@lilacisms

organizing for union democracy w/ @EW4Democracy, formerly @TeamsterRnF • @ c.a.i.t.l.y.n on tiktok • bylines: @labornotes @jacobin @moreperfectUS

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New in Labor Notes today 🇵🇸
Labor Notes@labornotes14 May 2024
As campus protests—and violent police repression—play out across the country, some unions are getting involved. Read the latest by Labor Notes writing fellow @lilacisms: labornotes.org/2024/05/union…
Protestors take the streets carrying signs that read "UAW for a Permanent Ceasefire."

ALT Protestors take the streets carrying signs that read "UAW for a Permanent Ceasefire."

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labornotes.org/2026/09/treat… My latest for @labornotes: ‘Treated Worse than Cattle’: 2,500 Tyson Workers Laid Off, Plant Shutters Overnight

‘Treated Worse than Cattle’: 2,500 Tyson Workers Laid Off, Plant

Ouano Tante worked the afternoon shift at the Tyson beef plant in Joslin, Illinois, for five years. But when she and hundreds of her co-workers arrived at work on August 13, they found the plant

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every year i forget to give my labor notes pro tip but here it is for next time: on thursday night i instacart groceries from aldi to my room. i don't wait in a line or pay for overpriced food all weekend. i also don't eat a hot meal for 3 days but that's neither here nor there
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Coming to Labor Notes? Party with the rank and file! Join EW4D, @UAWMemberAction, and IBEW-CREW for for an after-hours party! Learn about our growing rank-and-file movements, and help us bring what we learn at Labor Notes back to our unions. Get tickets: membered.org/party
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Sarah Lazare@sarahlazareMar 23
"In less than a quarter-mile stretch of sidewalk, chatter in 57 languages overlaps with the sound of dancehall, bachata, Thai pop, Haitian kompa, and Micronesian hip-hop." Riveting account of an important strike, reported by @lilacisms and @l_l_xu labornotes.org/2026/03/57-la…

In 57 Languages, Meatpackers Strike for the First Time in 40 Years

In less than a quarter-mile stretch of sidewalk, chatter in 57 languages overlaps with the sound of dancehall, bachata, Thai pop, Haitian kompa, and Micronesian hip-hop. At sunset, dozens gather for

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Labor Notes@labornotesMar 22
3,800 workers at the JBS beef processing plant in Greeley, Colorado—among the largest in the country—have united this past week in the largest U.S. meatpacking strike in 40 years. @lilacisms and @l_l_xu report: labornotes.org/2026/03/57-la…

In 57 Languages, Meatpackers Strike for the First Time in 40 Years

In less than a quarter-mile stretch of sidewalk, chatter in 57 languages overlaps with the sound of dancehall, bachata, Thai pop, Haitian kompa, and Micronesian hip-hop. At sunset, dozens gather for

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"the worst of the worst" and it's literally a 5 year old in a bunny hat theguardian.com/us-news/2026…

ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials

Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas

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what "takes up" capacity: -projects that feel bad or meaningless -random tasks that don't build towards a bigger goal what builds capacity: -projects that feel purposeful -projects that appeal to a wider base beyond the usual suspects
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doing exciting things and new campaigns that engage broader groups builds capacity, it doesn't indiscriminately absorb capacity. "capacity" is not a finite resource, it's highly flexible and context-specific.
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Labor Notes@labornotes2 Nov 2025
42 million Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more commonly known as “food stamps,” are set to go without benefits. Among them are union members in underpaid industries like grocery and retail. @lilacisms reports labornotes.org/blogs/2025/10…

SNAP Axe Could Fall on Grocery Shoppers and Workers Alike

Beginning November 1, 42 million Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more commonly known as “food stamps,” are set to go without benefits. Among them are union

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📣 BIG NEWS: THE UFCW GROCERY CONTRACT COMPARISON TOOL IS HERE! 📣 Use our web tool for comparing union grocery contracts across UFCW locals and employers, and see how your contract stacks up on wages, staffing, healthcare, and more. ew4d.org/blog/contract-tool-…

Introducing: the UFCW Grocery Contract Comparison Tool — Essential Workers for Democracy

Click here to check out EW4D’s first-of-its-kind web tool for comparing union grocery contracts across UFCW locals and employers. See how your contract stacks up!

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put her in a room with sultana and corbyn and this could all be resolved in a week
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WHEN WE FIGHT, WE WIN! Rank and file Kroger workers in UFCW Local 700 and community supporters rallied for a fair contract and a strong, democratic union in Indianapolis. Thanks to our guests from Teamsters Local 135, BCTGM Local 372A, and @JesseForIndy!
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"We're in a union, we shouldn't have food banks in our break rooms. Our union is bringing us these contracts, and the members are turning them down." Hear UFCW Local 700 member Andrea Reynolds on why she and her coworkers rallied for a fair contract and a strong union!
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Jacobin
@jacobin2 Aug 2025
Electing Zohran Mamdani is just the beginning. To actually win his agenda against billionaire opposition, we need to build popular power — permanent grassroots organizations that can mobilize tens of thousands to have his back when the fight gets real. jacobin.com/2025/08/zohran-b…

We Need a Strategy to Win Zohran’s Agenda. Call It Plan Z.

Electing Zohran Mamdani is just the beginning. To actually win his agenda against billionaire opposition, we need to build popular power — permanent grassroots organizations that can mobilize tens of...

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“We should not be relying on food pantries in our break rooms.” Angela and Clayton are grocery workers at Kroger in New Castle, IN. They’re fighting for better wages, real family insurance, and fair staffing. We’re worth more than $0.25! #kroger #solidarity #ufcw
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Labor Notes@labornotes22 Jul 2025
Food and Commercial Workers Local 700 members across Indiana voted a second time to reject an offer that included a wage increase of just $0.90 over 3 years for starting pay and a $200 Kroger gift card that members called “insulting.” @lilacisms reports: labornotes.org/2025/07/8000-…

8,000 Indiana Kroger Workers Vote Down Contract a Second Time

UPDATE: On August 20, the contract covering 8,000 Kroger workers across Central Indiana in UFCW Local 700 was approved, with 56 percent voting in favor of ratification. "It wasn't the contract

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Barry Eidlin@eidlin12 Jul 2025
It’s hard to overstate how unusual this is. UFCW has built itself around having a dues base of passive, high-turnover grocery workers not invested enough in the union to try and change things. But that seems like it might be changing…
yung hegelian@lilacisms12 Jul 2025
BREAKING: 8,000 rank-and-file Kroger workers in Indiana just REJECTED a subpar contract for the 2nd time. The offer included an insulting $200 Kroger gift card and $0.90 over 3 years for starting pay. Workers know they’re worth more — and they’re ready to fight for it.
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BREAKING: 8,000 rank-and-file Kroger workers in Indiana just REJECTED a subpar contract for the 2nd time. The offer included an insulting $200 Kroger gift card and $0.90 over 3 years for starting pay. Workers know they’re worth more — and they’re ready to fight for it.
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@mirrorindy @indystar @inthesetimesmag
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there are union militants everywhere for those with eyes to see (and organize)
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