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SEIU Local 925
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Working together to provide quality education for children & students, ensure that education remains a state priority, & provide quality public services.

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When two giants merge, workers lose bargaining power and audiences lose diverse stories. Consolidation is great for CEOs, but not for the people who make or watch the shows.

#UnionsForAll #StopTheMerger
Meme with four panels showing increasingly illuminated brain images. Panel 1 text: “Netflix and Warner Bros. are merging. Interesting.” Panel 2 text: “Wait… fewer studios means fewer shows get made.” Panel 3 text: “Crap, that leads to less creative and diverse content.” Panel 4 text: “Mega-mergers kill jobs and gut bargaining power for workers.” Each panel is paired with an image of a progressively more activated human brain.
December 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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“Netflix is the biggest streaming service in the world. Consolidating its power over the streaming video market not only kills jobs but also raises prices and hurts the U.S. entertainment industry.” www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Hollywood Labor Comes Out Swinging Against Warner Bros.-Netflix Deal: “This Merger Must Be Blocked”
The most severe in its criticism was the Writers Guild of America, so far.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Joint Statement of the Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.
The world’s largest streaming company swallowing one of its biggest competitors is what antitrust laws were designed to prevent. The outcome would eliminate jobs, push down wages, worsen conditions for all entertainment workers, raise prices for consumers, and reduce the volume and diversity of content for all viewers. Industry workers along with the public are already impacted by only a few powerful companies maintaining tight control over what consumers can watch on television, on streaming, and in theaters. This merger must be blocked.
December 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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"Supported by the union groups Minnesota 50501, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and UNITE HERE, protesters held signs that read “Stop deporting our neighbors” and “No ICE, No troops, No Kings.”"

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#EndTheRaids #DeICEflights
Anti-Trump Protesters Condemn Targeting of Somali Community
Trump has renewed his targeting of the Somali community by making a series of inflammatory remarks.
time.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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An injury to one is an injury to all. Trump’s targeting of Somali American community members and his push for military-style raids is an attack on all of us.
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🧵 Minnesotans are rising up.
We joined community members as people from across the state came together to demand an end to ICE flights out of MSP and to stand with our Somali neighbors who are being targeted and torn from their families.
(1/5) #DeIceFlights @seiu.org youtube.com/shorts/4tuLP...
Minnesotans Rise Up to Stop ICE Flights Out of MSP
YouTube video by SEIU MN State Council
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December 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Contracts don’t enforce themselves, members do. See something fishy? Speak up!

#UnionsForAll #SolidaritySeason
A still from SpongeBob SquarePants shows an angry teal fish character clenching their fists in frustration outside in Bikini Bottom. The top of the meme reads, “When the boss violates the collective bargaining agreement.”
December 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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#thisisyourcity
A blue graphic with the Wilson transition team logo at the top with a block of text that says: yesterday, I was appalled by the dehumanizing language of the president of the United States used to describe members of our nation's Somali community. today, I've learned that ice intends to deport Greggy "Kuta G"Sorio, who's been held for months at the Northwest detention center without proper medical Care, despite his precarious physical condition. we must not allow this repeated and intensifying cruelty to become normalized. I stand in solidarity with our immigrant communities who are under attack from the very government that should be protecting their human and civil rights. as mayor, I will do everything I can to stand with the targets of this needless aggression. I will work to make sure that every resident of our city feels safe, secure, and respected. this is your city
December 4, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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The real golden ticket? Understanding your rights and enforcing them. 📘✨

Find your contract here ➡ seiu925.org/members/

#UnionsForAll #SolidaritySeason
Image shows a still from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory of a smiling young boy holding a glowing paper, but the paper has been edited to look like a stack of documents labeled “Collective Bargaining Agreement 2024–2026.” Above the image is the text: “When you find the contract language that shuts down management’s nonsense.” The boy looks excited as he reads the contract.
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Our monthly labor meet-up in the U District is this Tuesday! Hope we see you there!

📅 Tuesday, Dec. 9
🕠 5:30pm – 6:30pm
📍 Shultzy’s Bar & Grill (4114 University Way NE, Seattle, WA)

#UnionsForAll #SolidaritySeason
Flyer that reads: Labor on Tap! U District Monthly In-Person Labor Meetup Come meet up, hang out, and maximize collective power with fellow union members from across Seattle's U District! Tuesday, Dec. 9 5:30pm – 6:30pm Shultzy’s Bar & Grill 4114 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105
December 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Greggy “Kuya G” Sorio’s health is rapidly deteriorating after months of medical neglect inside the Northwest Detention Center. Despite serious conditions developed in ICE custody, he now faces imminent deportation.

➡️ Take action: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ju...

www.thestand.org/2025/12/depo...
Deportation ‘would be a death sentence’
Filipino community member facing imminent deportation despite serious health conditions developed while in ICE detention TACOMA, WA (December 4, 2025) — Greggy “Kuya G” Sorio’s health continues to det...
www.thestand.org
December 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Let’s get this (ginger)bread!

#UnionsForAll #SolidaritySeason
National Cookie Day 2025 graphic with a purple background featuring gingerbread people holding picket signs. Large text reads “Quit giving workers the crumbs! We deserve the whole gingerbread house!” The gingerbread characters hold signs with phrases like “Time to bake a better deal!,” “ ‘Cookies rise with heat. So do workers!,” and “Our wages shouldn’t crumble!”
December 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Backs covered. Tails linked. Solidarity locked in. 🔗

#SolidaritySeason #UnionsForAll
Two orange cats are sitting side by side with their tails intertwined in a twist. The top text on the meme reads: “Management hates to see us this united.”
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista makes. Starbucks baristas at corporate stores across the country are on strike, as they fight to stop union busting and for a fair contract. Solidarity ✊ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/starbucks-union-strike
‘We’re not going anywhere’: how unionization ‘whirlwind’ set stage for historic Starbucks strike
Four years after workers at a Starbucks store in upstate New York became the first to unionize, hundreds of outlets followed – defying intense resistance from the coffee chain. What happened next?
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Don't mind if we do. 😁
December 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Starbucks workers are holding the line, and they need us with them. Stop by a unionized store and show your solidarity!

✍🏽Sign the pledge ➡ nocontractnocoffee.org/
📍Map of union Starbucks stores ➡ sbworkersunited.org/map/
👍Don't forget to follow @sbworkersunited.bsky.social!

#NoContractNoCoffee
December 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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"Gen Z men support unions more strongly than any other group, both today and when older generations were their age. Looking at the gains from union membership for young men, it’s easy to understand why."

#UnionsForAll #FightForAUnion
Why Gen Z Men Are the Most Pro-Union Generation in History: Unions Build Stable Finances
Gen Z men support unions more strongly than any other group, both today and when older generations were their age. Looking at the gains from union membership for young men, it’s easy to understand…
www.americanprogress.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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December 3rd is International Day of Persons with Disabilities! No matter what you look like or where you come from, there is a place for you in our union. There is no economic justice without disability justice! 🦾
December 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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🥳 "Starbucks will pay about $35 million to more than 15,000 workers in what officials are calling the largest worker protection settlement in New York City history"

#NoContractNoCoffee

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Starbucks to pay $35M to NYC workers after city alleges years of abuses
The city says about 15,000 employees will get paid $50 for each week worked over a three-year period. For some workers, that's thousands of dollars.
gothamist.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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SEIU 925 UW Libraries and Press union members purpled out to tell @uofwa.bsky.social management: DO YOUR HOMEWORK! 👀📝 It's time to respond to our proposals at the bargaining table. DO BETTER for our staff, students, and community!
December 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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"In Washington state, 26% of early educators were born outside the U.S."

www.seattletimes.com/education-la...

#EndTheRaids #ImmigrantJustice
Fear persists after mother detained outside of Issaquah preschool, deported
The detention and deportation of an Issaquah mother outside her 4-year-old son's preschool has sent shockwaves through Western Washington's child care sector.
www.seattletimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Looks like someone realized they'll have to negotiate instead of dictate. 😁

#UnionsForAll #SolidaritySeason
Meme has a picture of a man looking up to the sky with an extremely distressed expression. Text reads, "The boss when they find out the workers are unionizing."
December 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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We're so over corporations that back the MAGA regime's policies, cave to anti-DEI pressure, let ICE terrorize our communities, and chase tax breaks while people go hungry. That's why you won't find us shopping at Target, HomeDepot, or Amazon.🚫🚫🚫 #WeAintBuyingIt!
November 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Native and Indigenous peoples have always been at the forefront of our struggle for dignity, justice, and workers’ rights. We win more and win better when we're united. Happy Native American Heritage Day!
November 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Happy #Thanksgiving, union family! 🦃 #SolidaritySeason
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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The holidays are supposed to be about family, gratitude and community... NOT about funding companies that harm ours. We're saying NO to Target, Home Depot, and Amazon for funding and/or caving to the MAGA regime's hateful policies. #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫🚫🚫
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM