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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

📚✊ It's official! Workers at The Center for Fiction have won union recognition with RWDSU! From booksellers to baristas, workers stood together for a voice at work. A new chapter begins! www.rwdsu.org/news/center-... #UnionStrong #BookstoreWorkers #UnionYES #BookstoreUnion

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

We’re rallying @reiunion stores during the biggest sale of the year to send a message to new CEO Mary Beth Laughton that enough is enough REI’s years and years long union busting is not what coop members want. Tell REI! Send a letter today: www.ourrei.com/letter #faircontractNOW

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

All the news that's fit to print...OUT NOW! The May 2025 edition of the RWDSU Record is HERE, take a look at rwdsu.org/newspaper and make sure you get it right in your inbox by signing up: rwdsu.org/newrecord

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National Employment Law Project @nelp.org · 14/05/2025

REI sells inclusion. Workers say they’re being shut out. ⏱️ 64% of #workers of color report being stuck with 20 hours or less per week. 📖 Read the full report: bit.ly/REIWorkersSpeakOut #REIUnion #REIWorkersSpeakOut #OptOutside @rwdsu.bsky.social @reiunion.bsky.social

Workers of Color are Under-Scheduled
64% of workers of color report working 20 hours or less per week. Only 38% of white workers report the same.

From the report "REI Workers Speak Out."
http://bit.ly/REIWorkersSpeakOut

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

On May 10, #union members came together to #StampOutHunger, the nation’s largest single-day food collection effort. Led by NALC, we all once again demonstrated the power of collective action. Read more about the day and @local338.bsky.social’s efforts: www.rwdsu.org/news/local-3...

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

With the NJ Democratic primary just around the corner, union members across the state are stepping up to make sure their voices are heard at the ballot box. RWDSU Local 108 recently hit the road, visiting worksites. Learn more about their voter registration work: www.rwdsu.org/news/local-1...

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National Employment Law Project @nelp.org · 13/05/2025

New report: @reiunion.bsky.social #workers speak out on racial discrimination & inequity. 📊 47% saw or experienced racism. ✊🏽 They’re organizing for change. 📖 bit.ly/REIWorkersSpeakOut #REIUnion #REIWorkersSpeakOut #OptOutside

REI Workers Speak Out: Racial Discrimination, Inequity, and the Fight for a Fair Workplace

http://bit.ly/REIWorkersSpeakOut

Three REI workers participate in a union action. One holds a sign reading: We Stand with the REI Union: Fair Contract Now!

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

In a powerful step forward for worker justice in the South, nursing home workers at Diversicare Pell City in Alabama have voted overwhelmingly to join the RWDSU, winning their union election and their seat at the table. www.rwdsu.org/news/diversi... #UnionYes #unionstrong

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REI Union @reiunion.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

WE DID IT! We won REI's board election!! REI just confirmed the news in their annual member meeting, and we couldn’t be more thrilled and empowered! This victory is a massive step forward for our movement and for the future of our Co-op.

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

May is important to all Labor Unions around the world, as we commemorate worker gains during May Day, but it’s particularly special to the RWDSU. In May 1937, the RWDSU was originally chartered. Take a closer look at the article from the Times Union on May 20, 1937: www.rwdsu.org/news/1937-ti...

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

#TBT to last week #MayDay when in New York City, RWDSU members from across our local unions marched with tens of thousands in Lower Manhattan to send a message to the billionaires who are threatening our rights and freedoms. Read more: www.rwdsu.org/news/may-day...

RWDSU members gather in Foley Square, Lower Manhattan for a May Day rally and march with signs and banners dressed in union shirts.

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

RWDSU Local 1102 members at Animal Care Centers of NYC — on the front lines of caring for the city’s most vulnerable pets and strays — have won a new 3yr union contract that reflects their essential work and unwavering compassion. #1U Read more: www.rwdsu.org/news/acc-110...

RWDSU Local 1102 members who work at NYC Animal Care Centers celebrate new 3-year contract outside a workplace.

