AFSCME Local 3937

AFSCME Technical Workers at the University of Minnesota

[Paul Prescod @paul_prescod]

"In 2020, I was on the verge of losing my pension. Every single Republican Senator opposed the Butch Lewis Emergency Pension Relief Act. The election of Joe Biden saved my pension and the retirement of over 400,000 Teamsters across the Midwest and South."
https://t.co/wlY6mtvTCT

[The Nation @thenation]

"Benjamin Franklin and his compatriots gave us a republic, if we could keep it. As of now, we are not keeping it. This is the truth that should be acknowledged on July 4, 2024. And it is the threat that should be addressed on November 5, 2024."
https://t.co/nmBriJ3bE2

[Labor Education Service @LaboredMN]

Here are the two most recent stories from @WorkdayMagazine, both a part of the Greater Minnesota Worker Listening Project!
From Amie Stager, on grocery store workers in Brainerd Lakes. And from Isa Escalona, on St. Cloud contingent adjunct professors.
#workervoices #listening

[AFSCME 3800 @afscme3800]

We trained 9 new stewards today from across the @UMNews statewide system, ready to protect workers and our contract! #solidarity

[UMN Graduate Labor Union- UE 1105 @umnglu]

The U was 30 mins late for bargaining this morning, and still couldn't say anything besides "lol no" to our most basic of asks like "can we be notified if our appointment will end?" and "can we be protected against workplace harassment?" and "can we afford to buy food?"

[AFSCME 3800 @afscme3800]

Juneteenth is a celebration and a call to action. Black workers today still fight against low wages and unsafe conditions. On this day, let’s recommit to being champions of true justice and equality for all. Read AFSCME President Lee Saunders’ statement: https://t.co/BcDD1KHoVs

[AFSCME @AFSCME]

On #MemorialDay, we honor the fallen heroes who answered the call of duty and gave their lives for our nation. Their courage and sacrifice will never be forgotten.

[In These Times @inthesetimesmag]

In May of 1937, 10 workers were killed and 30 more were shot by police while picketing a steel plant. Buried by the community and neglected by scholars for decades, the story is now coming to light. https://t.co/OlHLksMOfX

[Workday Magazine @workdaymagazine]

Interview with John See, labor historian and video innovator, on the changes he’s seen in the labor movement, media, and what he’s learned from a career of dedication to Minnesota's working class struggle. By @EscalonaReport

https://t.co/dDho6ac8wh

[Freedom Road Socialist Organization - Twin Cities @FRSO_TwinCities]

At least four Minnesota labor unions are making plans to potentially go on strike all at once during the first week of March unless their demands are met. https://t.co/sDTRBx379c

[In These Times @inthesetimesmag]

BREAKING: Baristas at 21 Starbucks stores are filing for union elections today. It's the largest single day filing since the campaign began.

Starbucks, when will you come to the table?

[April Verrett @SEIUPres]

Demand SpaceX and Trader Joe’s STOP attacking workers' rights! Send these greedy corporations a letter today telling them to leave worker protections alone: https://t.co/nc7ByEf0jW

[AFSCME 3800 @afscme3800]

We deal with this problem at @UMNews of managers making workers who could WFH be onsite despite managers having flexibility themselves. Some managers are rarely onsite. It is not uncommon for us to invoke our remote work MOU processes for appeals and justifications #solidarity

[AFSCME 3800 @afscme3800]

Join us with @MNWorkersUnited and @AntiwarMN for an educational event about how the MN State Board of Investment is funding Israeli apartheid and genocide with our hard earned pensions! Learn what we can do to stop them at their upcoming meeting in February. #solidarity

[UAW @UAW]

Happy New Year! Demand more in 2024.
#UAW #SolidaritySeason #1u #StandUpUAW

[AFSCME 3800 @afscme3800]

To those who celebrate (and it's quite embedded in Christmas traditions so many people celebrate it by proxy and unknowingly), Merry Winter Solstice and Happy Yule! Even the darkest night awakens in sunshine. #solidarity

[AFSCME 3800 @afscme3800]

2024 is going to be a good year for organizing at the U of M! #solidarity

[Labor Notes @labornotes]

“Yes, Virginia, there is a S.A.N.T.A. clause!” shouted Elves, Reindeer, and Candy Stripers Local 1224 President Cindy Lou Who to whoops and cheers as North Pole workers celebrated their new contract, ending a two-month strike.

https://t.co/UCV6LfJamv

[AFSCME 3800 @afscme3800]

President Max Vast will be speaking at the Sunday event. Being in the Labor movement means not only supporting coworkers in your Union, if you have one - it means #Solidarity with oppressed workers of the WORLD, even when the establishment wants to make that hard! We keep us safe

[AFSCME 3800 @afscme3800]

At the end of the day, we University of Minnesota statewide system workers are here for the students! #solidarity on finals week!