Sara Nelson
@flyingwithsara.bsky.social
Union Flight Attendant since 1996 and president of the Flight Attendant Union, AFA-CWA, 55k at 20 airlines. Sanders Institute fellow. (she/her)
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Just spent a barnstormer of an hour listening to @flyingwithsara.bsky.social as part of the @gftuet.org.uk strategy series! Not just inspirational but practical and empowering. Will be putting that knowledge into practice, hoping to bring that energy to every workplace I visit! 💪🤝✊ Thank you Sara!!
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Just spent a barnstormer of an hour listening to @flyingwithsara.bsky.social as part of the @gftuet.org.uk strategy series! Not just inspirational but practical and empowering. Will be putting that knowledge into practice, hoping to bring that energy to every workplace I visit! 💪🤝✊ Thank you Sara!!
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📺Watch and share our second #StrategySeries session 2025-2026.
Ft. @flyingwithsara.bsky.social and @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social, as we explore How can American Labour defeat Authoritarianism?
youtu.be/4DSjilaXMlQ?...
#GFTU #GFTUET #Authoritarianism #Workers #Unions #TradeUnionEducation #TUeD
Ft. @flyingwithsara.bsky.social and @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social, as we explore How can American Labour defeat Authoritarianism?
youtu.be/4DSjilaXMlQ?...
#GFTU #GFTUET #Authoritarianism #Workers #Unions #TradeUnionEducation #TUeD
How can American Labour defeat Authoritarianism? with Sara Nelson- 20 November 2025
YouTube video by GFTU Educational Trust
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
📺Watch and share our second #StrategySeries session 2025-2026.
Ft. @flyingwithsara.bsky.social and @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social, as we explore How can American Labour defeat Authoritarianism?
youtu.be/4DSjilaXMlQ?...
#GFTU #GFTUET #Authoritarianism #Workers #Unions #TradeUnionEducation #TUeD
Ft. @flyingwithsara.bsky.social and @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social, as we explore How can American Labour defeat Authoritarianism?
youtu.be/4DSjilaXMlQ?...
#GFTU #GFTUET #Authoritarianism #Workers #Unions #TradeUnionEducation #TUeD
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This Day in Labor History: November 22, 1909. Approximately 20,000 garment workers in New York City went on strike against the horrendous conditions of their sweatshops. This strike, known as the Uprising of the 20,000, was the largest strike led by women in American history to that time!!!
November 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This Day in Labor History: November 22, 1909. Approximately 20,000 garment workers in New York City went on strike against the horrendous conditions of their sweatshops. This strike, known as the Uprising of the 20,000, was the largest strike led by women in American history to that time!!!
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Why do I love living in Boston? Yo-Yo Ma playing the Bach cello suites before bringing Mayor Wu out to duet for an encore, that’s why.
November 22, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Why do I love living in Boston? Yo-Yo Ma playing the Bach cello suites before bringing Mayor Wu out to duet for an encore, that’s why.
Using Power Builds Power. (Power is with the people)
Today’s case study: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Today’s case study: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Using Power Builds Power. (Power is with the people)
Today’s case study: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Today’s case study: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
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6.1 million Americans will fly over Thanksgiving, and that's made possible by 223,000 cabin crew members who keep flights in the air. But those 223k professionals combined earn less than half of what Elon will bring in if he gets his trillion dollar bonus. @flyingwithsara.bsky.social #teslatakedown
November 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
6.1 million Americans will fly over Thanksgiving, and that's made possible by 223,000 cabin crew members who keep flights in the air. But those 223k professionals combined earn less than half of what Elon will bring in if he gets his trillion dollar bonus. @flyingwithsara.bsky.social #teslatakedown
This week @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social aired the crisis burgeoning & detailed in @brian-goldstone.bsky.social’s book, “There Is No Place for Us.” If you haven’t read it, do it now! And watch this to hear the stories of Celeste, Maurice, and Natalia. www.cbsnews.com/video/when-t...
When the employed are pushed into homelessness
In America we are taught hard work is the key to success. But despite having full-time jobs, many families are locked out of the rental housing market, due to low wages, soaring rents and poor credit,...
www.cbsnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This week @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social aired the crisis burgeoning & detailed in @brian-goldstone.bsky.social’s book, “There Is No Place for Us.” If you haven’t read it, do it now! And watch this to hear the stories of Celeste, Maurice, and Natalia. www.cbsnews.com/video/when-t...
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Pundits have said Zohran is a strictly-NYC phenomenon. But a DSA member named Kelsea Bond just got elected to the Atlanta City Council. I talked to her about how she won.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
The DSA Candidate Who Won Down South
An interview with newly elected Atlanta City Council member Kelsea Bond
www.hamiltonnolan.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Pundits have said Zohran is a strictly-NYC phenomenon. But a DSA member named Kelsea Bond just got elected to the Atlanta City Council. I talked to her about how she won.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
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Trump is bombing boats in the Caribbean almost daily — no evidence, no charges, just killings. How did the U.S. get here?
