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San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO

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San Diego & Imperial Counties affiliate of the nat'l AFL-CIO, over 130 unions of more than 200,000 union workers and union families. We come together to strengthen solidarity, grow our union movement, and build local governing power with our communities.

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Yes On Prop 40 @billionairetaxnow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Prop 40 will raise about $100 billion to fund life-saving medical care for California families. Save Lives and vote #Yeson40 this November. #NoOn41 #NoOn42 #BillionaireTaxNow
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Yes On Prop 40 @billionairetaxnow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🗳️ Getting ready for the midterms? Our voter guide can help! Visit bit.ly/3Vc070T for more info, and make sure you have a voting plan. Remember: early voting starts October 5th. #YESon40 #NoOn41 #NoOn42 #BillionaireTaxNow
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San Diego Education Association @sdeducators.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Look at all those commitment cards! 🙌 At last night’s Rep Council, SDEA reps committed to YES on Prop 3 and to bringing this fight back to our sites. Voting #YESonProp3 protects school funding by maintaining existing tax rates for the wealthiest Californians. ✊ Help spread the word: cta.org/yeson3
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San Diego Education Association @sdeducators.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"This November, voters face a defining choice about what we value with Proposition 3. We can protect essential, reliable funding for our public schools, or we can hand over a massive, unneeded tax break to millionaires and billionaires." www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/09/29/o... #YesOnProp3
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Opinion: Our schools need Prop. 3’s funding to stay permanent
Education does not happen by accident.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
SOLIDARITY! On International Coffee Day - and every day - farm workers stand with Starbucks workers in their struggle! Just like many farm workers, @sbworkersunited.org is fighting back against greedy employers for the contract they deserve. #NoContractNoCoffee
A farm worker at the side of a field wearing a face mask holding a sign saying farm workers support Starbuck workers #nocontractnocoffee
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San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO @sdiclaborcouncil.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We deserve pro-worker, pro-union candidates who will fight for us. Here are our City of San Diego priority races, find all of our union endorsements, including CA Props, at UNIONYES.ORG San Diego City Council: • Nicole Crosby for D 2 • Henry Foster III for D 4 • Antonio Martinez for D 8
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San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO @sdiclaborcouncil.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Billionaires Got Tax Cuts. Working Californians Are Getting the Bill. Join me in working to keep hospitals and ERs open and make healthcare accessible. Vote YES on Prop 40 and NO on Props 41 and 42, to tax billionaires and save lives. thejumpingoffplace.substack.com/p/billionair...
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Billionaires Got Tax Cuts. Working Californians Are Getting the Bill.
Join me in working to keep hospitals and ERs open and make healthcare accessible. Vote YES on Prop 40 and NO on Props 41 and 42, to tax billionaires and save lives.
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San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO @sdiclaborcouncil.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We joined @nuhw.org healthcare workers as they escalated their contract fight with an informational picket at Kindred Hospital San Diego. Hear from 26-year Respiratory Therapist Neil Nagrampa about what's going on at Kindred hospital.
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San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO @sdiclaborcouncil.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“[R]eject the billionaires’ war on California: vote YES on Propositions 3 and 40 and NO on 41, 42, and 43.” Article by Jim Miller: thejumpingoffplace.substack.com/p/the-great-...
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The Great California Tax War is on the Ballot: How Billionaires and Corporate Funded Initiatives are Aiming to Starve State and Local Governments of Revenue this November
“[R]eject the billionaires’ war on California: vote YES on Propositions 3 and 40 and NO on 41, 42, and 43.”
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San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO @sdiclaborcouncil.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We joined @nuhw.org healthcare workers as they escalated their contract fight with an informational picket at Kindred Hospital San Diego. Hear from 26-year Respiratory Therapist Neil Nagrampa about what's going on at Kindred hospital.
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Yes On Prop 40 @billionairetaxnow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Nvidia CEO: “The fact that I can afford to pay $8 billion in taxes…is a privilege.” #YESonProp40 #NoOn41 #NoOn42 #BillionaireTaxNow
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang backs California billionaire tax
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says he would accept billions of dollars in additional California taxes if voters approve a proposed billionaire...
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 22/09/2026
It’s the first day of fall 🍂 In some places, the leaves are changing and temps are dropping... and the election is right around the corner. Make sure you’re registered to vote to make your voice heard and elect candidates who will fight for workers! betterinaunion.org/check
I've checked my registration. Have you? betterinaunion.org/check | AFL-CIO
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San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO @sdiclaborcouncil.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“[R]eject the billionaires’ war on California: vote YES on Propositions 3 and 40 and NO on 41, 42, and 43.” Article by Jim Miller: thejumpingoffplace.substack.com/p/the-great-...
thejumpingoffplace.substack.com
The Great California Tax War is on the Ballot: How Billionaires and Corporate Funded Initiatives are Aiming to Starve State and Local Governments of Revenue this November
“[R]eject the billionaires’ war on California: vote YES on Propositions 3 and 40 and NO on 41, 42, and 43.”
