September 28, 2022 by V Leigh

This year has seen a wave of union activism after decades of declining membership. 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

This year has seen a wave of union activism after decades of declining membership.

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
— Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) September 10, 2022

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This family of billionaires owns all the food in your house.

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
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) September 17, 2022

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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…”

Charles confronted by a member of the public about the cost of living crisis pic.twitter.com/yl19KjTBKc
— Lowkey (@Lowkey0nline) September 16, 2022

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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.

This would be the first union at Home Depot in the United States.
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) September 20, 2022

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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.

It should not be this way.” pic.twitter.com/pqCaKVOGhY
— Hospital Workers Rising (@PGHHospitalWork) September 26, 2022

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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

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June 7, 2022 by V Leigh

During 2021 average workers’ pay rose 4.4%, average consumer prices rose 8.5%, and average CEO pay (in 500 biggest corporations) rose 17%. #WeCanDoBetterThanCapitalism

During 2021 average workers’ pay rose 4.4%, average consumer prices rose 8.5%, and average CEO pay (in 500 biggest corporations) rose 17%. Even in pandemic, capitalism deepens inequality. Gross. #WeCanDoBetterThanCapitalism https://t.co/TNvvZbe8nJ
— Richard D. Wolff (@profwolff) June 1, 2022

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.@Amazon is trying to ban words like “restrooms,” “slave labor,” & “union” from employees’ chats to bust unions.

Their track record of inhumane treatment, worker surveillance & union busting must not be tolerated.@SenWarren & I have questions.https://t.co/T5w5FtDZfa
— Congresswoman Cori Bush (@RepCori) June 2, 2022

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Chris Smalls was fired from Amazon at the beginning of the pandemic, and now, he’s the president of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), leading the charge for labor rights across company employees. #ESSENCE https://t.co/35xr7FWraL
— ESSENCE (@Essence) May 27, 2022

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The propaganda is to make politics believe this is just a gig work. Meaning drivers are not full-time, not part-time, drivers are “GiG Workers”? Name us one (1) Wall St listed company that is worth above 45 Billion on the back of less than PT workers ( <25 hrs). @USDOL @WHD_DOL pic.twitter.com/6KeofogS2I
— Uber Labor Union (@UberLaborUnion) June 1, 2022

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The National Education Association, largest US labor union representing about 3M members, criticized the proposal of arming teachers as a solution to mass shootings in schools.

“Bringing more guns into schools makes schools more dangerous,” they said.https://t.co/IHPDB5hWxJ
— Fiona Webster 🌎🌏🌍 #PrideMonth🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (@fiona_webster22) May 28, 2022

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And that this is him union busting. The way the media just let him say any GD thing with no challenge you’d think he was the police… wait… https://t.co/7KaLg82xRn
— Leslie Mac (@LeslieMac) June 3, 2022

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The labor movement created the middle class in America.

Strong unions mean a strong middle class.
— Sherrod Brown (@SenSherrodBrown) June 3, 2022

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Capitalism rests on a network of privately-owned infrastructure, with shipping at its heart – but now the industry is in chaos as the profiteering of rentier corporations sends the world system into meltdown, writes @graceblakeley.https://t.co/11KgIdNuxt
— Tribune (@tribunemagazine) May 31, 2022

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Capitalism. https://t.co/2RLU4PdL82
— Becky Jae (@cubismdream) June 5, 2022

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March 14, 2020 by V Leigh

Capitalism’s response to Coronavirus

As Congress works to address this public health emergency, we must consider the economic impacts on workers, especially low-wage, hourly, and service-industry employees. We need a real Democrat in #IL03 that will put working families first. #COVID19 https://t.co/IAkIASaOPp

— Marie Newman (@Marie4Congress) March 12, 2020

More than 40% of Americans who work in service-industry related jobs have no contractual right to paid sick leave. These jobs require workers to be in broad contact with others, and yet many can’t afford to take time off even if they’re feeling ill.https://t.co/yCou3TJiCN

— Capital & Main (@capitalandmain) March 10, 2020

#BREAKING: Our clients in ICE detention aren't receiving basic disinfectants, hand sanitizer, or even toilet paper.

This is a public health emergency that ICE has proven unequipped to handle. We're demanding the immediate release of ppl currently detained by ICE. pic.twitter.com/PzWJDJM5sD

— The Legal Aid Society (@LegalAidNYC) March 13, 2020

Whole Foods CEO suggests employees who are not sick "donate" their vacation time to employees who are sick: https://t.co/Aw2gUqEpCD

— Jason Koebler (@jason_koebler) March 13, 2020

Fed to spend $1.5 trillion to pump liquidity into financial markets amid coronavirus panic https://t.co/o8lO3sQSwb pic.twitter.com/mMQu7pnCtg

— The Hill (@thehill) March 13, 2020

Cancelling student loans would provide a massive stimulus to our economy, which has been slammed by coronavirus. And it would help millions of families stay afloat financially while helping close the racial wealth gap. https://t.co/Rb4atEQonK pic.twitter.com/FRuH2qe0or

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) March 13, 2020

This coronavirus pandemic is displaying how capitalism, as a site of ongoing crisis, positions poor people and those living in precarious circumstances in close proximity to illness/death. Folks working under exploitative conditions cannot simply “self-isolate” indefinitely.

— jade bentil (@divanificent) March 8, 2020

At drive-through COVID-19 testing centers in South Korea, the test takes 10 minutes at most.

Results are texted to you, usually the next day. And it's free — paid for by the government.https://t.co/JjvQ6lSMm3

— NPR (@NPR) March 13, 2020

Coronavirus exposes systemic flaws in our relationships to our workplaces, homes and families. And the problem is always capitalism

— Asher Wolf (@Asher_Wolf) March 12, 2020

I asked @NaomiAKlein about coronavirus and disaster capitalism https://t.co/5Y94QfAVGk

— Marie Solis (@msolis14) March 13, 2020

January 11, 2016 by Oppression Monitor

Genocide, the British don’t want you to know about – They systematically starved to death over 60 millions of Eastern Indians!

Comment by: Eimhin

All the while the railways, as in India, and the canals were busy with the armed and guarded traffic of food and other forms of our wealth in pursuit of that ‘freedom’ bestowed by ‘the market’.

Sourced through Scoop.it from: fbreporter.org

The ‘invisible’ hand of ‘the market’.

The ‘invisible’ hand of ‘capitalism’.

It’s visible now!

February 6, 2014 by Glenn (Freedom of Movement) Robinson

25 Images of Markets “Regulating Themselves”

“When economists talk about how a market “regulates itself,” what they mean is that markets reach an equilibrium between supply and demand.

This says nothing about whether or not this equilibrium will be a good thing for society. It simply states that if consumers choose what to buy and producers choose what to sell and how to produce it, the market settles on a product distribution and prices.

Lately, many people I know have argued that “free markets” mean something more. They see markets as ethically right or ethically moral, meaning pursuit of profit always somehow leads to a greater good.

Unfortunately, morality isn’t built into markets.”
See on www.dailykos.com

January 21, 2014 by Glenn (Freedom of Movement) Robinson

Martin Luther King Jr. Unsanitized: confronting the triple evils of capitalism, militarism and racism

“Public officials and politicians on all sides of the isle today claim to adhere to the values of Dr. King….”

But do they?

See on ushypocrisy.com

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This year has seen a wave of union activism after decades of declining membership. 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

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