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serfthewave.bsky.social
Leftist dad fighting for a better future. Irish mechanic in the US (oof) Union steward. Elected Trustee Chair. Aspiring mutual aid organizer. Reading: No Shortcuts by Jane F. McAlevey (would recommend)
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I get a lot of questions about my work for the union. One I get often is whether the money that is won in a grievance goes to the union. The answer is and should always be no. The union runs on dues that you pay. It is not a third party. It is you. It is your coworkers. It belongs to the members.

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The National Association of Letter Carriers got a 1.5% increase in their new contract. This is unacceptably low but it is a result of a slump in real union participation. Membership may he high, but people are not going to meetings. They are not organized. The same can be said for the APWU.

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The extent of the propaganda campaign should scare everyone. They gave shit to semi-small youtubers to spread around (which went viral) in order to smear Heard. I went down a whole rabbit hole and watched some really well thought out video essays on this. It's insane

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It's a shame that the APWU acknowledged the 2020 50th anniversary of the wildcat strike in 1970, but doesn't sell anything on their site that tells stories about it.

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Wildcat strike, 1970 From Undelivered by Philip F. Rubio

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It is not and never has been fair. The cap is $176,100. All workers who make less than that contribute 6.2% of their wages, and the employer, who pays that employee, pays another 6.2% on the employee's behalf. Effectively you pay 12.4% on everything. The CEO from below? 0.11% of their income.

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