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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 1d

Coming up this week on our virtual public picket lines we have a lot of excellent guest speakers. For simplicity's sake we've also made it so you just have to remember kickstarterunited.org/pickets/ to get to our public picket lines

Schedule for our public picket line the week of October 20th, 2025
Monday: Angelita Morillo (3:45 PM ET)
Tuesday: Vishal Reddy (3:30 PM ET)
Wednesday: Kim Kelly (2:00 PM ET), Teke Wiggin (2:30 PM ET)
Thursday: Eric Blanc (2:30 PM ET)

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 18d

‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️

As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.

WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.

Kickstarter United is on strike!
We are not asking for a boycott! Creators & Allies: Please continue to support & use the platform
swipe for ways to show your solidarity

Why We're Striking
A codified 4-day work week.
We simply want to protect the way we've been working for over 3.5 years. The 4dww has proven benefits, such as increased productivity and improved employee satisfaction. It's part of what makes Kickstarter a special, innovative place to work.
Fair pay for our lowest-paid workers.
We're fighting for livable minimum salaries for roles that are undervalued by the market but crucial to keeping Kickstarter running. We believe none of our workers should struggle to make ends meet.

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 15h

These employers have been added:

❌ Pape Material Handling (CA)
❌ Connecticut Distributors (CT)
❌ Vinvision (CA)
❌ White Pass & Yukon Railway (AK)
❌ Specs Family Partners (TX)
❌ United Site Services (MA)
❌ Northwell Health (NY)

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Union-Buster Tracker - LaborLab

LaborLab’s Union-Busting Tracker tracks anti-union “persuader” consultants across the United States. We believe that workers have a basic and fundamental right to form a union and that any employer wh...

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 3d

Volkswagen has dug in its heels in first-contract negotiations at its assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where workers won a landslide victory in last year’s union drive.

Tennessee Volkswagen Workers Collect Strike Pledges as Company Stalls at Table

Volkswagen has dug in its heels in first-contract negotiations at its assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where workers won a landslide victory in last year’s union drive. “We’re still waiting f...

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 4d

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 5d

Recent filings expose new union-buster hirings at📍Groff Tractor & Equipment engaged American Labor Relations Group, Inc. for a staggering $3,250 per day in connection with a campaign involving IUOE Local 542. And📍Amazon WOR retained Viking Labor Solutions for $275 per hour.

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"spooky simchas" daniel s. @self.agency · 5d

there are so many red spots on the live map i'm gasping

LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 5d

Union-Buster Tracker - LaborLab

LaborLab’s Union-Busting Tracker tracks anti-union “persuader” consultants across the United States. We believe that workers have a basic and fundamental right to form a union and that any employer wh...

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 5d

Union-Buster Tracker - LaborLab

LaborLab’s Union-Busting Tracker tracks anti-union “persuader” consultants across the United States. We believe that workers have a basic and fundamental right to form a union and that any employer wh...

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 5d

Union-Buster Watch for Week of October 13, 2025 - LaborLab

Recent filings with the Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) continue to expose companies that hire “persuader” consultants (i.e. union-busters). These LM-20 forms are a c...

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 6d

The truth behind Southern economic development

A report from the Economic Policy Institute shows the truth behind the Southern economic development model.

www.laborontheline.org

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 6d

Want a better world? Support organizing workers.

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Mari J @peanutslady.bsky.social · 8d

They do great work!

LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 8d

But we can't do it without your support
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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you!

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 8d

But we can't do it without your support
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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 9d

LaborLab is exposing a multimillion dollar industry built on attacking organizing workers.

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 9d

Support organizing workers.

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Shelley Fritz @shelleyfritz.bsky.social · 10d

Federal Worker Unions File Emergency Request to Block Trump-Vought Shutdown Layoffs www.commondreams.org/news/governm...

Federal Worker Unions File Emergency Request to Block Trump-Vought Shutdown Layoffs | Common Dreams

Unions that are already suing President Donald Trump's administration to protect federal workers from mass firings during the government shutdown filed an emergency request for relief after a top offi...

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 10d

Chattanooga VW employee tells Congress company violated labor law | Chattanooga Times Free Press

A 14-year Volkswagen employee brought his concerns about the company to Congress this week, stating the German automaker has repeatedly violated labor law in the two years since Chattanooga workers vo...

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 12d

Nurse speaks on violent attacks: Why nurses need unions

YouTube video by On The Line

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 13d

So why is @volkswagen.bsky.social offering its workers a subpar contract? 🤔

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Sales of Volkswagen’s Chattanooga-made ID.4 jump 176% | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Sales of Volkswagen's electric SUV in the United States exploded in the third quarter, jumping 176% compared to the same time last year.

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 17d

Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Allowing California Uber And Lyft Drivers To Unionize

About 800,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in the state are now allowed join a union and bargain collectively for better wages and benefits.

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 17d

These employers have been added to LaborLab’s Union-Buster Tracker for hiring consultants paid to persuade and coerce workers against organizing:

❌ Amazon DLN3 (IL)
❌FreshPoint Central California (CA)
❌ Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health (NH)
❌ DTE Energy (MI)
❌ Parc Auto (IN)

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Union-Buster Tracker - LaborLab

LaborLab’s Union-Busting Tracker tracks anti-union “persuader” consultants across the United States. We believe that workers have a basic and fundamental right to form a union and that any employer wh...

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 21d

We stand with Iowa nurses who are fighting for safe working conditions.

Their employer -- UnityPoint -- is spending millions of dollars to silence them.

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Nurse speaks on violent attacks: Why nurses need unions

YouTube video by On The Line

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 22d

Are you following this campaign?

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Nurses in Iowa Are Fighting an Unprecedented Anti-Union Campaign

Hospital system UnityPoint would rather spend millions on anti-union ‘educators’ than on safe staffing policies.

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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 22d

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UAW says it has received ‘overwhelming’ response to strike pledge cards in Chattanooga | Chattanooga Times Free Press

The United Auto Workers has received an "overwhelming" response from workers to pledge cards it circulated to gauge interest in a strike at Volkswagen Chattanooga, according to the union.

www.timesfreepress.com

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