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UAW Region 6 @uawregion6.bsky.social · 16d

"The report presents a vision for how the state can...expand clean energy industries...[and] ensure that jobs created in this build-out become high-quality union careers. It’s precisely the kind of forward-thinking approach labor needs to take on industrial policy." jacobin.com/2025/09/uaw-...

The UAW Has a Vision for Green Industrial Policy in California

A recent report from UAW Region 6 outlines a bold vision for how to expand clean energy industries in California using union labor. It’s an example of how unions can get serious about industrial polic...

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Isaac G. Bryan @ib2real.bsky.social · 22d

They arn’t interested in facts, they are interested in narrative shaping.

Pay attention

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Sarah #StandUpUAW @stealyrcarbon.bsky.social · 25d

It has been an amazing leg session with SB 787! UAW members from the entire clean energy supply chain- from researchers to auto manufacturing workers- showed up to lay groundwork for a CA Just Transition. Now our diverse coalition asks @governor.ca.gov to sign SB 787! @uawregion6.bsky.social

Senator Jerry McNerney @senmcnerney.bsky.social · 26d

Good news! The CA Legislature has approved my SB 787, which is designed to create more clean energy jobs in the state.

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California Federation of Labor Unions @californialabor.bsky.social · 29d

🚨 California Labor showed its power 💪 tonight with the passage of #AB288! This bipartisan bill to make sure CA can step in and enforce the right to organize has now passed both houses with a supermajority and will soon be on @governor.ca.gov desk! California workers deserve a REAL RIGHT TO A UNION!

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UAW @uaw.org · Aug 28

🧵 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.

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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...

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aaron from queens from twitter @aaronnarraph.bsky.social · Aug 27

77% of registered Democrats say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. But only 6% of congressional Democrats (13) have called it a genocide.

75% of registered Democrats oppose military aid to Israel. But only 19% of congressional Democrats (40) are co-sponsoring the Block the Bombs Act.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · Aug 27

New Quinnipiac Poll — 50% of voters say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
Includes *77%* of Democrats, 51% of Independents, and 20% of Republicans.

60% of voters oppose sending more military aid to Israel.
Includes 75% of Democrats, 66% of Independents, and 37% of Republicans.

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UAW @uaw.org · Aug 25

@uawregion8.bsky.social has a message for BOSK workers in Glendale, KY, ahead of their union election vote this week: "We've got your back!"

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UAW Region 8: Solidarity with BOSK Workers!

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UAW @uaw.org · Aug 25

"I want my kids to know that when something isn’t right, you don’t just look the other way, you stand up together and fix it. I want them to grow up knowing that hard work should mean security, not uncertainty."

— BlueOval SK worker, Kevin Saltsman

📰 www.courier-journal.com/story/opinio...

Photo of BlueOval SK worker Kevin Saltsman, a maintenance tech at the facility.

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UAW Region 6 @uawregion6.bsky.social · Aug 22

Yesterday UAW members from across California met with legislators in Sacramento to urge support for bills that advance climate & worker justice:
🌍SB 787: Equitable clean energy & good jobs
🚆SB 63: Bay Area transit funding
🐟AB 1319: Protect endangered species + science jobs

About 50 UAW members wearing union shirts, posed for a photo with their fists raised

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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · Aug 21

#SB787 would support US automakers by creating a new state-level leadership position in California to support the development of US battery supply chains by:

🔢Collecting industry, firm, and consumer data to forecast production and financing costs in battery supply chains;

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SB 787 Sign On Letter

Honorable Chair Wicks, Assembly Appropriations Capitol Office, 1021 O Street, Suite 8140 Sacramento, CA 95814 Honorable Vice Chair Sanchez, Assembly Appropriations Capitol Office, 1021 O Street, Suit...

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Sarah #StandUpUAW @stealyrcarbon.bsky.social · Aug 21

@uawregion6.bsky.social @uaw.org @californialabor.bsky.social @lorenagonzalez.bsky.social @senmcnerney.bsky.social @scottwiener.bsky.social @jessearreguin.bsky.social @asmnickschultz.bsky.social @asmtasha.bsky.social

Sarah #StandUpUAW @stealyrcarbon.bsky.social · Aug 21

Our CLFU leader Lorena Gonzalez hyping up UAW members from across CA in auto mfg, higher ed, civil service, and more! UAW Region 6 is in Sacramento today organizing for a Just Transition: good clean energy jobs, fully funded public transit, and protection of endangered species! #SB787 #SB63 #AB1319

A room full of UAW members in their local union t-shirts sits in a full classroom and listens to a speech from the head of the California Federation of Labor Unions.

