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SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 23h

As we close out our Leadership Assembly, our union leaders know our work is never over. We’re creating signs for next Saturday’s No Kings protests across the state and country. March with us Oct 18! Find an action near you: bit.ly/nokings-find...

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SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 1d

Real stories. Real solidarity. Early learning educators, higher education staff, K-12 workers, and public employees are coming together to shape our union’s next chapter.

SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 1d

💥 In this union…
We show up. 🙋
We speak out. 💬
We lead with love and fight like hell. 🔥

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SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 1d

Shoreline is looking extra purple today! 💜 Our SEIU 925 Fall Leadership Assembly is in full swing— and our members are fired up to fight for justice in every workplace and every community. 💪🔥

#UnionStrong #1u

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SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 1d

Unless they secure a tentative agreement, healthcare workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington will strike next week! Find out how to support them at the link!

#UnionsForAll #SolidaritySeason

www.thestand.org/2025/10/4000...

4,000 healthcare workers set to strike Tuesday — The STAND

Unless they secure a tentative agreement, healthcare workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington will strike next week.

www.thestand.org

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SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 1d

Holiday cheer is optional, respect is not.

#UnionsForAll #UnionMemes

SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 2d

Today is World Mental Health Day! Good union jobs = healthy minds 🧠💫

SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 2d

Ahh, fish sticks! Forget praising the boss, let’s flex our union muscle for respect, protection, and fair pay.

#UnionsForAll #UnionMemes

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SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 3d

SEIU 925 members in Renton packed the school board meeting to say it loud: 3% won’t cut it! Bargaining team member Allan shared how many of us need second jobs just to survive. Our work keeps students safe and schools running, We need a fair contract NOW!

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SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 3d

Many of us are pros at imagining the worst. Let’s also imagine the best we can win together and bring that energy into our organizing!

#UnionsForAll #SolidaritySeason

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SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 3d

Workers at UW Continuum College hit the streets today to demand fair pay & transparency! Not only has the UW been dragging its feet on scheduled raises, but now management is offering just 4% over 3 years. We deserve better and we need your support:
📝 Add your name → bit.ly/uwc2-fair-pay

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SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 3d

The groups want "to undermine teachers unions, protect their wealthy donors from having to contribute their fair share in taxes to strengthen public schools, and provide profit opportunities through school privatization."

#Education #UnionsForAll

www.propublica.org/article/educ...

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of…

www.propublica.org

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SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 4d

"More than 400,000 women left the U.S. workforce in the first half of 2025… It's the steepest decline in more than 40 years for mothers of young children."

#ChildcareForAll #UnionsForAll

www.cbsnews.com/news/women-l...

U.S. sees steepest decline of mothers of young children in the workforce in 40 years, study finds

More than 400,000 women left the U.S. workforce in the first half of 2025, according to a University of Kansas analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

www.cbsnews.com

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SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 4d

"School boards can serve as a unifying force, reminding us of what it means to be an American. It is the ultimate expression of our vibrant democracy."

time.com/7323174/scho...

Can School Boards Save Our Democracy?

School boards, not Washington, are our best hope for civil discourse, writes Scott Levy.

time.com

SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 4d

If your raise doesn’t keep up with inflation, it’s a pay cut!

#UnionsForAll #UnionMemes

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SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 4d

Caring for the community means caring for the staff who make it possible.

#UnionsForAll #SolidaritySeason

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SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 5d

On Oct 18, union members & working people from all races and places will rise together to protect each other, our families, our futures and our communities.

JOIN US! Find an event near you: bit.ly/nokings-find-event

#NoKings #UnionsForAll

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SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 5d

The story’s old, but the fight’s the same: workers vs. the wealthy few.

#UnionsForAll #SolidaritySeason

SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 5d

Everything’s on fire and management’s just tossing on more logs. Time to organize.

#UnionsForAll #UnionMemes

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SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 6d

“They’re playing games with workers’ livelihoods, and ultimately playing games with public school families."

#UnionsForAll #SolidaritySeason

www.thestand.org/2025/10/ever...

Everett bus drivers seek community support — The STAND

With a strike authorization in their back pocket, Teamster bus drivers are ready to settle a fair contract in Everett.

www.thestand.org

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SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 6d

Good friends say “let’s hang out."
Great friends say “see you on the picket line."

#UnionsForAll #SolidaritySeason

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SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 9d

For fox sake, America is a democracy! No clucking kings!

On October 18th, we take back what’s ours: a democracy with no kings, no crowns—only people power. Find an event at the link in our bio or visit ➡ bit.ly/nokings-find-event

#UnionsForAll #SolidaritySeason #NoKings

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SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 9d

Oh cluck no! Hen-ything is possible when workers organize.

#UnionsForAll #NoKings

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SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 10d

On October 18th, we rise together because America has no thrones, no crowns, and NO KINGS! The power belongs to the people.

Find an event near you & sign up. Link in our bio or visit ➡ bit.ly/nokings-find-event

#NoKings #UnionsForAll #SolidaritySeason

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SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 10d

Good Will Hunting? Nah, Good Will Unionizing!

#UnionsForAll #UnionMemes

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