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OPEIU Local 153

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The labor movement for office workers, student workers, nonprofit employees, staff unions, healthcare workers… for YOU! www.opeiulocal153.org

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OPEIU Local 153 @opeiulocal153.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
153 also calls on @mayor.nyc.gov to veto Intro 175-B. Local 153 also represents higher education workers throughout NYC at Fordham, Pratt, Barnard, etc. We represent RAs and firmly stand with BOTH students and workers. The freedom of speech and assembly is not to be infringed on.
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David Orkin @david4queens.com · 16/03/2026
Honored to have @opeiulocal153.bsky.social's endorsement! As federal protections waver, NY must be a fortress for labor rights. From the bargaining table to Albany, I’m ready to fight for state-level enforcement of good contracts, remote work, and protecting workers from ICE and AI displacement. 🛠️
Campaign graphic with a blue background featuring a headshot of David Orkin, a smiling man with a beard and glasses. The text reads: "OPEIU Local 153 Proudly Endorses David Orkin for New York State Assembly District 38." The OPEIU Local 153 logo is in the corner, and the background includes silhouettes of people at a rally with signs that say "VOTE!"
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David Orkin @david4queens.com · 19/03/2026
Honored to be endorsed by @uawregion9a.bsky.social, @opeiulocal153.bsky.social, and @osaunion.bsky.social, representing thousands of workers who make this city and state run. As a proud UAW member, I will always champion a NY that works for workers, from Queens to Albany. ✊❤️🛠️
A green-background infographic with the heading "LABOR UNIONS," announcing that UAW Region 9A, OPEIU Local 153, and OSA endorse David Orkin for Queens. It displays the logos of all three unions and a circular headshot photograph of a smiling David Orkin.
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Tyler Turner, OPEIU @tyleropeiu.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
The 32 hour work week is the future! Proud OPEIU is leading the charge on this. @opeiulocal153.bsky.social @kickstarterunited.org
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OPEIU Local 153 @opeiulocal153.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
🚫🚫🚫🙅‍♂️☕️🙅‍♀️🛑🛑🛑 ‼️DON’T BUY STARBUCKS WHILE WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE‼️ 🛑🛑🛑🙅‍♂️☕️🙅‍♀️🚫🚫🚫
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OPEIU @opeiu.org · 13/11/2025
Solidarity forever! Congratulations to @kickstarterunited.org / @opeiulocal153.bsky.social on winning a 42 day strike that protects and codifies their four-day workweek! When we fight, we win.
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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Incredibly moved by your solidarity and tenacity! So proud of all of you! We're celebrating with you on this historic win!!! 🎉🎇🔥✊
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OPEIU Local 153 @opeiulocal153.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
🗣️KICKSTARTER UNITED WON THEIR STRIKE This afternoon @kickstarterunited.org reached a historic tentative agreement, in which all of the union’s demands have been met. When we fight, we win!!!!
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Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO @dpeaflcio.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Congratulations to the resident assistants at Temple University who won their union election to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social and are the first undergraduate employees at a public university in Pennsylvania to organize a union. temple-news.com/temple-union...
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Temple Union of Resident Assistants becomes first undergraduate, public university union in state
TURA voted unanimously to join the Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 153 after organizing through the last year.
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Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO @dpeaflcio.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Congratulations to Demos employees who won their union with @opeiu.org/ @opeiulocal153.bsky.social! www.opeiulocal153.org/news/dmos-an...
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Dēmos and Dēmos United Announce Voluntary Recognition of Staff Union — OPEIU Local 153
Monday, November 10, 2025, New York, NY - Dēmos and Dēmos United are proud to announce voluntary recognition of Dēmos’ first-ever bargaining unit. Dēmos United, the staff union, has organized as part ...
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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 16/10/2025
Hey, Boston! Kickstarter United is hosting an in-person rally next week. Come join us to show your support and learn more about how you can help us secure a fair contract and end our strike! 🗓️ Thursday 10/23 🕛 12-1pm 📍 100 Oliver St., Boston kickstarterunited.org/boston to RSVP!
Kickstarter United Boston Strike Rally
Our union is on STRIKE!
We are fighting to keep our 32-hour work week and for a livable wage for all workers. Join us!
Thursday, October 23rd @ 12 pm
RSVP: https://kickstarterunited.org/boston
100 Oliver Street, Boston
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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 08/10/2025
In between rallies and pickets and bargaining, we’ve been trying to highlight live Kickstarter projects our workers love on this page! Without access to our tools, we’re doing this manually but we wanted to highlight folks who support us on their projects! kickstarterunited.org/projects-our...
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OPEIU Local 153 @opeiulocal153.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
We love Kat 🐱 Abughazaleh 🫶🐾
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Took a break from recuperating in bed to talk to Kickstarter workers who are currently on strike. Before I left, I asked for them to share cat pics with me and they have delivered. Cuba is wonderful.
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OPEIU @opeiu.org · 07/10/2025
TODAY: Members of Kickstarter United, on strike for a fair contract, rallied today in Manhattan outside the offices of venture capitalist Fred Wilson, a major investor in the company.
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OPEIU Local 153 @opeiulocal153.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
TOMORROW! Join us ✊
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Eira Brand @eirabrand.com · 02/10/2025
As a member of Kickstarter's Community Advisory Council, I am in full support of KSU's goals. I stand behind y'all and urge @kickstarter.com management to meet what I believe are fair and reasonable demands. #kickstarter #ProUnion
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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
You are not standing alone! ✊ Fight for what you deserve!
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Alphabet Workers Union (AWU-CWA) @alphabetworkersunion.org · 02/10/2025
Solidarity with our @kickstarterunited.org union siblings ON STRIKE!
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OPEIU Local 153 @opeiulocal153.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
BREAKING NEWS!!! @kickstarterunited.org is on STRIKE!!
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OPEIU Local 153 @opeiulocal153.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
🚨 SIGN ON NOW🚨 Tell management to meet the workers’ demands and avoid a strike: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Kickstarter Management: Meet your workers' demands to avoid a strike!
Kickstarter United (OPEIU Local 153) is the union of designers, support specialists, product managers, engineers, and more who power Kickstarter. We fought to form this union to strengthen Kickstarter...
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OPEIU Local 153 @opeiulocal153.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
The workers at @kickstarterunited.org are fighting for a 4 day workweek and a livable salary floor. 🧵 on how you can help:
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weleadlabor.bsky.social @weleadlabor.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Alexis has started at @opeiulocal153.bsky.social in New York, New York ⁠ ⁠ Congratulations, Alexis. Welcome to WILL Empower!⁠ ⁠ #Labor #organizing #NYC #Unions
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demosunited.bsky.social @demosunited.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
We have been in negotiations with management over the scope of our bargaining unit for 7 weeks. @demosorg.bsky.social management is trying to exclude 25% of the workers from our union. Sign our petition to ensure all workers have the protections of our union: actionnetwork.org/petitions/so...
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Solidarity with Dēmos United
Workers at Dēmos, a public policy organization working to build a just, inclusive, multiracial democracy and economy, have formed a union with OPEIU Local 153. Workers are demanding voluntary recognit...
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Dannel Jurado @demarko.org · 11/07/2025
Hey, you should follow my union on Bluesky @kickstarterunited.org You should also follow my union on Bluesky @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 06/08/2025
We know the 4-day workweek works. At Kickstarter United, we’re pushing to make it permanent because we’ve seen the impact. It helps us avoid burnout, make space for life, and still launch big wins. We’re better workers and better people because of it.
Why a 4-day work week?
The bargaining unit members of Kickstarter United’s top priority in our next contract is securing a permanent 4-day workweek for all employees.

