(5/5) The win always lags behind the fight. Our fights for better working conditions now are the wins of future generations of workers.
Join your union. Join the fight for better working conditions.
#MayDay
(4/5) Years later, in 1938, FDR signed the Fair Labor Standards Act into law. The FLSA (later weakened by the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947) guaranteed the eight-hour work day, established a federal minimum wage, and prohibited most child labor.
(3/5) On May 4th, 1886, a bomb exploded near police at the rally at Haymarket Square in Chicago. Police opened fire on the crowd, effectively ending the strike.
(2/5) On May 1st, 1886, hundreds of thousands of strikers rallied and gathered in the streets, calling for:
“Eight hours for work, eight hours for rest, eight hours for what we will.”
(1/5) The fight for the eight hour work day: how May Day came to be known globally as International Workers’ Day.
In 1886, workers organized the first multi-city (Chicago, Cincinnati, and Milwaukee) general strike for the eight hour work day.
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On May 1, higher ed workers & students rise up together! Join HELU, @sanders.senate.gov, our partners @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social @ydsa.org @aaup.org & others for a MASS MEETING on 4/22 at 8pm ET. Get the tools you need to host a May Day action at your school on May 1st! www.mobilize.us/sunrisemovem...
an organizer must be committed to recognizing and then looking past all divisions
Hmm, that's not suspicious... More back-door negotiations between UA admin and the Trump admin?
starbucks just partnered with chat-gpt
idk if this is how its supposed to work??
In Union There Is Strength SNAP THE UAW-CIO IS MORE THAN A UNION It is 1,300,000 workers who believe in the idea that every individual has the inherent right to happiness and prosperity. However, workers have found that "belief" alone is not sufficient to secure the ideal. They have learned that they have to fight as well as work for their share of the blessings God meant for all. They have learned that they can't accomplish much as individuals. So they have joined with their fellow-workers and are proud of the fact that their great union, the UAW-CIO, has grown until it is America's largest and most democratic union. They have elected resourceful, unseltish leaders to guide them in an intelligent fight for their full rights as free American workers. The UAW-CIO believes that obtaining for its members the highest wages, the best working conditions, the largest pensions, etc, is not enough. Because the UAW-CIO is the humane institution that it is, it believes that the work of the Union does not stop at the plant gate. That is why it has the largest and best staff of trained technicians of any union in the world. That is why the UAW-CIO is able to help its members on almost any problem they may have. Because the UAW-CIO believes in the dignity of the individual and strives intelligently in behalf of all its members, it is the largest and fastest growing union in the world. Yes! The UAW-CIO is more than a Union. It is a better way to a better and finer life. You will be proud to belong to the dynamic UAW-CIO • JOIN TODAY! United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW-CIO)
@uaw.org “believes that obtaining for its members the highest wages, the best working conditions, the largest pensions, etc, is not enough. Because the UAW-CIO is the humane institution that it is, it believes that the work of the Union does not stop at the plant gate.”
@reutherlibrary.bsky.social
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We're thrilled to host a watch party for @gameworkerscon.bsky.social on May 22-23! 🎉
The event is free and we'll provide free food, drinks, swag, and masks. RSVP here to join us! actionnetwork.org/events/soire...
Healthcare is a major piece of leverage when it comes to bargaining. So often it's the "carrot" used to keep workers in line and compliant. But if you could get your healthcare through your union membership, not where you work? That'd certainly change the dynamic.
Did you know that union membership is a pathway to healthcare? Our Freelancing Committee has been taking steps to make it a reality and it's one of their major goals. Until the US gets universal healthcare, you deserve coverage. Studios shouldn't be able to wiggle out of a system THEY helped create.
On Thursday, April 16th, @zerlinamaxwell.bsky.social will host a special #KnowYourRights call-in segment with
@aclu.org.
If you want to learn more about how to protect your friends and neighbors from ICE, call in from 7:30-8:30am ET to have your voice heard!
siriusxm.us/Zerlina
Join us this Thursday!
Register in advance here: bit.ly/unicomplicit...
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New event just dropped!
The Right to Learn: Building a United Student Front
with Dr. Shamell Bell.
April 16th, 7-8pm
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Gaining collective bargaining rights is possible. The win always comes after the fight.
When we fight, we win ✊
"Last year a network of unions and community organizations organized the largest May Day actions in U.S. history: 1,200 actions in all 50 states. This year, the stakes are even higher and the examples inspiring us are even bolder."
labornotes.org/2026/03/gear...
Are you faculty at ASU, NAU, UA, or MCCCD? Join your union!
Join your union today to fight for academic freedom, multi-year contracts, job security, a voice in your workplace, and beyond. Campus works because WE DO ✊
Learn more and join at UCWArizona.org/join
Remember when ASU, NAU, and UA all dismantled DEI offerings to pre-emptively comply with the Trump administration last year?
In August, a federal judge deemed the “Dear colleague” guidance illegal. None of the schools who removed DEI offerings have reversed any of their changes.
UCWAZ CWA Local 7065 is one of thirteen locals within the United Campus Workers movement.
We are part of the Communication Workers of America’s Public, Healthcare & Education Workers (PHEW) unit of more than 140,000 public sector workers across the country.
Mark your calendars! Celebrate #MayDay2026 in Flagstaff, AZ with us on Friday, May 1st. We'll have art, music, and folks from your local labor unions!
Learn more at ucwarizona.org/calendar/may...
Save the date! Celebrate #MayDay2026 in Tucson, AZ with us on Friday, May 1st. We'll have a wide array of campus groups, labor orgs, and mutual aid groups tabling and speaking!
Learn more & RSVP at ucwarizona.org/calendar/may...
‘A System Rigged’: Untaxed Wealth of Richest 0.1% Is More Than Assets of World’s Poorest Half
A decade after the Panama Papers, the global rich are still hiding more than $2.8 trillion in tax havens.
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More details on our training this coming Friday (4/3). RSVP at actionnetwork.org/events/base-...
We are hosting our FREE, interactive, virtual Base-Building & Base-Holding training this Friday (4/3) at 3pm MST!
Great for organizers, groups looking to grow, and individuals new to organizing. Open to all!
RSVP at actionnetwork.org/events/base-...
Join us tomorrow (3/27) for a free, outdoor screening of "Salt of the Earth" in Phoenix, AZ.
Learn more and RSVP at ucwarizona.org/calendar/mar...
United Flight Attendants have reached a Tentative Agreement!