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Yes On Prop 40 @billionairetaxnow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Billionaires had the chance to avoid Prop 40 by moving out of state. Spoiler alert: Pretty much no one left. #Yeson40 #BillionaireTaxNow #NoOn41 #NoOn42
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Yes On Prop 40 @billionairetaxnow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Don’t let a billionaire-owned paper lie to you about Prop 40. The billionaire tax is a real solution to keep local hospitals and ERs open and healthcare affordable for millions of Californians. #YESon40 #BillionaireTaxNow #NoOn41 #NoOn42
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The L.A. Times' undead 'editorial board' rises to go after Prop. 40
The billionaire-owned newspaper publishes its first editorial since March 2025 — despite not having any editorial writers — to oppose the billionaire tax. What gives?
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Yes On Prop 40 @billionairetaxnow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
El futuro de la Proposición 40 estará en manos de los votantes de California, quienes decidirán sobre la medida este 3 de noviembre. Tu voto puede ayudar a proteger nuestros hospitales y clínicas. #SíALa40 #ImpuestoALosBillonariosYa #NoALa41 #NoALa42
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Yes On Prop 40 @billionairetaxnow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
vote #YesOn40 this November. #BillionaireTaxNow #NoOn41 #NoOn42
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Yes On Prop 40 @billionairetaxnow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Want to silence journalists? If you're a billionaire, just buy the newspaper. #YesOn40 #BillionaireTaxNow #NoOn41 #NoOn42
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Want to silence journalists? If you're a billionaire, just buy the newspaper.
YouTube video by California Billionaire Tax Act
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San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO @sdiclaborcouncil.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Prop 45 gives corporations & developers more power to cut corners & puts worker safety at risk while making it harder for workers to speak up when a job isn’t safe. It’s a power grab for corporate profits at the expense of working people. Working families say NO on Prop 45. #NoOn45CA #UnionStrong
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San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO @sdiclaborcouncil.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Join union and working class allies to stand up for workers! • Tax the billionaires 💵💰 • ICE out of our neighborhoods 🔥🧊 • End mass surveillance 📸 • Protect the vote 🗳️ Rally for Working Families Sunday, September 27 Oceanside Civic Center 300 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside, CA 92054
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Since 2019, corporate profits have grown 52 percent. Wages have grown 12 percent. Read that back. This is what a rigged economy looks like. [Chart by @groundwork.bsky.social]
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 27/08/2026
#OtD 27 Aug 1934 Filipino workers in California struck for better pay. The Salinas Lettuce Strike was the first time a Filipino union successfully negotiated with employers, challenging the stereotype of Filipino laborers happily working for low pay stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9882...
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 27/08/2026
America’s unions stand with @sbworkersunited.org baristas in boycotting stand-alone corporate Starbucks stores. Join us – take the pledge and let’s show Starbucks that working people stand with baristas until they win a fair contract. No Contract? No coffee! www.boycottstarbucks.net
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BOYCOTT STARBUCKS
Starbucks is the biggest violator of U.S. labor law in modern history. Join the movement - Boycott Starbucks!
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California Federation of Labor Unions @californialabor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Big Tech is exploiting our personal data -- like our internet search history, location, and income -- to charge us all different prices for the same product.
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Opinion | Surveillance Prices. Hidden Fees. Shifting Costs. This Madness Must Stop.
Policymakers should combat commercial surveillance with stronger laws on fair pricing.
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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 25/08/2026
🚨BREAKING: Our union of over 12,000 baristas are officially calling for a Starbucks boycott. Read this statement penned by Starbucks workers on why a boycott from ALL customers, allies, and organizations is necessary to fight back against corporate greed:
BOYCOTT STARBUCKS is written inside a zig-zaggy speech bubble against crumbled paper. Beside it are the Starbucks Workers United logo and an image of a coffee cup being poured out.We, the 12,000 and growing members of Starbucks Workers United, call on everyone who stands with working people to boycott Starbucks until they finalize a contract with union baristas and stop union-busting.
What we’re fighting for is simple: a minimum $17/hr wage, enough hours to live on, better staffing in our stores, and basic workplace protections. Every year, our living costs rise but our wages don’t keep up – a growing pressure many American workers are feeling as corporate greed accelerates unchecked in our country. 
Starbucks is banking on customers' blind loyalty to the integrity and values this company once stood for in order to keep squeezing them for profits. At a time when working-class people across the country are struggling in a challenging economy, it is no longer possible to be both a Starbucks customer and in support of workers; choosing to spend money at Starbucks is choosing a law breaking corporation over the baristas who make your coffee everyday exactly as you ask for it.
