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NEW from @NDLON — "Migrant workers will be rallying outside the White House at 8am to demand that Biden makes good on his promise to protect workers who come forward to denounce workplace abuse, & to renew & expand these protections from deportation."

Bandcamp's entire union bargaining team was laid off. Songtradr says it didn't know who they were. We saw an invitation to a meeting sent by Songtradr to Bandcamp's bargaining committee. Songtradr's CEO RSVPed 'yes': 404media.co/bandcamps-enti…

The @UAW strike expands today, and union president Shawn Fain announced the next wave with a powerful speech. "This war isn't against some foreign country. The front lines are right here at home. It's the war of the working class...and our strike is the vehicle for liberation."

"For decades it’s been the same story. Unchecked corporate power. Disappearing worker power. The result is massive inequality across our society. To restore the balance of power, we have to restore the strike. That’s what every one of our striking members is doing." - @ShawnFainUAW

In Mexico, a number of autoworkers are refusing voluntary overtime in support of the U.S. strike. Bosses want to pit us against each other. They won’t win. inthesetimes.com/article/uaw-st…

Unprecedented. OSHA asks the media to help them let poultry workers know will try to protect them from retaliation.Workers in Mar Jac poultry plant where a 16 year old was killed on the job clearly fear retaliation if they speak up. dol.gov/newsroom/relea…

That he is so closely affiliated with white nationalist groups like CIST or FAIR is a good indicator of where these dumb ideas come from. #BeBetter Meet the white Trump official behind the launch of Black America for Immigration Reform politi.co/3Z0n7xw via @politico

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"Elliot Abrams’s invitation into President Biden’s top diplomatic circles is symptomatic of a much bigger problem with this Administration, particularly when it comes to its disregard & mistreatment of Central Americans." Check out our Latest Blog Post ⬇️ ndlon.org/ask-any-salvad…

@nandorvila I was there last week saying the same while people were saying I just wasn’t used to it. But the heat index actually was higher than normal, and on average it’s been one of the hottest years ever: amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/env…

Miami feels hotter than I remember

Yesterday in Homestead, FL: Over 3,000 immigrant workers and families, descending from nations across the Americas, joined our action to march side by side in unity against racist attacks on our communities. There is no Florida without us. Aquí estamos y no nos vamos! #AltoSB1718

2/2 Make a call to demand for @RepJayapal to stop #ICE from targeting victims of their racist raids, like Baldomero. To sign the petition: T.LY/free-baldomero #FreeBaldomero with @IAJEofMS!

1/2 📣Urgent support!🚨 ICE is trying to deport community & labor leader Baldomero. Retweet/tag @repjayapal, the ranking member of the House Judiciary's Subcommittee on Immigration & Enforcement, to step in and make sure Baldomero can return home with his family in Mississippi!

Happening NOW! @AsmCarrillo is presenting the #HOMEAct in the Public Safety Committee. #AB1306 would bring an end to the double punishment of immigrants who qualified for release under criminal justice reforms California has *already* signed.

With great sadness we announce the passing of Feliciano Pérez, worker, member of Obreros Unidos in Yonkers, & leader in the fight for Excluded Workers in #NY. He will always be in our hearts, marching with us as we continue our fight! #ExcludedNoMore Feliciano Pérez, Presente!

ICYMI: 500+ shut down Manhattan Bridge in #NYC to push for Unemployment Bridge Fund, to set up safety net for freelancers, self employed workers, & those ineligible for unemployment benefits due to criminal record or immigration status. #ExcludedNoMore ndlon.org/march-in-nyc-s…

“protecting immigrant workers from exploitation is something that everyone can rally behind, regardless of politics.” prospect.org/api/content/3c…

A Nevada paint and specialty coatings contractor who underpaid and intimidated workers must pay $3.6 million to 593 employees in four states. dol.gov/newsroom/relea…

NEW: On January 13, DHS announced a new process that would allow some undocumented workers involved in labor disputes to obtain deferred action and a work permit. This is a HUGE development, one that migrant workers have spent years fighting for. prismreports.org/2023/01/25/new…