bosses when you ask for a raise: "Sorry, we just can't afford it." bosses when you fight for a union:

Saturday I'll be with @bbiunion.bsky.social in Boston. They're taking on Nestlé and they're an organization with tons of stuff to be inspired for any liberation minded union builder RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/union...

The hard working railroad workers of the LIRR remind us that while persuasion is an important and necessary part of unionism, unions are most fundamentally about the power working people have by virtue of doing what society needs to survive and thrive

Long Island Rail Road workers are on strike as of midnight, first time in 30 years Ironically, I was set to take three LIRR trains today to present my book at an independent bookstore on Long Island Never been more ok with having travel plans disrupted Total solidarity with the rail workers 🪧🔥

There's a great article about Muji workers in Portland (yes that Muji those pens) unionizing with the IWW recently it absolutely rocks!!!!! Moreover, ICE must be destroyed nwlaborpress.org/2026/05/work...

The rank & file organizing exemplified by @chenjerai.bsky.social and his comrades is just the kind of movement Unions of Our Own seeks to foster Gratitude @aaup.org @sununion.org @haymarketbooks.org for putting it on Thrilled for this, registration is open events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...

SUN x BBIU ❤️‍🔥 Fed up workers, shop floor fighters, anti-imperialists, trans liberation comrades in Boston, come through May 23

Can you imagine being a barista and your boss is an LLM and it's constantly doing stupid shit and you just have to go to work.

Actually that's not so different from being a barista with a human boss...

Boston, don’t miss this! Beyond excited to be with my friends at BBIU, a super creative, bold, and internationalist union

Join us at the Lucy Parsons Center next week to celebrate the publication of @dgorganize.bsky.social’s new book: Unions of Our Own! actionnetwork.org/events/union...

The Philly events were great! Thrilled to have connected with workers in logistics, care, education, tech, and food service on union building and the 8 building blocks Next stop for Unions of Our Own is in Sayville, NY on Sat at 7pm. Come by if that's in your area.: www.facebook.com/events/28001...

Blue Bottle is owned by private equity and expanding! In the past year they’ve opened new locations in Illinois, Las Vegas, Virginia and more! In the fall they hired a “Director of Cafe Development” – a position with a listed compensation between $167,000 - $252,000 a year.

Being a Blue Bottle barista doesn’t pay the rent! The average rent paid by a Blue Bottle barista was $1,039 – equivalent to 143 iced coffees! In a day, baristas will make and serve enough coffee equivalent to one month’s rent.

For the past two years, Blue Bottle has been engaging in surface bargaining with our union. They are refusing to give our union a counter to our economic proposals demanding a living wage for baristas.

Looking for ways to support our union? Here are a few:

Happy publication day, let's go! We believe that coworkers have the wisdom and power to figure out and overcome problems in workplaces, in industries and in economies. That's why we're proud to be a launch partner for Unions of Our Own.

You can learn more, access free tools & trainings, find books events, and get one-on-one support to talk through problems at work at unionsofourown.org

Care is central to the kind of unionism we practice In how we show up as coworkers with each other and in what it is like to participate in SUN. As well as is in the workplace, industry, and society-wide changes we seek.

NEW: The Union Bug is back! On this week's episode, I spoke with @dgorganize.bsky.social about his forthcoming book, "Unions of Our Own: 8 Building Blocks to Change Work...and the World." It's a damn good conversation and I hope you'll check it out. Daniel's book is out April 28th.

A new report from the University of California shows that the state's decision to raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20/hr didn’t hurt jobs, or raise prices much. Data from over 2,000 restaurants shows that the $20/hr minimum wage didn’t reduce employment. /1

Yesterday, EB BBIU baristas went on a one day strike to protest the company’s illegal termination of Camden Castillo! If you want to support striking baristas, donate to our strike fund @ tinyurl.com/bbiu-strike

At a national May Day Strong meeting, unions including UEW, SEIU, and NNU aligned around one call: No Work. No School. No Shopping. With growing threats to our democracy, we have to show our power on May Day. Read more: bit.ly/4t7RWPc

New indie union just dropped! Congrats to the workers at Attaboy! jacobin.com/2026/04/atta...

