This year has seen a wave of union activism after decades of declining membership.
— Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) September 10, 2022
Workers have won elections to form unions in industries that have never had them, including at Starbucks and Amazon.
Meet the leaders powering the movement. 👇https://t.co/Ks1NwRBu99
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This family of billionaires owns all the food in your house.
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) September 17, 2022
Their company has been named “the worst company in the world” and they once had an intelligence operation “bigger than the CIA.”
So who are they? pic.twitter.com/tRWQqVsW1c
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Kroger sent this ‘no one wins with a strike’ memo out to workers ahead of the strike vote overwhelming approved by workers in the Columbus, Ohio area pic.twitter.com/DOAHrm4uYC
— Michael Sainato (@msainat1) September 16, 2022
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“While we struggle to heat our homes, we have to pay for your parade…”
— Lowkey (@Lowkey0nline) September 16, 2022
Charles confronted by a member of the public about the cost of living crisis pic.twitter.com/yl19KjTBKc
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When we say “There are no ethical billionaires, because if they were ethical they would no longer be billionaires,” here’s proof. https://t.co/QOTm4nbsA9
— Gwen C. Katz (@gwenckatz) September 15, 2022
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Hey, friends, we just gave our company to planet Earth. OK, it’s more nuanced than that, but we’re closed today to celebrate this new plan to save our one and only home. We’ll be back online tomorrow.https://t.co/fvRFDgOzVZ
— Patagonia (@patagonia) September 14, 2022
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Netflix just dropped a new series about money management in the middle of an economic crisis. All I can do is laugh at this point. https://t.co/a4rgKKwpa0
— Heaux House™️ (@MadeInHawaii___) September 11, 2022
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1/8 I want to share a few stories from this year that will call attention to the irreversible havoc rail carriers have placed on their employees, customers, and the nation. #railstrike https://t.co/q2TZLL0SHR
— Jason Doering (@jtdoering) September 12, 2022
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BREAKING: Nearly 300 workers at Home Depot in Philadelphia have filed to unionize.
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) September 20, 2022
This would be the first union at Home Depot in the United States.
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How does @Starbucks treat workers? Shareholders want to know! A group of investors—led by @NYCComptroller Brad Lander/NYC pension funds—filed a shareholder proposal seeking an audit of @Starbucks labor practices on @SBWorkersUnited. By @josheidelson https://t.co/OYYwf4vNss
— Terri Gerstein (@TerriGerstein) September 19, 2022
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CEO of $12 billion company told investors he’s “praying for inflation,” an unusually candid admission of a dirty secret in the business world: corporations use inflation as a pretext to jack up prices. https://t.co/fKyLnjdlig
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) September 28, 2022
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“UPMC opened a food bank for employees who were struggling to make ends meet. It was staffed by employees, and stocked by donations from employees.
— Hospital Workers Rising (@PGHHospitalWork) September 26, 2022
It should not be this way.” pic.twitter.com/pqCaKVOGhY
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Home Depot managers have poured into the Philly store where a worker recently filed a union petition. One worker told me eight managers pulled them aside to talk in the past week: “Before this, I didn’t even know what my district manager looked like” https://t.co/Z0uUSCgaXs
— Dave Jamieson (@jamieson) September 27, 2022