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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 6d

‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️

As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.

WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.

Kickstarter United is on strike!
We are not asking for a boycott! Creators & Allies: Please continue to support & use the platform
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Why We're Striking
A codified 4-day work week.
We simply want to protect the way we've been working for over 3.5 years. The 4dww has proven benefits, such as increased productivity and improved employee satisfaction. It's part of what makes Kickstarter a special, innovative place to work.
Fair pay for our lowest-paid workers.
We're fighting for livable minimum salaries for roles that are undervalued by the market but crucial to keeping Kickstarter running. We believe none of our workers should struggle to make ends meet.

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Ohio AFL-CIO @ohioaflcio.bsky.social · 6d

It's time working people unite in #solidarity and not sell each other out to enrich the billionaire class

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Ohio AFL-CIO @ohioaflcio.bsky.social · 21d

Shout out to all the Ohioans who showed up to the #Ohio Statehouse today to demand #FairMaps and to end #Gerrymandering

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Ohio AFL-CIO @ohioaflcio.bsky.social · 26d

Thanks to the @aflcio.org #union members who came out to Representative Mike Turner’s office to stand with our @nationalnurses.bsky.social members who work at the #Dayton VA. We need a fully staffed and funded VA, our veterans earned it.

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Ohio AFL-CIO @ohioaflcio.bsky.social · Sep 1

#laborday isn’t just a long weekend, it’s about remembering and honoring the struggle of those that fought and died to give workers a voice in an economic system that would otherwise run us over. Thank you to those holding the line today and we honor those that held the line before us

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Ohio AFL-CIO @ohioaflcio.bsky.social · Aug 31

We showed up today to support our @uaw.org members on strike near #cincinnati and who shows up? @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social of course

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Ohio AFL-CIO @ohioaflcio.bsky.social · Aug 31

Thanks to these @uaw.org stickers remind us that this #LaborDay weekend that we have the power… @aflcio.org #union power

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Ohio AFL-CIO @ohioaflcio.bsky.social · Aug 31

Thanks to these @uaw.org stickers remind us that this #LaborDay weekend that we have the power… @aflcio.org #union power

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · Aug 29

Medicare will start requiring prior approval for certain procedures — and will hire private AI companies to determine if patients are covered.

The AI companies would have financial incentives to deny claims, because Medicare plans to pay them some of the savings from rejections.

Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures

www.nytimes.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Aug 24

Could Trump, a fellow who’s ignorant about so much, be trusted to make the correct and difficult decisions on AI?

It was a conversation the American public didn’t have.

Now that he's in that position, he's letting Big Tech run wild—as long as its chatbots accept his lies.

The Trumpification of AI: What could go wrong?

Trump lets Big Tech run wild—as long as its chatbots accept his lies.

www.motherjones.com

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · Aug 23

“It’s a stunning message for Starbucks management to send to their workers…. It says a lot about who they really value at that company and who they don’t” @sarahanderson.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

CEO-to-worker pay gap surges to 632 to 1 at US’s lowest-paying large firms, study shows

At 100 firms in S&P 500 with lowest median pay, executives’ comp increased by average of nearly 35% over five years

www.theguardian.com

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Ohio AFL-CIO @ohioaflcio.bsky.social · Aug 22

Yep, Ken Casey of the @dropkickmurphys.com was on point with his comments at the @aflcio.org #ItsBetterInAUnion rally with in #Cleveland

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Ohio AFL-CIO @ohioaflcio.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thanks to all who came out this week to the #daytonohio airport to stand in #solidarity with our @afacwa.org @aflcio.org #union Siblings fighting for a fair contract. #Solidarity forever for the union makes us strong

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Ohio AFL-CIO @ohioaflcio.bsky.social · Aug 14

Have you looked at his voting record? Seems to have voted in on primary ... the Republican primary in 2012 🤔

Jeremy Pelzer @jpelzer.bsky.social · Aug 14

A Northeast Ohio millionaire says he's entering Ohio's Democratic U.S. Senate primary and is ready to spend millions of his own money to beat Sherrod Brown www.cleveland.com/news/2025/08...

