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Leanna Renee Hieber @leannareneehieber.bsky.social · 7h
Hey! Former Starbucks worker here (still have scars from 2nd degree burns), please don't cross this picket line. Starbucks is a chronic union-buster. There are so many wonderful local coffee shops to support instead. Make your support for Union Starbucks stores known until *& then after* a strike! 🖤
sbworkersunited.org Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 10h
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.

If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Starbucks unionized workers say they'll strike on Nov. 13 if coffee giant doesn't finalize contract
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 10h
Starbucks knows where our union stands. They know our demands.

They need to finalize this contract & stop union busting before the holiday season begins... otherwise, we'll be ready.

ALLIES: Sign our No Contract, No Coffee pledge to commit to not crossing a picket line!

bit.ly/NoContractNoCoffee
No Contract, No Coffee Pledge
 Baristas are the most important part of the Starbucks experience. Baristas open the stores every morning and close them every night. They greet customers, make the coffee, clean up the spills, a...
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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 10h
Union baristas are calling on allies to STOP BUYING STARBUCKS if we go on ULP strike. If our communities stand with us in action, we can take back power from the billionaires & CEOs.

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No Contract, No Coffee | Starbucks Workers United
Starbucks baristas brewing change. Join the movement for fair contracts, better wages, and worker protections.
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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 10h
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.

If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Starbucks unionized workers say they'll strike on Nov. 13 if coffee giant doesn't finalize contract
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
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Erik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 16h
This Day in Labor History: November 5, 1916. Cop thugs opened fire on a group of IWW organizers and workers attempting to land in Everett, Washington. Let's talk about the horrors of the Everett Massacre and the murderous ways of cops.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 13h
“We're ready and willing to go on the biggest strike we’ve ever been on,” said Silvia Baldwin, a Philadelphia barista who is one of the delegates representing @sbworkersunited.org in negotiations. “If the company wants to avoid that, they can settle with us today."

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Fed-Up Starbucks Baristas Prep 'Biggest Strike We've Ever Been On’
The coffee chain’s US employees began unionizing four years ago and are still trying to secure a contract.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 13h
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.

Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.

Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
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Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) @organizeworkers.bsky.social · 1d
Where do we go from here? What is to be done? The answer may be in your own workplace. 👇
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Seattle DSA @seattledsa.bsky.social · 2d
Have you voted?! Do you have Election Night plans?!

Join Seattle DSA to livestream election results from around the country and to screen a short film called “Partners” which follows Starbucks workers as they fight to unionize their store.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 2d
BREAKING: The Trump administration says it will pay SNAP benefits reduced by 50% to the 22 million households enrolled in the program.
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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 3d
42 million Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more commonly known as “food stamps,” are set to go without benefits. Among them are union members in underpaid industries like grocery and retail labornotes.org/blogs/2025/1...
SNAP Axe Could Fall on Grocery Shoppers and Workers Alike
Beginning November 1, 42 million Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more commonly known as “food stamps,” are set to go without benefits. Among them are union members...
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SnoCo DSA @snocodsa.bsky.social · 4d
On 11/5, 1916, at least 5 workers from the IWW lost their lives in a violent confrontation with police.

Join us at the Snohomish County Labor Council this Wed @ 5PM to learn more about this tragedy and pay respects to the laborers.

🌹➡ www.snocodsa.org/events/evere...

#EverettMassacre
SnoCo DSA members and community members listen to a folk song played by a person with a guitar at the site of the Everett Massacre.
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Seattle Caucus of Rank-and-file Educators @seattlecore206.bsky.social · 5d
🗓️ Mark your calendars! There is a lot happening in November.

🗳️ Sun, Nov. 2, noon-3pm: Canvass for Katie Wilson @ BF Day Playfield
🍎 Sat, Nov 8, 10-11:30pm: Crib to College Coalition Meeting @ Southside Commons
🪧 Sat, Nov. 15, 11am-1pm: Town Hall to Build for a General Strike @ Seattle Labor Temple
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UNITEHERE Local 8 @uniteherelocal8.bsky.social · 5d
Lavish Roots workers refuse to be SPOOKED by management’s anti-union campaign and held their third informational picket (in costume!) at Meta’s Bellevue campus 🎃👻🪧
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 5d
BREAKING: A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must fund SNAP during the government shutdown.

