Multiple #unions here including #SEIU

Some of you are sleeping on how important SEIU is.

Meyerson calls on other large unions to follow suit, and the unions seem ready to do so, with new leaders and new militancy at the #Teamsters and #UAW, and with #SEIU members at unionized #Starbucks waiting for their first contracts.

Turning union-supporting workers into unionized workers is key to fighting Supreme Court sabotage. #OrganizedLabor will give fighters like Abruzzo the political cover she needs to Get Shit Done.

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Shoutout this #LaborDay to my union #SEIU - solidarity!

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) held a rally in Center City Philadelphia today, sending a message that they "mean business" in contract negotiations.

Out of Exile_IDR stands in support with cleaners and custodians in their struggle. Support the people that clean up the messes we make, willthey deserve to be paid properly. :solidarity:

#SEIU #union #UnionStrong

https://whyy.org/articles/seiu-union-workers-cleaners-philadelphia-rally/

This is a really good piece on history of SEIU and the now no longer existing Change To Win but goes into a lot that is worth reading and a good critique of top down union leadership and the importance of member lead reform movements https://popularresistance.org/seiu-and-the-carpenters-still-changing-to-win-or-changing-the-wrong-way/ #union #seiu #ChangeToWin #carpenters #UNITEHERE #Laborers

“We’re going to shut down the city of #LosAngeles,” said David Green, #SEIU #Local721 executive director & president. “The message we’re sending is that our #workers are just fed up. They’ve reached a breaking point. And we need these folks in the city to come back to the table for the good of the city.”

It’s the first #strike of its kind for Local 721 in >40 years, & comes as hundreds of thousands of workers across various sectors recently have #organized strikes, or narrowly avoided them.

#LosAngeles #workers are joining #hotel employees, #Hollywood #actors, TV & movie #writers….

Thousands plan to #strike Tues, potentially grinding municipal ops to a halt for 24 hrs adding to #organized #labor activity across the city & country.

>11k LA employees will participate in the 1-day strike, incl’g sanitation workers, LAX employees & street services, said #SEIU #Local721, a #union that reps >98k workers across S #California.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/08/06/over-11000-la-workers-plan-strike-hoping-shut-down-city/

Minnesota: #labor union #SEIU rescinds its endorsement of DFL legislator Ruth Richardson over her oversight of a fierce #unionbusting campaign at Planned Parenthood of the Upper Midwest, of which the legislator was CEO. https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/07/06/major-labor-union-rescinds-endorsement-of-lawmaker-over-alleged-union-busting/

Tomorrow is the Friday before our 3-day Juneteenth holiday and therefore a very special day. I'm grateful that my #union #SEIU won the holiday for us in the last round of negotiations! I will celebrate #Juneteenth by dancing and cooking and gathering with other celebrants of the occasion. #JuneTeenthDanceCircle #LiberationPaddleOut2023

Usually, market regulation is used to protect consumers, not workers.

So it’s interesting that unions in the US have filed an antitrust complaint against a giant hospital firm, claiming the company is using its market power against workers.

«The complaint describes nurses who are given heavier workloads than nurses at other hospitals, creating concerns over patient safety […]»

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/health/unions-nurses-upmc-antitrust.html

#unions #seiu #soc

How louder librarians make more money

#UWLibrariesUnion #UniversityofWashington #LibraryUnions #LibraryWorkers #SEIULocal925 #SEIU

🔗 https://www.dailyuw.com/opinion/how-louder-librarians-make-more-money/article_06b7fda4-dcf1-11ed-a122-3738d7b717fb.html

BREAKING #LA news: #LAUSD, #SEIU reach a tentative agreement

https://laist.com/news/education/lausd-seiu-local-99-reach-tentative-deal-following-three-day-strike

Give ALL The Special Ed Aides Eat: LA Teachers On Strike! https://www.wonkette.com/give-all-the-special-ed-aides-eat-la-teachers-on-strike

#2019_los_angeles_teachers_strike #Alberto_carvalho #Alejandra_sanchez #Bus_drivers #Cafeteria_workers #Class_war #Custodians #Fast_food_workers #Housing_costs #Karen_bass #Labor_rights #Lausd #Los_angeles #Los_angeles_unified_school_district #Los_angeles_zoo #Marlee_ostrow #Pablo_oliveros #Roxana_tynan #School_meals #School_support_staff #Seiu #Service_em

L.A. Schools Workers on 3-Day #Strike https://politicaliq.com/2023/03/21/l-a-schools-workers-on-3-day-strike/ #LosAngeles #Local99 #SEIU #LAUSD #politicaliq #news #politics

Any other #SoCal #Unions joining #SEIU in #LosAngeles #Local99 for its #strike #Tuesday?

I've worked as a laborer, certificated teacher, and aide in the public school system. There's pressure on all sides.

The right move is: avoid picket lines like you would an apex predator.

Do. Not. Cross. Even in 2023.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-17/lausd-files-legal-challenge-to-stop-strike-school-closures?utm_id=90393&sfmc_id=2423185

Join #DemCast @SEIU and @SBWorkersUnited tonight at 5 PT/8 ET as we launch the NEW economic messaging team!

RSVP ➡️https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OU1u_O9wQ6i5Yr9ODuLsig

#EconomyForAll #SEIU #UnionsForAll

Good op-ed by #SEIU and #Greenpeace on how wealthy corporations are using deceptive tactics to undo two California laws.

"There is evidence that some voters who signed the referendum were told it would prevent oil drilling near schools, when the opposite was actually true. Likewise, some voters signing the fast food corporations’ referendum were enticed by the idea of raising workers’ wages, when it actually limits workers’ ability to negotiate."

https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article272537849.html

Congrats to the workers of #HarperCollins! Just read that after a three month strike, they won their contract.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxnwe4/striking-workers-just-won-historic-union-contract-harpercollins

Solidarity from a #SEIU member! Glad you got what you're owed. On to the next one!

#Solidarity #SolidarityForever #UAW #UAW2110 #SEIU1199 #Union #Victory

Oh, did that piss off his friends who still got check in hand. He got paid and they couldn't cross the picket to get theirs.

We watched the strike unfold in Canada on our 8" B&W tv. It was over by the time we got home.

Solidarity with the #Teamsters, and all others in the sphere of influence. Its heartening to see y'all back in the game.

Be sure to publish what you do and don't want people to do.

From an #SEIU woman.~<3

#Union #Strike #UPS #SEIU1199 #UAW #WGA #ALU #SWU #SolidarityForever

More details about 3-year UW Libraries Union contract including:
- ≥13.5% salary increase for librarians
- ≥14.25% salary increase for Professional Libraries and Press Employees
- 18–22% salary increase for lowest paid titles
- codification of anti-racism language
#LibraryLabor #LibraryWorkers #UWLibUnion #SEIU925 #SEIU

🔗 https://thetacomaledger.com/2023/02/20/uw-library-staff-win-union-contract/