Monday mood

Great piece: “We work in dangerous settings. We climb bridges every day. My brother to the left and my brother to the right, they are my life. I depend on them. You take away my brother, you put my life at risk.” @phillyaflcio.bsky.social

Nobody wins with these cuts. Not our students. Not workers. Not working families. Certainly not Harrisburg Republicans. These cuts are an attack on working people. We need a budget that funds SEPTA and the other public services we ALL depend on www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio...

You’re bizarre, Mr Senator www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...

HAPPENING NOW: Philly labor is holding a press conference to call on our elected officials in Harrisburg to get the job down, and pass a budget NOW @pftlocal3.bsky.social

Today’s mass shooting in West Philly is devastating. Our city is riddled by the gun violence epidemic. Gun violence is a moral issue & our leaders in Harrisburg keep choosing the wrong side. We are keeping those affected by this senseless tragedy in our thoughts and prayers

get him in an apprenticeship ASAP

whats up my union brothers, sisters, and in some cases siblings

The NLRB overruled every objection to the Whole Foods union election win by Amazon/Whole Foods

Got some great mail from @deptofworkers.bsky.social today! Thanks @lizshuler.bsky.social & @aflcio.org #1u #UnionSky @phillyaflcio.bsky.social

Wait, you thought the guy who accidentally canceled the federal government's Ebola safeguards actually knew how to run a business without glitches and preventable mistakes? Lolololol

Join us next Monday (3/17) for our Labor Town Hall with our federal elected officials to hear how they are fighting back against DOGE and the other anti-worker attacks in Washington. Space is limited so you must RSVP to save your seat! ⏰ 5 PM 📍Philadelphia AFL-CIO Office 🔗 bit.ly/March17TownHall

🗣️Calling all young (or young at heart!) union members! Do you like drinks? Do you like happy hours? Are you a big fan of building worker power and solidarity? Join us 🚨TOMORROW 🚨 for our YO! Philly Happy Hour RSVP/Details 👉 bit.ly/March6HH

For a look at how Trump’s education cuts will impact you in Pennsylvania, go to aftvotes.org/how-trumps-e... In the meantime, here’s a quick fact sheet 👇

SAVE THE DATE: On March 4th, we're joining @aftunion.bsky.social locals, labor siblings, elected leaders, & allies for a nationwide day of action to protest the Trump-Musk assault on public education. More info to come, stay tuned! www.aft.org/ProtectOurKids #ProtectOurKids #PHLed

"Philadelphia and the Philadelphia labor movement have been the incubators of Democracy and democracy since the birth of our nation and have been on the frontline of workers’ rights and protections for nearly as long" -President @dannybauder.bsky.social keystonenewsroom.com/opinion/opin...

Us Philadelphians like to win, clearly. Philly Labor...well, we like to win BIG (look at the CIR hospital Residents and the Philly Whole Food Workers' recent election wins as examples). Let us teach YOU and your union how to win BIG at Strike School! Sign up/ info 🔗 bit.ly/PhillyStrike...

Join Philly labor afternoon TOMORROW (2⃣/1⃣9⃣) as we demand that Sen. McCormick take his HANDS OFF higher ed workers' healthcare and jobs 🚫 Let's show Sen. McCormick that 🗣️ PHILLY IS A UNION TOWN ✊ 📍Sen. McCormick's Philly Office (2000 Market St.) ⌚️ 1⃣2⃣ PM

We have been working closely with a coalition of local workers’ rights organizations—including the @domesticworkers.bsky.social, the Philly Black Worker Project, the Coalition for Restaurant Safety & Health, El Comité, @phillyaflcio.bsky.social & others—on drafting this legislation for over a year.

Community health Registered Nurse Dana is a proud Philly native & union member of @afscme2187. Dana provides care for her community and her patients care about the services she provides Philadelphia. 💚 #DC47MemberSpotlight . . #Philly #union #work @afscme.bsky.social @phillyaflcio.bsky.social

Kim Kelly (@kimkelly.bsky.social ) Jeff (@aftpa.bsky.social) Xiomara (@nyclabor.bsky.social) and Jasmine (PIC) are kicking off our afternoon session with a panel discussion on Coalition Building and reminding our folks: Solidarity. Is. A. Verb

📢Running for office in Philly and seeking the Philly AFL-CIO's endorsement? Our endorsement form is now LIVE! Canidates seeking our endorsement should fill out the form ASAP, then be on the lookout for a follow-up email with details and next steps! 🔗 bit.ly/PhillyAFLEnd...