Political newcomer aims to spend millions to beat Sherrod Brown in Ohio’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary

Fred Ode, an entrepreneur and philanthropist from Columbia Station in Lorain County, says he’s jumping in the Senate race to help save the country.

www.cleveland.com

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AFT @aft.org · Aug 13

Private equity chooses to bury & mismatch key data, making it harder for investment professionals to see what assets are really worth. If experts can’t decipher reports, how can everyday workers judge whether to risk their 401(k) and retirement savings?

How One Big Private-Equity Fund Makes Its Numbers Incomprehensible

Tricks of the trade gain new importance as 401(k) accounts open up to alternative investments.

www.wsj.com

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Ohio AFL-CIO @ohioaflcio.bsky.social · Aug 13

It's a scam in Texas, and it's a scam in #Ohio

ProPublica @propublica.org · Aug 13

NEW: An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.

By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social

Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.

An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...

www.propublica.org

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Aug 12

Meiselas: A MAGA anti-vax extremist opened fire on the CDC, killing a heroic Black officer. 500 shots fired. Do we hear Trump or JD Vance saying anything?

Cohen: Not even thoughts and prayers.

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Ohio AFL-CIO @ohioaflcio.bsky.social · Aug 11

The king doesn't want an educated workforce that protects the community, he just wans minions that will do whatever he says

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · Aug 11

The Director of the White House Office of Personnel Management just said that all government workers should be “at will” employees.

This comment comes as the Trump administration attacks federal unions and tries to erode workers' rights.

news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...

Federal Workers Should Be Fireable At-Will, Trump HR Chief Says

Government workers should be “at will” employees who can be fired for any reason, the Trump administration’s chief personnel officer said.

news.bloomberglaw.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Aug 11

Starting in September, Gov. Greg Abbott and GOP lawmakers will make it even harder in Texas to prevent school shootings, suicides, and murders by domestic abusers www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Texas forbids law that keeps guns away from unhinged people

Despite recent massacres in the state, GOP leaders ban a proven tool to help stop them.

www.motherjones.com

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Ohio AFL-CIO @ohioaflcio.bsky.social · Aug 11

Great day yesterday in #Cleveland for the @aflcio.org #ItsBetterInAUnion Bus Tour Rally with the @dropkickmurphys.com

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Texas AFL-CIO @texasaflcio.org · Aug 10

Solidarity with @californialabor.bsky.social, Florida AFL-CIO, @ilaflcio.bsky.social, Missouri AFL-CIO, @nysaflcio.bsky.social, @ohioaflcio.bsky.social & @wslc.bsky.social!

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Aug 7

The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data.

Nearly 2 million Americans on unemployment, highest since pandemic era

Continuing unemployment claims jumped to 1.97 million in late July, according to a Labor Department report, highlighting a weakening labor market.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Ohio AFL-CIO @ohioaflcio.bsky.social · Aug 7

We can't wait to join the @dropkickmurphys.com and the @aflcio.org to tell America, #ItsBetterInAUnion. Come joins us for the rally this Sunday in #Cleveland
signalcleveland.org/part-afl-cio...

Part AFL-CIO union rally. Part Dropkick Murphys punk rock concert.

The AFL-CIO “It’s Better in a Union” bus tour will be part union rally, part punk rock concert when it pulls into Cleveland on Sunday.

signalcleveland.org

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Ohio AFL-CIO @ohioaflcio.bsky.social · Aug 1

#JDVance seems to be scared of #canton, so the @aflcio.org #ItsBetterInAUnion Bus Tour is coming for a "Labor Loves Canton" rally to show JD and the entire #GOP that while we may seem scary from hedgefund board rooms, we're pretty welcoming if you would hang with us.
www.mobilize.us/ohioaflcio/e...

#ItsBetterInAUnion "Labor Loves Canton" Bus Tour · Ohio AFL-CIO

Recently, Vice Presicent JD Vance came to Canton to sell the Big Billionaire Bill and during that speech, he called Canton "lawless." This is not just BS, it's a shot at the Hall of Fame city and the ...

www.mobilize.us

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