1. Health & wellness: The 4DWW allows us the opportunity to rest, reset, and refresh, reducing the likelihood of stress-related health impacts.
2. Well-roundedness: It allows us to balance work with family time, friendship, hobbies, and creativity, so that we can be more than just our job title.
3. Better employees: With one less day a week at our disposal, we develop creative solutions to work more efficiently to hit our goals and deliver business value.How the team spends their Fridays
“The 4DWW allows me to make more time for my family, who all live on the opposite coast from me. This includes a recent trip out to New York to celebrate my grandmother’s 100th birthday with her!” -Katja Cresanti, Infrastructure Engineer
“I have photosensitive migraines and since migraines can start at anytime, it’s sometimes challenging to stick to plans. Having an extra day on the weekend lets me say “yes” to more experiences with the flexibility to push off plans a day instead of canceling outright. It also gives me a day to recover so I can feel my best during the work-week! Last weekend I went onion picking at a farm in upstate NY.”-Lilit Balagyozyan, Senior Product Designer
"We are our raising our first baby, which takes time to figure out how to be a parent while also making time to do things I love like being outside. There are many factors to work-life balance and adding a child certainly adjusts the equation. The 4DWW gives me the flexibility I need to balance my and my family needs, while making me a better, more productive teammate at Kickstarter.” -Nathan Nalevanko, Senior Outreach Lead (D&T)
"The 4DWW allows me to travel, refresh, and reset while using fewer vacation days. Last week I was able to travel to Ireland and France with my fiancé!” -Hillary Taverna, Senior Product Manager
"The 4DWW allows me to volunteer and organize events for the LGBTQ+ Desi community in LA, who are my extended chosen family!” -Shubha Rajan, Software EngineerEverette (the CEO of Kickstarter) agrees!

