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MicronH⚖️😷<p>“we'll welcome journalist Mariah Blake, author of the new book They Poisoned the World, Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals, which revealed the true hazards of PFAS…after losing several friends and relatives to cancer, an unassuming insurance underwriter in Houssuck Falls, New York began to suspect that the local water supply was polluted. </p><p>Turns out it was.”</p><p>From Ralph Nader Radio Hour: The State of Labor/ Forever Chemicals,<br><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ralph-nader-radio-hour/id874581610?i=1000721309374" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/</span><span class="invisible">ralph-nader-radio-hour/id874581610?i=1000721309374</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Podcasts</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>One more post, and then I'll re-toot some of the posts from earlier today and last night (yes, we started early). HT to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/profile/anubis2814" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>anubis2814</span></a></span> for this brilliant post! </p><p>"Richard Scarry created the most <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> world you can imagine and Its left us feeling frustrated as to what we could have without <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a>. I don't want a jet pack I want an apple car. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IWW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IWW</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> "</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunk</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RichardScarry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RichardScarry</span></a></p>
prau<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://forall.social/@dancingdogs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dancingdogs</span></a></span> </p><p>Did you know that <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> are extortionists and exploiters, that they always want wages and other benefits above market rates, and that the main victims are consumers and <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> who are not union members?</p>
R. Scott Pert<p>2/2<br>&gt; Members of the American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, the National Association of Government Employees, the National Federation of Federal Employees, the National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United and the Service Employees International Union will no longer have the labor protections negotiated by their organizations.<br><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>veterans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/aflcio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aflcio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a></p>
R. Scott Pert<p>1/2<br>VA to End Bargaining Agreement Contracts with Most Unions</p><p>&gt; The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday it was ending collective bargaining agreements with most federal unions -- a move that affects roughly 80% of its total workforce.<br> <a href="https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/08/07/va-end-bargaining-agreement-contracts-most-unions.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">military.com/daily-news/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">8/07/va-end-bargaining-agreement-contracts-most-unions.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>veterans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/aflcio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aflcio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a></p>
Charlie McHenry<p><a href="https://connectop.us/tags/HulkHogan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HulkHogan</span></a> and the unvaveling of worker solidarity… Def was NOT a cool dude on so many levels, this being just one of them. <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Union</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unions</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/WWE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWE</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://theconversation.com/hulk-hogan-and-the-unraveling-of-worker-solidarity-262178" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/hulk-hogan</span><span class="invisible">-and-the-unraveling-of-worker-solidarity-262178</span></a></p>
prau<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@bicmay" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bicmay</span></a></span> </p><p>Frankly, the state is a parasite, and the trade <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> are parasites too. In this case, the parasites, the unions, are parasitizing on the parasite - the state, and all of them are parasitizing on the real producers, on the net taxpayers.</p>
Bich Nguyen :verified:<p>"The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday it was ending collective bargaining agreements with most federal unions -- a move that affects roughly 80% of its total workforce.</p><p>Members...will no longer have the labor protections negotiated by their organizations."</p><p><a href="https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/08/07/va-end-bargaining-agreement-contracts-most-unions.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">military.com/daily-news/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">8/07/va-end-bargaining-agreement-contracts-most-unions.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>veterans</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VeteransAffairs</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/CollectiveBargaining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CollectiveBargaining</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/benefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benefits</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p><a href="https://labornotes.org/node/7932" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">labornotes.org/node/7932</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Toxic Laundry Melting Aprons: Mauser Strike Hits Two Months<br><a href="https://labornotes.org/2025/08/mauser-strike-hits-two-months" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">labornotes.org/2025/08/mauser-</span><span class="invisible">strike-hits-two-months</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chicago</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LabourMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourMovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mauser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mauser</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Organize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Teamsters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teamsters</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p><a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/story/starbucks-workers-united-jaz-brisack-book" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">teenvogue.com/story/starbucks-</span><span class="invisible">workers-united-jaz-brisack-book</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/labormovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labormovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Salting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Salting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Starbucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starbucks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SWU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SWU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p><a href="https://inthesetimes.com/article/is-salting-the-future-of-organized-labor-starbucks-workers-united" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inthesetimes.com/article/is-sa</span><span class="invisible">lting-the-future-of-organized-labor-starbucks-workers-united</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/labormovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labormovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Salting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Salting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p>Wherever you are, whatever you do, there is a Union for you.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starbucks_unions" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starbuck</span><span class="invisible">s_unions</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/labormovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labormovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Starbucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starbucks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Starbucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starbucks</span></a> affords lavish managers’ conference, executive bonuses, &amp; private jet for CEO Brian Niccol to commute to work. In 2024, Brian made 6,666 times MORE than the average Starbucks worker… that’s more than ANY S&amp;P 500 company!<br>When we fight together, we win together - Fan the flames 🔥 of discontent </p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/m/SBWU" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/m/SBWU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://sbworkersunited.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">sbworkersunited.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coffee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/labormovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labormovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SWU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SWU</span></a></p>
John<p><a href="https://union.place/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> contracts terminated: the staff at <a href="https://union.place/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VeteransAffairs</span></a> facilities across America don’t ask for praise, they ask for a voice, and today, the <a href="https://union.place/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Administration told them to sit down and shut up</p><p><a href="https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/08/va-ends-union-contracts-for-most-workers-at-its-cleveland-medical-center-citing-trump-executive-order.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cleveland.com/news/2025/08/va-</span><span class="invisible">ends-union-contracts-for-most-workers-at-its-cleveland-medical-center-citing-trump-executive-order.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/LouisStokes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LouisStokes</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privatization</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/neoliberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neoliberalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/corrution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corrution</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a></p>
John<p>Government criminalizing <a href="https://union.place/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a>, attempting to dissolve militant <a href="https://union.place/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a>. “What happens to one of us, happens to all of us. <a href="https://union.place/tags/Solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solidarity</span></a> is global, and today <a href="https://union.place/tags/Panama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Panama</span></a> is not alone”</p><p><a href="https://www.bwint.org/BwiNews/NewsDetails?newsId=684" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bwint.org/BwiNews/NewsDetails?</span><span class="invisible">newsId=684</span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/strikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strikes</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/BWI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BWI</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/SUNTRACS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SUNTRACS</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/GenaroLopez" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenaroLopez</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/JaimeCaballero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JaimeCaballero</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/SaulMendezRodriguez" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaulMendezRodriguez</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ErasmoCerrud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErasmoCerrud</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/asylum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asylum</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/JackelineMunoz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JackelineMunoz</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/TUCA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TUCA</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a></p>
Dave Fenichel<p><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dockworkers</span></a> in Italy win against <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/arms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arms</span></a> shipment to Israel</p><p>&gt; This outcome adds to a growing list of union-led actions across Europe in solidarity with Palestine and against the ongoing genocide in <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>, where at least 60,000 people have been killed by the Israeli occupation. “From Greece to Liguria, as previously demonstrated with the support of French dockworkers, the network of dockworkers across Europe and the Mediterranean has shown that stopping war logistics is possible, legitimate, and necessary,” Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) wrote.</p><p><a href="https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/dockworkers-in-italy-win-against-arms-shipment-to-israel/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04</span><span class="invisible">/dockworkers-in-italy-win-against-arms-shipment-to-israel/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/antiwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antiwar</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/antigenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antigenocide</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/decolonisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decolonisation</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/antiShoah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antiShoah</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/antiHolocaust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antiHolocaust</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/counterterrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>counterterrorism</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/counterdisruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>counterdisruption</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/zionismIsWhiteNationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zionismIsWhiteNationalism</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/endStateTerror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endStateTerror</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/endEthnicCleansing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endEthnicCleansing</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/endErasure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endErasure</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/proCivilization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proCivilization</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/protectWestAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protectWestAsia</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/saveIndigenousPopulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>saveIndigenousPopulations</span></a></p>
Algernon D'Ammassa<p>A nascent faculty union at Western New Mexico University overcame a procedural hurdle in seeking recognition of its collective bargaining unit after settling objections by the administration over the unit’s composition last week.</p><p><a href="https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_56886604-7761-4bd7-98f5-fbd5545570de.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abqjournal.com/news/article_56</span><span class="invisible">886604-7761-4bd7-98f5-fbd5545570de.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/newmexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>newmexico</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/wnmu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wnmu</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a></p>
anubis2814Richard Scarry created the most <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> world you can imagine and Its left us feeling frustrated as to what we could have without <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a>. I don't want a jet pack I want an apple car. <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=IWW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IWW</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a>
Peter Link 🍉🇨🇺🇵🇸🐧<p><strong>'Blatant Attempt to Bust Our Unions': Trump Admin Moves to Gut Labor Protections at VA</strong></p><p><em>"This administration wants to break the spirit of working people in this country, but we will not be broken," said <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/NationalNursesUnited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalNursesUnited</span></a>.</em></p><p>from <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/CommonDreams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommonDreams</span></a><br>Julia Conley<br>Aug 07, 2025 </p><blockquote><blockquote><p>Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins notified the American Federation of Government Employees (<a href="https://expressional.social/tags/AFGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFGE</span></a>) and several other unions that he was implementing an executive order signed by President Donald <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, which required the termination of collective bargaining agreements for agencies whose missions are related to national security. </p></blockquote></blockquote><p><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-afge" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">commondreams.org/news/trump-af</span><span class="invisible">ge</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/WorkersRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorkersRights</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Workers</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unions</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/LaborMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaborMovement</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/LaborUnions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaborUnions</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/sindicatos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sindicatos</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/VeteransAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VeteransAdministration</span></a><br> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a></p>
prau<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://expressional.social/@Peter_Link" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Peter_Link</span></a></span> </p><p>Did you know that <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> are extortionists, exploiters, that they always want wages above market, that consumers and non-union <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> are victims?</p>