Lulit Shewan
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Lulit Shewan
@lshewan.bsky.social
worker justice and job quality | @clasp.org
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NEW: From my colleague @lshewan.bsky.social

The Trump Administration has wasted no time introducing a slew of anti-union sentiment and legislation, including right-to-work laws.
The organized U.S. South provides the blueprint for the future.
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For Southern Black Workers, The Fight Against Racist Right-to-Work Legislation is Nothing New | CLASP
By Lulit Shewan The Southern U.S. has historically had the largest number of Black people in the workforce in the country. This is a region where workplace organizing faces hostile laws and employer p...
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February 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
My latest with @clasp.org on the new push for racist, anti-union Right-to-Work legislation⬇️
February 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Hi! Thank you for your curiosity. I wrote this thread with @clasp.org and wanted to add some further perspective.
Thread below:
Curious what you think @clasp.org about this thread from a former incarcerated firefighter in California.

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I am a former incarcerated firefighter. I served in a California fire camp from 2009 to 2012.

Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place.

A thread.
January 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Reposted by Lulit Shewan
Los Angeles has used nearly 900 incarcerated individuals as first responders on the ongoing wildfires. They earn ~$10 or less a day. Last November, an anti-slavery measure failed to pass in the California State Legislature, allowing forced labor to continue in CA prisons.
January 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM