“Organizing is providing people with an opportunity to become aware of their own capabilities and potential.”
— Fred Ross, Sr.

Day 1 of our organizing institute in Alameda, where we are empowering workers with knowledge and tools to build a better union in their workplace!

“If you’re a young worker, stay safe on the job, get paid for the hrs. you work & don’t forget you have the right to join a union! We are all stronger when we stand shoulder-to-shoulder w/ our fellow workers.” Sebastian Puerta UAW 4811
#WorkplaceReadinessWeek #UnionizeCalifornia

This is Day 2 for janitors working without a contract. Things are getting ready to heat up! #JusticeForJanitors

We'll fight united shoulder-to-shoulder 'til we win the security, dignity & respect we deserve.

Because when we fight—whether it's at the bargaining table, in the Capitol or in the streets—we win!

#MayDay
#SolidarityForever
#MayDay 2024
#SolidarityIsPower
#UnionizeCalifornia
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Public sector workers, janitors, hotel workers, caregivers, grocery workers, nurses, teachers, entertainment industry workers...ALL WORKERS deserve pay, benefits, protections & resources to thrive.

#MayDay
#SolidarityForever
#MayDay 2024
#SolidarityIsPower
#UnionizeCalifornia
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May 1, 2024 was a nonviolent, empowered day of action & protest across our Golden State.

Californians marched, rallied & demanded more for our families & communities.

Here is a 🧵of some 📸 we ♥️

#MayDay
#SolidarityForever
#MayDay 2024
#SolidarityIsPower
#UnionizeCalifornia
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They have taken millions that they never toiled to earn
But w/out our brain & muscle not a single wheel can turn

In our hands is a power greater than their hoarded gold
We can birth a new world from the ashes of the old

Our Union makes us strong!
#MayDay calaborfed.org/may-day-2024/

It doesn’t matter if you’re a teenage worker or over 18, a citizen or a non-citizen, do blue collar, white collar, or pink collar work, you have equal rights on the job – including the right to unionize.
bit.ly/wrw2024
#UnionizeCalifornia
#WorkplaceReadinessWeek
#MayDay

#CaliforniaLabor has granted a statewide strike sanction to the 22,000 SEIU USWW janitors w/ contracts expiring TODAY.

Our hardworking janitors face abusive workloads & low wages. The Labor Movement is united in this fight! #JusticeforJanitors

Read more: calaborfed.org/press-releases…

'There is no question that every worker stands w/ janitors in the fight for a fair contract!” Lorena Gonzalez

A strike sanction means #JusticeForJanitors has Labor's full weight & support: 2.3 million workers from 1,300 unions won't cross a picket line.

calaborfed.org/press-releases…

Happy May Day! 25,000 California janitors are working without a contract. Bad news for our employers because we are UNITED AND READY TO STRIKE!!! #JusticeForJanitors

Workers are leading marches+rallies up+down the Golden State on International Workers Day!

—Find a #MayDay action near you—calaborfed.org/may-day-2024/

Join us in showing solidarity across backgrounds & industries as we fight for our families & communities & against unchecked greed!

146 workers – mostly teenage girls who worked 12 hrs daily – died in Triangle Shirtwaist fire.

Unions rose up to end the exploitation of teens then.

#WorkplaceReadinessWeek teaches how unions are protecting teens today.

Learn more: bit.ly/wrw2024
#UnionizeCalifornia

Thanks to AB 800, high schoolers are learning about labor law protections from:
❌workplace hazards
❌underpayment
❌wage theft
And about their rights as workers to:
✅paid sick days
✅training
✅safety gear+equipment
✅unionization
#WorkplaceReadinessWeek
bit.ly/wrw2024

Unfortunately, youth workers are often victims of wage theft. If you are made to do any work before clocking in or after clocking out, that is wage theft and it’s illegal. Find more examples of wage theft here dir.ca.gov/dlse/Examples_…. #WorkplaceReadinessWeek

Workers are leading marches+rallies up+down the Golden State on International Workers Day!

—Find a #MayDay action near you—calaborfed.org/may-day-2024/

Join us in showing solidarity across backgrounds & industries as we fight for our families & communities & against unchecked greed!

Workers are leading marches+rallies up+down the Golden State on International Workers Day!

—Find a #MayDay action near you—calaborfed.org/may-day-2024/

Join us in showing solidarity across backgrounds & industries as we fight for our families & communities & against unchecked greed!

Thanks to AB 800, high schoolers are learning about labor law protections from:
❌workplace hazards
❌underpayment
❌wage theft
And about their rights as workers to:
✅paid sick days
✅training
✅safety gear+equipment
✅unionization
#WorkplaceReadinessWeek
bit.ly/wrw2024

Young workers, DYK your rights on the job?

A new law—AB 800—ensures you will!

This #WorkplaceReadinessWeek (4/29–5/3) high schoolers will learn they have same rights as adult workers—including the right to join a union!

Check out our WRW resource guide: bit.ly/wrw2024