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TAKE FIVE | July 9, 2025 |
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Hey Friend,
We’re going to keep it short and sweet for this issue of Take Five because people like you are busy—on the streets and front porches, in union halls and church pews—fighting for the future we all deserve. In between the chaotic headlines, you’ll find a strategic and expanding resistance. Regardless of the skyrocketing authoritarianism across our communities, working people are uniting. Plug into actions, check out recent victories, and scan some news you can use below! |
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TAKE ACTION 💥 |
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From American Postal Workers Union: Tell the Board of Governors NO to a CORPORATE Postmaster General The USPS Board of Governors announced its intention to appoint David Steiner, reportedly the White House’s preferred candidate and a FedEx board member, as the next Postmaster General. This appointment would represent a fundamental conflict of interest and threat to the Postal Service. Send a message to the Board before the appointment is finalized – tell the board members to reverse their decision. |
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From Warehouse Life: Tell Amazon: Stop Endangering Pregnant Workers While they flood your feed with #PrimeDay ads, Amazon is routinely hurting pregnant workers. 150+ pregnant Amazon workers have come forward with devastating stories: Hospital visits, illegal firings, and even miscarriages after being denied basic accommodations. ADD YOUR NAME to the letter demanding Amazon board members meet with pregnant workers. |
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News You Can Use 🗞️ |
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🙌 VICTORY: Utah Labor Coalition Puts Bargaining Ban on Hold with Historic Referendum
🔍 ZOOM IN: ICE Is About to Get More Money Than It Can Spend
🎧 LISTEN: TAX REVOLT: How Cutting Taxes Became an American Obsession. Bonus: check out who invested millions to support Trump’s Tax Scam (a.k.a. the “Big, Beautiful Bill”) here.
📚 RESOURCES: We partnered with the National Women’s Law Center to develop Our Bodies, Our Labor: A Toolkit for Unions and Worker Justice Advocates Fighting for Abortion Access. This toolkit provides guidance for union members, union leaders, and worker justice organizations who want to engage in the fight for abortion access and support workers who need abortions. Check it out here.
National Employment Law Project (NELP) just released a new issue brief! Delivering Precarity: How Amazon Flex’s Labor Model Harms Workers and What to Do About It details how Amazon rips off both its workers and the public, and includes recommendations for organizing, policy, and legal interventions for improving the conditions of Flex drivers. |
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#ICYMI 🤳 |
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