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"My union changed my life. When I became a union member, it was the first time in my working life that I didn’t feel alone."

— @claireforqueens.bsky.social via @jacobinmag.bsky.social

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Claire Valdez Is a Socialist and Union Organizer Running for Congress
Socialist state assembly member and former UAW organizer Claire Valdez is running for Congress in New York’s 7th district. We spoke to her about the race, the right and wrong ways to fight Donald Trum...
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@connselmerinc.bsky.social leaving the United States is absolutely insane. What an enormous loss on so many levels.
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This is a moral failure, not a financial failure. Instead of bargaining over fair pay, Conn-Selmer decided to ship its Ohio operations to China. Hundreds of union jobs are on the chopping block so billionaires can reap more profits. UAW members are gearing up for a big fight to keep these jobs.
January 10, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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The bipartisan Protect America’s Workforce Act passed the House and is now in the Senate!

Federal workers need you to make your voices heard. Tell your senators: stand up for workers’ union rights in your state and pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act!
CALL: Sign the Discharge Petition and Pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act
Fill out this form to receive a call or dial 844-994-4554 to get started. On March 27, President Trump signed an executive order that ripped the right to collectively bargain away from hundreds of th...
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January 10, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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"Art institutions in the United States continue to force elections and exclude workers from eligibility to join unions, running counter to their own purported values and goals."
Museum Leaders, Recognize Your Unions Now
Art institutions in the United States continue to force elections and exclude workers from eligibility to join unions, running counter to their own purported values and goals.
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January 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
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"SMASH FASCISM"
Explainer about the anti-worker and anti-democratic tenets of Fascism. From the Pamphlet "Peace through Victory," produced by the @uaw.org Education Department during WWII. From the archives at the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social.
SMASH FASCISM Fascism is your most deadly enemy ... and it is my most deadly enemy. Fascism is the most deadly enemy of unionism, hence of de- mocracy. What is fascism? Fascism is an idea advanced by gangster politicians who seek to turn the entire world into a slave market for the benefit of a chosen few "leaders." Fascism is based upon the idea that men exist only to serve the state. Fascism believes that human beings are merely animals born to live, labor, and die in the service of a "leader." Fascism is the enemy of religion. Catholics in Italy and Germany have suffered under the lash of the Fascist beasts. Protestants in Germany and Italy and Japan have been put in concentration camps because they refused to believe that Hitler was the new God. Jews have been murdered, exiled, robbed, beaten, and liquidated by illiterate Nazi and Fascist gangsters. In Japan, in Italy, and in Germany Fascism has always found its start in the liquidation of the labor movement. The labor movement is the bulwark of democracy. The labor movement believes that men are more important than profits and machines. The labor movement is founded upon the democratic idea that men are created free and equal. Fascism cannot live where labor is free. Fascism cannot live where men call their souls their own. Fascism is the enemy of man. That is why Fascism must be crushed.
January 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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This is a moral failure, not a financial failure. Instead of bargaining over fair pay, Conn-Selmer decided to ship its Ohio operations to China. Hundreds of union jobs are on the chopping block so billionaires can reap more profits. UAW members are gearing up for a big fight to keep these jobs.
January 8, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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"My union changed my life. When I became a union member, it was the first time in my working life that I didn’t feel alone."

— @claireforqueens.bsky.social via @jacobinmag.bsky.social

jacobin.com/2026/01/clai...
Claire Valdez Is a Socialist and Union Organizer Running for Congress
Socialist state assembly member and former UAW organizer Claire Valdez is running for Congress in New York’s 7th district. We spoke to her about the race, the right and wrong ways to fight Donald Trum...
jacobin.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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claireforqueens.bsky.social
I'm a union organizer, Assemblymember, and democratic socialist running for Congress in NY-07.

I came to politics through low-wage jobs and the labor movement. That’s the perspective I’ll bring to Washington to take on oligarchy, fascism, and war—and win for working people.
Claire Valdez for Congress
Claire Valdez is an Assemblymember, union organizer and proud democratic socialist running for Congress to deliver for the working class.
clairevaldezforcongress.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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UAW Region 4 Director Brandon Campbell joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss challenges facing American autoworkers, including trade deals, corporate stock buybacks and the push for greater solidarity among labor unions.

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UAW Region 4 Director Brandon Campbell on Worker Solidarity
The America’s Work Force Union Podcast is the nation’s premier daily labor program. Brandon Campbell, UAW Region 4, joined us on today’s show.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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🧵 Today, Conn-Selmer, the last USA-made brass instrument manufacturer, informed workers that it is shutting down its Eastlake, Ohio, facility to officially ship Ohio operations overseas to China.
UAW Statement on Conn-Selmer Announcement to Close U.S. Facility
January 7, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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"With a new Republican majority installed by President Donald Trump, the U.S. agency that enforces federal labor law is set to implement an agenda that will likely be much less favorable to unions, after nearly a year of being effectively paralyzed."

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NLRB poised for major policy shifts in 2026 with new Trump-appointed majority
With a new Republican majority installed by President Donald Trump, the U.S. agency that enforces federal labor law is set to implement an agenda that will likely be much less favorable to unions, aft...
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January 7, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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"Universal child care is not simply about families, it’s also a labor issue. It is past time to end this cycle of inequity and pay child care workers what they are worth."