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Two Borden’s Dairy plants united for one strong new 3-year contract, proving that what it means to be in a #union goes well beyond the pages of a contract! Read more about this VICTORY: www.rwdsu.org/news/bordens...

Borden’s Dairy workers gather outside the Tennessee facility in front of delivery trucks.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 23/04/2025

Our 2025 Death on the Job report is here. We found that 385 U.S. workers die EACH DAY from hazardous working conditions in the most recent data. A safe workplace is a right, and we’ll keep fighting to make that a reality. aflcio.org/reports/dotj...

385 U.S. workers die each day from hazardous working conditions. In 2023, 5,283 working people were killed on the job and an estimated 135,304 died from occupational diseases | AFL-CIO

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

On #WorldBookDay, we’re celebrating the collective power of unionized booksellers! In just the last six months, workers have ratified strong new union contracts at: -Strand Bookstore, @uaw.org 2179 -Book Culture, RWDSU -McNally Jackson/Goods for the Study, RWDSU

an RWDSU bookshelf graphic with text: “Shop NYC Union Bookstores! Greenlight Bookstore Housing Works Bookstore Book Culture McNally Jackson Booksellers Barnes & Noble Park Slope Barnes & Noble Union Square Barnes & Noble Upper West Side Strand Bookstore”

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REI Union @reiunion.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Shoutout to our coworker Ashley from REI Greensboro for reminding us how much power we have when we leverage our collective voice! Wondering how you can help us as an REI member? Head to votenorei.com and vote NO on this year's Board of Directors candidates this week!

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Vote NO in REI’s Board Election | REI Union

Learn how REI Co-op members are standing up and fighting back against their corporate Board of Directors during this year's election.

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

LISTEN: Ashley Hamilton, @reiunion.bsky.social Greensboro, recently joined Heartland Labor Forum to discuss the fight for a first contract at REI! REI members who spent $10+ last year can support unionized workers by visiting votenorei.com and withholding your vote from REI’s Board candidates.

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Happy #NationalPetDay to all our furry union pals! Featured here are two iconic union pets: Tuffy the cat, who famously joined the CBL worker picket line in March 1989, and Kuma the Little Black Pug, who stopped to support striking REI Union SoHo ski shop workers on the picket line in December 2024.

a black and white photo of Tuffy the Cat wearing a “TUFFY ON STRIKE” sign as the cat is carried on the CBL picket line alongside a color candid photo of a striking REI ski shop worker wearing a “yes, this is a picket line” sign and smiling at Kuma the Little Black Pug.

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Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO @dpeaflcio.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

With their unions, @steelworkers.bsky.social members at UP Health System – Marquette, @rwdsu.bsky.social members at Barnes & Nobles, & @iatse.bsky.social members at Children’s Theatre Company negotiated to improve health & safety. Learn about the union difference: www.dpeaflcio.org/professional...

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

ICYMI: the workers who make Cheez-It crackers for Kellanova out of Kansas City, Kansas recently ratified a new contract! RWDSU Local 184-L members have some of the most enviable @uniondrip.bsky.social in the game. For more details: www.rwdsu.org/news/kellano...

a screenshot from the movie The Devil Wears Prada; in the top panel, one character asks the other “Are you wearing the—” and in the bottom panel is an RWDSU member wearing a red RWDSU tshirt with Cheez-Its on it and the caption “The Cheez-It union drip? Yeah, I am.”

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Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO @dpeaflcio.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

DYK Barnes & Noble employees recently formed a union with @rwdsu.bsky.social. Watch our interview with an employee who was involved in the organizing campaign to learn more about what it is like to form a union: youtu.be/sUshTWzlyoU?...

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A Barnes & Noble Senior Bookseller Discusses Winning a Union at Their NYC Store

YouTube video by Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE)

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People Who Work @deptofworkers.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

DOGE is a fake government agency that exists to protect the interests of Elon Musk and his billionaire friends. As @rwdsu.bsky.social President Stuart Appelbaum says, The Department of People Who Work for a Living is here to fight for working people across the country.

