Hey labor fam! Remember if you’re in Rensselaer county get out and vote today for your labor-endorsed candidates!

This Labor Day we want to remind you to come out on Saturday to help the newly formed Troy public library staff union canvass for the budget vote. An increased budget is affordable for tax payers and will upgrade facilities and bring the sorts of benefits and pay our library workers deserve!

#NYSNA has been saying this all along. AMC has YET to honestly negotiate for a fair contract! spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-...

#TroyNY and #PEF Members! Fellow PEF Member, Phil DiLorenzo, is running for the District 1 Troy City Council seat. He's @troylaborcouncil.org & PEF endorsed & supports #GoodCause! Every little bit helps and we need to get Troy, the Workers' City, back on track. secure.actblue.com/donate/phil4troy

¡Que Viva David Huerta! ¡Que Vivan Los Trabajadores! ¡Que Viva California! ¡Si Se Puede! #FreeDavidEndRaids

ICE raids in Los Angeles are a declaration of war, & Angelenos are primed for battle, @tinavasquez.bsky.social writes in an op-ed. Immigration & Customs Enforcement sent the city a message when its agents showed up in full force, & that message was responded to in kind by the people of LA.

David was assaulted and arrested while advocating for immigrants in LA. No one should be targeted for standing up for their community. Today we’re taking action — JOIN us: bit.ly/FreeDavidEndRaids #FreeDavidEndRaids

More and more workers are walking out today... and this is just the beginning 😏

#TroyNY! Come out in #Solidarity with your neighbors and demand Good Cause protections! Troy is a majority renter city! The politicians need to listen to them! #GoodCause #RentersRights #landlords #rent #eviction

It was a busy May Day yesterday with President Sean Collins, Secretary David Banks and new delegate Jess Sweet all speaking about the importance of cross-union solidarity. ✊❤️

Union family to the north! Uncommon Grounds workers want to see you today and tomorrow.

University of Rochester grad students are trying to organize a union to protect themselves (half are int’l students) and secure real wages. Donate to their hardship fund here gofund.me/31c39b85

SCOOP: Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi went into an interview today hoping he would come out a U.S. citizen. Instead, ICE arrested him. theintercept.com/2025/04/14/i...

The worker who shared this photo of a upstate NY apple orchard told us they were prepping for the eventual harvest. They said the weather was intense on this day. There were intermittent rain and snow flurries and temp was between 24-30° on this April day. #WeFeedYou

One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind. An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one." The other said, "Take him anyway." So they did.

🏳️‍⚧️Happy Trans Day of Visibility from SBWU. 2025 has been a terrifying year for trans people, which is why we need contracts that protects trans healthcare + protections now more than ever. If Starbucks cares about their queer and trans workers, they'll finalize strong contracts NOW.

And this historic assault on labor is nowhere to be found on *any* of the major newspapers' front pages today.

If we ramp up the pressure, Musk and DOGE are toast go.savepublicservices.com

OUR PRESSURE IS WORKING! Fire Musk, Not Workers!

The #Oscars2025 were UNION MADE! Hats off to the phenomenal IATSE crew behind the night!

REI board elections are now active until the end of April for all active members!! #cooperatives #unions #labor #workers #elections #democracy

As Trump tries to dismantle the Department of Education, remember that his plan to cut the corporate tax rate to 15% would give the 100 largest corporations a tax cut larger than the entire department's K-12 budget. Really think about how twisted this all is.

Disgusting!

BREAKING: A federal judge just ordered the reinstatement of Democratic NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox. She was fired by Trump to damage the labor board’s ability to function.

It is a war on the working class, pure and simple.

“This is a significant decision that puts a firewall between actors whom we believe lack the legitimacy and authority to access Americans’ personal data and are using it inappropriately, without any safeguards." – @rweingarten.bsky.social

📢 AFT Higher Ed Immigration Town Hall 📢 Join us online for an essential discussion on how we can defend faculty, staff, and students on our campuses in the face of rapidly evolving U.S. immigration policies. 🗓️ Feb 25, 7-8pm ET 🔗 Register: event.on24.com/wcc/r/486787...

Nothing Musk and his lapdogs are doing is about efficiency. It’s about fear and loyalty. Give them neither.

ICYMI: Workers at THREE Starbucks in Chicago announced they are organizing to join our union! Baristas at the John Hancock Center, 115 West Rand Road, and Harrison & Paulina (Rush) locations know that that this is a crucial time to join the fight for living wages, fair scheduling, and more!

Every union should be echoing this statement.

🗣️ WATCH: “It’s the largest scam in human history. These are the richest people ever. Richer than Attila the Hun.” Sully explains how Trump/Musk/the GOP are (again) using tiny budget cuts to distract us as they cut TRILLIONS in taxes for the ultra-rich🎯💰 Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGN7W6v...

See you there folks!

Congrats to the staff at the Troy Public Library on their voluntarily recognized Union!

HUGE: Workers just won the first ever Whole Foods union election!

And it’s been confirmed:

Amazon warehouse management in Queens, NY opened a hose and flooded striking warehouse workers in freezing temperatures. The video was taken by Teamsters Local 804.

Amazon driver attempted to join Teamsters ULP strike. The cops first tried to block him from leaving and then went into his cab and arrested him. The people are rising up. inthesetimes.com/article/arre...

The Teamsters will launch the largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history beginning at 6 a.m. EST on Thurs., Dec. 19. The nationwide action follows Amazon’s repeated refusal to follow the law and bargain with the thousands of Amazon workers who organized with the Teamsters. Let's fucking go! 🔥

“It is uncharitable to assert that the Mantello administration has no contingency plan. It is clear that they do have one: it is merely offensive, inadequate, and self-defeating.” timbercorp.org/positions/24...

Listen to Topsy the union dog: unionize, respect picket lines, and always carry a bone.

Someone should unionize @bsky.app