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Amar Shergill @amarshergill.com · Aug 12

The California Dem Party is considering a ban on ALL mention of ANY genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crime, famine, or human rights violation AROUND THE WORLD. Tell Party leaders you will not comply & will not be silent.✊🏾✊🏽✊🏿

Register your opposition⬇️
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Sarah #StandUpUAW @stealyrcarbon.bsky.social · Aug 9

Badass UAW organizer Clayton? Lead organizer for uncommitted Seth? Small chapter builder aficionado Katie? Just transition leader and ICE defense queen Leslie? Truly this slate has it all, and the experience to grow socialism for the masses. Can’t wait to rank these folks at the top of my ballot!

Socialist Majority Caucus @socialistmajority.com · Aug 9

Rank our slate of organizers for a DSA NPC ready to seize the moment and defeat the far right. 🌹

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UAW Region 6 @uawregion6.bsky.social · Jul 27

That's a wrap on Summer School 2025! In a moment where working people are facing escalating attacks from the billionaires and far right, UAW members are showing that a better world is possible – and building the solidarity, skills, and strategies to make it happen.

Photo of 500+ UAW members gathered in a group and holding a UAW Region 6 banner

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UAW Archivist @uawarchivist.bsky.social · Jul 28

Such an honor to speak at @uawregion6.bsky.social’s summer school conference last week! They are an amazing group of passionate unionists. One of the most memorable moments in my time as UAW Archivist. Thank you Director Miller and the conference planners.

Memorial to Ellison Shoji Onizuka, astronaut who died in the Challenger explosion.

Giant mural of Shohei Ohtani. Los Angeles Little Tokyo neighborhood.

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Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · Jul 2

Today is the last day to help defeat an immoral bill that will provide tax breaks to billionaires, explode the deficit, and strip 17 million of healthcare. I explain how organizing today can make the difference.

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Sarah #StandUpUAW @stealyrcarbon.bsky.social · Jun 25

Come work on my Nevada team! 💕

Union Jobs @unionjobs.bsky.social · Jun 23

Jobs to Move America seeks a Nevada Assistant Director for Campaigns. This position is hybrid in the Northern California / Northern Nevada area. Details can be found at: unionjobs.com/listing.php?... #1u #UnionStrong

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Socialist Majority Caucus @socialistmajority.com · Jun 25

SMC congratulates @socialists.nyc and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on their amazing victory in the Democratic primary. This win shows the value of a clear, popular, socialist platform that speaks to working people, and that organizing and mass movements are the keys to victory.

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UAW @uaw.org · Jun 25

🧵 UAW Statement on New York Mayoral Primary Race

@shawnfainuaw.bsky.social: "The working class is done with business as usual. We were proud to be the first union to endorse Zohran because it’s time for a political movement that puts the working class first.

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nickan نیکان @gaygirl.bsky.social · Jun 25

I think Zohran may win by double digits after RCV

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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · Jun 21

Mahmoud Khalil emerges from airport security with his wife Noor and newborn, legal team and Rep. AOC.

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Jessica Christian @jachristian.bsky.social · Jun 14

This time-lapse video of protesters marching down Broadway in Oakland for No Kings Day gives an idea of how many people turned out today @sfchronicle.com

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Sarah #StandUpUAW @stealyrcarbon.bsky.social · Jun 12

How dare they treat a Senator so physically violently for asking questions. Proud of my Senator @padilla.senate.gov, disgraced by the administration.

Politico @politico.com · Jun 12

WATCH: California Sen. Alex Padilla is handcuffed and detained at DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference in LA 👇

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Sarah #StandUpUAW @stealyrcarbon.bsky.social · May 1

Pretty sick of @cademocrats.bsky.social selectively celebrating these loser dems who go on to take votes like this, and then there’s no accountability or even reckoning with the outcome. We need to rebuild a strong party with a strategy beyond “vote blue no matter who”. #CADEM

RL Miller @rlmiller.bsky.social · May 1

35 Democrats, including California Reps. Lou Correa and George Whitesides, just voted to strip California of its right to clean up its cars.

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