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Last night, President Donald Trump issued an executive order which stripped more than 75% of all federal workers of their collective bargaining rights. In response, RWDSU President @stunyc.bsky.social issued the following statement: www.rwdsu.org/news/rwdsu-s...

white text on a red background attributed to RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum and available at this link: https://www.rwdsu.org/news/rwdsu-statement-federal-worker-eo

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Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO @dpeaflcio.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Interested in learning more about forming a union? Check out our interviews with recently organized professionals and then reach out to us at organize@dpeaflcio.org. Here's our most recent interview with Bear, a @rwdsu.bsky.social member at Barnes & Noble: youtu.be/sUshTWzlyoU?...

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

How can anybody not be romantic about union organizing? Happy #OpeningDay to the @mlbpa.bsky.social and all the union baseball fans! ⚾

a photo of workers in red tshirts in Alabama, one woman with her fist raised defiantly in the air, a section from a script that reads “BILLY how can anybody not be romantic about union organizing?” and a photo of workers in RWDSU red tshirts.

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Hey RWDSU members: the RWDSU Record has officially gone digital! Stay up to date on news from around the union! Check out the first edition that hit inboxes this morning: www.rwdsu.org/campaigns/vi... Subscribe to ensure you receive the next edition: www.rwdsu.org/newrecord

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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 20/03/2025

📚✊ A new chapter for bookstore workers! Barnes & Noble workers in New York & Illinois have won their first union contracts with our affiliate @rwdsu.bsky.social securing better wages, job protections & safer workplaces. 🎉 Congratulations on this historic victory for booksellers & baristas!

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

CONTRACT VICTORY: congratulations to RWDSU Local 184-L members who work for Kellanova in Kansas City, Kansas on their new three-year agreement! Excitingly, the company has agreed to pick up 95% of the cost of RWDSU healthcare. Read more contract details: www.rwdsu.org/news/kellanova-contract-2025

the members of the Kellanova RWDSU Local 184-L worker bargaining committee, many wearing their union shirts, pose after ratifying a new contract.

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Congrats to RWDSU Local 1102 members at Greenlight Bookstore and Yours Truly, Brooklyn stationery store, who unanimously ratified a new union contract last week! The contract includes significant wage increases, safe staffing provisions, and improvements to PTO benefits, among other improvements.

the Greenlight Bookstore/Yours Truly bargaining committee poses with the Local 1102 banner after ratifying their new contract.

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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Studies published in Jan found that 81% of chicken plant workers & 46% of hog slaughter workers were at risk of developing debilitating extremity disorders that can be long-term & life-changing. Limiting speed quotas is the solution. Instead, the USDA has now done the opposite, undoing regulation.

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Today, the USDA announced new waivers to increase line speeds in poultry and pork plants. Prez @stunyc.bsky.social of RWDSU, which represents over 15,000 poultry workers across the southern U.S., issued the following statement: "The USDA must make worker safety a priority, not profits."

a statement via white text on red background attributed to RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum, read full text at https://www.rwdsu.org/news/statement-usda-line-speed-waivers

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

The RWDSU is out here in Foley Square, rallying and marching with fellow New Yorkers to say: STOP THE CUTS! We will not be silent: no cuts to working people to fund tax breaks for billionaires and corporations!

RWDSU members holding signs in Foley square at a march to stop the cuts

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Let's welcome @reiunion.bsky.social to Bluesky in the most appropriate way: visit votenorei.com!

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Congrats to Bloomington Barnes & Noble workers who voted to ratify their 1st union contract on Saturday! RWDSU Prez @stunyc.bsky.social: "The B&N unionization effort continues to spread across the country, & workers this month have shown a fair contract is not only possible, it's well within reach."

a red and white graphic with a photo of Bloomington, IL Barnes & Noble workers holding up their union cards. White text reads: “BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS BARNES & NOBLE WORKERS WIN 1ST UNION CONTRACT.”

