We, the staff of @thebafflermag, are proud to announce that we have formed a union with @WorkersUnitedNY. Read more about why we have formed a union here:
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In 2021, @decafdana documented her experience organizing a union at the New Museum, where she and her comrades faced resistance and retaliation from higher-ups—despite the institution’s deliberately cultivated progressive image.
https://t.co/Aywp0LDEsU
NEW report from UCLA Graduate SJP & @uclarnf:
Report reveals $18.8 Billion of Univ. of California assets linked to war profiteering, including research programs developing military tech, funding from pentagon, & ties to policing & surveillance
Read here: https://t.co/m7YaDFfnS6
Dale and Patricia are at 18% of their goal. If you have anything or can repair or share with others, they could use your help.
Fundraiser for Patricia Ann Jordan Fielder by Brittney Bell : Rebuild Hope for Dale and Patricia after a wildfire. https://t.co/tWiqtmvu8l
96 incarcerated youth HAVE NOT BEEN EVACUATED from Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar, despite "evacuation warning." Please CALL L.A. Officials to demand immediate evacuation of youth: ☎️ THREAD 🧵
Mayor 213-978-1028
Probation 818-364-2011
Horvath 213-974-3333
Barger 213-974-5555
support a parent who was fired for their pro-palestine organizing. they are on the brink of eviction after unsuccessful attempts to find a new job & are seeking legal action against their former employer for discrimination/wrongful termination, 80% there https://t.co/0ZHQKA0Z8k
Know Your Rights: Overypament Recovery.
UC has issued overpayment notices to workers who struck in the Spring (and in the previous fall). It's important to know some basic facts to avoid making unnecessary repayments. 🧵
“I shall not go to the polls. I have not registered. I believe that democracy has so far disappeared in the United States that no “two evils” exist. There is but one evil party with two names, and it will be elected despite all I can do or say.”–W.E.B. DuBois (1956)
ucla is scheduled to ask the regents for kinetic energy weapons and munitions on 9/19. One of ucla’s asks is 100 rounds of def-tec 40mm munitions (#6320), which “combines blunt trauma with the effects of an irritant powder, maximizing the potential for incapacitation.”
Continuing their draconian crackdown on organizing, UCLA's "Updated Interim Time, Place and Manner Policies" from VCs Beck and Gorden Jr. now restrict "Free Expression" to only 1.86% of campus open space.
Great to see the .@uaw endorsing this demo. Now it needs to respect the Palestinian trade union picket line by divesting Israel Bonds, cutting ties with the racist Histadrut, organizing members to #StopArmingIsrael, and stop supporting genocidal candidates. #Labor4Palestine
Northern Gaza is absolutely apocalyptic right now. IOF is carpet bombing people who are EXHAUSTED, SICK, have NO WATER, and are being STARVED. They are fleeing for their lives.
Please, if you can spare anything, pick one of these funds and donate to help people in the North 🧵