Strategic Organizing Center

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Labor unions fighting to ensure that everyone in America has real POWER AT WORK. #1u https://linkin.bio/thesoc

Workers and the hosts of the event holding a banner that says "LABOR IS ART" with fists in the air on a beautiful sunny day in NYC.
Workers on the runway getting getting their flowers from the audience that they do not get from Amazon and other billionaire employers.
A woman with her fist in the air holding a sign of a fist with text that reads "Labor is Art. They showcase wealth. We showcase work. That's the real story."
A wide array of people out and about, some carrying picket signs displaying the importance of public schools and that they are ready to strike on behalf of the workers that keep everything together.
Striking meatpackers in Colorado at JBS wrapped up in blankets and layeres of clothing while holding signage that says "Please do not patronize JBS; Employees on unfair labor practice strike; we have no dispute with any other employer; UFCW Local #7"
A sign in front of CBS HQ that reads "CBS: Pay Up! Writers Guild on Strike!"
Lil Kim holding a microphone and smiling.
D.W. from Arthur giving side-eye
Statue of Nellie Stone Johnson at the Minnesota State Capitol
Portrait of Nellie Stone Johnson
A worker with a megaphone in a SBWU hat talking in a picket line with the text "BREAKING: Starbucks Workers United has announced #DeleteTheApp" with the SBWU logo at the top left.
A striking nurse with a sign that says "Trust the people (us) who care for patients -- things are NOT ok"
Striking nurses in the cold speaking and listening at a podium.
An image of the "Social Insecurity" cover page with the text, "Most Social Security workers don't make a living wage. New report shows essential workers at SSA are struggling to afford necessities."
Gregory from Abbott Elementary saying "It is extremely on brand."
A poster with a spilled drink and the Starbucks Workers United logo with text that says, "You dumped Starbucks. Now what? Tune in on February 2nd, hear from striking baristas + special surprise guests, RSVP for Zoom call @ bit.ly/sbwufeb"
An image of the report "Doing Less with Less: How the Trump Administration is Hollowing Out Social Security's Frontline Workforce" on a yellow background with the text, "The Trump administration is hollowing out SSA's frontline workforce. In person and over the phone, beneficiaries are reporting longer wait times as SSA grapples with reductions in staffing." There's a sample of a page within the report as well.
A spot-breasted oriole perched on a wire, looking to the left, fully aware that Starbucks Workers deserve a fair contract and it won't break a picket line.
Baristas next to text that says, "The company picked right back up where they left off at the end of 2023 when it came to violating workers rights, and we still don't have a contract." -Michelle Eisen, Spokesperson, Starbucks Workers United on the relationship with Starbuucks corporate after the arrival of CEO Brian Niccol
The inside of a NYC subway car with posters up that say "Don't shop at Starbucks while baristas strike!" and "Don't buy Starbucks! Baristas on ULP strike!"
D.W. from Arthur side-eyeing.
A still from Mega Man's unlock screen that says "Get Equipped With Full Union"
An image of striking baristas holding signs with text that says "Don't Buy Starbucks! Baristas on ULP Strike!"
Target and Starbucks overlaid across Ryu and Cyclops from X-Men vs Street Fighter doing their iconic handshake with the text, "Hoping you forget why you aren't buying"
An image of the report "Starbucks Turnaround Grinds to a Halt" on a pistachio green background. Above it, the text, "Want to see the data behind Starbucks' stalled 'turnaround'? Download the full report to learn what customers and baristas really think. Read the report at the soc.org"
An image of baristas working with the text "54% of customers say they'd be more likely to go to Starbucks if the stores added staff."
Signage reading "Baristas on Strike!" and "No Contract, No Starbucks!"
A strike captain rallying Starbucks workers in front of a store holding signage that reads "No Contract? No Coffee," and "Red Cup Rebellion."
A graphic of someone holding a phone with the text, "Even Starbucks mobile orders are not ready on time. 97% of frequent Starbucks customers say app orders are as slow or slower than before."
A spilled coffee cup with the SBWU logo on it on a pistachio green background, text saying, "If baristas go on strike...don't buy Starbucks!"
A collage of Starbucks workers with signs and megaphones advocating for their contracts with the Starbucks Workers United logo and the text, "If baristas go on strike...don't buy Starbucks!"
Michael Jackson in Thriller smiling while labeled as "wealthy people who are fine with you struggling".
lily tomlin, dolly parton and jane fonda arm in arm from the movie "9 to 5" with lyrics from the single of the same name "Workin' nine to five, what a way to make a livin' Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin' They just use your mind and they never give you credit It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it"
Screenshot from More Perfect Union stating "Vulnerable patients are getting signed up for medical credit cards -- in some cases while they're still on anesthesia. These cards are creating a new frontier of medical debt. Some patients are even getting sued over debt from cards they don't remember signing up for."
squidward smiling about laying out a beach chair for "starbucks listening to executives who add new furniture and AI that doesn't help baristas or satisfy customers" squidward going inside downtrodden with the beach chair folded up for "starbucks listening to workers that spend the most time in stores for ideas including more staffing and fair wages"
kombucha girl meme of her disgusted at "millions of dollars going to execs who only go inside starbucks to ask for complicated drinks" and pleased at "investing in more staff and better wages for the people who do the work of running the stores"
On top of an apple orchard, "Imagine harvesting fruit that feeds America yet being told that we don't deserve the protections that are already written into law...this is our reality."
sleeping squidward: "when employees say customer service is better with more staff and better pay" WIDE AWAKE squidward: "when shareholders say to write names and don't let people use the bathroom"