6abc.com/post/judges-...
Judges order the Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdown
Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Trump's administration must continue to fund SNAP, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 6d
Sign the petition today and tell Windmill mushrooms, to recognize the union their workers elected.
act.seiu.org/a/windmill_i... #BoycottWindmillMushrooms
A graphic showing boxes of windmill mushrooms with x's through them and the fist up in the air and the text: WINDMILL FARM WORKERS NEED YOU STAND IN SOLIDARITY, SIGN THE PETITION TODAY! LINK IN BIO
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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 6d
With an emboldened Trump in the White House for a second term, the ground has shifted dramatically for unions

What tactics and strategies can help unions organize more new members and best survive an all-out assault on our rights?
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 6d
Ready for trick-or-treaters tomorrow? Make sure to buy union-made candy when you’re doing your shopping! And check out the full list at aflcio.org/halloween.
Illustration of a paper bag with a list of union-made candy written on it and the title "Union-made in America." List can be found at aflcio.org/halloween.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 6d
@wnba.com players are fighting for a new contract where they get an equitable share of the profits THEY create. Sign the petition and tell @wnba.com Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and @nba.com Commissioner Adam Silver to bargain in good faith and pay the players.
actionnetwork.org/letters/wnba...
WNBA Players Deserve a Higher Salary and Better Working Conditions
Last October, WNBA players opted out of their 2020 collective bargaining agreement to demand higher salaries, a more mature revenue share system, better working conditions and improved player benefits...
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Daily Union Elections @unionelections.bsky.social · 7d
NEW: 23 libary supervisors are unionizing with @afscme.bsky.social
Pictured is a field of Green with text and a picture. The text is on the left side and reads "Employer: Spokane County Library District; Unit Size: 23; Filed: September 29, 2025; Location: Spokane, Washington; Industry/positions: Public Library. All full time and part-time supervisory employees; Local: AFSCME Council 2;" On the bottom there is text that reads "Made by @UnionsElections; @unionelections.bsky.social. Logo property of AFSCME." On the right side is the logo of AFSCME.
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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 7d
“Federal agents are terrorizing immigrants and citizens, and racially profiling us Latinos for kidnapping and detention. If ever there was a time to stand up to a boss and declare that an injury to one is an injury to all, it’s now,” writes @lfelizleon.bsky.social
How to Build a Union Culture that Welcomes Immigrant Members
Solidarity between workers is the lifeblood of a fighting labor movement. The workplace throws us together regardless of culture, race, gender, and language; we may have little in common but the need ...
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Troublemakers @troublemakers.bsky.social · 7d
Wanna help assembly whistle kits before the FBF? Show up at Common Power(1st and Spring St, 2 blocks from the Federal Building) to assemble whistle kits beginning at 10:30 a.m on Friday.

Check out linktr.ee/wa.whistles for more resources on how to spread whistles! @wawhistles.bsky.social
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Troublemakers @troublemakers.bsky.social · 7d
This #FederalBuildingFriday support federal workers & immigrant community members - join our Halloween Costume & Sign Parade!

Palmira Figueroa will share about the @ndlon.bsky.social Vigil being held on Saturday, November 1 vigil at Home Depot in SODO. #immigrantrights #troublemakers #goodtrouble
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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · 7d
After months of stalling negotiations, the WNBA & team owners continue to ignore player demands & jeopardize the future of women’s professional basketball.

Send an email to stakeholders to tell them to stop playing games, negotiate in good faith & pay the players!

actionnetwork.org/letters/wnba...
WNBA Players Deserve a Higher Salary and Better Working Conditions
Last October, WNBA players opted out of their 2020 collective bargaining agreement to demand higher salaries, a more mature revenue share system, better working conditions and improved player benefits...
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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 7d
Right now, our union of 12,000 baristas are demanding a fair contract... and we're in the middle of voting on a strike authorization.

If we go on strike, pledge to not cross a picket line as we fight corporate greed and oligarchy! bit.ly/NoContractNoCoffee
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