"I decided to move us from a pilot to a more permanent move to the 4DWW [...] Ultimately it came down to the well-being of our employees. People were living more well-balanced and healthier lives and we had maintained productivity. As a CEO, I have a responsibility to take care of my people, not just make revenue.”

Source: Everette Taylor’s Appetite for Risk, The One Club for Creativity, October 2023Creating Better Tools, Without Burning Out.

Our latest features prove that rest and results can go hand in hand.
1. Pledge Over Time: A flexible payment option that lets backers spread out their pledge, making it easier for creators to turn interest into support.
2. Dark Mode on Mobile: A sleek, system-responsive dark theme for the iOS app—one of our most requested mobile features, now live.
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OPEIU Local 153 @opeiulocal153.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
HUGE
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OPEIU Local 153 @opeiulocal153.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
BREAKING: Workers at the public policy nonprofit @Demos_Org are UNIONIZING!!! Support their campaign here: opeiulocal153.org/takeaction/sol…
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OPEIU Local 153 @opeiulocal153.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
GO VOTE NYC!!! 153 has endorsed: 🗳️ @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for mayor 🗳️ @marklevinenyc.bsky.social for comptroller 🗳️ @bradhoylmansigal.bsky.social for manhattan borough president visit vote.nyc to find your polling place!
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OPEIU Local 153 @opeiulocal153.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
THIS WEEKEND is the LAST WEEKEND before the NYC mayoral primary! Check out the 🔗 below 👇 to sign up to canvass for Zohran 🫶🏼 Wear your 153 swag, take a photo while canvassing, and tag us on social media so we can re-post you!! See you in the streets New York!!! 🫡
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Dannel Jurado @demarko.org · 18/06/2025
This was a long effort supported by a lot of member activism and organizing but I’m so proud that we’re officially endorsing him!
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OPEIU Local 153 @opeiulocal153.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
BREAKING NEWS: Local 153 is proud to announce our enthusiastic endorsement @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for mayor of NYC!!!!
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nimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
in this house we support unions & sesame workshop workers
A tan dog sniffs a black hat with a yellow cartoon U on it that says “U is for Union” being held out in front of a window
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OPEIU Local 153 @opeiulocal153.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
SOLIDARITY with BLET NJ transit locomotive engineers ✊🔥
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OPEIU Local 153 @opeiulocal153.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
🥹 It’s thanks to amazing executive board members like @demarko.org and a membership that is fired up and ready to build a better world that new organizing at OPEIU 153 has been so fruitful. 📣 EVERY WORKER DESERVES A UNION!
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OPEIU Local 153 @opeiulocal153.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
SESAME WORKER W!!!! @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social
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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
Group photo of Sesame Street workers holding their firsts high with graphics showing the logo of their new union and the winning vote tally, 55-19
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OPEIU Local 153 @opeiulocal153.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
OPEIU Local 153 is proud to endorse @bradhoylmansigal.bsky.social for Manhattan Borough President. Read more about our endorsement here: www.opeiulocal153.org/news/am6956j...
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Local 153 Proudly Endorses Brad Hoylman-Sigal for Manhattan Borough President — OPEIU Local 153
Local 153 proudly endorses Brad Hoylman-Sigal for Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal has spent the last decade fighting in the State Senate for a more affordable, safe, and fair New York...
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OPEIU Local 153 @opeiulocal153.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
OPEIU Local 153 is proud to endorse @marklevinenyc.bsky.social for NYC Comptroller. Read more about our endorsement here: www.opeiulocal153.org/news/local-1...
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Local 153 Proudly Endorses Mark Levine for Comptroller — OPEIU Local 153
Local 153 Proudly Endorses Mark Levine for Comptroller Mark Levine has been at the forefront of advocating for more affordable, equitable and healthy communities for nearly 25 years. He’s a former b...
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NYC Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO @nyclabor.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
More than 200 Sesame Workshop employees have signed authorization cards to form the new union, which would be represented by @opeiulocal153.bsky.social. They want job security, fair pay, equitable opportunities, & a seat at the table. More: www.toughpigs.com/sesame-union/
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The Sesame Workers Union In Your Neighborhood - ToughPigs
A chat with the organizers of Sesame Workshop's union.
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OPEIU @opeiu.org · 12/05/2025
Mabel Wong, a member of @opeiulocal153.bsky.social, has worked at Seton Hall University Library for 36 years, providing services to the university and global communities via the interlibrary loan program. #AAPIHeritageMonth
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Sesame Workers Union @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Some tweets from the Street! 💚 A huge thank you to these politicians and to YOU for supporting our campaign! #sesamestreet #sesameworkersunion #sesameworkshop #1u #union
A tweet from Zohran Kwame Mandan that reads “A majority of workers at Sesame Workshop asked for voluntary recognition of their union — only to be met with widespread layoffs.

Unacceptable. @sesameworkshop should reinstate these workers immediately and open good faith negotiations with @opeiu153.”A tweet from Brad Lander that reads “I am disappointed to see the layoffs of @SesameStreet employees following their announcement of unionization.

I call on @sesameworkshop to negotiate with @opeiu153 and @SesameWorkersU over the terms of these layoffs and recognize the union.”A tweet from @NYCPA that reads “We all grew up on Sesame Street values of fairness and kindness, which makes these layoffs even more egregious.

@sesameworkshop, it’s time to negotiate with @opeiu’s @SesameWorkersU and work towards voluntary recognition together.

Put your employees first on @SesameStreet”A tweet from Senator Kristen Gonzalez that reads “A day after 200+ Sesame Street workers went public w/ their union efforts, @Sesameworkshop began mass layoffs.

With a mission that uplifts communities, they should hold true to their values by immediately recognizing the Union & open bargaining w/ @opeiu153 & @sesameworkersu”
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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 10/03/2025
ALLIES: Today is a GREAT day to sign our No Contract No Coffee pledge 🤭 We'll keep you updated on upcoming calls to action in your area, as well as other ways you can support union Starbucks baristas! SIGN HERE - crm.broadstripes.com/ctf/SJID0H
NO CONTRACT? NO COFFEE. Sign our Pledge to act in solidarity with Starbucks workers.

A cup of coffee is shown being poured out. The SBWU logo sits in the corner of the graphic.
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OPEIU Local 153 @opeiulocal153.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
CONGRATULATIONS to @iatse.bsky.social workers at Atlantic Theater who have reached a tentative deal with the employer after 2 months out on strike!! OPEIU 153 is proud to stand in solidarity ✊ Technical workers make on- and off-Broadway shows a source of pride for our amazing city!!
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OPEIU Local 153 @opeiulocal153.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
The recent unjust layoffs of dedicated Sesame Workshop workers following their union announcement contradicts the core principles of the community that Sesame Street claims to represent! Tell management that Sesame Street workers deserve respect 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/soli...
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Solidarity with Sesame Workers
The recent unjust layoffs of dedicated Sesame Workshop workers following their announcement to form a union with OPEIU Local 153 contradicts the core principles of the community that Sesame Street cla...
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Office of the Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams @advocate.nyc.gov · 06/03/2025
We all grew up on Sesame Street values of fairness and kindness, which makes layoffs more egregious. @sesameworkshop.bsky.social: Negotiate with @opeiulocal153.bsky.social's @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social, and work towards voluntary recognition together. Put your employees first on Sesame Street.
Deputy Public Advocate Kennedy poses with seven Sesame Street Union members near Lincoln Center, holding signs with messages like "U is for Union" and "Solidarity Forever. Smarter, Stronger, Kinder together!"
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 05/03/2025
Good muppets support muppeteers and their friends when they unionize!!
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The Hissing Booth @thehissingbooth.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Union strong! 💪
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