Category: Actions
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Tell the Senate to Confirm NLRB Chairman McFerran Now!
In a huge win for workers across the U.S., the NLRB just announced an incredible pro-worker policy: Banning ‘captive audience meetings.’ A classic union-busting tactic, captive audience meetings have long been a way for employers to get workers to sit through anti-union propaganda, by forcing them to do so under the threat of discipline if…
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The NYT Tech Guild Is On Strike!
The New York Times Tech Guild is officially on strike. Read on to find out how you can take action to support these workers. Don’t cross the “click-it” line! Three years ago, the workers who build games, interactive features, and apps at the New York Times formed the Times Tech Guild. For three years, the…
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Billionaires vs. Free Press: Jeff Bezos and The Washington Post
Late Friday night, we learned that the Washington Post would not endorse any candidate for President for the first time in almost 30 years. We later learned that the Post’s editorial board had already written an endorsement of Kamala Harris, and that billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who owns the Post, personally spiked the piece.…
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How to Support Workers Impacted by Helene and Milton
It’s been nearly a month since Hurricane Helene flooded western North Carolina, devastating Asheville and the surrounding area, and just two weeks since Milton hit Florida. The national media may have moved on from both. But the workers affected by these disasters haven’t―and we won’t, either. It’s crucial that we continue to support the workers…
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Blue Bottle Independent Union: the baristas up against Nestlé
Meet the brave baristas of Blue Bottle Independent Union. Blue Bottle Coffee isn’t as big as another coffee chain where workers are fighting for their right to unionize—but you need to know about this campaign! These baristas can’t make ends meet, but Nestlé makes billions Blue Bottle’s 76 cafes are concentrated in some of the…
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Amazon Workers at JFK8: “The time for a fair contract is now!”
Over two years ago, workers at Amazon warehouse JFK8 in New York made history when they won their union election―the first time Amazon workers had ever unionized. It was a moment that reverberated throughout the labor movement: if Amazon workers can unionize, what else is possible? Then Amazon, in classic Amazon fashion, tried to stamp…
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Tell Home Depot CEO: Reinstate Fired Union Organizer Now
The Home Depot recently fired Steve Pace, one of the lead organizers of Home Depot’s worker-led union. They think they can stop workers from organizing by firing outspoken employees one-by-one. We need to send a clear signal that they can’t. Send a message directly to Home Depot CEO Ted Decker, demanding that he immediately reinstate…
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Help Steve Pace Stand Up to Home Depot’s Union Busting!
Steve Pace was organizing a union at the Seattle-area Home Depot store where he worked. Then Home Depot fired him, even after 11 years of service. Now, Steve is fighting to get his job back and to protect his union against one of the biggest, most anti-union companies in America―and he needs our help to…