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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 26m
jacobin.com/2026/09/amaz...
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Amazon Is Perfecting Total Surveillance of Its Workforce
Amazon has long been synonymous with workplace surveillance. With the introduction of “smart delivery glasses,” the logistics giant may soon ensure that not a moment of its drivers’ time on the clock ...
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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW UNION ALERT: Nurses at Central Maine Medical Center just won their union election in a landslide. Leading up to the vote, the hospital fired 15 supporters and suspended 5 more. It didn’t stop them. As nurse Katie Grinnell put it: “Their cruelty toward us just made us stronger.”
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Zohran Mamdani Is Going To War With Amazon. The Stakes Are Incredibly High.
A New York City bill would strike a huge blow to Amazon’s outsourcing model. The battle is already spreading to other cities.
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Texas residents speak out on Amazon drones: "The government and the F.A.A. have failed us." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...
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It’s Raining Boxes: Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Suburb
In Richardson, a fleet of drones has started to deliver goods quickly. But the noise is drowning out life for some residents: ‘We can’t live like this.’
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Workers in New York seek to create first AutoZone union as company resists
Company may have spent about $200,000 to fight union effort in White Plains, where 11 people can vote to join UAW
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Two wrongfully terminated workers get $40,000 after city intervenes - The Chief
Ian O’Hara worked part-time as a barista at Blue Bottle Coffee for almost a year and a half before the company wrongfully terminated him in January, leaving O'Hara “immensely blindsided...
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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How Amazon Busts Unions, in Its Own Words
Internal documents disclosed in a British Columbia labor case give us an incredibly detailed look into how exactly Amazon carries out its union-busting operations.
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/unionize-ai
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
As Amazon rolls out drone delivery in more locations, let's not forget what else those drones are up to 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 (this one is an oldie but a goodie) theonion.com/disguised-am...
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Disguised Amazon Drone Sneaks Into Worker Meeting To Disrupt Union Talk
BESSEMER, AL—Quietly gliding into a corner of the room as the rest of the warehouse employees filed in, a disguised Amazon drone reportedly snuck into a worker meeting Monday to disrupt union talks. “...
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Anthropic Is building a surveillance system to monitor activists using a “pre-crime” approach that tries to predict incidents before they happen. The extensive monitoring system that the AI company is building is aimed primarily at keeping tabs on activists who oppose the rapid development of AI.
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Anthropic Is Building a Predictive Surveillance System to Monitor Activists - The American Prospect
New hires and comments in interviews show that the AI giant is using its capabilities against dissenters.
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🚨Guys and St Thomas's staff to walk out over low pay and workplace issues Alongside multiple other failures of management, members have been left with no option but to strike. They are the backbone of the hospital and are paid barely above the minimum wage. 1/2
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
more of these, please! #officeofworkerpower www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/n...
nytimes.com
Mamdani Creates Workers’ Rights Office in Effort to Boost Union Power
The Office of Worker Power, designed to support labor organizing and strengthen worker protections, comes as the mayor works to win over the city’s business community.
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Global greed demands a global movement--and Amazon workers are building it RIGHT NOW. www.gofundme.com/f/help-amazo...
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Donate to Help Amazon Workers Attend Global Convention, organized by Sultana Hossain
My name is Sultana, and I am raising funds for 8 of my fellow Amazon cowo… Sultana Hossain needs your support for Help Amazon Workers Attend Global Convention
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
National park rangers just unionized....AGAIN www.unionizenps.org/press/in-a-l...
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In a Landslide Election, National Park Service Workers Vote to Unionize Across the West Coast — Unionize NPS
Workers won the union election by an extraordinary landslide, with 97% support and over 200 votes cast. This represents the 11th successful union election across the National Park Service in just twel...
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Angered by Censorship, This NPS Ranger Now Gives Rogue Tours of National Parks
Signs about slavery, climate change, and other historical topics continue to quietly disappear from national parks. Former park guide Melissa Dalley quit over the removals, and now she travels the cou...
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Amazon Workers on Food Stamps Nearly Tripled, While Company Spends $200 Billion on AI
A government watchdog report finds a familiar gap widening between what Amazon's workers take home and what its shareholders celebrate, and the company's boldest spending plan yet sits at the center o...
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/c...
nytimes.com
Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections
The Biden administration took steps to shield workers from extreme temperatures. The Trump administration is taking a gentler approach with employers.
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Amazon illegally fired Tamesha after she shared her story (about Amazon refusing her basic accommodations during her pregnancy, leading to her son being born severely premature) at an investors meeting. Donate to her GoFundMe if you can and please share her story far and wide! gofund.me/8b80a986f
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Donate to Keep Tamesha & Baby Housed - Amazon Pregnancy Whistleblower!, organized by Warehouse Life
Tamesha is an Amazon warehouse worker, a whistleblower, and a… Warehouse Life needs your support for Keep Tamesha & Baby Housed - Amazon Pregnancy Whistleblower!
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The charges against David Huerta have been DROPPED www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/u...
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Case to Be Dropped Against Labor Leader Caught in L.A. Immigration Raid
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
RFK cut the CDC. Now America can't stop pooping. Demand RFK reinstate the workers who keep us safe NOW: actionnetwork.org/letters/take...
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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Millions of Americans take on debt and drain savings to afford food
A quarter of working-age adults use credit cards to purchase groceries but struggle to repay their debts, a new study finds.
