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Toly Rinberg

@tolyrinberg.bsky.social
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Rank-and-file organizing with UAWD / Working on socialist labor and climate politics

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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My only solace during the slow descent into earlier sunsets and excitement about pumpkin spice alaskapublic.org/news/environ...
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Meet Backpack, Fat Bear Week’s chunky champ
Backpack went from hitching a ride on his mom’s back to cross the Brooks River to winning the hearts of fat bear fans around the world.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
Gone are the mass raids and militarized metro operations. Gone are the pomp and pageantry. But ICE arrests have hit record levels. ICE operations are no longer concentrated in large American cities. Immigration enforcement officials are also working in suburban and rural areas, all across the US.
A map of the United States that shows immigration arrests per 100,000 people since ICE's new enforcement strategy began under DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin.
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Fong: Are you optimistic looking ahead? Gindin: Yes, but soberly so. It’s a really difficult thing to commit to and believe in socialism ... “Well, actually, 1 in 1,000 is pretty good. We’ll take those odds.” What else are you going to do with your life? www.damagemag.com/p/sam-gindin...
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Sam Gindin: We’ll Take Those Odds
Sam Gindin on the contemporary crisis of legitimacy, the importance of revitalizing organized labor, and the generation-defining project of organizing Amazon
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
One-two punch of union busting and war economy expansion. Stellantis: 1) Closes Brampton plant in Canada, Unifor rallies for 3k workers 2) Moves those jobs to Belvidere under trade war pressure, UAW cheers 3) Plans to sell Brampton to defense contractor www.freep.com/story/money/...
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Union blasts Stellantis for plans to sell idled plant to defense company
Stellantis plans to sell its idled Brampton plant to a defense contractor that has previously worked with ICE, leading the union to pause talks.
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
One of the reasons I was won over to the Left is because its materialist and historical analysis has actual answers to what we collectively live through Re-listening to this @thedigradio.bsky.social episode on this day: thedigradio.com/podcast/war-...
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War on Terror w/ Spencer Ackerman Part 1
Episode one of The Dig’s three-part War on Terror series the with Spencer Ackerman: 9/11, bipartisan war fever, and George W. Bush.
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Mike Konczal @mtkonczal.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
BLS this morning, with revised 2Q data: "The labor share, which is the percentage of output that accrues to workers in the form of compensation, was 52.8 percent in the second quarter of 2026, the lowest level in the series, which begins in the first quarter of 1947."
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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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‘Getting no help’: Thousands in Gary, Indiana, still without power nearly 2 weeks after storms
For some in the predominantly Black city, the lack of electricity has caused medical complications, while others are cooking what food they can at local parks before it spoils.
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
I hear you, but authors have more control than they let on - I dont think it's good to treat this like absolute truth. When I wrote a NYT oped and the editor wanted to use a term that was just incorrect in the title, my co-author and I drew a hard line and got the editor to change
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
And it's not even that short term: It's possible these jobs won't be online until after the 2028 negotiations, making the entire deal extra sus. The latest from UAWD's Daily Struggle by @andrewmbergman.bsky.social and Martha Grevatt!
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Stellantis pulled out their whipsawing 101 playbook for this one... But instead of using this as a moment of solidarity with Unifor to oppose plant closures, UAW leaders are cheering the short term gain of job. dailystruggle.org/stellantis-s...
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Stellantis Shutters Canadian Plant and Promises Future Jobs in Illinois, UAW Leaders Cheer
Stellantis is shutting down its Brampton, Ontario, plant, devastating a Canadian community while saying it is sending jobs to the U.S. Instead of enabling Stellantis to execute on its whipsawing playb...
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Google AI workers in the UK have voted to unionize. These workers voted to unionize 98% to 2%, reportedly in response to the deal struck between Google and the US military to use the technology they're working on. At least 1,000 workers are in the union. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Google DeepMind workers in UK vote to unionize amid deal with US military
Exclusive: Worker pointed to Iran war and Pentagon’s Anthropic feud as indications the department is ‘not a responsible partner’
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Ah yes, content directly pandering to me
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
So much for UAW's support for strategic tariffs... www.abc12.com/news/busines...
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GM expects $500 million tariff refund, raises profit guidance
General Motors is raising its profit expectation for this year to account for an anticipated $500 million tariff refund.
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Matthew Haugen @mjhaugen.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Maddening www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/c...
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How the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at the E.P.A.
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Utility CEO pay becoming even more egregious is a useful quick proxy for how insane things have gotten, but the real problem is not a simple financial redistribution but what class gets to control the future of utilities energyandpolicy.org/utility-ceo-...