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(ARCHIVED) Adrienne Adams @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

This is an incredible win for Barnes & Noble @rwdsu.bsky.social workers and the entire NYC labor movement. Congratulations to all the workers who successfully fought for higher wages, better healthcare, and a safer workplace. Bravo!

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

New Yorkers: #ShopUnion at bookstores unionized with RWDSU & @uaw.org Local 2179! Together, we represent ~40% of locations of the major corporate & independent chain bookstores in NYC. With Barnes & Noble Union workers ratifying their 1st contracts this week, it’s easier than ever to support unions!

An RWDSU graphic with a bookshelf background and white text on black: "Shop NYC Union Bookstores!" Below, an open book is covered in a list of NYC union bookstores:
Greenlight Bookstore
Housing Works Bookstore
Book Culture
McNally Jackson Booksellers
Barnes & Noble Park Slope
Barnes & Noble Union Square
Barnes & Noble Upper West Side
Strand Bookstore

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ALIGN NY @alignny.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

🎉Historic win for Barnes & Noble workers in NYC! Congratulations @rwdsu.bsky.social for first-in-the-nation union contracts for higher wages, increased safety, and stronger worker protections!

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I was proud to stand with these workers as they organized and fought hard for a good contract. Congratulations to @rwdsu.bsky.social. I can’t wait to shop at my neighborhood unionized Barnes & Noble!

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David Lublin @davidlublin.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Yoooooooo congratulations to the B&N Workers here in Park Slope! This is such a huge victory, when the local Starbucks tried to unionize last year the spot got closed down and the cops showed up to arrest protesters! (We’ve got multiple coffee shops way better than Starbucks anyway)

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 06/03/2025

Congratulations to the Barnes & Noble Union workers on ratifying their historic, first-in-the-nation contract at 3 New York City stores! This is a historic victory for bookstore workers at Barnes & Noble, who will now get wage increases, union benefits, and safety on the job.

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Eric Blanc @ericblanc.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Worker-to-worker organizing getting first contracts at huge corporations! Apple a few months ago, Barnes and Noble today, Starbucks tomorrow

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

History made! Barnes & Noble workers at three NYC stores just ratified their first union contracts, securing higher wages, better health care, and stronger protections. When workers organize, we win. Congratulations to the Barnes & Noble Union and @rwdsu.bsky.social!

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dgorganize (he/him) @dgorganize.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

This big bookstore union organizing wave began in the late nineties. What a sweet victory, a long-time coming, by the Barnes & Noble @rwdsu.bsky.social members. 🥹❤️ Signed, a former Borders Books worker

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Writers Guild of America East @wgaeast.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Congrats to our fellow word-loving Barnes & Noble union kin on ratifying groundbreaking first contracts! 📚 #1u

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Barnes and Noble workers have won a historic first union contract at the company. Workers organized with @rwdsu.bsky.social just ratified their first union contract at three NYC locations. The contract brings the minimum wage up to between $23.00-$25.00, improves healthcare, and more.

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

BREAKING: Barnes & Noble workers have ratified historic, first-in-the-nation union contracts at three NYC Barnes & Noble stores! RWDSU Prez @stunyc.bsky.social said: “A union is the only way to ensure workplace protections are secure – especially now, while laws protecting workers are under attack.”

a red and white graphic with photos of many NYC Barnes & Noble workers raising their fists, some wearing red RWDSU tshirts. White text reads: “BARNES & NOBLE WORKERS WIN HISTORIC FIRST IN THE NATION UNION CONTRACT AT NYC STORES”

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RWDSU @rwdsu.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

The REI Board of Directors election has begun! Sadly, only candidates handpicked by the current Board were included on the ballot: REI rejected pro-worker candidates endorsed by the REI Union. Vote WITHHOLD to show that you reject REI’s undemocratic structure and rampant union busting: votenorei.com

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Vote NO in REI’s Board Election | REI Union

Learn how REI Co-op members are standing up and fighting back against their corporate Board of Directors during this year's election.

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