdog is requesting an investigation into a Minnesota nursing home due to concerns about transparency regarding union avoidance activity.

https://t.co/qQHQPXCby6

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Locked Out Refinery Workers Say BP Is Trying to “Starve Us,” Crush Union

In Whiting, Indiana, 800 workers have been locked out for four months, and they say the survival of their union is at stake.

Our latest by @sarahlazare , published w/ @TheProspect https://t.co/T1ugnt49zm

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BP refinery workers in Indiana have been locked out for 126 days. They say they are fighting for the survival of their local, USW Local 7-1, against a company that is trying to "starve us" and break the union's power. Workers are picketing 24/7. My latest. https://t.co/kVwOoIQzCr