Starbucks has violated U.S. labor law more than any other company in modern history–the NLRB and its judges have found that Starbucks committed hundreds of labor violations and there are currently more than 550 unresolved unfair labor practice charges still pending against the company. Instead of finalizing a fair and reasonable union contract, Starbucks has repeatedly demonstrated a lack of care for the workers who fuel the company’s profits by wasting millions of dollars on AI and technology that doesn’t work, launching countless gimmicky drinks designed to distract from real problems, and inventing pointless policies that do nothing but make our jobs harder. 
This ongoing, irrational behavior by Starbucks and its refusal to settle a fair union contract with workers leaves us with no other choice than to call for a boycott. We know when working people stand up together, we win. 
No Contract? No Coffee.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 27/08/2026
Labor Day celebrates the power our labor movement has when we come together. Join America’s unions at one of our events across the country as we use that power and solidarity to speak up for working people and to protect our rights and freedoms. go.aflcio.org/ld26act
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San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO @sdiclaborcouncil.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
General Dynamics NASSCO has been in San Diego for over 80 years. They build world class ships for our Navy, but worker pay & conditions are anything but world class. Hear from IAM 389 3-year pipefitter Jack about what’s going on with him and his fellow workers leading up to contract negotiations.
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San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO @sdiclaborcouncil.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Last week, we showed up for NASSCO shipbuilders. ✊🏽✊🏿✊🏼 ⚓ Our unions and allies packed the streets to stand with IAM 389 as they head into contract negotiations. Now NASSCO workers are at the bargaining table. We wish them strength – because with this kind of unity, they don't need luck.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 21/08/2026
S&P 500 CEOs make 312x what workers do. While working people struggle to make ends meet and stress over every bill, greedy bosses are cashing in. Our energy and work create the profits and make this economy run. It’s time that it worked for us, not the rich.
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San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO @sdiclaborcouncil.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
General Dynamics NASSCO has been in San Diego for over 80 years. They build world class ships for our Navy, but worker pay & conditions are anything but world class. Hear from IAM 389 3-year pipefitter Jack about what’s going on with him and his fellow workers leading up to contract negotiations.
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San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO @sdiclaborcouncil.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Labor Day Community BBQ! Good food, jumpies, games, & solidarity. Sunday 9/6, 11:30am-3:30pm at Rohr Park, Bonita. Free. All welcome! Bring friends, blankets, chairs. RSVP: bit.ly/sdlaborday2026
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San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO @sdiclaborcouncil.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Labor Day Community BBQ! Good food, jumpies, games, & solidarity. Sunday 9/6, 11:30am-3:30pm at Rohr Park, Bonita. Free. All welcome! Bring friends, blankets, chairs. RSVP: bit.ly/sdlaborday2026
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Economic Policy Institute @epi.org · 05/08/2026
The Trump administration plans on spending $268.9 BILLION—or $2,358 per taxpayer—to undertake mass deportations. Ever wonder what that money could have funded instead? Check out EPI's new calculator to see what your state, county, congressional district, or town could have invested in.
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The Cost of Deportations Calculator
The Trump administration is taking billions of _your_ taxpayer dollars to pay for mass deportations. The Cost of Deportations Calculator shows what could this money be used for instead.
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California Federation of Labor Unions @californialabor.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Journalist Josephine Walker of @axios.com says it all: "America is quickly becoming a patchwork of protections. Those with a union contract have a say in their technological future." 💪
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U.S. Mail Not For Sale @usmailnotforsale.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
These are just a few photos from today's rallies and events to protect our public Postal Service! We demand: 📨 Protect and expand vote-by-mail 📨 End the Congressionally-created USPS funding crisis 📨 Keep the corporate raiders off the Board of Governors! Take action: usmailnotforsale.org/protect/
Eight people hold signs "protect our public Post Office" "USPS is a service, not a business" "Don't destroy our Post Office"Postal workers and community supporters inside a post office holding signs reading "Don't destroy our post office," "Protect our public post office," and "USPS is a service not a business," calling to protect local postal services; one person wears a Ben Franklin costume.Group of community members gathered outside a shopping area holding signs reading "Protect our Public Post Office," "USPS is a service not a business," and "Don't destroy our post office" in a smiling, pro‑USPS rally with one person taking a front selfie.Young person standing outside a United States Post Office holding a hand‑written sign that begins "I SUPPORT OUR PUBLIC POSTAL SERVICE BECAUSE..." with a "U.S. MAIL — NOT FOR SALE" sticker, advocating to protect and preserve public mail services.
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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 27/07/2026
Charges have been dropped against SEIU USWW President David Huerta. A win for workers! We won’t stop speaking up to demand justice for all workers, no matter where they were born. We will not be silenced.
