United for Respect
@forrespect
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We are a movement of people working at Walmart, Amazon and Wall Street owned retail companies fighting to live with dignity and respect.
Joined October 2010
Our mission began with organizing for respect at Walmart a decade ago. They weren't a fan of our protests, and took us to court to ban us from their stores and premises in several states. (Legal notice containing court injunctions : https://t.co/bjicW6QkUq).
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The volume of water needed to cool the servers in data centers has become a nationwide water resource issue. Volume isn’t the most pressing problem in Morrow County, however. The issue is pollution, which Amazon’s data centers have exacerbated since its arrival in 2011. More:
How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages. Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @fernnews: https://t.co/Q9nxZEk5O1
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The coming years will split companies into two groups: those that become AI-native and those left catching up. The innovators who harness AI now will define the winners of tomorrow. Follow me for strategic insights on leading through the AI revolution.
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Recent headlines have made it clear: the two largest employers in America — Walmart and Amazon — are going ALL IN on artificial intelligence, automation, and advanced tech. What do YOU think the future holds for people who work in retail? TAKE OUR SURVEY: https://t.co/I5mjoUDqPM
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Big Tech oligarchs are coming for your job. Jeff Bezos will be replacing 600,000 jobs at Amazon with robots. His vision: fully automate operations. Amazon's not alone. That's the direction of every major corporation. AI & robotics must benefit workers, not the top 1%.
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"Under the Big Ugly Bill, Amazon gets $15.7B. That could lower ACA premiums for 2.4 million people."
Under the Big Ugly Bill, Alphabet gets $17.9B in tax breaks. That could pay for SNAP benefits for 7.5 million Americans. Amazon gets $15.7B. That could lower ACA premiums for 2.4 million people. Microsoft gets $12.5B. That could cover Medicaid for 3.8 million children.
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The president refuses court orders to fund SNAP, working families suffer. If you or someone you care about needs help, https://t.co/O5rKyoN8tt can point you to local resources. Please share — then call on Congress to fix this NOW: https://t.co/zXng4SAjl7
https://t.co/voBEb4sEXg
usatoday.com
The Trump administration filed a last-minute appeal with the Supreme Court to not have to pay full SNAP food aid benefits to millions of Americans.
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Really hard to see how any of these deals are going to benefit regular people. And given AI's energy demands, much of this $38 billion deal is likely to be powered by fossil fuels.
cnbc.com
OpenAI will immediately begin tapping Nvidia's AI processors using infrastructure from Amazon Web Services.
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"If the prospect of people going hungry doesn’t move you, consider some of the other beneficiaries of SNAP: Walmart, Amazon, and other titans of Corporate America whose profits rely on workers who are paid low wages — such low wages that without SNAP, they couldn’t afford food."
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Why do so many working people rely on food stamps to survive? Corporate greed. Taxpayers are covering the gap for the poverty wages @Walmart and @amazon
https://t.co/20fPdYhDAh
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To the lawmakers in Congress who seem to be stuck on Reagan-era myths about the people who rely on food stamps, here’s an idea: Let’s reframe the idea of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
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~ Mariana Chilton, nationally recognized leader in child hunger in America + author of "The Painful Truth About Hunger in America" is a professor of practice in the Department of Nutrition at the School of Public Health & Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
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"...So, let’s look at giant employers and see what it is that they can do to ensure that there’s a living wage where people do not have to participate in SNAP and do not have to rely on Medicaid."
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"SNAP supplements wages. And the reason that we have SNAP in the first place is that when people are working, they’re not making enough money because employers like Amazon and Walmart are refusing to pay living wages."
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🎯 The problem is poverty wages: “Denying People the Right to Food”: Millions Could Go Hungry as Trump Admin Holds Up SNAP Benefits https://t.co/snEmgRdUrF via @democracynow
democracynow.org
As the U.S. federal government shutdown enters its second month, over 40 million people are now struggling to feed themselves and their families after SNAP food assistance was cut off over the...
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Can you relate? “I'm a disabled single parent. Without Medicaid and SNAP, I will die. I've worked & paid into the system for 34 years. I don't deserve to feel like a parasite who should die off.” (Paige C., Amazon associate in KY) TAKE ACTION:
act.united4respect.org
We cannot let our elected officials ignore the working families across our country who stand to lose the most — politicians need to hear directly from the people whose lives they’re playing with.
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Trump & the GOP refuse to consider a budget fix to reopen the gov't that would unlock SNAP funding & extend tax credits to keep health insurance affordable. Working families can’t wait — tell Congress to fund SNAP & extend healthcare tax credits NOW. 👉
act.united4respect.org
We cannot let our elected officials ignore the working families across our country who stand to lose the most — politicians need to hear directly from the people whose lives they’re playing with.
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Without SNAP... “I'll become homeless trying to feed my family. Food comes first, before paying other bills. I’ve worked 40+ hrs/week most of my life & I still rely on food stamps. It's not my work ethic that's a problem, it's the company not paying living wages.” (Tiff B. of OR)
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Donald Trump deleted this from the government website. Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
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The government shutdown could stop November SNAP benefits & raise health insurance costs if Congress doesn’t act. Working families can’t wait — tell Congress to fund SNAP & extend healthcare tax credits NOW. 👉 Take action:
act.united4respect.org
We cannot let our elected officials ignore the working families across our country who stand to lose the most — politicians need to hear directly from the people whose lives they’re playing with.
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United for Respect is thrilled to be in Chicago with our friends at COSHCON2025, fighting for health, safety, and RESPECT on the job!
“We need to come together. I’m an Amazon worker — have been for 3 years. Safety and health are my top priorities, but that’s never been the case for any employer! Power to the people. We can make a difference and we shall.” -Betty Kates, United for Respect
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Yesterday, we marched together in the spirit of Labor Day — a holiday created by workers who refused to accept poverty wages, 12-hour shifts, and dangerous conditions. This fight continues — and it’s powered by all of us.
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