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
After two years of legal battles with Trader Joe's, workers in Chicago FINALLY win their union! hoodline.com/2026/07/nort...
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Chicago Trader Joe's Wins Union After NLRB Ruling
Trader Joe’s Lincoln Ave. wins union recognition after NLRB ruling.
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
LEARN MORE AND TAKE ACTION HERE: actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-o...
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
It's hot af. Demand OSHA's David Keeling restore heat protections and then resign: actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-o... #heatdome #excessiveheat #heatwave
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
if Amazon could put implants in their workers they would 🤬https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-warehouse-workers-wearable-device-right-station-link-2026-6
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Amazon is testing wearable trackers on warehouse staff in its quest for efficiency
Amazon's Right Station Link aims to boost warehouse efficiency by automatically capturing data on warehouse roles such as maintenance and safety.
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
www.nlrbedge.com/p/starbucks-...
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Starbucks Union Wins 700th NLRB Election
Starbucks Workers United continues to grow.
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Tomorrow in Garner, NC: Stand in solidarity with @amazoncause during Prime week!
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Just in time for summer, Amazon’s electric delivery vans got a software update that tracks when drivers are out of their seats for 30 seconds & turns off the AC to save battery life. We can’t let Amazon put battery life ahead of worker safety. Take action to protect workers now: bit.ly/coolthevans
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Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
We are "celebrating" three years of bargaining with no contract at ProPublica. You'll be hearing from my absolutely phenomenal coworkers about why and we hope you'll follow along as we continue to fight for a fair contract:
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Amazon prioritizing battery life over human life: www.404media.co/software-upd... 1/2
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Software Update Automatically Turns off Amazon Delivery Drivers’ AC During Dangerous Summer Heat
A new software update is turning off the AC in Amazon delivery vans after 10 minutes or 30 seconds under certain conditions.
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Our team is heading to @labornotes.bsky.social today! Who else is gonna be there? Drop a note in the comments if you're going, too--we'd love to say hi and talk organizing with you! 👋 #labornotes2026 #workerpower #organizeeverything
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
www.cnbc.com/2026/06/05/a...
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Amazon unveils latest warehouse robot as tech giants continue AI layoffs
"Our experience of robots is that it's actually driven up employment rather than the reverse," Amazon executive John Boumphrey told CNBC.
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
www.wired.com/story/amazon...
wired.com
Amazon Employees Show Up to City Council Meetings to Demand Limits on Data Centers
Activists say it’s the first time Big Tech employees have publicly called for regulations governing data center projects.
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
looks like it's gonna be a hot try-not-to-die-at-work summer 🤬 newrepublic.com/article/2109...
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
New study from @epi.org and @laborlab.bsky.social just dropped and it's a good read: www.epi.org/publication/... #unionsforall #workingclass #organize
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Your tax dollars at work: "The artificial intelligence war profiteer will 'design, configure, deploy and manage a secure, user-friendly tool to track USDA employees’ return to the office,' according to a disclosure." prospect.org/2026/05/18/p...
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Palantir Gets an Initial $3.9 Million to Spy on Federal Workers - The American Prospect
The contract kicks off a Trump administration plan to track workers at the Social Security Administration and Departments of Agriculture and Veterans Affairs.
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
www.epi.org/publication/...
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U.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union avoidance
Key takeaways Many U.S. employers hire union avoidance consultants to keep their workers from organizing and bargaining for better pay and working conditions. We estimate that employers spend roughly ...
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Jeff Bezos on the inherent ease and goodness of becoming a billionaire 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
As if going to the bathroom on an Amazon shift isn't hard enough.... #unionbustingisdisgusting #organizeamazon #workerpower #union
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Join us for a Solidarity Session with Mary Hill from CAUSE & Sultana Hossain from ALU-IBT1 and join the fight against Amazon's corporate greed! Register here: bit.ly/solsesh2
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Amazon workers say they can’t call 911 on the job without fear of retaliation. Amazon insists they can. Even if that policy exists, if workers don’t know about it, how real is it? We're demanding Amazon make it clear: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Guys, you know it's bad when the robots 'don't even want to work' anymore. www.wired.com/story/overwo...
wired.com
Overworked AI Agents Turn Marxist, Researchers Find
In a recent experiment, mistreated AI agents started grumbling about inequality and calling for collective bargaining rights.
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
"Who is going to pay my bills if I retire? What am I going to retire on?" Hill questioned. "The last paycheck I got from Amazon? Really?" abc11.com/post/garner-...
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Garner Amazon worker's message to founder Jeff Bezos goes viral with 10M+ views
72-year-old Amazon worker Mary Hill went viral through a social media post fighting for better wages.
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
"Do you need a therapist, or do you need a union?" --Jenny O'Dell, Saving Time
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Great news guys! The Bezos-owned @washingtonpost.com says we can ALLLLL be billionaires if we just try really really hard to LiVe Up tO OuR PoTEnTiAL lol 🤡 www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | You can earn a billion dollars
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has a low opinion of human potential.
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
It was Jeff's party...he can cry if he wants to. We're still riding this high. #ballwithoutbillionaires #laborisart #jeffbezos #billionairetears
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The Labor Force @thelaborforce.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/s...
nytimes.com
A ‘Ball Without Billionaires’ Kicks Off the First Monday in May
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