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Union of Southern Service Workers @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

What does it mean to work full-time & still struggle to survive? This film follows the lives of Waffle House workers as they navigate the daily realities of low wages, unstable housing, & the rising cost of living in ATL. WATCH: youtu.be/ZE05ZsPsbGw #OrganizeTheSouth #WaffleHouse

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A Day in the Life of a Waffle House Worker

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Union of Southern Service Workers @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Once upon a time… 3 greedy men in a castle couldn’t see the workers who built their wealth. This isn’t a fairy tale. It’s a choice: let them keep taking, or come together, organize, & build a new future. The future belongs to us. And it’s right now. Watch ➡️ youtu.be/KNZsRYnuC4g #OrganizeTheSouth

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The Future Belongs to Workers: An Animated Story

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Union of Southern Service Workers @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

The South has something to say! Workers in Atlanta demand ICE OUT of our communities and for corporations like Waffle House to protect their workers who already suffer from financial instability because of low wages and horrible working conditions. #iceout #solidarity #organizethesouth

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Union of Southern Service Workers @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Today in Durham, high school students walked out and stood shoulder to shoulder with community members demanding ICE out of our communities. From Minnesota to the South, we’ve seen the fear, the violence, and the way communities still show up for each other. #IceOut #Solidarity #OrganizeTheSouth

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Union of Southern Service Workers @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

We held our STATE OF THE WORKING PEOPLE at the ATL capitol yesterday after Gov. Brian Kemp addressed CEOs, special interest groups and millionaires at the GA State of the State. Whose side is the Kemp and the government on – the working people or the corporations? #UnionsforAll #OrganizetheSouth

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Union of Southern Service Workers @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

BREAKING: Waffle House workers in Orangeburg, SC are ON STRIKE. We're demanding: ⚖️ No more favoritism 💰 Fair pay 🦺 Safe working conditions 🍽️ An end to unfair meal deductions When workers stand up, we all rise. #UnionsForAll #OrganizeTheSouth

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Union of Southern Service Workers @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

“There is always some kind of an issue. Working at Waffle House, it’s kind of known. [Violence] comes along with it. It shouldn’t be like that.”- Katie Giede, a 12-year Waffle House employee from Conyers & union member @atlantanewsfirst.com #UnionsForAll www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/09/11/w...

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Workers union reacts to Marietta Waffle House fight, calls for 24/7 security to protect employees

Video of the attack has circulated on social media and shows one employee being struck repeatedly by multiple individuals.

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NC State AFL-CIO @ncstateaflcio.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Happening now: the “Growing our Movement” panel with @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social, @unitehere.org, @teamsters.bsky.social and the @steelworkers.bsky.social! #countmein

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April Verrett @seiupres.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Let me be clear: no worker should go broke just because they got sick or hurt. But in America, a hospital bill can cost more than your house. That’s not care. That’s exploitation.

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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 16/08/2025

Workers across the country are rising up and saying ENOUGH to corporate greed. We won’t settle for less than what we’ve earned! Fair pay, safe conditions, and respect for ALL workers.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 28/07/2025

The working class is fed up with a system where greedy top CEOs make 285x what workers make—and the Trump admin’s anti-worker agenda is only widening that gap. Working families deserve better.

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The gap between CEO and worker pay keeps increasing—and Trump’s policies are making it grow faster

The average CEO-to-worker-pay ratio for S&P 500 Index companies in 2024 was 285 to 1. And CEOs are about to get a large tax cut.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 24/07/2025

Workers are fed up with a system where greedy top CEOs make 285x what workers make. We don’t have to accept the current state of our country, where billionaires take more and more while working people live paycheck to paycheck. www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/b...

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AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch: Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made 6,666 more than its typical worker | CNN Business

The pay gap between America’s corporate leaders and their workers grew even larger in 2024, according to the AFL-CIO’s annual Executive Paywatch report, released Wednesday.

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

From the new AFL-CIO executive paywatch report: The average American CEO got a 7% raise last year, meaning he now makes 285 times more than his median worker. aflcio.org/paywatch

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

A stunning 39% of parents say they can’t afford back-to-school shopping this year. 44% of parents plan to take on debt during back-to-school shopping. More than 50% of parents plan to sacrifice necessities like groceries to ensure their child has what they need for school.

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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 17/07/2025

They want us to believe it’s normal to work full-time and still struggle to feed our families. Meanwhile, CEOs rake in millions. Nope. That's one reason we organize.

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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Who’s the REAL problem?

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SEIU Local 2015 @seiu2015.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Every single person. No matter their job. Deserves a living wage.