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Utility CEOs received over $1 billion in executive compensation from 2017 - 2019
Utilities paid their CEOs over $1 billion in executive compensation from 2017 - 2019. Southern Company's Tom Fanning was the highest paid executive.
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Said report: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Which also concludes: "Our analysis suggests that rapid, widespread job displacement during the BEV transition is a smaller risk than many fear." Hits different during a big layoff wave across auto
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Higher labor intensity in US automotive assembly plants after transitioning to electric vehicles - Nature Communications
This study finds that U.S. vehicle assembly plants that have fully transitioned from gas engine to electric vehicle assembly have required higher labor intensity. It suggests that more, not fewer, wor...
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
It is with tears in my eyes that I am reading 2024 reports on the auto industry that excitedly made declarations like: "Meanwhile, a rapid shift towards battery electric vehicles (BEVs) is underway as major automakers set ambitious targets to phase out ICEV production within the next two decades"
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Energy and Policy Institute @energyandpolicy.org · 12/03/2026
🚨: Ever wonder how your utility bill is calculated or why it feels like it keeps rising year after year? Our new report, “Paying for Their Profits: How Ratepayers Foot the Bill for Soaring Utility Profits,” has answers. energyandpolicy.org/utility-prof...
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Paying for Their Profits: How Ratepayers Foot the Bill for Soaring Utility Profits
New report finds utility companies have made billions of dollars in profit since 2021 and utility profit margins are climbing higher.
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I was skimming the widely used Borjas' "Labor Economics" textbook to understand how the neoclassical view is presented and boy, even when correlation-causation isn't being twisted with motivated reasoning, the hegemony building is very thinly veiled
Chapter 10: Are American Unions Obsolete? with a highlighted line "Finally, there was a marked increase in the labor force participation rate of women. This trend has a depressing effect on unionization rates because women are less likely to join unions"
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
To get more updates from Daily Struggle, UAWD's class struggle unionism publication, subscribe here: dailystruggle.org/subscribe/
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
One of the most important tests for the UAW and the labor movement today. If we can't contest the restructuring of manufacturing sector between EV technology introduction and policy whiplash, workers will continue suffer under the whims of market competition dailystruggle.org/ford-busts-b...
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Ford Busts Union and Fires 1,600 Workers as Kentucky BlueOval SK Plant Closes—How can the UAW Fight Back?
Workers at BlueOval SK, who recently unionized with UAW, lost their jobs in February as the joint venture between Ford and Korean battery manufacturer SK On was dissolved and as Ford pivots from EV ba...
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Gabriel Zucman @gabrielzucman.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Another step on the road to extinction? Weak labor power and lack of cross border solidarity led Canada to make deals with China to import cheap (and technologically superior) EVs The inward turn by auto unions weakens all North American workers www.wsj.com/business/aut...
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Exclusive | Canada’s Move to Import Cheap Chinese EVs Is ‘Slippery Slope,’ GM CEO Says
Thousands of electric vehicles from Chinese automakers can enter Canada this year at a new low tariff rate.
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Thea Riofrancos @triofrancos.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I reviewed MORE AND MORE AND MORE which argues that there’s no historical precedent for an “energy transition”; instead, we see symbiotic linkages between wood, coal, oil, and now renewables. I’m convinced. But the book’s analysis of capitalism falls short @thebaffler.com Link ⬇️
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isaac @sevier.io · 16/01/2026
Any union utility / electrical workers following me that would be up for being interviewed by a researcher i'm working with? 👀
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Appreciate the discussion, and would also love to hear insights from this group about the current situation
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
The concept of a 1 day streak is so ambitious
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
I know there's a lot going on, but also @chess.com needs to dial it back
Email from chess.com saying "Your 1 day streak is about to end!"
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Regardless if the US takes over Venezuelan oil fields or whatever else people are speculating, this openly reminds fossil capital that the full might of the US state will defend oil hegemony. Despite short-term chaos, a bunch of other structural rearrangements follow from this
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
You gotta hand it to them, US auto execs pivoting away from EVs and back to combustion engines is proving to be a pretty smart financial decision They must be feeling pretty giddy right about now
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
UAWD's Daily Struggle is embarking on a project to understand the underlying causes of the boom and bust cycle in the auto and other manufacturing sectors In this release, we dig in to examine recent layoffs at General Motors, John Deere, and Cleveland Cliffs: dailystruggle.org/boom-and-bus...