To be clear: These people do not care about you, your coworkers, or the average worker in America. Repealing established, life-saving agencies like OSHA is not making America great or healthy; it is harming workers. Show your coworkers radical love and organize a union

"The diversification of our workforce has made America stronger because more Americans are contributing to our success. Diversifying our workforce has shrunk the historical gender and racial pay gaps that we hopefully will one day close" labortribune.com/opinion-dive...

The Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO and @phillyaflcio.bsky.social have officially entered into a friendly wager over Super Bowl LIX. Read about it here:

TODAY is the LAST DAY to register for our 22nd Annual Atlantic City Leadership Conference!

🚨Mark your calendars 🚨 Strike School is back! Join us on March 1st and March 8th for our two day training that teaches you everything you need to know to be strike ready, fight hard, and win big! More details and to register 👉bit.ly/PhillyStrikeSchool25

Happy Lunar New Year 🎊 We hope the Year of the Snake brings health, happiness, and prosperity to you and yours!

🚨JUST IN 🚨 Philly Whole Foods Workers just won their HISTORIC union election! Despite Amazons and Whole Foods throwing every union busting trick in the book at them these workers STOOD UP and FOUGHT BACK! Congratulations and Solidarity Forever ✊🎉

@ufcwlocal1776.bsky.social @phillyaflcio.bsky.social boyle.house.gov/media-center...

🪧🪧🪧🪧🪧🪧🪧🪧🪧🪧🪧🪧🪧 (consider this your sign to register for our 22nd Annual Atlantic City Leadership Conference) (1/3 🧵)

🗣️ Money talks and we want to talk to you about the Union Difference! Want to bring the union difference to your workplace? Let’s get started 👉 bit.ly/organize-today

We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there "is" such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.”

📣 Have you heard about our union experience fairs? Our Union Experience Fairs is a unique model that takes our presenting unions and us directly into the community to share info about the #uniondifference and pathways to good-paying union careers! 🔗bit.ly/PHL-UnionExperienceFairs

This is why we call Philly a union town fyi 🤩🤩 Congratulations to our new CIR siblings on their recent wins ✊🎉

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Rally with us today and remind Amazon and Whole Foods that Philly is a union town and union busting is disgusting 🤮 See ya 🔜 ⏰ 11 AM 📍Outside of Whole Foods Markert (2101 Pennsylvania Ave) Stand with Whole Foods Workers and sign their petition 👉 bit.ly/WholeFoods

I've compiled a list of application/donation information for California and national union disaster relief funds that can disburse assistance to union members impacted by the California wildfires. Will update with more, just DM me or link in the replies.

Just 1️⃣ month from today, we will be in Atlantic City for our 22nd Annual Leadership Conference! Get ready to: 🤝 Network with labor leaders and union members 📝Learn skills to help grow and strengthen your union 📈Strategize what’s next for Philly Labor RSVP/More Info bit.ly/AFL-AC-25

If you want to learn how to strike and win big like these workers, we have a training for you! Strike School is BACK! Join us on March 1st and March 8th and learn the skills you and your union need to secure some major contract wins 💪 🔗 bit.ly/SpringStrikeSchool25

Here at Community College of Philadelphia, #solidarityspring starts today. After a year of bargaining, after 5 months of working without a contract, after 4 decades of disinvestment, we are preparing to strike to win the pay, working conditions and respect 1/2

Big news from Penn Libraries! The staff voted to join Local 590, Penn Libraries United, and become part of AFSCME District Council 47. They’re now joining a national wave of workers who are uniting under AFSCME’s Cultural Workers United (CWU).

Congratulations, Madam Speaker @repmcclinton.com!

While many of us are inside enjoying a snow day, many workers are still outside shoveling, laying salt, and doing more to keep our roads, sidewalks, and city safe. Thank you to the unsung heroes of the day for keeping all of us safe on this snowy Monday ❄️❄️

Today, President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law, giving over 2 million workers the full retirement they earned! Thank you to everyone who stood in solidarity with these workers and made calls to help make this happen 👏

No matter the decade, the @teamsters.bsky.social do be cookin' (taken from the Teamsters Winter 2024 Magazine and posted by an IBT 623 member 🫡)

LAST CHANCE: Join us and our union siblings in Austin, Texas next week for our Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference! We’re organizing and building solidarity to prepare for the fights ahead. Registration ends TODAY #MLK2025 themlkconference.org

Victory for Please Touch Museum workers! Their first union contract delivers paid parental leave, significant raises, lower health costs, and more. Philly’s first unionized children’s museum proves collective action works!