Wanted again to send a note of deep gratitude to Tesla owners WW for taking a chance on a new company that all experts said would fail.
So much blood, sweat & tears from the Tesla team went into creating cars that you’d truly love. I hope you do.
How can we improve further?
📣 𝘼𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙎𝘼 𝙇𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧 𝙎𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙙!
We couldn't wait any longer to launch—help DSA chapters support labor struggle across the country & donate at to power our labor organizing!
⬇️ Read the thread to learn more!
We’re deeply saddened by the news that members of our Amazon family passed away as a result of the storm in Edwardsville, Illinois. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their loved ones, and everyone who has been impacted by the storm’s path across the U.S.
✅Nationalize GM
✅Reopen their factories and produce union-made green cars
✅Desalinate Elon Musk's tears and use them to irrigate vast new farmlands in the Southwest
We're hearing reports that UTLA leaders are receiving hate mail from cowardly cops!
@UTLAnow
voted 35-2 demanding cops get out of their schools! UTLA is committed to dismantling the school to prison pipeline! ✊🏿 Show some solidarity and love for LA students and UTLA! ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏾✊🏾✊🏿
UC workers are on strike we are ready to support them! DSA has over 10,000 members in CA, and some of our largest concentrations of union members in DSA are in the UAW locals in the UC system. Use this form and we'll match your strike fund donation:
good morning to everyone but especially good morning to the striking
#55strong
#55United
West Virginia workers, and to
@geo_uiuc
workers who are demanding a
#FairContractNow
from the bosses
..
..
..
(good morning not extended to the bosses, obv)
Striking workers from WV are inspiring fellow workers across the nation. This is what the labor movement is all about!
#55United
#wvkidsmatter
#fixPEIA
Individual politicians or judges cannot save us—it is the collective power of nurses, doctors, and all the other workers in this country rising up to demand justice that will secure our rights.
A principled labor movement must always fight for a woman's right to choose.
The capitalist class is attempting to weaken public-sector unions because public-sector unions are one of the most effective opponents to their agenda of privatization, austerity, and wage and benefit cuts for the whole working class.
Victory! NYC public school teachers just won 6 weeks of fully paid parental leave! We marched on the DOE, organized & walked-in at 18 different schools and this shows that when teachers come together & fight, we can win!
@nycDSA
and
@MOREcaucusNYC
were instrumental in this fight!
Gov. Cuomo: "If you allow the public sector unions to strike, teachers could go on strike. There would be no school, children wouldn't be education... It would clearly be mayhem."
#HofstraVotes
#CBSNewYork
Definitely time for organized labor to re-assess cop unions. They prioritize property rights over people's lives.
#BlackLivesMatter
They exist to uphold the rights of the rich. The scales are already tipped too far in the direction of the powerful.
✏️✏️✏️"The educator has the duty of not being neutral"✏️✏️✏️
Some very good reading headed to the
@YDSA_
Convention. Make sure to pick up a copy if you're there! It will be available digitally soon.
Congrats to the 2,000+ workers of
@uniteherehawaii
who took on Marriott and won. Because
#1job
should be enough. Remember that Marriott workers in San Francisco are still on strike and we stand with them as they continue to fight!
BREAKING: After 51 days on strike, UNITE HERE Local 5 and Kyo-ya have reached a tentative agreement! Ratification is scheduled for today, with polls closing at 7:30pm. Thank you to all of our members and community supporters!
#1job
#MarriottStrike
If you couldn't make our
#SolidarityIsBrewing
call for Starbucks workers, then here's a clip of
@SarahSquirm
and
@shrimpJAJ
's special appearance!
We want to give them a huge THANK YOU for their support & you can get plugged into our organizing work here:
Starbucks workers in Chicago have their first election this week, and we’re psyched for them. Teamsters like some solidarity stirred into their coffee! Kick some ass
@SBWorkersUnited
!
I believe we can provide every Californian with good housing and healthcare, fully-funded public education, equal justice, a healthy environment, and an economy that works for all.
I believe in a California for the many, not the few.
Read and share:
Did you know more people are imprisoned in the US than any other nation, thanks to the capitalist prison industrial complex?
Incarcerated workers are workers too. Solidarity with
#OperationPUSH
!
This morning, the Supreme Court issued a decision in
#JanusvAfscme
. They decided the case in favor of the ruling class through the tragic proxy of Mark
#Janus
.
The
@UAW
international is calling for a permanent ceasefire now. Every local resolution, every conversation with our coworkers, every call to our union leaders pays off 🌹✊🇵🇸
Solidarity with the workers of Palestine!
From opposing fascism in WWII to mobilizing against apartheid South Africa and the CONTRA war, the
@UAW
has consistently stood for justice across the globe. That is why I am proud that the UAW International is today officially calling for a ceasefire in Israel and Palestine.
