Baristas at the new Southie location of @blankstreet won their union election today - we are so excited to welcome them to the New England Joint Board! Venture capitalists can't keep Boston down. #PeopleOverProfit#UnionStrong#UNITEHERE#1u
Garment workers in New England stand in solidarity with Paramsivam Pushpalatha, and with garment workers in Sri Lanka. This is unacceptable. @BrandixLanka@VictoriasSecret#justiceforpushpa
Workers at Blank Street Coffee in Boston today won their union election, with over 97% of votes cast in favor of unionization! Venture capitalists can't keep us down. #PeopleOverProfit#UnionStrong#UNITEHERE#1u
Dealers won their union over a year ago at @MGMSpringfield. Now they’re taking their message to the street: stop breaking the law, negotiate a fair contract now!
@dieworkwear These are obviously very different, more complex systems than the “$0.03 every time you sew on a zipper” but I think legislation could take inspiration from some of the ways unions have made piece work sustainable for workers.
“Some of the most fervent members of Read’s fan club were formerly diehard Blue Lives Matter types. All about “Back the Blue” when it came to allegations of police misconduct involving Black Americans, they are now suddenly skeptical of law enforcement.” https://t.co/yizHMy0AZw
We had a simple message for @HomeGoods corporate employees as they arrived to work this morning: Distribution Center workers can't survive on $0.25! Fair Contract NOW!
Why are things expensive?
4 companies control 55% to 85% of the meat market.
4 airlines control 80% of air travel.
3 companies control 92% of the soda market.
3 companies control 73% of the cereal market.
Why don't I hear about it?
6 companies control 90% of the news.
Israel has killed more Palestinian children over the last 40 days than the total number of Israelis killed by Palestinians since the creation of the state of Israel
BREAKING: Today our Center for Jewish Culture & Social Justice was told of our imminent expulsion from the Boston Jewish Community Relations Council. Expelled for supporting a ceasefire, and an end to bloodshed in Israel/Palestine.
🧵 A lot of Americans just don’t know what life is like for those in Gaza, so here’s an analogy that might help:
Imagine Gaza as Rhode Island. Here’s what reality would look like:
BREAKING: UAW president Shawn Fain announces that GM has agreed in writing to bring its electric battery plants under the national master labor contract after @UAW made clear it was planning to expand its strike to GM's most profitable factories.
Funny. Every time Elon Musk pretends to be a self-made billionaire remember: He'd be worth ZERO without $4.9 billion in corporate welfare, SpaceX would be broke without $1.5 billion from the feds, Starlink wouldn't exist without NASA & Tesla received $950 million from New York.