Happy 4/20 from your union buds! For nearly 2 decades now, UFCW & cannabis workers have been blazing new trails & setting high standards throughout the industry. If you ask us, that is something worth celebrating! ➡️ ufcw.org/cannabis!

Polls are back open today from 5-8pm for proctors and tutors, and will open again for our last day of voting on Wednesday from 5-8pm for everyone!

I'm excited to be working with Cat!

Statement from SEIU 509 President David Foley: "When university administrations suppress protests, they undermine the foundation of our democracy and silence the voices of those fighting for a better future."

Don't mourn. Organize.

In a DOGE subcommittee hearing Rep. Greg Casar says: "They're trying to shut down the Department of Education, the Department of Labor... We're not looking into Elon Musk's $8 million a day. This subcommittee ... is looking into your grandmother's $65 a day."

This is what Oligarch ownership of the media looks like: The second-richest guy in the world, Bezos, owns The Washington Post. He has now declared that the editorial page of that paper is going Trump right-wing. Surprise, Mr. Musk agrees. We must support independent media.

Believe it or not, some people’s everyday actions aren’t motivated by some long-term career ambition, but out of a genuine love for people and a desire to do right by them. Bernie is one of those people. Disagree and loathe him all you want. People trust him for a reason.

SEIU Massachusetts State Council Denounces Detention of Tufts Graduate Student and SEIU 509 member Rumeysa Ozturk. Read more here: seiu509.org/seiu-massachus…

Rumeysa was kidnapped in plain sight & sent to Louisiana to be locked in the same detention center Mahmoud Khalil was sent to. She's a peaceful protestor, grad student, & my constituent who has a right to free speech & due process. Now she's a political prisoner. Free her now.

Mass General Brigham primary care doctors to hold May union election bostonglobe.com/2025/04/21/bus… via The Boston Globe

Mohsen Mahdawi, facing possible deportation, hopes to be force for peace bostonglobe.com/2025/05/09/met… via The Boston Globe

BREAKING: Our SEIU 509 union sibling Rümeysa Öztürk is being released from detention! We are so grateful to all of our labor and community allies who have stood with Rümeysa throughout this fight.

629 Palestinians were reportedly killed in the last week, according to the UN human rights office. At least 358 were killed because of attacks targeting houses and tents for displaced people, with children and women comprising at least 148 of the victims. news.un.org/en/story/2025/…

ICYMI: the FY26 budget was officially signed, and thanks to our members sending thousands of messages to their legislators, we secured some important wins! We organized to protect Pappas & Pocasset hospitals, secure funding for DMH case managers, and more.

BREAKING: Dr. Jonathan Caravello, a U.S. citizen and California Faculty Association member, has been released from federal custody after days of unjust detention. This is a victory, but it never should’ve happened! We must #EndRaids and free all those unjustly detained.

Working people across NYC are uniting to defend our neighborhoods and our city from unprecedented attacks from extremist politicians and billionaires. 1199 members are proud to endorse Zohran Kwame Mamdani for Mayor as we fight for a safe, affordable, and healthy city for all!

We’d be in a much stronger position right now if mainstream Democrats had taken a common sense stand for First Amendment principles instead of piling on undergraduate standing up for Palestine. Oops.

I'm free! From the bottom of my heart Thank you for all the love and support... I have traveled this country all year touring and singing my protest songs, and I can say the spirit of counter culture is alive and strong! Don't be afraid. Get out there and make some art and noise