Greg Grandin reports.
Greg Grandin reports.
Trump’s Kill Zone in the Caribbean Is an Escalation of the Never-ending U.S. Drug War
The strikes on boats near Venezuela mark a new phase in a murderous war on Latin America that has been waged by 10 U.S. presidents.
inthesetimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Trump is bombing boats in the Caribbean almost daily — no evidence, no charges, just killings. How did the U.S. get here?
Greg Grandin reports.
Greg Grandin reports.
🚨🚨🚨STRIKE ALERT in NOLA. GET ON THE LINE 📣 I want to know that the hospital I’m going to is focused on nurse retention. Isn’t that what we all want?!? We stand with @nationalnurses.bsky.social
A strike is a last resort but University Medical Center is refusing to recruit and retain experienced nurses.
We’re tired of the revolving door policy that puts profits ahead of patient care. ✊
www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/new-or...
We’re tired of the revolving door policy that puts profits ahead of patient care. ✊
www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/new-or...
New Orleans nurses prepare for three-day strike for nurse retention starting Nov. 11
Nurses at University Medical Center New Orleans in Louisiana will hold a strike for three days starting Nov. 11 to protest the refusal of the hospital’s owner and operator, LCMC Health, to address con...
www.nationalnursesunited.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
🚨🚨🚨STRIKE ALERT in NOLA. GET ON THE LINE 📣 I want to know that the hospital I’m going to is focused on nurse retention. Isn’t that what we all want?!? We stand with @nationalnurses.bsky.social
A TRILLION dollar bonus for Elon Musk??! If you split a trillion dollars evenly among AFA members, every member would get $500,000. And Tesla wants to give it to ONE MAN? Hell no. The good news is, we can stop him from ever getting it. #NoTrillionaires! actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
#TeslaTakedown NO TRILLIONAIRES Day of Action
A TRILLION DOLLARS? Elon Musk and his stooges think they can gobble up the entire world while the rest of us starve. Join us for the NO TRILLIONAIRES Day of Action Nov. 15, 2025!
actionnetwork.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
A TRILLION dollar bonus for Elon Musk??! If you split a trillion dollars evenly among AFA members, every member would get $500,000. And Tesla wants to give it to ONE MAN? Hell no. The good news is, we can stop him from ever getting it. #NoTrillionaires! actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
@schumer.senate.gov is a NO and Leader Thune should stop wasting time. The subsidies must be extended now as we open the government. 2 crises. 1 vote. NOW!
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Schumer's a no
Live updates and analysis from POLITICO’s Congress team.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
@schumer.senate.gov is a NO and Leader Thune should stop wasting time. The subsidies must be extended now as we open the government. 2 crises. 1 vote. NOW!
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Government is shut down. Chaos in airports. 42 million going hungry. 24 million face skyrocketing healthcare costs. Economy in turmoil. And the president of the United States is in the Fox broadcast booth calling plays for a football game.
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Government is shut down. Chaos in airports. 42 million going hungry. 24 million face skyrocketing healthcare costs. Economy in turmoil. And the president of the United States is in the Fox broadcast booth calling plays for a football game.
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“We know what happens when the planes stop,” @flyingwithsara.bsky.social said in a statement. “People won’t get medicine. Packages won’t be delivered. Restaurants & grocery stores won’t have food. People won’t get to medical treatment.”
Trump Officials to Cut Air Traffic at 40 Major Airports if Shutdown Continues
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
“We know what happens when the planes stop,” @flyingwithsara.bsky.social said in a statement. “People won’t get medicine. Packages won’t be delivered. Restaurants & grocery stores won’t have food. People won’t get to medical treatment.”
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"End this shutdown now and let’s extend these subsidies so that we can end both crises in one vote, today. And we can do that under the leadership of John Thune and we’re calling on him to do that." - @flyingwithsara.bsky.social youtu.be/wMPmHraBvWk?...
AFA on MSNBC: Travelers Brace For Delays As Cuts Hit 40 “High Traffic” Airports Across U.S.
YouTube video by AFA-CWA
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"End this shutdown now and let’s extend these subsidies so that we can end both crises in one vote, today. And we can do that under the leadership of John Thune and we’re calling on him to do that." - @flyingwithsara.bsky.social youtu.be/wMPmHraBvWk?...
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I fly a lot more than most people but every time there's real turbulence I'm reminded that I could never make it as a flight attendant
November 7, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I fly a lot more than most people but every time there's real turbulence I'm reminded that I could never make it as a flight attendant
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The FAA announced plans for a 10% reduction of air traffic in 40 markets starting Friday. @flyingwithsara.bsky.social’s statement:
"Safety is not a political game. Recent events in aviation should sober us all and redirect an urgent call to work together to keep Americans safe."
"Safety is not a political game. Recent events in aviation should sober us all and redirect an urgent call to work together to keep Americans safe."
November 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The FAA announced plans for a 10% reduction of air traffic in 40 markets starting Friday. @flyingwithsara.bsky.social’s statement:
"Safety is not a political game. Recent events in aviation should sober us all and redirect an urgent call to work together to keep Americans safe."
"Safety is not a political game. Recent events in aviation should sober us all and redirect an urgent call to work together to keep Americans safe."
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We are offering AFA EAP support to families of UPS 2976 and all of their flying partners. 800-424-2406 As we learn more about this tragedy and how far it spread, we are holding close to prayers for those affected and their families. Join us in sending love to Louisville.
November 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
We are offering AFA EAP support to families of UPS 2976 and all of their flying partners. 800-424-2406 As we learn more about this tragedy and how far it spread, we are holding close to prayers for those affected and their families. Join us in sending love to Louisville.
Demand: dedicated federal workers NEVER go without a paycheck (we have the means to pay them - this current process is purely cruel and unacceptable). But, if Congress fails to reach agreement every elected is fired at the end of that congressional session.
October 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Demand: dedicated federal workers NEVER go without a paycheck (we have the means to pay them - this current process is purely cruel and unacceptable). But, if Congress fails to reach agreement every elected is fired at the end of that congressional session.
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“The only power that you have in the workplace is if you’re all doing it together”
- Sara Nelson
@flyingwithsara.bsky.social @afacwa.org
- Sara Nelson
@flyingwithsara.bsky.social @afacwa.org
AWKWORD INTERVIEWS: Sara Nelson, President, AFA-CWA
YouTube video by AWKWORD
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“The only power that you have in the workplace is if you’re all doing it together”
- Sara Nelson
@flyingwithsara.bsky.social @afacwa.org
- Sara Nelson
@flyingwithsara.bsky.social @afacwa.org
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October 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Bernie, AOC, Sara Nelson, Eugene Debs, striking casino workers, and the "concept of human solidarity." A report from Terre Haute, Indiana:
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/eugene-deb...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/eugene-deb...
Eugene Debs and All Of Us
In Terre Haute with the keepers of the flame.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Bernie, AOC, Sara Nelson, Eugene Debs, striking casino workers, and the "concept of human solidarity." A report from Terre Haute, Indiana:
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/eugene-deb...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/eugene-deb...
Day 9 of a strike for recognition (we’re gonna have to do a lot more of this) at the Horseshoe Casino in Shelbyville, IN. Proud to join the picket line this morning with @teamsters.bsky.social Local 135, helping these dealers fight back and show the way for the entire working class.
October 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Day 9 of a strike for recognition (we’re gonna have to do a lot more of this) at the Horseshoe Casino in Shelbyville, IN. Proud to join the picket line this morning with @teamsters.bsky.social Local 135, helping these dealers fight back and show the way for the entire working class.
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November courses are filling up👀
Political Economy International School | @plbds.bsky.social
Activists' Corner | Izzy G
Strategy Series | @flyingwithsara.bsky.social
TU & WC History | @louiseraw.bsky.social
Political Economy Conference
Sign up today🔥 - https://gftuet.org.uk/education
#GFTUET
Political Economy International School | @plbds.bsky.social
Activists' Corner | Izzy G
Strategy Series | @flyingwithsara.bsky.social
TU & WC History | @louiseraw.bsky.social
Political Economy Conference
Sign up today🔥 - https://gftuet.org.uk/education
#GFTUET
October 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
November courses are filling up👀
Political Economy International School | @plbds.bsky.social
Activists' Corner | Izzy G
Strategy Series | @flyingwithsara.bsky.social
TU & WC History | @louiseraw.bsky.social
Political Economy Conference
Sign up today🔥 - https://gftuet.org.uk/education
#GFTUET
Political Economy International School | @plbds.bsky.social
Activists' Corner | Izzy G
Strategy Series | @flyingwithsara.bsky.social
TU & WC History | @louiseraw.bsky.social
Political Economy Conference
Sign up today🔥 - https://gftuet.org.uk/education
#GFTUET
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I grew up hearing my dad, a historian, talk about the civil rights history of my hometown. But recently he told me a mind-blowing story I had never heard before: how Martin Luther King, Jr. was very nearly killed by a local crank in 1964.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-time-t...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-time-t...
The Time That Martin Luther King, Jr. Was Almost Assassinated in St. Augustine, Florida
A little known incident that could have changed history.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I grew up hearing my dad, a historian, talk about the civil rights history of my hometown. But recently he told me a mind-blowing story I had never heard before: how Martin Luther King, Jr. was very nearly killed by a local crank in 1964.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-time-t...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-time-t...