Shane Smith
@mshanesmith.bsky.social
Working Class Hero, TLU519, Knoxville Oak Ridge Central Labor Council, evolving Unitarian Universalist, Vols fan, Memphis Grizzlies fan. The cause of labor is the hope of the world.
How I feel watching boxing when I recognize literally none of the celebrities they keep showing at ringside
December 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
How I feel watching boxing when I recognize literally none of the celebrities they keep showing at ringside
Christians really be out here like, “tHiS iS wHaT i vOtEd fOr!”
December 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Christians really be out here like, “tHiS iS wHaT i vOtEd fOr!”
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Not coincidentally this is a pretty good list of Most Important Companies to Unionize.
The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
November 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Not coincidentally this is a pretty good list of Most Important Companies to Unionize.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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Strong union contracts raise a company's labor costs relative to non-union competitors. The proper response to this is not "the union is bad," but rather "unionize the competitors."
www.wsj.com/opinion/team...
www.wsj.com/opinion/team...
October 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Strong union contracts raise a company's labor costs relative to non-union competitors. The proper response to this is not "the union is bad," but rather "unionize the competitors."
www.wsj.com/opinion/team...
www.wsj.com/opinion/team...
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JOINT STATEMENT: Hollywood Labor on Pulling of Jimmy Kimmel Live w/ @sagaftra.org @directorsguild.bsky.social @afm-union.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
JOINT STATEMENT: Hollywood Labor on Pulling of Jimmy Kimmel Live w/ @sagaftra.org @directorsguild.bsky.social @afm-union.bsky.social
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Wow! Listen to this list of acts of political violence. It’s not even complete, but sobering AF.
Now, Charlie Kirk was shot and killed in front of a crowd, and the video is all over social media. This needs to stop.
Now, Charlie Kirk was shot and killed in front of a crowd, and the video is all over social media. This needs to stop.
September 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Wow! Listen to this list of acts of political violence. It’s not even complete, but sobering AF.
Now, Charlie Kirk was shot and killed in front of a crowd, and the video is all over social media. This needs to stop.
Now, Charlie Kirk was shot and killed in front of a crowd, and the video is all over social media. This needs to stop.
Wearing a diamond necklace of someone who most certainly would tell him to sell it and give the money to the poor.
September 8, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Wearing a diamond necklace of someone who most certainly would tell him to sell it and give the money to the poor.
I might have a new all-time favorite book. I wish I had read it 25 years ago.
August 30, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I might have a new all-time favorite book. I wish I had read it 25 years ago.
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🧵 Tonight, BlueOval SK workers won a majority of votes in an NLRB election to unionize their plant in Glendale, Kentucky, securing a hard-fought victory. This is a major step forward for workers who stood up against intense company opposition and chose to join the UAW.
uaw.org/uaw-statemen...
uaw.org/uaw-statemen...
UAW Statement on Union Election at BlueOval SK - UAW | United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
“Tonight, BlueOval SK workers won a majority of votes in an NLRB election to unionize their plant in Glendale, Kentucky, securing a hard-fought victory. This is a major step forward for workers who st...
uaw.org
August 28, 2025 at 4:16 AM
🧵 Tonight, BlueOval SK workers won a majority of votes in an NLRB election to unionize their plant in Glendale, Kentucky, securing a hard-fought victory. This is a major step forward for workers who stood up against intense company opposition and chose to join the UAW.
uaw.org/uaw-statemen...
uaw.org/uaw-statemen...
Soooo….do they hand out knee pads before these Trump cabinet meetings, or do they just have to suffer through the groveling unprotected?
August 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Soooo….do they hand out knee pads before these Trump cabinet meetings, or do they just have to suffer through the groveling unprotected?
If this is so important and such a good idea, why didn’t he send them to Memphis which has one of the highest murder rates in the country?
Tennessee National Guard to join D.C. police order • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is dispatching National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., this week to join the president’s law enforcement takeover.
tennesseelookout.com
August 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
If this is so important and such a good idea, why didn’t he send them to Memphis which has one of the highest murder rates in the country?
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The VA’s unilateral termination of union contracts for ~360k workers represents a loss of 2.5% OF ALL UNION MEMBERS IN AMERICA.
I’m not sure what it will take for the labor movement to get into crisis mode, but the crisis is here.
I’m not sure what it will take for the labor movement to get into crisis mode, but the crisis is here.
August 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The VA’s unilateral termination of union contracts for ~360k workers represents a loss of 2.5% OF ALL UNION MEMBERS IN AMERICA.
I’m not sure what it will take for the labor movement to get into crisis mode, but the crisis is here.
I’m not sure what it will take for the labor movement to get into crisis mode, but the crisis is here.
Preparing the base for her pardon, which they will be fine with…
August 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Preparing the base for her pardon, which they will be fine with…
Spotted on the wall of the bathrooom at the Memphis Pizza Cafe in Memphis Tennessee
July 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Spotted on the wall of the bathrooom at the Memphis Pizza Cafe in Memphis Tennessee
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LL Cool J said that he will not perform at Wawa Welcome America in Philadelphia on July 4th because of union strike
“There is absolutely no way I can perform across a picket line”
“There is absolutely no way I can perform across a picket line”
LL COOL J drops out of Wawa Welcome America concert because of union strike
LL COOL J said that he is not going to perform at Wawa Welcome America on July 4th in light of the AFSCME District Council 33 strike in Philadelphia.
www.nbcphiladelphia.com
July 4, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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They are being forced to run from the monster which they themselves created.
Tillis Announces He Won’t Run Again as Trump Threatens Him With a Primary www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...
Tillis Announces He Won’t Run Again as Trump Threatens Him With a Primary www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...
Tillis Announces He Won’t Run Again as Trump Threatens Him With a Primary
www.nytimes.com
June 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
They are being forced to run from the monster which they themselves created.
Tillis Announces He Won’t Run Again as Trump Threatens Him With a Primary www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...
Tillis Announces He Won’t Run Again as Trump Threatens Him With a Primary www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...
💯 It’s time to raise the standards of our expectations. It’s wrong for our unions to ask our female members to vote for someone with multiple credible sexual harassment allegations.
And it sends the message to our young men that you can treat women any way you want to and we will still endorse you.
And it sends the message to our young men that you can treat women any way you want to and we will still endorse you.
Every single union that endorsed Cuomo should be extremely embarrassed
The good news is now they have a chance to make things right by endorsing Zohran in the general
The good news is now they have a chance to make things right by endorsing Zohran in the general
June 25, 2025 at 5:36 AM
💯 It’s time to raise the standards of our expectations. It’s wrong for our unions to ask our female members to vote for someone with multiple credible sexual harassment allegations.
And it sends the message to our young men that you can treat women any way you want to and we will still endorse you.
And it sends the message to our young men that you can treat women any way you want to and we will still endorse you.
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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
What a game! This is going to be a great series!
June 6, 2025 at 3:10 AM
What a game! This is going to be a great series!