Want a step-by-step guide for getting your state or city to cancel their contracts with Amazon? RSVP for the Jan 8th webinar with us, @powerswitchaction.org and @ilsr.bsky.social! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Harris County has adopted its first comprehensive Worksite Safety Policy. Starting Jan 2026, contractors must provide rest breaks, heat safety plans, PPE, and face stronger inspections. Worker lives come first. #HoustonLabor #WorkersSafety cp4.harriscountytx.gov/Connect/News...

Happy New Year! #MOworkers are starting 2026 off strong with some big news: Hundreds of thousands of Missourians are getting a RAISE today after over a decade of low-wage worker organizing to win a $15 minimum wage!

What a year! In 2025, our work both anticipated and responded to the big conversations about technology's impacts on people and society, and helped make sense of this moment. Check out our year-in-review for some of the highlights. We'll be back with more in 2026! datasociety.net/points/our-y...

Big Tech is really doing its best to convince people that giving their land, water, and power to billionaires is somehow patriotic.

🎤 “Workers aren’t begging anymore. Workers are building. Workers are rising. Stand up KC! Stand up Missouri Workers Center! Stand up @uaw.org! Because when we stand together, we are the force that moves history! And how do we accomplish this? Organize! Organize! Organize!”

"Regions with significant data center activity have already endured price increases by as much as 267% over the past five years, the three lawmakers wrote." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

What happens when Amazon becomes embedded in local governments, and our public dollars go to a corporation that can raise prices on a whim? Start 2026 off with policy experts, researchers, and organizers who will walk us thru how our govts can break up with Amazon: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

At our MO Worker Voices narrative power training, Stand Up KC and MWC leader Terrence Wise told the story of bridging racial divides with his Burger King coworkers through organizing — and how rejecting the division corporate giants try to sow allowed them to win respect, raises, and more!

When cities and schools buy supplies from Amazon, they think they're getting good deals. @ilsr.bsky.social has a new report showing how many of them are getting ripped off instead.

Harris County just passed its first countywide worksite safety policy—a win for construction workers facing heat risks & preventable injuries. 🌡️👷♂️ Strong enforcement means action, not just words. Worker lives must come before profit. #WorkersSafety #HoustonLabor communityimpact.com/houston/bell...

New research from @ilsr.bsky.social uncovers billions of $$$ that Amazon is capturing in govt contracts all across the country. Next month, experts and organizers will unpack what this means and how we fight back: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @athenaforall.bsky.social @laurenrants.bsky.social

Just because we're on national ULP strike doesn't mean we stop organizing. We've won 7 union elections in just the last few weeks! 150 baristas have joined the union while we're on ULP strike. Here are 2 of our newest stores in St. Paul & Portland. Give it up for worker power! 🔥

Through city budgets, people make democratic governance meaningful. Across the country, people are cutting through technical barriers to make local budgets their own. nonprofitquarterly.org/how-peoples-... @steve-npq.bsky.social

Starbucks workers and unions in 10 countries will be protesting Starbucks in support of US baristas on national ULP strike. This is what solidarity looks like 💪 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Dynamic pricing has made its way into yet another part of our lives: local government. Alarming new research from @ilsr.bsky.social reveals how Amazon has embedded itself into government spending and is now driving up costs across the board👇 ilsr.org/article/inde...

1. Amazon has become a major force in how cities, counties & schools buy basic supplies. Our new report finds Amazon is using opaque pricing algorithms to drive up costs and eliminate transparency—while harming competition by pushing out better-performing independent suppliers.

"People feel safer when they see private/no entry and Know Your Rights signs, as these materials signal that the employer is welcoming to immigrants and has a plan if ICE is present." Read more from our affiliate @laaneorg.bsky.social 👇 nonprofitquarterly.org/how-worksite...

We're 2⃣0⃣ DAYS into our national ULP strike. Say hi to our striking baristas in Fayetteville, NC! 👋 Thousands of workers in over 85 cities are on ULP strike, demanding higher wages, better hours, and an end to union busting. Want to join us? Visit www.nocontractnocoffee.org

"We see you Amazon, and we see you helping I.C.E. surveil, track and terrorize our neighbors." 🐎🐎🐎 Workers with Warehouse Worker Resource Center marching in Bloomington CA yesterday!

The only #CyberMonday deal we care about is the one between Amazon and ICE. 🧊📦 ICE relies on Amazon's servers to surveil and terrorize our communities. That's why we're out with @athenaforall.bsky.social and allies making sure more people to know about it!

Yet, Congress and the White House are doubling down on efforts to block state AI legislation. That’s why we joined 20+ organizations in a letter to California’s congressional representatives to vocalize our opposition to the federal preemption of state AI laws. techequity.us/2025/11/24/t...

BREAKING: According to a recent investigation by NYC's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, Starbucks illegally violated workers' protection laws in NYC 500,000 times since 2021. Over $35.5 million will be paid in restitution to Starbucks workers! gothamist.com/news/starbuc...

"Ira" has worked for the last 50 years CAs fields. "I'm proud of the work I do cultivating the land. My hard work brings produce like these heads of fresh lettuce to people's tables. Without farm workers, consumers won't have fresh vegetables." #WeFeedYou

🦃🥧🍂 Yesterday, members of our Fuerza organizing committee came together with allies from across St. Louis to break bread and share the stories and hopes that unite our communities across races, places, and genders.

You know what pairs well with solidarity? SNACKS! Thanks to all the allies who are keeping us fed on the picket line. Our spirits are high, and we're ready to keep escalating until we win a fair union contract & an end to union busting!

NEW: Researchers analyzed 17 unions' responses to AI in the workplace. None of them call for an outright ban — they simply ask for basic guardrails that prevent employers from some of the most dystopian practices.

Today, on Trans Day of Remembrance, we honor the trans lives stolen by violence, neglect, and injustice. As a climate justice community, we recognize that the same systems that endanger our planet also endanger trans people—especially Black, Indigenous, and other trans people of color.

Since the early 2000s, AT&T has raked in hundreds of millions of dollars from contracts with the Department of Homeland Security. As the Trump regime's deportation machine continues to terrorize and harm our communities, organizers + groups in Chicago are pushing back 👇 prospect.org/2025/11/17/c...

Happening now: We’re on the ground with Starbucks baristas taking action today. Workers are standing up to end union busting and demand higher pay, fair staffing, and real protections on the job. This is what solidarity looks like. #NoContractNoCoffee

Live from NYC 🍎 Workers are striking today because no one should be helping billionaires build unimaginable wealth while struggling to survive. Enough is enough. #NoContractNoCoffee Take action: seiu.co/NoStarbucks

We're taking to the streets to show Starbucks that we're fed up with corporate greed and union-busting. It's time for union contracts NOW. #NoContractNoCoffee

Today’s strike isn’t just about Starbucks. It’s about a broken system where billionaires & CEOs keep getting richer while the politicians they bankroll gut our wages, healthcare & rights.  Baristas are fighting for a fair contract and for a more just society. #NoContractNoCoffee

WHEN: Tues, Nov. 18 @ 11am PT / 2pm ET WHERE: Zoom Pre-registration required at: bit.ly/stopAIsurveillance. As AI surveillance grows, whether we’re at home, at work, or out in our communities, we are all at risk. Sign up to learn from experts about the concrete steps you can take today.

Join our partners at @powerswitchaction.org, @justfutureslaw.bsky.social, @datasociety.bsky.social, @nelp.org, @techequity.bsky.social, CoWorker.org, Gig Workers Rising, and Warehouse Worker Resource Center for a cross-issue panel on AI surveillance and what you can do to stop it!💪

BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike. Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year. Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.

NEXT WEEK (11/18): There's still time to register for our AI surveillance webinar! Tune in and hear from organizers, tech advocates, and policy experts about how we can fight back against AI surveillance in our homes, at work, and in our neighborhoods. RSVP required at bit.ly/stopAIsurveillance

Since April 2024, @sbworkersunited.org has been trying to negotiate a fair contract that includes increased take-home pay, more hours, and better staffing. As the holidays approach and Starbucks refuses to meet demands, workers have had enough 👇 www.cbsnews.com/news/starbuc...

AI surveillance puts all of us at risk. Join organizers and policy experts for a webinar on Nov 18 to get ways and resources to fight back ✊ @powerswitchaction.org @datasociety.bsky.social @justfutureslaw.bsky.social @nelp.org @techequity.bsky.social bit.ly/stopAIsurveillance

Register here to join a Nov 18th panel of experts—including @tnewmsblues.bsky.social (Senior VP of Labor) and Swati Chintala (Labor Research Manager)—to explore concrete steps that communities, civil society, and governments can take today to stop the AI Surveillance Pipeline: bit.ly/stopAIsurvei...

A brief by @datasociety.bsky.social @powerswitchaction.org and Coworker exposes how “privacy-preserving” technologies can enable more worker surveillance. It also offers examples of how people are pushing back and fighting for enduring regulations and worker power. datasociety.net/library/the-...

Q: Do I need to worry about one coming to my town? A: Only if your town is built on land. theonion.com/what-to-know...

The argument below relies on one of the developments being data work companies successfully translating the knowledge of contractors with expertise into fine-tuned AI models. Our research indicates that the labor process of data work is not structured to do that. cwa-union.org/ghost-worker...

From our workplaces to ICE in our neighborhoods, AI surveillance puts all of us at risk! On 11/18, join organizers, tech advocates & policy experts to hear real life examples of how people are fighting back. 👇 bit.ly/stopAIsurveillance

Amazon is hoping that robots can replace more than 600,000 people it would otherwise have to hire for in the United States over the next several years. www.theverge.com/news/803257/...

A new brief by @datasociety.bsky.social @powerswitchaction.org and Coworker exposes how “privacy-preserving” technologies can actually enable more worker surveillance. datasociety.net/library/the-...

If there's one thing we'll never stop talking about, it's how many of the world's supervillains are propped up by Amazon Web Services.

Corporations are rolling out new AI tech that may technically comply with data privacy laws, but opens up new ways to control and exploit workers. Workers, researchers, and tech experts agree that we need a new generation of labor and tech protections: datasociety.net/library/the-...

"Privacy-preserving" tech isn't as private as you think. And when corporations roll out new tech & AI, workers too often pay the price. Read about why we need a new generation of labor and tech protections: datasociety.net/library/the-... @datasociety.bsky.social

Surveillance harms workers even when privacy technology is used. New paper from @datasociety.bsky.social @powerswitchaction.org & Coworker: datasociety.net/library/the...