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The most important thing every union member can do is get involved in building a better, stronger UAW. Talk with your coworkers, attend local union meetings, join a standing committee, prepare resolutions for the next UAW Convention, or plan to run for convention delegate yourself. You and your coworkers are the union. #StandUpUAW 📸 @UAW_Archivist | @ReutherLibrary

Going to San Francisco? Your hotel may be on strike. Do not stay at: ❌ Palace Hotel ❌ Marriott Union Square ❌ Westin St. Francis ❌ Hilton Union Square ❌ Grand Hyatt Find another hotel: FairHotel.org

In a recent commentary published in The Lancet, Dr. Leonardo Trasande of NYU’s Grossman School of Medicine emphasizes the need to address the well-established health harms from exposure to chemical additives used in plastics. ehn.org/chemicals-in-p…

@CaliforniaEPA BDOs show thru actions that climate solutions & protecting communities are secondary to protecting incompetent & unprofessional mgmt, exploiting their scientist workers. Do better. @UAW @AsmTinaMcKinnor @SenMariaEDurazo @LolaForSenate @CaliforniaLabor @uawregion6

Hedgehogs ‘near threatened’ on red list after 30% decline over past decade theguardian.com/environment/20…

In August, El Camino educators took a strike authorization vote and 93% of UTLA members voted yes; 96% of certified educators at the school are with the union. In less than 30 days, they could go on strike. Read full story: sanfernandosun.com/2024/10/16/el-…

Corporations using ‘ineffectual’ carbon offsets are slowing path to ‘real zero’, more than 60 climate scientists say theguardian.com/environment/20…

The Department of Agriculture has spent at least $72 billion in subsidies for livestock and seafood producers in recent decades, a new EWG analysis finds. ewg.life/3YgJkHy

Planet-heating pollutants in atmosphere hit record levels in 2023 theguardian.com/environment/20…

The traditional blend of pumpkin spice contains common spices: cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. But those same flavors in processed food products and beverages may include more than just these natural spices. ewg.life/40lltsY

For so many members, voting means protecting the right to organize and fight for fair contracts. Trump is a rich hotel and casino owner with a record of labor abuses. He has consistently crossed picket lines and believes striking workers should be fired. Trump, NO. Union, YES!

Flight Attendants stand with @Boeing @IAM751 strikers! Fair #ContractNow

Five ways a Trump presidency would be disastrous for the climate theguardian.com/us-news/2024/o…

Just in: The first salmon in more than a century has been spotted swimming in waters long blocked by the Klamath River dams. The return of the fish is seen as an early success for the dam-removal project... sfchronicle.com/california/art…

A new study shows that most soft plastic collected for supermarket recycling schemes is actually BURNED. This system isn’t working. The ONLY solution to the plastic problem is to stop it at the source, by massively reducing plastic production. Join us: bit.ly/4gGwv1H

This week, a Georgia chemical plant suffered yet another accident, releasing toxic fumes into an Atlanta suburb for at least the fourth time. The plant falls into a yawning regulatory loophole that chemical industry lobbying has kept open for years. jacobin.com/2024/10/chemic…

"There's a lot of anger in this country, and sadly, while people have a right to be angry, it's unfortunate that too often they're getting angry at the wrong people. "It's easy to beat up on poor people; easy to beat up on people of another color and another language. But what the UAW has shown is that it's much harder — but it's more important — to take on the big money interests who really have the power." — Senator @BernieSanders

Who's got the power? We've got the power! What kind of power? union power! Cornell workers rallied and marched on campus Friday to show their solidarity. Tick-tock, Cornell! #StandUpCornell #StandUpUAW @UAWRegion9

This is what solidarity looks like ✊ Hundreds of UAW members from across Region 6 are on the picket line supporting striking UAW 509 members at Monogram, who are on day 14 of their strike. Contribute to the hardship fund: givebutter.com/UAW509 #StandUpUAW #SiSePuede @UAW

Solidarity! ✊