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Noisy Union @noisyunion.bsky.social We represent employees of The Stranger, the Portland Mercury, Bold Type Tickets, and the EverOut calendar team.
Tomas Orozco @tomasorozcocreates.bsky.social Just a dude trying to make the world a better place.
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Green and Red Podcast @podcastgreenred.bsky.social Scrappy podcast about radical environmental & #anticapitalist politics. Hosted by @sparki1969.bsky.social & @bobbuzzanco.bsky.social.
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International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC) @bacweb.org Since its founding in 1865, BAC has actively fought to improve our members’ quality of life – on and off the job – through access to fair wages, good benefits, safe working conditions, and solidarity among members.
Rand Wilson @randwilson.bsky.social Union organizer, political activist, occasional writer.
In These Times @inthesetimes.com A publication committed to informing and advancing movements for social, economic, racial and environmental justice. Founded in 1976.
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Good Jobs First @goodjobsfirst.org Good Jobs First has since 1998 been a leading watchdog on economic development subsidies. We also expose corporate crimes.
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Strategic Organizing Center @stratorgcenter.bsky.social Labor unions fighting to ensure that everyone in America has real POWER AT WORK. #1u
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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social We’re not resting until all working people are treated with dignity and respect. We're fighting for economic and racial justice. Join us. #UnionsForAll
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OnLabor @onlabor.bsky.social OnLabor is a blog devoted to workers, unions, and their politics. Visit us: https://onlabor.org/
SEIU 775 @seiu775.org The Caregivers Union. We're more than 60,000 long-term care workers providing care in Washington, Montana, and Alaska. https://linktr.ee/SEIU775
NLRB General Counsel @nlrbgc.bsky.social William Cowen is the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board.
Rob Davis @robwdavis.bsky.social Northwest reporter, ProPublica.
@investigatewest.bsky.social @investigatewest.bsky.social As a nonprofit, collaborative newsroom, InvestigateWest’s mission is to produce high-impact journalism that holds power accountable, exposes injustice and empowers underserved communities across the Pacific Northwest: https://www.investigatewest.org/
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UFCW 367 @ufcw367.org UFCW Local 367 is the premier labor union in South Puget Sound and Southwest Washington, fighting for higher standards in grocery, retail, meat, food processing, and other UFCW core industries.
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Conor Kelley @byconorkelley.bsky.social Northwest labor reporter, elevating workers' voices and covering the important stories affecting millions of regular folks in the Pacific Northwest. The People's Champ. DM with tips. linktr.ee/byconorkelley
Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social Tills the soil for takes @KansasReflector.com. Once called "more calming and grounding than a bottle of Xanax." Husband of Max, father of teen.
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LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social LaborLab empowers workers to organize, win strong contracts, and build lasting collective power through education, strategic research, and mobilizing public support in the face of union-busting. LaborLab.us
April Verrett @seiupres.bsky.social International President of the Service Employees International Union
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Working Class Movement Library @wcmlibrary.bsky.social Putting class back on the agenda.
The Labor Radio Podcast Network @laborradionet.bsky.social Working People's Voices – Broadcasting and Podcasting Worldwide 24 Hours A Day. Find us at https://www.laborradionetwork.org/.
PM Press @pmpress.bsky.social PM Press is an independent, radical publisher of critically necessary books for our tumultuous times. Our aim is to deliver bold political ideas and vital stories to all walks of life and arm the dreamers to demand the impossible. linktr.ee/pmpress
LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association @lawcha.bsky.social LAWCHA promotes public and scholarly awareness of labor and working-class history through research, writing, and organizing. Find us here: http://lawcha.org & http://lhrp.georgetown.edu
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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social Editor of Workday Magazine, formerly In These Times.
Radical Online Archives @radonlinearchives.bsky.social List of *online* and *open access* collections of historical documents relating to radical history (broadly defined). Nearly 1000 collections from around the world listed (and always looking for more).
Solidarity Union Network (SUN) @sununion.org Workers coming together to build unions that we lead and operate and that seek fundamental change
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No compromise in defense of trans, POC, and immigrant co-workers
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Convergence Magazine @convergencemag.com Convergence Magazine is a magazine for radical insights.
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United Campus Workers (UCW-CWA) @campusworkers.bsky.social A wall-to-wall union for every campus worker. We are the staff, faculty, and student workers that make our colleges and universities work. Part of Communications Workers of America. Learn more at ucw-cwa.org
International Longshore & Warehouse Union @ilwu.bsky.social
Jeremy K @longshoreman23.bsky.social I live on Anderson Island with my wife and 2 boys. I am a Tacoma Longshoreman of 29 years where I’m a Container Crane Opeator.
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No Hate in WA State @nohateinwastate.bsky.social We are nurses, mental health experts, teachers, and many others, including the WA State Nurses Association and Planned Parenthood, opposing I-001 and I-638 on this November's ballot. Paid for by No Hate in WA State. Full disclaimer at NoHateinWAState.org.
People Who Work @deptofworkers.bsky.social Department of People Who Work for a Living. Providing accountability for Elon and the anti-worker DOGE.
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GretchenD @gbdonart.bsky.social She/her.Workers' rights and child care campaigner. Big Purp retiree. Idaho→DEN→CHI→NYC→ SEA→DC→OAK (East Bay).
A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social Author, When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency
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Downtown: On the Go! @downtownonthego.bsky.social DOTG is the transportation advocate and resource for anyone in the greater Tacoma area.
Kirk Hovenkotter @kirkhovenkotter.com Director of Transportation Choices Coalition | Not short for Kirkleton
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San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO @sdiclaborcouncil.bsky.social San Diego & Imperial Counties affiliate of the nat'l AFL-CIO, over 130 unions of more than 200,000 union workers and union families. We come together to strengthen solidarity, grow our union movement, and build local governing power with our communities.
Troy Area Labor Council @troylaborcouncil.org We mobilize our members and community partners to advocate for social and economic justice. We strive daily to vanquish oppression and make our communities better for all people in Rensselaer County.
Greater Boston Labor Council @gblcboston.bsky.social Representing 100,000 workers and their families. Building worker power and power for the working class. #1u
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North Bay Labor Council, AFL-CIO @northbayclc.bsky.social NBLC is one of nearly 500 state & local labor councils acting as an arm of the AFL-CIO. Sonoma, Lake, Mendocino, and Marin Counties 📍
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West Michigan Area Labor Council @wmalc.bsky.social
Illinois AFL-CIO @ilaflcio.bsky.social The Illinois AFL-CIO represents nearly 900,000 union members and is the voice of all working families in the state.
United Wizards of the Coast - CWA @uwotc-official.bsky.social Official account of United Wizards of the Coast, for more information unitedwizardsofthecoast.com
Jack Cousteau ⚓️ @angrywaterman.bsky.social Working-class writer, complexity wrangler, dirtbag lefty, salty rescue swimmer, climate refugee on ironic Warm Beach in the scenic Pacific Northwest.
Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) @lniwa.bsky.social We keep Washington safe and working.
Official Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) account.
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Worx Printing Co-op @worxprinting.bsky.social We offer Custom Merch that's USA Made & Union Bug Printed on Demand (POD). We're a proud worker owned cooperative. Our affordable Swag Shops help organize, fundraise, & promote Nonprofits, Unions, & campaigns for good. Bulk merch, too!
David Berg for 25th LD @electdavidberg.bsky.social Democrat, School Board Director 2021 - Present, Candidate for Washington State Legislature, 25th Legislative District House of Representatives, Position #1, www.ElectDavidBerg.com
Gig Harbor Now @gigharbornow.bsky.social Gig Harbor Now is a nonprofit hyperlocal news organization founded in 2021 to inform, entertain and connect the Greater Gig Harbor community.
Building Movement Project @buildingmovement.bsky.social BMP develops research, tools, & training materials that help nonprofits support the voice & power of the people they serve.
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Walter P. Reuther Library @reutherlibrary.bsky.social The Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs inspires academic research, serves community, and builds knowledge at Wayne State University. Learn more at https://reuther.wayne.edu/.
Barry Eidlin @eidlin.bsky.social Former organizer, current Associate Professor of Sociology at McGill University. Author, Labor and the Class Idea in the US and Canada (Cambridge University Press, 2018)
Sen. Maria Cantwell @cantwell.senate.gov U.S. Senator from Washington State | Ranking Member @commerce.senate.gov | RS≠endorsement
Oregon Labor Federation, AFL-CIO @oregonaflcio.bsky.social We are a strong voice for Oregon's workers and the statewide federation of unions representing over 300,000 working Oregonians across the state.
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Alice Phillips @aap103.bsky.social Trail runner, labor, leader, dog, mom
@chrisbritt.bsky.social @chrisbritt.bsky.social Author/illustrator and an award-winning nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist.
MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com The fastest growing independent news network in the world. We cover breaking news, politics, law and more. We are unapologetically pro-democracy.
Indivisible Tacoma @indivisibletacoma.bsky.social Taking positive effective action for good government. Part of a national movement for Democracy, Justice, and Saving the Earth.
IAM Union @iamunion.bsky.social The International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM Union). 600K working-class heroes making North America move.
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Lauren Kaori Gurley @laurenkaorigurley.bsky.social Labor Reporter @washingtonpost also covering immigration & the economy, formerly @vice
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MoveOn @moveon.org Take action with millions across the country to build an America where everyone can thrive. Join the movement: tap.bio/@moveon
WFTC @wafairtrade.bsky.social Working for a fair and sustainable trading system that works for people and the planet
Seven Mountains AFL-CIO @7mountainsafl.bsky.social Local Chapter of the Central Pennsylvania Labor Federation, representing working families in Centre, Huntingdon, Mifflin, and Juniata counties.
An injury to one is an injury to all.
TeamsterBob @teamsterbob.com Collective Bargaining Team, IBT Union Representative, Safety Committee, Electrical Utility Worker, UWUA 118, IBT Local 377, @Teamsters #Solidarity #1Job #1u #StrikeForDignity #flightattendants
Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov U.S. Senator, Washington state | Senate Appropriations Vice Chair | Working every day to help people and solve problems
Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org We're fighting to address the retirement income crisis by protecting and expanding our Social Security system.
stopthedemolition.org
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Washington State Nurses Association @wsna.bsky.social Founded in 1908, WSNA is the leading voice and advocate for nurses in Washington state. Learn more at wsna.org
The Action Network @theactionnetwork.bsky.social A mission-driven organization dedicated to building online power for the progressive movement.
Puget Sound Labor News Tracker @pnwlabortracker.bsky.social Trying to consolidate all the local labor news into one feed
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Teamsters 117 @teamsters117.bsky.social Building worker power & unity to improve lives & lift up communities since 1934💥📢
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social Family man | Tongan 🇹🇴 | U.S. Labor Movement’s resident Hellraiser | Rank & File Unionist | President of North Texas Area Labor Federation | Opinions mine
https://linktr.ee/tevitauhatafe
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Meghann Burke @meghannburke.bsky.social Executive Director of the NWSL Players Association, Attorney, Vice President of the AFL-CIO, former professional soccer player. Opinions are my own.
Shawna Bader-Blau @shawnasolidarity.bsky.social Executive Director, Solidarity Center