#BlackWorkersMatter

.@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.

#BREAKING @AustinWeeklyChi reports Rep Davis staff says they will return campaign donation to #Amazon under pressure from @BWMchicagowest & others austinweeklynews.com/2022/04/15/wes…

It’s official‼️Amazon Labor Union is the first Amazon union in US HISTORY‼️POWER TO THE PEOPLE! #UnionStrong #ALUfortheWin

How companies like Amazon and Facebook fleece communities out of billions using Nondisclosure agreements fastcompany.com/90736446/how-c…

Talk about a slap in the face... inthesetimes.com/article/oscars…

Celebs Cross Picket Lines at Jay-Z’s Chateau Marmont Oscars Party lamag.com/citythinkblog/… via @LAMag

Strike at WTTW puts politicians on the spot chicagobusiness.com/robert-feder-c… via @crainschicago

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 chicago.suntimes.com/news/2022/2/23… via @SunTimes

Haitian Sweatshop Workers Strike to Demand $15 a Day democracynow.org/2022/2/18/head… via @democracynow

fb.me/e/1APPHBvoi 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.

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: olmsapps.dol.gov/query/orgRepor…

Firma para apoyar los/as trabajadores/as de El Milagro! Sign the petition to support the El Milagro workers! #ElMilagroElMaltrato #MaltratoTortillas arisechicago.org/elmilagro

“We know we make the best tortillas in Chicago. But we need El Milagro to negotiate with the workers and improve your plants!” #ElMaltratoTortillas

Brazilian workers paid equivalent of 70 cents an hour to transcribe TikToks theintercept.com/2021/10/02/tik… by @manifesteiro

"CDC has a fun way of teaching about emergency preparedness. Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic Graphic Novel | CDC" cdc.gov/cpr/zombie/nov… via @CDCgov

@iatse petition: Tell AMPTP to Give Film and Television Workers a Fair Deal! Will you join me? Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell…

A Bold Experiment in Working-Class Journalism @inthesetimesmag inthesetimes.com/article/workin…

DoorDash just lowered its base pay for drivers to $2. Fuck that shit. #BoycottDoorDash vm.tiktok.com/ZMd7pHcte/

"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?" dissentmagazine.org/article/labor-…

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/environment/ng…