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National Council for Occupational Safety and Health @nationalcosh.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

When a worker dies on the job, OSHA's maximum penalty is less than $17,000. That’s not justice—it’s a bargain for employers who cut corners. Read more via Confined Space: 🔗 jordanbarab.com/confinedspac... #WorkersLivesMatter #WorkplaceSafety

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OSHA Penalties: How Low Can You Go? - Confined Space

The Department of Labor has just announced a number of OSHA penalty reductions, especially for small businesses.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 09/07/2025

America’s unions rallied today to launch our nationwide “It’s Better in a Union: Fighting for Freedom, Fairness and Security” bus tour to build worker power and give working people—the backbone of America—a stronger voice. We’ll see you on the road. aflcio.org/press/releas...

Labor Leaders, Workers Rally to Launch AFL-CIO’s ‘It’s Better in a Union’ Nationwide Bus Tour

Labor leaders and workers rallied today at the AFL-CIO headquarters to launch the nationwide “It’s Better in a Union: Fighting for Freedom, Fairness and Security” bus tour. While big corporations profit off the backs of working people and politicians continue to raise costs and cut essential lifesaving services, the labor movement will travel the country providing voice to and building power with workers in the lead up to Labor Day.

“Working people are the backbone of this country. We do the things our communities count on—at our schools and hospitals, factories and construction sites, small and big businesses—yet still too many families can’t keep food on the table, pay the rent, afford child care,” said AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler. The answer is not more of this same broken status quo. The answer is a good union job. The answer is working people in our communities—no matter who you are, how you voted—joining together and standing up for our freedom, fairness, and security.”

At the rally, labor leaders demanded “freedom, fairness and security” to launch the summer of action that will engage workers across the country about the issues facing their communities, their fights to organize workplaces and win fair contracts, and the impact of reckless policies on their lives. The bus tour will visit 26 states to join picket lines, support organizing campaigns, visit Veterans Affairs and Medicaid-funded facilities and hospitals gutted by DOGE, and speak directly with workers whose jobs have been ripped away by unnecessary cuts driven by the Trump administration.

“Working people have been betrayed by this administration—by the elected leaders who sold out the working class to the billionaire class. And we’re going to let them know. We are going to crisscross the country and talk to workers. We’re getting on this bus to make sure they know who sold us out—who is taking our jobs, our health care, our paychecks. To make sure every working person knows there’s a place for them on this bus,” said AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond.

Rally speakers included Liz Shuler, President, AFL-CIO; Fred Redmond, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO; Lee Saunders, President, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME); Evelyn DeJesus, Executive Vice President, American Federation of Teachers (AFT); Claude Cummings Jr., President, Communications Workers of America (CWA); Matthew Biggs, President, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE); Jimmy Williams Jr., General President, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT); Eric Dean, General President, International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (Ironworkers); Nick Daniels, President, National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA); Tyler Turner, President, Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU); April Verrett, President, Service Employees International Union (SEIU); Gwen Mills, International President, UNITE HERE; and David McCall, International President, United Steelworkers (USW).

After the kickoff rally, the “Better in a Union” bus joined UNITE HERE Local 23 for a rally to protect food service jobs at the U.S. House of Representatives. The bus will next head to join the USW on Saturday, July 12, in Newport News, Virginia. The event will highlight the impact of Trump administration cuts to veterans’ jobs and services. Follow along with the bus tour @AFLCIO on all platforms.

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 07/07/2025

Headlines that speak for themselves

FORTUNE - "The next phase of Starbucks' turnaround plan is offering executives up to $6 million in stock grants, as baristas scrap to get annual raises above 2%"

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 06/07/2025

America’s unions are hitting the road this summer to meet with workers, organize, and fight for our freedoms, fairness and our security—because they’re ALL on the line thanks to the Trump admin’s big, ugly anti-worker agenda.

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

The GOP plan is very simple. Starve the poor, and give billions to the rich.

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Union of Southern Service Workers @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Service workers from the South gathered in Selma to honor our movement ancestors. On the Edmund Pettus Bridge, we felt their courage—and carry it with us. From Selma to Louisiana, we march for immigrant rights and justice for all. The fight isn’t over. #SolidaritySummer

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Union of Southern Service Workers @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Today we kicked off the Justice Journey from Durham, NC heading down to Louisiana with 100s of workers from across the country. We’re standing up for our union siblings unjustly detained by ICE. #JusticeJourney #OrganizeTheSouth #SolidaritySummer @seiu.org @fightforaunion.bsky.social

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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Unions protect workers from natrual predators like greedy CEOs. Pass it on.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 26/06/2025

338 hospitals across the country are at risk of closing if the Senate’s budget bill makes cuts to Medicaid. Working families need health care more than billionaires need another tax break. Lawmakers should be expanding health care access, not gutting it.

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Union of Southern Service Workers @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

🧵 We stood with community allies to rally and march outside the offices of Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd, demanding they vote NO on the Big Really Bad Bill. #ProtectMedicaid #HandsOffMedicaid #OrganizeTheSouth

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National Council for Occupational Safety and Health @nationalcosh.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Workers are rising up for #HeatJustice 🔥 This #HeatWeek, we’re joining the national call to support OSHA’s proposed heat rule. No one should have to risk their life for a paycheck. Get #FiredUp ➡️ www.heatjusticenow.org @NationalCOSH

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Fired UP for Heat Justice

The health of more than 69 million workers is at risk from extreme heat this summer — and there are no federal rules in place to protect them.

