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Rank and file Union activist /organizer International Servicing Representative @UAW former Midwest Organizer @nolsw2320 Opinions are my own.

Chicago, IL
Joined October 2021
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Welcome the newest members of UAW Region 4, @NOLSW2320— the National Immigration Justice Center Union in Chicago! These workers won their NLRB election with 87% voting in favor of joining the UAW!
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Laura Hebert retweeted
Congratulations to our UAW family at General Motors on a record $14,500 in profit-sharing for your incredible work in 2024!
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Laura Hebert retweeted
"No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence." — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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As concerns about possible encounters with ICE grow, be prepared by knowing your rights.
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No matter what the corporate elite tell you, let me make something clear: Universal health care is not radical. A living wage is not radical. Dignity in the workplace is not radical. Higher education without debt is not radical. Affordable housing is not radical.
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Black men deserve to grow old.
He was 30 years old. Black men deserve to grow old—not be lynched on a Subway because they were having a mental health crisis. Jordan deserved better. Accountability now.
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55,000 postal workers represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are entering their 4th week on strike. They are demanding fair wages, safe working conditions, the right to retire with dignity, and the expansion of services at the public post office. 📸 : @cupw – at Champaign, IL
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Nobody deserves to live in poverty —especially those whose labor makes society function.
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.@Marriott’s Palace Hotel - where hundreds of workers are on strike - is part of the “Let’s Glow SF” light show... so we decided to add our own message! 😉
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Laura Hebert retweeted
“Compassion is an action word with no boundaries. It is never wasted.” - Prince
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PLAYING GAMES: In the great tradition of strike publications, we offer our tech-worker version. guild-build.netlify.app/ Now you can play and not be a scab. We also want to thank the multitude of @nytimes subscribers who have stopped playing and honored our digital picket line.
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Laura Hebert retweeted
220 days since ratification
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Workers at a Flex-N-Gate parts plant in Chicago have voted to join the UAW, marking a significant unionization effort. Flex-N-Gate is owned by Shahid Khan, who also owns the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. autonews.com/manufacturing/s…
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Laura Hebert retweeted
“Management at Flex-N-Gate tried again and again to shut down the workers’ fight for a union, but they stood up together and won their union voice." — UAW Region 4 Director Brandon Campbell chicago.suntimes.com/work/20…
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Laura Hebert retweeted
November’s elections starting strong for the working class. 370 workers at major parts supplier Flex-N-Gate in Chicago just voted overwhelmingly to join the UAW. uaw.org/workers-at-major-par…
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Laura Hebert retweeted
Shawn Fain, @UAW president, likes my new book 😭
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Flex N Gate workers in Chicago filed for their Union election to form their union with @UAW 🔥
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