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Lisa Xu

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Organizer and writer at ‪@labornotes.bsky.social‬

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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
"This is some of the most dangerous work in the United States. Workers who are out on strike are demanding that their pay reflect the difficulty and danger of the work that they do." Hear from Caitlyn Clark of Essential Workers for Democracy and @l-l-xu.bsky.social: therealnews.com/immigrant-wo...
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Immigrant workers launch largest US meatpacking strike in 40 years
“Workers are fighting to be able to afford the same food that they produce for the rest of the country, to be able to buy beef at the grocery store and not have to buy Top Ramen.”
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
🚨 New from me @therealnews.com I speak with Caitlyn Clark and @l-l-xu.bsky.social @labornotes.bsky.social about the largest meatpacking worker strike in the US in 40 years, which is happening now in Colorado & is being led by a predominantly immigrant workforce. therealnews.com/immigrant-wo...
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Immigrant workers launch largest US meatpacking strike in 40 years
“Workers are fighting to be able to afford the same food that they produce for the rest of the country, to be able to buy beef at the grocery store and not have to buy Top Ramen.”
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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
3,800 workers at the JBS beef processing plant in Greeley, Colorado—among the largest in the country—have united this past week in the largest U.S. meatpacking strike in 40 years. Caitlyn Clark of Essential Workers for Democracy and @l-l-xu.bsky.social report: labornotes.org/2026/03/57-l...
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In 57 Languages, Meatpackers Strike for the First Time in 40 Years
In less than a quarter-mile stretch of sidewalk, chatter in 57 languages overlaps with the sound of dancehall, bachata, Thai pop, Haitian kompa, and Micronesian hip-hop. At sunset, dozens gather for i...
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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
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Image with flowers reading: where do good organizers come from?
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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
“I’ve talked to about a dozen people who told me if the contract was passed as is, they planned to quit the union,” said one shop steward at a Kroger store in Bloomington. “Ideally, this would be the time to show people exactly what the union is for." labornotes.org/2025/06/krog...
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Lisa Xu @l-l-xu.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
I recorded a podcast episode about all the inspiring (and less inspiring but still juicy) events occurring in the UFCW for the Labor Notes podcast! Thanks for having me on 🙏🏼 Let me know what you think, especially if you’re a UFCW member!
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Lisa Xu @l-l-xu.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
My article on the imminent change in leadership at the top of the UFCW is up 👇🏼
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Lisa Xu @l-l-xu.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
The fourth episode in the NEW @labornotes.bsky.social podcast! Check it out 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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Federal Workers United @fedworkersunited.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
NEW: FUN is hosting an emergency organizing call this SUNDAY, to coordinate a response to the biggest attack on union rights in a generation.
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Eric Blanc @ericblanc.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Trump's executive order tonight has illegally cancelled union contracts for 67% of the federal workforce & 75% of unionized federal employees — roughly 700,000 union workers This may be the single biggest attack on the labor movement in American history
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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Ep. 3: How TSA Agents and Federal Workers are Fighting Back, w/ our editor Jenny Brown. We recorded this before Trump's order last night seeking to end CBAs for hundreds of thousands of federal workers. How they're organizing matters to all workers: labornotespodcast.podbean.com/.../how-tsa-... 🧵1/4
The title card for The Labor Notes Podcast, with hosts Natascha Elena Uhlmann (left) and Danielle Smith (right) on either side and the Labor Notes slingshot icon in the center.
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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Ep 2🎙️: How EV + locomotives workers, teachers and others are fighting for better conditions + a green transition Kari Thompson + @keithbrowerbrown.bsky.social talk to hosts Danielle Smith + @nataschaelena.bsky.social abt our April Climate Special Issue! labornotespodcast.podbean.com/e/how-worker...
The title card for The Labor Notes Podcast, with hosts Natascha Elena Uhlmann (left) and Danielle Smith (right) on either side and the Labor Notes slingshot icon in the center.
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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Our March cover by @l-l-xu.bsky.social spotlights the 10,000 UFCW Local 7 members—King Soopers grocery workers in Colorado—who walked out in the first big strike of this year’s large-scale grocery bargaining rounds. Highlights 🧵 from the piece and this issue 1/6 labornotes.org/store/labor-...
