@lfelizleon.bsky.social
Journalist. Staff writer at Labor Notes. Solidarity! Contact: [email protected]. Substack:
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Amazon's size and seemingly perpetual expansion into new markets is a threat to the labor standards that workers have achieved in different jurisdictions. To stay relevant, unions must make Amazon organizing a project of the entire labor movement labornotes.org/2026/02/amaz...
The Amazon Imperative: Unions Must Join Forces
The tentacles of the global logistics juggernaut Amazon reach into every corner of the economy, gripping the planet and workers. Amazon dominates retail e-commerce with a 40 percent market share. It i...
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February 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Amazon's size and seemingly perpetual expansion into new markets is a threat to the labor standards that workers have achieved in different jurisdictions. To stay relevant, unions must make Amazon organizing a project of the entire labor movement labornotes.org/2026/02/amaz...
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The People Who Believed that "Pro Worker Republicans" Were a Real Thing Were Massive Suckers, vol. 967:
www.ft.com/content/19f8...
www.ft.com/content/19f8...
Donald Trump’s top antitrust enforcer Gail Slater pushed out as turf war deepens
Departure comes after months of turmoil in Pam Bondi’s Department of Justice
www.ft.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The People Who Believed that "Pro Worker Republicans" Were a Real Thing Were Massive Suckers, vol. 967:
www.ft.com/content/19f8...
www.ft.com/content/19f8...
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From a statement released today by the ICE Out of Minnesota Coalition.
February 12, 2026 at 9:09 PM
From a statement released today by the ICE Out of Minnesota Coalition.
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"Greater reductions in depression were seen when exercise was offered in group and supervised settings, while exercise of shorter duration and at lower intensity was most associated with reductions in anxiety."
More Evidence Supports Exercise for Depression, Anxiety
— Data from randomized trials provided robust evidence for benefit of exercise on symptoms www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/a...
— Data from randomized trials provided robust evidence for benefit of exercise on symptoms www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/a...
More Evidence Supports Exercise for Depression, Anxiety
Data from randomized trials provided robust evidence for benefit of exercise on symptoms
www.medpagetoday.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:49 PM
"Greater reductions in depression were seen when exercise was offered in group and supervised settings, while exercise of shorter duration and at lower intensity was most associated with reductions in anxiety."
Today is my birthday and my Labor Notes work anniversary. Here’s what I want for my special day: small donation to get workers in new organizing drives at Amazon and in auto to the June 2026 conference. Will you chip in to the fundraiser? secure.actblue.com/donate/lflbi...
I just gave to Labor Notes.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Today is my birthday and my Labor Notes work anniversary. Here’s what I want for my special day: small donation to get workers in new organizing drives at Amazon and in auto to the June 2026 conference. Will you chip in to the fundraiser? secure.actblue.com/donate/lflbi...
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Excellent breakdown of the UAW’s landmark tentative agreement at VW 👇
New: Volkswagen had dangled a treat: a ratification bonus of $4,000, sweetened by $1,500 if a first contract at its assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was approved by Halloween 2025. But auto workers had a trick up their sleeves: collective action. labornotes.org/2026/02/majo...
In Major Breakthrough, Volkswagen Auto Workers Reach Tentative Deal
Volkswagen had dangled a treat: a ratification bonus of $4,000, sweetened by $1,500 if a first contract at its assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was approved by Halloween 2025. But auto worker...
labornotes.org
February 11, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Excellent breakdown of the UAW’s landmark tentative agreement at VW 👇
New: Volkswagen had dangled a treat: a ratification bonus of $4,000, sweetened by $1,500 if a first contract at its assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was approved by Halloween 2025. But auto workers had a trick up their sleeves: collective action. labornotes.org/2026/02/majo...
In Major Breakthrough, Volkswagen Auto Workers Reach Tentative Deal
Volkswagen had dangled a treat: a ratification bonus of $4,000, sweetened by $1,500 if a first contract at its assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was approved by Halloween 2025. But auto worker...
labornotes.org
February 10, 2026 at 10:26 PM
New: Volkswagen had dangled a treat: a ratification bonus of $4,000, sweetened by $1,500 if a first contract at its assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was approved by Halloween 2025. But auto workers had a trick up their sleeves: collective action. labornotes.org/2026/02/majo...