Teacher unionists from around the country just had 200 solidarity 🍕🍕 delivered to the steps of the capitol in Oklahoma. Here is a group of DSA members and teachers marching the pizzas to a crowd of striking Oklahoma Teachers, singing solidarity forever!
(Video via Eric Blanc)
On International Workers Day, workers all over the world celebrate the labor movement. This May Day we are especially celebrating
@SBWorkersUnited
and
@amazonlabor
. Workers in all industries are coming together and realizing their power.
We're coming for you,
@Boeing
. We're coming for you,
@Toyota
. We're coming for you,
@Nissan
. We are coming for every employer that uses a legacy of racism to make profit on the backs of their workers.
Railroad workers are being steamrolled by out-of-touch leadership and they are rightly angry at pro-business Democrats & Republicans for selling them out.
Across all unions, we need a strong movement of rank & file members like
@railroadworkers
to rebuild fighting unions.
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Labor must amplify the voices of women, persons of color, LGBTQ+ workers, and the marginalized. A better world for the working-class must include all workers.
#1u
🚨SOLIDARITY THREAD!🚨
We need you to join us this Sunday at 6pm ET/5pm CT to mobilize for Starbucks workers across the country! RSVP HERE:
To get a taste of what DSA has already been doing, here's a thread of DSA chapters and their solidarity work:
"Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life!"
"Before succumbing to the intoxicating warmth of that promise, it’s critical to ask, 'Who, exactly, benefits from making work feel like nonwork?' 'Why should workers feel as if they aren’t working when they are?'” ...
We are proud to join
@railroadworkers
and
@ueunion
in their call for public ownership of railroads and stand solidarity with
@MahoningDSA
as they deal with this preventable tragedy. Together, choosing people over profits, we can win the future the working class deserves.
When Norfolk Southern train 32N derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3rd, nearly half of its cars were carrying toxic chemicals. Apocalyptic footage of dark, black clouds hovering over the area is circulating in the media. 1/9
One message we can take to our unions is that having the best health benefits won’t mean a thing if we are denied our right to health care—if we are denied our *right to abortion*.
In order to provide for their members, unions must take on the fight for abortion justice. ✊
Cops have never been friends of the labor movement. Workers should be able to strike over pay, benefits, & safety concerns. They should be able to freely assemble on a picket line. We need to protect our first amendment rights as workers.
#ACAB
#F12
NEW: Corporations are weaponizing local police and judges to crush workers.
Cops have been hired by corporations to defeat labor strikes. Judges have sided with corporations like John Deere, Warrior Met, and Kroger to limit or bar workers from picketing.
@GrimKim
reports.
“We’ve had a lot of support from local and state
@DemSocialists
chapters.
@BhamDSA
has showed tremendous support for us… They’re very pro-worker. They support workers, it doesn’t matter the industry.”
Solidarity forever with
@MineWorkers
!
We are disappointed to see the House pass the
#PROAct
. This bill would threaten worker privacy, force employees to pay union dues or lose their jobs, and trample free speech rights. Full statement on today's vote here:
"The incorporation of the great masses of proletarian women in the liberation struggle of the proletariat is one of the prerequisites for the victory of the Socialist idea and for the construction of a Socialist society."
- Clara Zetkin 1896
⚡️DSA chapters across the country are
#StrikeReady
!
DSA members are attending practice picket actions to show solidarity and are ready to join UPS Teamsters on August 1st if UPS forces them to strike!⚡️
SOLIDARITY SPREADS AS UPS TEAMSTERS FORTIFY STRIKE PLANS
Practice picket lines keep rolling on
@UPS
centers in every corner of the country, demonstrating the depth and breadth of Teamster solidarity and power.
#1u
#HotUnionSummer
"It's disappointing to see members of Congress reintroduce this harmful piece of legislation. This bill is a threat to America's workers, employers, and our economy."
Read our full statement on the PRO Act below.
Help
@SBWorkersUnited
make their goal of 10,000 signatures this week! Sign the pledge and share it, it's a great way to start a conversation with your coworkers.
San Francisco Marriott workers are the last to settle with Marriott, after 60 days on strike.
"Hotel workers have shown... when working people stand together and fight back, we win".
Thank you to all 7,700 workers across the US. You are an inspiration.
#1Job
should be enough.
📢BREAKING📢
After over 60 days on strike,
@UniteHereLocal2
, the last city out on the line, has reached a tentative agreement with
@Marriott
.
Hotel workers have shown America that when working people stand together and fight back, we win.
#1job
DSA Labor has launched our Strike Ready campaign, aimed at supporting labor struggles across the country in 2023, including the UPS Teamsters’ contract fight. If your chapter has not already, please propose the strike ready resolution to your chapter!