Two copies of the Labor Notes March issue, fanned out. The headline reads, "First Skirmish: Ten Thousand Grocery Workers Strike Kroger."
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Lisa Xu @l-l-xu.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
The new Labor Notes podcast sounds so good! Check it out 👇🏼 Can't wait for the next few episodes that we have lined up!
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Lisa Xu @l-l-xu.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Join us tonight at 7pm Eastern Time! 💪🏼
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Lisa Xu @l-l-xu.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
This is going to be a great call!
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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Meanwhile, we are going to be writing every day in support and defense of democracy and the collective struggle to return the profits of labor to the working class that produces them. Subscribe to Labor Notes! labornotes.org/bundle
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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Fed workers, incl. those fired or under threat at various agencies that do everything from run national parks to warn residents about impending floods raised the alarm at dozens of #SaveOurServices rallies around the country Wednesday. Our editor Jenny Brown reports: labornotes.org/2025/02/fede...
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Federal Workers Mobilize against Musk’s and Trump’s ‘Corporate Coup’
Federal employee union members have been speaking out, rallying, and suing, as agency after agency has been hit by Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE)—a private unaccountable enti...
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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
City and federal workers joined forces Wednesday night at the #SaveOurServices rally at Foley Square in New York City, organized by @fedworkersunited.bsky.social. Photos by @l-l-xu.bsky.social:
A large crowd of workers gathered outside, one of them holds up a sign that reads "City Workers for Federal Workers," with a drawing of a pigeon and an eagle side by side with the ends of their wings raised together into something like a feathered fist. 
A group of workers holding up a range of signs that read "Public Services, Strong Communities," and "This man is not our boss" (over a picture of Elon Musk. One worker in front holds up a large banner that reads IFPTE Local 98.
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Lisa Xu @l-l-xu.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Must-read from @ericblanc.bsky.social 👇 I have also been thinking about PATCO: "We saw in 1981 how President Reagan’s firing of striking federal PATCO air traffic controllers sparked an employer offensive in all industries and against all unions"
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lfelizleon.bsky.social @lfelizleon.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
If you are wondering what’s happening with the attacks on federal workers, here’s a great article by my co-worker Joe DeManuelle-Hall who covers the public sector workers for Labor Notes. Essential reading! labornotes.org/2025/02/fede...
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Federal Workers Organize Against Billionaire Power Grab
The second Trump administration has the federal workforce in its crosshairs. Spearheading the effort is Elon Musk (the richest man in the world) and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (...
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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
A rank-and-file group called the Federal Unionists Network is planning a nationwide “Save Our Services” day of action on February 19, targeting the dealerships of Musk’s car company Tesla—sign up here to participate locally: actionnetwork.org/events/save-...
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Save Our Services Day of Action
Join the Federal Unionists Network for a Day of Action on Wednesday, February 19, standing up to Trump’s attacks on federal services. Wear red, white, and/or blue and take selfies or group photos wi...
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Lisa Xu @l-l-xu.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
If you're a federal worker, don't miss an important opportunity to organize and fight back 👇
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Lisa Xu @l-l-xu.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Hello Bluesky 👋 My @labornotes.bsky.social article on the ongoing strike of 10,000 Kroger workers in Colorado and coordinated bargaining with UFCW locals across the West is up! They're striking through Super Bowl and Valentine's Day weekends 💘 labornotes.org/2025/02/firs...
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First Skirmish: Ten Thousand Grocery Workers Strike Kroger
Ten thousand members of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7 are on strike all across Colorado. They work for King Soopers grocery stores, owned by Kroger, the largest supermarket chain i...
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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
The King Soopers workers on strike today are among the tens of thousands of grocery workers at the country’s largest supermarket chains fighting for new contracts in 2025 and taking on issues like understaffing. By Joe DeManuelle-Hall and @keithbrowerbrown.bsky.social: labornotes.org/2024/12/big-...
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The Big Union Contract Fights Coming in 2025
In some of the most exciting fights of 2024, strikers shut down ports on the East Coast and backed up plane orders on the West. The coming year is full of expiring contracts that could keep the strike...
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