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The agreement comes with a 20 percent wage increase, equal to around a $7 wage bump for production workers, over the four-year contract. The cost-of-living adjustment is 45 cents per hour on top of the base wage, depending on inflation. @lfelizleon.bsky.social reports labornotes.org/2026/02/majo...
In Major Breakthrough, Volkswagen Auto Workers Reach Tentative Deal
Volkswagen had dangled a treat: a ratification bonus of $4,000, sweetened by $1,500 if a first contract at its assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was approved by Halloween 2025. But auto worker...
labornotes.org
February 10, 2026 at 10:11 PM
The agreement comes with a 20 percent wage increase, equal to around a $7 wage bump for production workers, over the four-year contract. The cost-of-living adjustment is 45 cents per hour on top of the base wage, depending on inflation. @lfelizleon.bsky.social reports labornotes.org/2026/02/majo...
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Remembering the Flint Sit-down Strike, from a booklet about the @uaw.org’s 1955 program for GM workers. Less than 20 years in the rear view mirror, it was clear the sit-down strike was a transformative moment for American workers. From the UAW archives at the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social.
February 9, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Remembering the Flint Sit-down Strike, from a booklet about the @uaw.org’s 1955 program for GM workers. Less than 20 years in the rear view mirror, it was clear the sit-down strike was a transformative moment for American workers. From the UAW archives at the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social.
The largest convening of Amazon workers in the world is happening at the June 2026 Labor Notes conference. Garfield Hylton is an Amazon worker in the UK who built a union with his co-workers through a series of wildcat strikes.
February 8, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The largest convening of Amazon workers in the world is happening at the June 2026 Labor Notes conference. Garfield Hylton is an Amazon worker in the UK who built a union with his co-workers through a series of wildcat strikes.
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Former WashPost reporter @ashleyrparker.bsky.social wrote a piece this week for The Atlantic headlined, "The Murder of the Washington Post."
Turns out, that was no exaggeration.
Here you have a group of people offering to save the victim that Bezos was threatening.
And he's killing it off anyway.
Turns out, that was no exaggeration.
Here you have a group of people offering to save the victim that Bezos was threatening.
And he's killing it off anyway.
Before The Washington Post layoffs came down, a group of wealthy D.C. locals approached CEO Will Lewis with a proposal.
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
February 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Former WashPost reporter @ashleyrparker.bsky.social wrote a piece this week for The Atlantic headlined, "The Murder of the Washington Post."
Turns out, that was no exaggeration.
Here you have a group of people offering to save the victim that Bezos was threatening.
And he's killing it off anyway.
Turns out, that was no exaggeration.
Here you have a group of people offering to save the victim that Bezos was threatening.
And he's killing it off anyway.
DM me if you participated. How was turnout ?
America’s unions are out in force today at the Young Worker March on Washington.
We’re fighting for a better and more secure future for every young worker in this country. When we fight, we win! ✊
We’re fighting for a better and more secure future for every young worker in this country. When we fight, we win! ✊
February 7, 2026 at 6:34 PM
DM me if you participated. How was turnout ?
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How to Debunk Anti-Immigrant Myths at Work - important piece by @nataschaelena.bsky.social
How to Debunk Anti-Immigrant Myths at Work
Anti-immigrant myths flood our airwaves. They dominate news cycles and our online feeds. And now they’re amplified from the highest halls of power. President Donald Trump has asserted, for example, th...
labornotes.org
February 5, 2026 at 5:21 PM
How to Debunk Anti-Immigrant Myths at Work - important piece by @nataschaelena.bsky.social
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A looming deportation purge in Springfield, Ohio is on pause. But Haitians there are still hiding at home and making plans for who will take care of their kids if they are snatched by ICE and disappeared. A report from the ground:
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/waiting-fo...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/waiting-fo...
Waiting For Judgment in Springfield, Ohio
Harsh times for America's most famous Haitian community.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
A looming deportation purge in Springfield, Ohio is on pause. But Haitians there are still hiding at home and making plans for who will take care of their kids if they are snatched by ICE and disappeared. A report from the ground:
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/waiting-fo...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/waiting-fo...
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The @uaw.org has won a tentative agreement from VW nearly two years after workers voted to unionize in Chattanooga.
Over 3,000 workers will get:
- A 20% raise
- Better healthcare
- A bonus of about $6,550 per worker upon ratification
And much more.
Over 3,000 workers will get:
- A 20% raise
- Better healthcare
- A bonus of about $6,550 per worker upon ratification
And much more.
