#BlackWorkersMatter
@BWMchicagowest
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Black Workers Matter is a Chicago—Austin neighborhood-based, independent movement of workers fighting racism in hiring and on the job.
Westside Chicago, IL
Joined October 2016
.@BWMchicagowest, West Humboldt Community Council, @WestsideRising, and supporters from the @Teamsters held a presser today to demand a community benefits agreement for the @amazon facility being constructed at 4500 W Division.
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#BREAKING @AustinWeeklyChi reports Rep Davis staff says they will return campaign donation to #Amazon under pressure from @BWMchicagowest & others https://t.co/JFPD2tuc5b
austinweeklynews.com
Workers’ rights activists and their allies are demanding that candidates running for the 7th Congressional district pledge to refuse donations from Amazon, support workers’ efforts to unionize and...
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It’s official‼️Amazon Labor Union is the first Amazon union in US HISTORY‼️POWER TO THE PEOPLE! #UnionStrong #ALUfortheWin
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How companies like Amazon and Facebook fleece communities out of billions using Nondisclosure agreements
fastcompany.com
A new campaign calls for an end to the NDA.
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Celebs Cross Picket Lines at Jay-Z’s Chateau Marmont Oscars Party https://t.co/ovlcx2DzhG via @LAMag
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Strike at WTTW puts politicians on the spot https://t.co/hFw9Z7N2FG via @crainschicago
chicagobusiness.com
As the first strike in the history of WTTW-TV/Channel 11 enters its second week, politicians are urged to honor the picket lines, both real and virtual.
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West Humboldt Park residents and @BWMchicagowest are demanding #Amazon to sign community benefits agreement on wages, local hiring. No political contributions from companies who refuse to value our humanity https://t.co/iodO8NB74r via @SunTimes
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Haitian Sweatshop Workers Strike to Demand $15 a Day https://t.co/IbVnqCYR4a via @democracynow
democracynow.org
In Haiti, labor protests continue as factory workers demand a wage increase amid worsening economic conditions and political instability. Workers are demanding a salary of $15 a day; they currently...
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https://t.co/Kh7sqVCdBw The City is rewriting its master land use plan for the first time since the 60s. This is our chance to stand up and tell the city what they need to do.
facebook.com
Event by Alliance of the Southeast - ASE and Southeast Environmental Task Force on Thursday, March 10 20227 posts in the discussion.
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This gives you an idea of what workers are up against. A handful of Dollar General workers want to unionize, so the company brings in 5 anti-union consultants, each at $2,700/day, to follow these workers around the store and sow doubt about the union: https://t.co/P9pXGheWmo
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Firma para apoyar los/as trabajadores/as de El Milagro! Sign the petition to support the El Milagro workers! #ElMilagroElMaltrato #MaltratoTortillas
arisechicago.org
fighting for worker rights across Chicagoland
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“We know we make the best tortillas in Chicago. But we need El Milagro to negotiate with the workers and improve your plants!” #ElMaltratoTortillas
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Brazilian workers paid equivalent of 70 cents an hour to transcribe TikToks https://t.co/RGKgCcOtpU by @manifesteiro
theintercept.com
A chain of subcontractors ultimately working for the Chinese tech giant ByteDance ended with workers in Brazil transcribing TikTok videos for low pay.
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"CDC has a fun way of teaching about emergency preparedness. Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic Graphic Novel | CDC" https://t.co/uQOeJ46szl via @CDCgov
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A Bold Experiment in Working-Class Journalism @inthesetimesmag
inthesetimes.com
Sometimes the most revolutionary thing you can do is listen.
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DoorDash just lowered its base pay for drivers to $2. Fuck that shit. #BoycottDoorDash
tiktok.com
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"If unions don’t run left now and challenge the administration over who wins in this economy, who will? Isn’t it finally time for unions to raise expectations—not just to say that workers deserve more but to use every tool in the shed to win?" https://t.co/EgxblGUrGw
dissentmagazine.org
Only worker power can make good on the promises of the Biden administration.
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Revealed: America’s giant food monopolies make billions as farmers, workers and consumers lose out... Grupo Bimbo owns 64% of the bagel and bialy market which, which includes several well known brands like Sara Lee and Thomas'.
theguardian.com
Investigation shows scale of big food corporations’ market dominance and political power
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“Workers health has never been a priority for corporate… when I expressed my concern about the lifting of the mask mandate I was told customer service work was not for me” Michael a Peet’s worker on strike
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