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Union of Southern Service Workers @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

On this day in Southern Labor History, June 17, 1943, United Tobacco Workers Local 22 in Winston-Salem, NC started a sit-down strike against the R.J. Reynold company. #LaborHistory 🧵1/8

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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 13/06/2025

We'll all pay more and get less — all so the richest 1% can walk away with a five-figure tax break. Tariffs, service cuts, and a rigged tax code? That’s not a plan for the people, it’s a disaster.

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Siembra NC @siembranc.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

At Siembra, we know that every day is a good day to remember that The Future Belongs to ALL Workers! ✊🏽 If you’re ready to join the fight for ALL workers, go to siembranc.org/volunteer and ussw.org/actions/ to get connected 📣 ¡El Pueblo Vive Vive, La Lucha Sigue Sigue!

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Duke owns 11% of Durham's land and pays NO taxes. Meanwhile, our public schools are underfunded and struggling to support our most vulnerable students. Christy Patterson, Durham Association of Educators leader #DurhamRising #OrganizetheSouth

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Duke runs on the backs of low-wage workers, while sitting on a $12B endowment & paying zero in local taxes. We’re tired of poverty wages. It’s time Duke pays its fair share. Sign the petition: bit.ly/durhamrising Nahshon Blount, @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social worker #DurhamRising #OrganizetheSouth

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 05/06/2025

Workplace safety should NEVER be optional. As Summer quickly approaches, instances of workplace heat illness will only increase, and we need a fully staffed NIOSH to make sure workers can stay safe on the job. Reinstate all NIOSH workers now!

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Trump fired the heat experts. Now he might kill their heat rule.

Government layoffs threaten to make it easier for the Trump administration to ditch draft regulations for heat safety.

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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Wage theft is by far the biggest form of theft in America. ICYMI:

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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

THIS.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 03/06/2025

Working people over billionaires and greedy CEOs. Period.

A protestor holding a sign that says "stop the billionaire takeover."

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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 30/05/2025

“Lewelyn’s arrest was wrong and it’s part of a clear Trump administration agenda to vilify immigrant workers who contribute to our communities, just so they can score political points. We’re proud to welcome Lewelyn home...” - @seiusaenz.bsky.social, SEIU Secretary-Treasurer seiu.co/3Zw8bcb

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 27/05/2025

Instead of gutting Medicaid and SNAP food assistance for millions, Congress could just…stop giving the rich even more tax breaks. This budget would be a disaster for working people. Call your senators and tell them no cuts that hurt working families! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...

A graph that shows the House budget bill cuts over a trillion dollars from Medicaid and SNAP food assistance in order to pay for more than a trillion in tax cuts for people making over $500K.

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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 27/05/2025

No one should have to rely on tips. With prices skyrocketing—rent, groceries, everything—stable wages are a necessity. It’s time to end the subminimum wage and guarantee every worker a fair, livable income. seiu.co/4k8Xapj

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One Fair Wage: Pay hike sought for Baltimore's tipped workers

A bill backed by some city council members would increase the hourly wage for tipped workers in Baltimore before their gratuities.

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

"Workers, public educators, students, & clergy are uniting together in a new coalition, Durham Rising, to hold Duke accountable to its responsibility as the largest employer in the region * show nat'l leadership in this moment of crisis for higher ed." - Nashoun Blount 📰 @indyweek.bsky.social

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Op-Ed: Duke Cannot Turn Its Back on the Working People of Durham’

A Duke University housekeeper and Durham native calls on the institution to do more to support employees and the community.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 21/05/2025

Without a fully staffed National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, workers’ safety and health is at risk. AFGE members and NIOSH workers are on Capitol Hill today to fight for workers, share their stories and to tell Congress the impact of cuts to the agency.

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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Who wants to slash Medicaid? NOBODY. Except the people in power. SHARE THIS!

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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Say it with your chest.

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Union of Southern Service Workers @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

After delivering our strike notice directly to the Waffle House CEO this morning, we took the fight to the Windy Hill Rd. store where FIVE workers walked off the job to demand: safety, $25/hour, and an end to unfair meal deductions. #OrganizeTheSouth

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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

sorry meant to post this a few days ago 🦍 🦍 🦍

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Union of Southern Service Workers @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

This morning, we delivered a strike notice directly to Waffle House CEO Joe Rogers III at corporate HQ. We’re demanding the same safe working conditions they have on their corporate campus, the ones they hide behind to keep US out. #UnionsForAll #OrganizeTheSouth

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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 15/05/2025

41% of births. 35% of people with disabilities. 62% of nursing home residents. Medicaid shows up for our families at every stage of life—from birth to long-term care. Call your Senator today and tell them to protect Medicaid: 866-426-2631. #HandsOffMedicaid

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