February 5, 2026 at 2:53 PM
The @uaw.org has won a tentative agreement from VW nearly two years after workers voted to unionize in Chattanooga.
Over 3,000 workers will get:
- A 20% raise
- Better healthcare
- A bonus of about $6,550 per worker upon ratification
And much more.
Over 3,000 workers will get:
- A 20% raise
- Better healthcare
- A bonus of about $6,550 per worker upon ratification
And much more.
Assaulted as we are by propaganda priming us to hate, conversations around immigration can often feel loaded—and much more so in the workplace. How can misinformation be challenged in a way that builds solidarity with your co-workers? labornotes.org/2026/02/how-...
How to Debunk Anti-Immigrant Myths at Work
Anti-immigrant myths flood our airwaves. They dominate news cycles and our online feeds. And now they’re amplified from the highest halls of power. President Donald Trump has asserted, for example, th...
labornotes.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Assaulted as we are by propaganda priming us to hate, conversations around immigration can often feel loaded—and much more so in the workplace. How can misinformation be challenged in a way that builds solidarity with your co-workers? labornotes.org/2026/02/how-...
The Twin Cities strike began in solidarity with immigrant workers and pushed a political demand: ICE OUT OF MN! It’s estimated 75,000 to 100,000 people marched through downtown Minneapolis. The conditions were ripe for an upsurge. labornotes.org/2026/01/twin...
In The Twin Cities, A Massive Strike Against ICE
Icicles hung from the beards of men in union beanies. The lobbies of large commercial buildings in downtown Minneapolis opened to the public for respite filled with people rubbing each other’s sore fe...
labornotes.org
February 4, 2026 at 1:58 PM
The Twin Cities strike began in solidarity with immigrant workers and pushed a political demand: ICE OUT OF MN! It’s estimated 75,000 to 100,000 people marched through downtown Minneapolis. The conditions were ripe for an upsurge. labornotes.org/2026/01/twin...
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Sign up here to join May Day Strong's call this Sunday, February 1: www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
January 30, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Sign up here to join May Day Strong's call this Sunday, February 1: www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
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BREAKING: Tenants across Minneapolis and Saint Paul have just launched a Twin Cities tenant union, citing the fact that their cities are under siege, and saying they need to band together to protect one another.
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The twin cities are under siege. Every tenant needs a union. We are launching a twin cities-wide tenant union. Organize your neighbors. Join the Union NOW.
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January 30, 2026 at 8:41 PM
BREAKING: Tenants across Minneapolis and Saint Paul have just launched a Twin Cities tenant union, citing the fact that their cities are under siege, and saying they need to band together to protect one another.
linktr.ee/twincitieste...
linktr.ee/twincitieste...
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BREAKING: Bernie Sanders is introducing an amendment to cut ICE’s $75 billion funding increase, and to use those funds to restore the federal cuts to health care.
January 30, 2026 at 8:31 PM
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders is introducing an amendment to cut ICE’s $75 billion funding increase, and to use those funds to restore the federal cuts to health care.
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This is a serious escalation. This is very grim and must be loudly opposed. Also, noting she says in this video “my children are here.”
Minnesota based Independent Journalist GEORGIA FORT has been arrested for filming a protest of the church pastor that works as an ICE manager. SPREAD THE WORD! Georgia has been doing outstanding reporting from ground zero!
January 30, 2026 at 4:04 PM
This is a serious escalation. This is very grim and must be loudly opposed. Also, noting she says in this video “my children are here.”
Breaking: Educators at bilingual schools in Minneapolis did a sickout today. Federal agents continue to kidnap children. Two more students have been taken from Liam Ramos’s Columbia Heights School. Educators are saying enough! Message below is from the district to parents.
January 30, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Breaking: Educators at bilingual schools in Minneapolis did a sickout today. Federal agents continue to kidnap children. Two more students have been taken from Liam Ramos’s Columbia Heights School. Educators are saying enough! Message below is from the district to parents.
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"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
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Independent journalist Todd Miller says the Trump administration’s immigration operations in U.S. cities are an “extension” of “policies and practices that we’ve been seeing in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands now for decades,” characterizing Border Patrol culture as one of rampant abuse and impunity.
January 29, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Independent journalist Todd Miller says the Trump administration’s immigration operations in U.S. cities are an “extension” of “policies and practices that we’ve been seeing in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands now for decades,” characterizing Border Patrol culture as one of rampant abuse and impunity.