Good Jobs Nation
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Our mission is to hold elected leaders accountable to America’s workers—not corporate donors.
Washington, D.C.
Joined March 2013
The longest shutdown in history just ended, and federal workers are already facing another cliff. Americans need year-round access to Medicare, veterans services, and Social Security benefits. Congress: finish the job and pass full appropriations. #StopShutdownPolitics
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We can have better. We can have universal healthcare. We can have tuition-free college. We can have affordable housing. We can have livable wages. We can have UNIONS FOR ALL. But none of this happens unless we stand together in unions. Collective power is how we win a
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Collins can’t praise veterans one day and undermine their union rights the next. We see through the hypocrisy and we support those who are organizing to hold the line! #UnionStrongForVets
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Social Security workers are telling the Trump administration: Americans deserve fully staffed offices with professional service, protected private data, and expanded benefits. It's time for government to act on these worker demands!
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If the minimum wage had actually kept up with worker productivity, folks would be earning over $26 an hour—more than $50,000 a year.
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The survival of programs that protect our health and safety, that serve our seniors and veterans and people with disabilities, that provide housing and educational opportunities for low and middle-income families-- are all at risk. https://t.co/fkJK4NRNdg
pbs.org
The Supreme Court gave the Trump administration the green light to reorganize agencies and begin the process of mass firings of federal workers. The reductions in force had been on hold for months,...
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A lot of us start contributing to Social Security as teenagers at our first jobs. That money should be there for us when it’s time to collect.
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“Somebody that makes $170 million pays the same $10,000 into Social Security as a family of four that made $170,000” Former SSA Commissioner @MartinOMalley is totally correct, it’s time to scrap the cap!
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Don’t know about y’all, but I think health care shouldn't be expensive. The Big Ugly Bill cut health care access for 17 million Americans by slashing Medicaid funding. It's about damn time Congress prioritizes people over profit!
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Call center workers who help Americans navigate Medicaid and the ACA have faced unfair layoffs from their boss, federal contractor Maximus. These workers have organized massive strikes across the South over the last few months. Now they're coming to Washington.
We’re Medicare & ACA call center workers. Right now we’re headed to Capitol Hill to deliver a letter to @SecBecerra calling on him to investigate our employer, the federal contractor, Maximus. #phonesdownfistsup
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In 2021, we learned once again that working people have power when they take collective action. #HappyNewYear! #1u
https://t.co/PTzsHIoeWh
usatoday.com
As the year comes to a close, what can we learn from how we handled Jan. 6? The pandemic? Ending poverty? Influencers tell us what they've learned.
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ACA call center workers are preparing to strike across the South, just in time for the notoriously busy open enrollment period. They could really use your support — give this account a follow 👇👇
My name is Camille. I’ve worked at Maximus for 8 years handling calls for the ACA. Callers belittle me, ask if I’m stupid, use racial epithets. It takes everything in me not to lose my temper, but if we don’t stick to management's script, we’re at risk of being disciplined.
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Trader Joes 🤝union-busting law firm Littler Mendelson https://t.co/enSauHIkmq
theguardian.com
Situation is notable as the company has cultivated a liberal brand ethos and anti-union moves are likely to dent that public image
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Nationwide Starbucks sip-ins. California passes landmark legislation to keep fast food workers safe. Amazon union election results certified. Workers are putting the LABOR back in Labor Day.
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RT if you or someone you care about has much, much more than $10,000 in student loan debt. https://t.co/ZYddzjz6o8
vice.com
20 million Americans will be debt free and millions more can make interest subsidized monthly payments. Everyone should be debt free, though.
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Class consciousness: coming to a city near you this summer. https://t.co/dsnXN7fTpb
jacobin.com
Bernie Sanders is holding rallies in cities across the country — not to stump for candidates but to broadcast ordinary people’s struggles, build enthusiasm for the labor movement, and promote pride...
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UPS installed cameras instead of air conditioning — during a heatwave. So workers organized: rallies, press coverage, public support. UPS installed the fans and apologized. https://t.co/NhdPWp5Xos
labornotes.org
On June 25, 24-year-old UPS driver Esteban Chavez Jr. collapsed in the back of his truck while working, and died. Temperatures in the Los Angeles area that day were in the high 90s. Hundreds of other
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Gen-Z flooded Starbucks' and Kroger's search for scabs with a combined 180,000+ false applications and assembled a coalition of influencers with 51 MILLION followers who refuse to work with Amazon. And they're just getting started. https://t.co/Tsz3c37i2v
washingtonpost.com
The ‘People Over Prime’ campaign is a public setback for the company, which has courted young influencers.
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"Their work as baristas made them adept at juggling tasks, making conversation, and responding to emotional cues—all essential for organizing." https://t.co/BImMGXmk0X
newyorker.com
Baristas nationwide are remarkably organized. Is the company’s C.E.O., Howard Schultz, using firings, store closures, and legal delays to thwart them?
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Disability rights activism is picking up steam as more and more people become disabled by illness and a broken medical system. But people have been fighting this fight for much, much longer: https://t.co/GrSLyPSptY
vox.com
Hop into the Time Machine to learn about the history of the disability rights movement.
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