— @uawregion9a.bsky.social member, @janefox.bsky.social

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Students learn and play at the new Universal Prekindergarten Class at William O. Schaefer Elementary School in Tappan, September 27, 2024. Peter Carr / The Journal News
January 7, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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"UAW Region 9A's endorsement of @bradlander.bsky.social over one of the wealthiest members of Congress signals that pro-labor voting records alone no longer guarantee labor’s backing."

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Dan Goldman Voted With Labor. The UAW Is Still Choosing Brad Lander.
UAW Region 9A’s endorsement of Lander over one of the wealthiest members of Congress signals that pro-labor voting records alone no longer guarantee labor’s backing.
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January 6, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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ICYMI: County workers in Lorain County, Ohio, are ready to STAND UP!

Because we care about families, children, and the people who count on public services to get by.
January 5, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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I am proud to welcome the endorsement of @uaw.org!
“UAW Region 9A is excited to endorse Brad Lander for Congress. We have known and worked with Brad for years and know he walks the walk. In every role he’s served, he’s called out bad bosses, walked picket lines with all our locals, and leveraged the tools of his office to fight for workers. From housing to workers rights we know Brad will be a steadfast champion for working people in Congress.” - Brandon Mancilla, UAW Region 9A Director
January 5, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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“The generosity and commitment of the UAW volunteers are truly inspiring. Their efforts help ensure that families in our Janesville community have the support they need during the holiday season, and we are so grateful for their service.”

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'So grateful for their service.' Former GM employees raise more than $4,200 for Salvation Army
JANESVILLE – Former Janesville General Motors employees, both hourly and management staff, turned out again this holiday season to support Salvation Army Rock County programs that serve local families...
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January 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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“They sat down to fight for dignity and fairness in the workplace. Without the support of their loved ones and the Women’s Emergency Brigade, the strikers could not have accomplished their goal. We once again say thank you to those brave souls.”

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Flint autoworkers started historic Sit-Down Strike 89 years ago today
Flint autoworkers made history 89 years ago today, seizing control of the General Motors body plant where they worked and refusing to leave until the company recognized the United Auto Workers as thei...
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January 3, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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ICYMI: In 2025, UAW members took on corporate greed like never before... And we’re just getting started.

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Video still from the UAW's 2025 Year in Review video, featuring union members during a practice picket, holding signs that read: "Just practicing for a just contract."
January 1, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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Family recalls legacy of brothers who sparked GM sit-down strike

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Family recalls legacy of brothers who sparked GM sit-down strike
The 44-day sit-down strike at General Motors in Flint, which began 89 years ago, led to the creation of the United Auto Workers Union (UAW) and became a pivotal moment
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December 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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🧵 On December 30, 1936, thousands of General Motors auto workers courageously sat down on the job inside the plants in Flint, MI, and shut down the most powerful corporation in the world.

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Graphic titled 'A History of the UAW GM Flint Sit-Down Strike' with a vintage photo of workers and a strike sign in the background. Black and white photo of workers sitting and reading during the 1936 GM plant sit-down strike in Flint, Michigan. Black and white photo of workers at a GM plant during the Flint sit-down strike looking outside the plant windows, with two workers standing outside. Crowd of protesters in 1937 Flint during the 'Battle of the Running Bulls' with a UAW dues button and a strike cartoon.
December 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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"'high-level' convos are taking place b/t @ctulocal1.bsky.social and @uaw.org about establishing an institute 'that would help coordinate May 1, 2028, and beyond.'

"[Stacy] Davis Gates, who came up with the idea for the institute, told me, 'You’ve got the UAW and CTU doing it, and we don’t bluff.'"
December 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Roy and Walter Reuther discuss important matters during the 14th UAW Convention in Atlantic City, NJ, 1952.

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Roy and Walter Reuther discuss important matters during the 14th UAW Convention in Atlantic City, NJ, 1952. 📸 Walter P. Reuther Library
December 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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"In this season, men of goodwill renew their hope that people everywhere will learn to live and work together so that the atomic age will bring the blessings of abundance, security, freedom and lasting peace to the world."

— Walter Reuther

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Holiday card sent by Walter and May Reuther to family and friends.
December 27, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Photos of UAW local union holiday parties, 1940s-50s, from the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social. Whether giving kids a chance to talk to Santa or organizing toy drives, @uaw.org holiday events have been huge to their respective communities over the years.

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Xmas at UAW Local 600
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December 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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"It is we, the faculty and students of
@thenewschool.bsky.social, who most passionately believe in this guiding mission. And it is we who are best equipped to protect it, no matter the cost."

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The Dismantling of the New School
The New School was founded as an institution dedicated to critical inquiry and the free exchange of ideas. The current austerity measures at the university are dismantling the radical democratic aspir...
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December 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Captain Harry W. Wilson goes over the basics with students of the Santa Claus Training School in Detroit, 1938. The newly minted Santas were part of a campaign by the Volunteers of America to raise funds for Christmas baskets and winter relief work. 🎅🎄🎁

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Captain Harry W. Wilson goes over the basics with students of the Santa Claus Training School. The newly minted Santas were part of a campaign by the Volunteers of America to raise funds for Christmas baskets and winter relief work. Chalkboard reads: "Your CREED--You are a personal representative of St. Nicholas bringing a message of good cheer to everyone everywhere. BE COURTEOUS, GENIAL, AND KIND TO ALL CHILDREN." Photo courtesy of the Walter P. Reuther Library
December 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM