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Union of Southern Service Workers @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Waffle House workers in Orangeburg, SC are ON STRIKE.

We're demanding:
⚖️ No more favoritism
💰 Fair pay
🦺 Safe working conditions
🍽️ An end to unfair meal deductions

When workers stand up, we all rise.
#UnionsForAll #OrganizeTheSouth

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Union of Southern Service Workers @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social · Sep 11

“There is always some kind of an issue. Working at Waffle House, it’s kind of known. [Violence] comes along with it. It shouldn’t be like that.”- Katie Giede, a 12-year Waffle House employee from Conyers & union member

@atlantanewsfirst.com #UnionsForAll
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Workers union reacts to Marietta Waffle House fight, calls for 24/7 security to protect employees

Video of the attack has circulated on social media and shows one employee being struck repeatedly by multiple individuals.

www.atlantanewsfirst.com

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NC State AFL-CIO @ncstateaflcio.bsky.social · Sep 10

Happening now: the “Growing our Movement” panel with @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social, @unitehere.org, @teamsters.bsky.social and the @steelworkers.bsky.social! #countmein

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April Verrett @seiupres.bsky.social · Aug 19

Let me be clear: no worker should go broke just because they got sick or hurt. But in America, a hospital bill can cost more than your house. That’s not care. That’s exploitation.

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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · Aug 16

Workers across the country are rising up and saying ENOUGH to corporate greed.

We won’t settle for less than what we’ve earned! Fair pay, safe conditions, and respect for ALL workers.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · Jul 28

The working class is fed up with a system where greedy top CEOs make 285x what workers make—and the Trump admin’s anti-worker agenda is only widening that gap.

Working families deserve better.

The gap between CEO and worker pay keeps increasing—and Trump’s policies are making it grow faster

The average CEO-to-worker-pay ratio for S&P 500 Index companies in 2024 was 285 to 1. And CEOs are about to get a large tax cut.

www.fastcompany.com

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · Jul 24

Workers are fed up with a system where greedy top CEOs make 285x what workers make. We don’t have to accept the current state of our country, where billionaires take more and more while working people live paycheck to paycheck. www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/b...

AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch: Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made 6,666 more than its typical worker | CNN Business

The pay gap between America’s corporate leaders and their workers grew even larger in 2024, according to the AFL-CIO’s annual Executive Paywatch report, released Wednesday.

www.cnn.com

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · Jul 23

From the new AFL-CIO executive paywatch report:

The average American CEO got a 7% raise last year, meaning he now makes 285 times more than his median worker.

aflcio.org/paywatch

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · Jul 21

A stunning 39% of parents say they can’t afford back-to-school shopping this year.

44% of parents plan to take on debt during back-to-school shopping.

More than 50% of parents plan to sacrifice necessities like groceries to ensure their child has what they need for school.

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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · Jul 17

They want us to believe it’s normal to work full-time and still struggle to feed our families.

Meanwhile, CEOs rake in millions.

Nope. That's one reason we organize.

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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · Jul 11

Who’s the REAL problem?

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SEIU Local 2015 @seiu2015.bsky.social · Jul 15

Every single person. No matter their job. Deserves a living wage.

April Verrett @seiupres.bsky.social · Jul 15

The person working the register at your local grocery store should… indeed… be able to afford housing, healthcare, food, and more with their income.

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National Council for Occupational Safety and Health @nationalcosh.bsky.social · Jul 15

When a worker dies on the job, OSHA's maximum penalty is less than $17,000. That’s not justice—it’s a bargain for employers who cut corners.
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#WorkersLivesMatter #WorkplaceSafety

OSHA Penalties: How Low Can You Go? - Confined Space

The Department of Labor has just announced a number of OSHA penalty reductions, especially for small businesses.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · Jul 9

America’s unions rallied today to launch our nationwide “It’s Better in a Union: Fighting for Freedom, Fairness and Security” bus tour to build worker power and give working people—the backbone of America—a stronger voice.

We’ll see you on the road. aflcio.org/press/releas...

Labor Leaders, Workers Rally to Launch AFL-CIO’s ‘It’s Better in a Union’ Nationwide Bus Tour

Labor leaders and workers rallied today at the AFL-CIO headquarters to launch the nationwide “It’s Better in a Union: Fighting for Freedom, Fairness and Security” bus tour. While big corporations profit off the backs of working people and politicians continue to raise costs and cut essential lifesaving services, the labor movement will travel the country providing voice to and building power with workers in the lead up to Labor Day.

“Working people are the backbone of this country. We do the things our communities count on—at our schools and hospitals, factories and construction sites, small and big businesses—yet still too many families can’t keep food on the table, pay the rent, afford child care,” said AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler. The answer is not more of this same broken status quo. The answer is a good union job. The answer is working people in our communities—no matter who you are, how you voted—joining together and standing up for our freedom, fairness, and security.”

At the rally, labor leaders demanded “freedom, fairness and security” to launch the summer of action that will engage workers across the country about the issues facing their communities, their fights to organize workplaces and win fair contracts, and the impact of reckless policies on their lives. The bus tour will visit 26 states to join picket lines, support organizing campaigns, visit Veterans Affairs and Medicaid-funded facilities and hospitals gutted by DOGE, and speak directly with workers whose jobs have been ripped away by unnecessary cuts driven by the Trump administration.

“Working people have been betrayed by this administration—by the elected leaders who sold out the working class to the billionaire class. And we’re going to let them know. We are going to crisscross the country and talk to workers. We’re getting on this bus to make sure they know who sold us out—who is taking our jobs, our health care, our paychecks. To make sure every working person knows there’s a place for them on this bus,” said AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond.

Rally speakers included Liz Shuler, President, AFL-CIO; Fred Redmond, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO; Lee Saunders, President, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME); Evelyn DeJesus, Executive Vice President, American Federation of Teachers (AFT); Claude Cummings Jr., President, Communications Workers of America (CWA); Matthew Biggs, President, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE); Jimmy Williams Jr., General President, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT); Eric Dean, General President, International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (Ironworkers); Nick Daniels, President, National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA); Tyler Turner, President, Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU); April Verrett, President, Service Employees International Union (SEIU); Gwen Mills, International President, UNITE HERE; and David McCall, International President, United Steelworkers (USW).

After the kickoff rally, the “Better in a Union” bus joined UNITE HERE Local 23 for a rally to protect food service jobs at the U.S. House of Representatives. The bus will next head to join the USW on Saturday, July 12, in Newport News, Virginia. The event will highlight the impact of Trump administration cuts to veterans’ jobs and services. Follow along with the bus tour @AFLCIO on all platforms.

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · Jul 7

Headlines that speak for themselves

FORTUNE - "The next phase of Starbucks' turnaround plan is offering executives up to $6 million in stock grants, as baristas scrap to get annual raises above 2%"

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · Jul 6

America’s unions are hitting the road this summer to meet with workers, organize, and fight for our freedoms, fairness and our security—because they’re ALL on the line thanks to the Trump admin’s big, ugly anti-worker agenda.

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · Jun 30

The GOP plan is very simple.

Starve the poor, and give billions to the rich.

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Union of Southern Service Workers @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social · Jun 29

Service workers from the South gathered in Selma to honor our movement ancestors. On the Edmund Pettus Bridge, we felt their courage—and carry it with us. From Selma to Louisiana, we march for immigrant rights and justice for all. The fight isn’t over. #SolidaritySummer

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Union of Southern Service Workers @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social · Jun 28

Today we kicked off the Justice Journey from Durham, NC heading down to Louisiana with 100s of workers from across the country.

We’re standing up for our union siblings unjustly detained by ICE.

#JusticeJourney #OrganizeTheSouth #SolidaritySummer @seiu.org @fightforaunion.bsky.social

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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · Jun 25

Unions protect workers from natrual predators like greedy CEOs.

Pass it on.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · Jun 26

338 hospitals across the country are at risk of closing if the Senate’s budget bill makes cuts to Medicaid.

Working families need health care more than billionaires need another tax break. Lawmakers should be expanding health care access, not gutting it.

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Union of Southern Service Workers @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social · Jun 18

Shout out to fellow orgs @democracyoutloud.bsky.social, Indivisible, NC Poor People's Campaign, Be A Hero and more.

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Union of Southern Service Workers @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social · Jun 18

Hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians would be put in jeopardy—just to pay for tax breaks for billionaires. We’re not having it.

We depend on Medicaid, the ACA, and SNAP to survive. We won’t let politicians trade our lives for corporate profits without a fight.

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Union of Southern Service Workers @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social · Jun 18

We know what’s at stake: our healthcare, food assistance, and communities. This bill would:
❌ Kick 10.9M people off health insurance
❌ Slash funding for health centers & rural hospitals
❌ Gut nearly $300B from SNAP

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Union of Southern Service Workers @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social · Jun 18

🧵 We stood with community allies to rally and march outside the offices of Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd, demanding they vote NO on the Big Really Bad Bill. #ProtectMedicaid #HandsOffMedicaid #OrganizeTheSouth

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