Case studies for General Motors, John Deere, and Cleveland Cliffs, examining layoffs at each
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
In the last 2 years, the auto sector reduced by +46,000 jobs, with more than 4,000 GM workers laid off during these holidays But there's nothing natural here, corporations are intentionally restructuring the industry to continue making profits at the expense of workers through the EV transition
Title: Boom and bust, understanding layoffs and the restructuring of the auto industry. Red sign that says "Danger Layoffs Ahead" in front of a cliff
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Is the current form of collective editing through google docs the highest level we're able to achieve? It's fine if yes, I just want to know
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
But overall, an important addition to a much needed strategic discussion that needs to go far beyond "[simply] running more and better organizing drives" Thanks to @cwd-asu.bsky.social and the authors, Benjamin Y. Fong, @mgmcquarrie.bsky.social, Maria Esch
Report cover, beyond the NLRB
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
I don't agree with all the conclusions here, and unfortunately I think some of the "successful" case studies, despite the sober lens this report takes, are still too rosy and don't sufficiently grapple with the challenges of breaking business unionism on the Local and rank-and-file levels.
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
A useful contribution — with many case studies and analysis — for anyone thinking critically about how to reverse the continued decline of the labor movement cwd.asu.edu/projects/bey...
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Beyond the NLRB: Contemporary Strategies and Practices for Labor Movement Renewal | Center for Work and Democracy
The Center for Work & Democracy at Arizona State University is proud to announce the release of “Beyond the NLRB: Contemporary Strategies and Practices for Labor Movement Renewal.”DOWNLOAD "BEYOND THE...
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
"We start this report from the premise that any revitalization of the labor movement will not come through existing methods, and Democrats will not deliver salvation through labor law reform."
Worker compensation, productivity, union membership over time
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Pretty broad question, but will take any leads: Is there a body of research that has systematically studied the political-economic impact of various large-scale strikes in the US? Thinking especially of manufacturing, transportation, logistics sectors
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Nearly 6 million US households have utility debt “so severe” that it will soon be reported to collection agencies. apnews.com/article/trum...
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New analysis shows more US consumers are falling behind on their utility bills
A new analysis of consumer data shows that more people in the United States are falling behind on their utility bills.
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
"We are not kidding ... We will do whatever it takes to protect our jobs, our members and the future of this plant." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Frustrated union threatens plant takeover as Minister Joly meets with CAMI autoworkers | CBC News
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly met with the union and the mayor about the future of the CAMI assembly plant on Tuesday, with no news from General Motors about the plans for its future.
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
President of a Unifor Local representing Canadian GM autoworkers, whose jobs are threatened by tariffs and EV policies, is drawing a line in the sand: "Nothing comes in and nothing goes out. If they try to remove even one single thing from the plant, we are ready to take over."
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
If the auto industry is not the job maker of the future, what does long haul strategic organizing look like? socialistproject.ca/2025/11/cana...
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Canadian Auto Isn’t in ‘Crisis’, It’s in Danger of Extinction
Canadian autoworkers have faced many crises over the years, but the present threat is distinct. Lana Payne, President of Unifor, has warned that “If we don’t push back hard against him [US President D...
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Anyone looking to understand the restructuring of the North American auto industry should grapple with this long-but-useful piece by Sam Gindin: "Canadian Auto Isn’t in ‘Crisis’, It’s in Danger of Extinction"
Canadian Big 3 auto plant status between 2020 and 2025
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
I've been replaying this episode and find myself learning something new every time I turn it back on Strongly recommend this two-parter with @melindacooper.bsky.social
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
@debtcollective.bsky.social @latenantsunion.bsky.social @tenantpower.bsky.social have you seen anyone analyze this or organize against it?
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Landlords would have us believe that they are taking on a risk, but, of course, tenants also take on risk. If humans were valued more than property, you could never construct a system where tenants collectively subsidize landlords en masse. Anyway, public housing for all
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
You might say: but what happens if the tenant damages the property! Well, even in our current anti-human system, you could have a landlord make a damage request and ask tenants for compensation afterwards.
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
For a quick calculation: - There are ~100 million renters in the US. - From this source apartmentadvisor.com/national-ren..., let's say ~$800 per bedroom per month average - Avg. deposit: 1 month rent Not counting the rent itself, that's a ~$80 billion tenant-to-landlord wealth transfer
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National Rent Report
The ApartmentAdvisor National Rent Report is published monthly and includes national rent trend data as well as rent price data by state and by city.
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
It somehow always *feels* like it’s ok, I’m not actually paying for this, I'll get the money back. But another way to think about it (the correct way), is that when you zoom out the security deposit process is just a mass one-way transfer of wealth from tenants to landlords.
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Toly Rinberg @tolyrinberg.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
How come we’re not talking about how housing rental security deposits are a scam? I had a bit of an aha moment recently when I realized that as long as I’ll be a renter, I effectively never get my security deposit back: I just transfer it to the next landlord
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