In 2019 we set out to reform our storied union. We organized like hell to win 1M1V. We ran a slate of reformers & swept the election. Members stood up & won transformational contracts winning back COLA, a just transition and more. We are celebrating these historic agreements.
The last NLC got DSA in the position to directly support the Teamster and UAW contract campaigns that won big. I’m excited to see how Strike Wave 2.0 (including @BeccaRoskill and uaw members) take on the next step in building the bridge to the labor movement. Rank them high!
🌊 STRIKE WAVE 2.0 NLC SLATE ANNOUNCEMENT! 🌊
We are a multi-tendency slate of @breadrosesDSA & @DSAcommunists organizers with the goal of merging the socialist movement and the labor movement, turning DSA members from labor supporters to active labor organizers!
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Join Chris, UAW autoworker and DSA member, in signing the pledge to support the 150,000 Big 3 @UAW autoworkers, whose contract expires September 14th. DSA members will be on the picket lines if the bosses force them to strike!
Sign the pledge at https://t.co/7ZxK2cBrAN ⚡
"The Democratic Party is a transactional partner to labor. It will only help us to the extent that we are strong enough to push it to do so. Joe Biden does not pass out union cards. The NLRB does not organize workers. Only the labor movement can do that."
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The votes are in, and the results are astounding: 97% of Big Three members voted YES to authorize a strike if the automakers don't give us a fair deal.
Get strike ready: https://t.co/gbtJCcQMwN
as climate chaos gets more lethal, my all-time favorite official @NLRB labor law tip:
"A walkout because of conditions abnormally dangerous to health, such as a defective ventilation system in a spray-painting shop, has been held not to violate a no-strike provision."
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This is an absolutely fantastic conversation between @NelsonLichtens1 and @micahuetricht. Very thoughtful, reflective, engaging. Take the time to read it, it's worth it.
Thank you, @UAWRegion9A, for hitting the pavement with UPS Teamsters as we prepare to strike for the strong contract that is worthy of our members hard work and sacrifices.
Solidarity forever! ✊
.@TeamsterRnF & @UAWD_Reform crossover extremely strong today at the @nycDSA canvass in solidarity w/ @804_local today 💪🏻
In Queens, we got to hear Basil, TDU member & @mancillabrando speak on the power of solidarity ahead of big contract fights 🪧
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We’re launching our Rank & File Schools in NYC/NJ and Bay Area, San Francisco. Applications are now open until the end of September.
UPS Teamsters across the country have started practice picketing to show UPS they’re ready to do what it takes to win a fair contract.
Watch members of Local 251 in Rhode Island share why they’re practice picketing:
The UAW congratulates SINTTIA on their recent union election win, as workers at the Fränkische Industrial Pipes in Silao, Guanajuato, voted to join the independent Mexican union.
SINTTIA garnered world recognition by organizing the first independent union at the massive General Motors facility in Silao in February 2022. https://t.co/cU226eZG8S
Workers at Fränkische Industrial Pipes overcame intense harassment, intimidation, and illegal firings for organizing to establish an independent union.
The UAW understands that when Mexican workers have independent unions that bargain strong contracts, workers on both sides of the border win.
BREAKING: TEAMSTERS SECURE AIR CONDITIONING FOR UPS FLEET IN MAJOR TENTATIVE DEAL
The Teamsters & UPS agreed to tentative language to equip the company’s fleet with air conditioning systems, new heat shields, & additional fans during national contract negotiations today.
BREAKING: Nurses sit-in at @BellevueHosp calling on @NYCMayor to do the right thing on racial justice and healthcare equity: Deliver pay parity and a fair contract NOW!
With Glacier, the Supreme Court showed that we cannot wait on the law to strengthen the labor movement for us. They will defend companies and property rights. Our job as unions is to call this entire exploitative system into question with our most powerful weapon: the strike
Today's decision is outrageous, but could've been much worse. Unions still have the right to strike; employers still can’t generally sue in state court for losses caused by strikes. But the decision opens the door to whittling away those rights further. https://t.co/MZ8Q3ZaMVh