New independent union just dropped!! 🥳🥳🥳

There's no such thing as an unorganizable industry. Only ones where workers are still figuring out a model that works. Solidarity with these courageous workers.

We are thrilled to share we have come on board as a launch partner for Unions of Our Own by SUN member and staffer @dgorganize.bsky.social— out April 28 from @haymarketbooks.org We'll be helping on companion trainings and materials as well as offering 1-on-1 support for readers with issues at work

According to a post on Instagram, Blank Street Coffee workers in Washington, DC, are unionising! www.instagram.com/p/DW4H5TNOKYB/

Congrats, it's a union! Say hello to the newest Portland IWW affiliate, MUJI Workers United. They are representing the workers at MUJI, the Japanese retail store near Pioneer Square. You can follow them on Instagram at @mujiworkersunited.pdx Welcome to the One Big Union!

BIG NEWS! Amazon ordered by NLRB to bargain with Amazon Labor Union: www.nlrbedge.com/p/04022026-n...

After the 2024 Amazon Teamsters strike, the retail supergiant retaliated against workers by docking Unpaid Time Off, a bank of hours that give workers some cushion when unexpected emergencies arise and they need to take time off work. Amazon can fire them if they run out of UPT.

NEW from me: After major pressure from the Teamsters union both at the shop floor and in NLRB-mediated negotiations, Amazon has agreed to stop retaliating against workers for exercising their right to strike. "This is a huge win for us," shop floor organizer Josh Black said.

Coffee, for most, is a low-wage and precarious industry. Workers in the U.S. must navigate rock bottom wages, at-will employment laws, and few workplace protections. Unionising, and securing a contract is one of the most powerful ways workers can combat these threats and improve lives. #CoffeeSky

Interviewing women coffee farmers in Colombia, Lucia Bawot realised that most of them were facing mental health challenges without any help. She created SANA to address this unmet need. 100+ women have now received mental healthcare through SANA. Its success offers lessons for the wider industry.

“After over 20 years working grocery retail, unionizing my store with my coworkers, and talking to other retail workers across the country, I’ve learned that grocery workers across our industry face similar challenges," Maeg from @traderjoesunited.bsky.social shared with us.

Salute on International Working Women’s Day! All solidarity to the woman worker around the world - especially trans women - in the store, home, factory, hospital, street corner, online, school, field, office and everywhere For unions against patriarchy! 💜🚩🏴🧡 #8M

“We can only ask ICE agents to leave if they are harassing or disrupting business,” Starbucks barista Alex Rivers told @nataschaelena.bsky.social. “Starbucks must follow hundreds of Minnesota businesses and forbid ICE from entering without a warrant.” labornotes.org/2026/03/keep...

Grocery workers can join the conversation here: bit.ly/groceryinquiry

“When management says they can't afford better wages or they can't fix staffing, we'll have the receipts showing exactly how they're running these stores into the ground. That's how we stop fighting their fights on their terms and start fighting ours on ours.”

“Documenting what we already know is broken, finding out it's broken everywhere, and using that information to build real power,” Janet from @NSLU_PDX shared.

Sheri’s Ranch responded to the petition for union recognition by firing workers Jupiter Jetson, Molly Wylder, Paloma Karr, Adalind Gray, Genevieve Dahl, and Gwen Bunny. The union will be fighting their unlawful terminations, but for now, they need our support: www.gofundme.com/f/support-sh...

MA voters, please use this tool to write your state legislators demanding stronger protections for sex workers' rights and safety actionnetwork.org/letters/bloc...

Update on this story: WGA has cancelled the Writers Guild Awards, originally scheduled for March 8, due to the ongoing staff strike. WGA management walked away from the table earlier this week without a deal. Statement from WGSU below:

in less than 6 months Condé Nast got rid of every trans woman on editorial. there is no liberal media. www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...

"A week after @NSLU_PDX members received their proper wage increase, per the collective bargaining agreement, New Seasons Market laid-off 95 union and nonunion workers." Support these workers here: www.nslu.org/layoff-fund?...

As Lamplighter workers approach an imminent union vote on Friday, February 27, Working Mass spoke with one worker on the organizing drive with UFCW 1445: working-mass.com/2026/02/26/i...