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San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO @sdiclaborcouncil.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
We were @ San Diego Pride to support our LGBTQ+ community & share that unions are powerful communities for ALL workers. Hear from our UCSD Labor Summer Fellow Brianna (she/they) & Sarah (she/her) of UFCW 135 on what Pride means to them! #SDPRIDE #SANDIEGOPRIDE #UNIONPRIDE
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San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO @sdiclaborcouncil.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Postal workers need us. Southeast Post Office closes quietly on 7/25. Rally Tues 7/28, 11am-1pm at 2777 Logan Ave, SD. Save our service. Show up. #SaveThePostalService
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San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO @sdiclaborcouncil.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
We were @ San Diego Pride to support our LGBTQ+ community & share that unions are powerful communities for ALL workers. Hear from union musician @afm-union.bsky.social 325 Laura & her wife Lauren, former UCSD PT @uptecwa.bsky.social, on what Pride means to them! #SDPRIDE #SANDIEGOPRIDE #UNIONPRIDE
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San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO @sdiclaborcouncil.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Hear from our @iatse122.bsky.social members Argyle (they/them) and Leo (he/they) what PRIDE means to them! #SDPRIDE #SANDIEGOPRIDE #UNIONPRIDE
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
A new report from @epi.org shows that tripling union membership would shift more than $1 trillion to U.S. workers. Higher union membership means a stronger economy and a better future for working families. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Tripling US union membership would shift $1.2tn to workers annually – report
More density would also narrow racial pay gaps, while a decline in density correlated to surges in wealth inequality
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California Federation of Labor Unions @californialabor.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This President isn’t trying to clean up our elections, he’s trying to steal them. Study after study confirms voter fraud in any form is extremely rare.
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California Federation of Labor Unions @californialabor.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
🧵 Life is Better In A Union. How much better? Well, @epi.org’s new study shows if current union membership tripled, the median worker would make $7,700 more annually. 💵
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Indivisible49 ❌👑 @indivisible49.com · 16/07/2026
Justice for Johan, Lorenzo, and say no to ICE killings‼️ 📅 Thursday, July 16th ⏰️ 10:30 a.m. - noon 📍 Federal Building, 880 Front Street, San Diego ICE out of San Diego
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California Federation of Labor Unions @californialabor.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
New research shows what we already knew: Union construction crews get the job done faster and cheaper than non-union ones!
sacbee.com
New research shows unionized construction crews are more cost-efficient, on-time
A recent study of Sacramento County public works projects found that those led by unionized contractors were more cost- and time-efficient.
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Indivisible49 ❌👑 @indivisible49.com · 15/07/2026
People Over Billionaires - ICE out of San Diego 📅 Thursday, July 16th ⏰️ Program from 11:00 to 12:00 📍 6420 Sequence Drive, San Diego, 92121, Google HQ Google headquarters press conference: Defend Democracy & Defend Due Process, People Over Billionaires.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 15/07/2026
What would happen if union density in America tripled? The median worker would get a 14.5% raise. $1.2 TRILLION would shift to workers yearly. Racial wealth gaps would narrow. America’s unions are organizing to make this reality. More from @epi.org:
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The case for tripling union membership: How rebuilding union power would strengthen workers, the economy, and our democracy
Foreword Imagine union membership tripling in the United States. It may sound radical—if you’ve forgotten history. In fact, more than 1 in 3 private-sector workers belonged to a union in the 1950s. Th...
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Economic Policy Institute @epi.org · 15/07/2026
🌟 NEW 🌟 First-of-its-kind analysis from @cmcnich.bsky.social, @jensherer.bsky.social, and @benzipperer.org measures how expanding union membership would boost wages, lower inequality, and benefit communities and democracy. A teaser of what that would mean for workers 🧵 1/
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The case for tripling union membership: How rebuilding union power would strengthen workers, the economy, and our democracy
Foreword Imagine union membership tripling in the United States. It may sound radical—if you’ve forgotten history. In fact, more than 1 in 3 private-sector workers belonged to a union in the 1950s. Th...
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 13/07/2026
Immigrant workers with Temporary Protected Status are our coworkers and union siblings. Forcing them off the job is wrong and makes no sense — it’s bad for our communities, our workplaces and our economy. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/us/polit…
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U.S. Employers Told to Dismiss Thousands of Immigrant Workers
Shifting deadlines are confusing businesses as the end of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and others looms, making them ineligible to live and work in the United States.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 14/07/2026
It's HOT across the country right now. Heat-related illness can be deadly. 530 workers died from heat illness on the job in 2024. Protect yourself and your workers — know your rights! aflcio.org/heat
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Heat at Work | AFL-CIO
Exposure to heat at work has long been recognized as a health and safety hazard. Climate change is worsening the problem as heat at work becomes more deadly every year.
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