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The Guardian | Working Americans are taking the streets for May Day. Will Democrats pay attention? | Claire Valdez by Claire Valdez
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May Day on May 1, 2026 saw more than 3,000 protests across the United States as workers, students and families demanded a strike that halts school, work and shopping while ending billionaire rule. Claire Valdez, a New York assemblymember, union organizer and Democratic socialist running for Congress, argues that both the Republican and Democratic establishments have abandoned the working class—exemplified by policies that ignore the cost‑of‑living crisis, fund overseas conflicts, and deregulate labor protections. She links today’s struggle to the historic fight for the eight‑hour day, noting that modern oligarchs such as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are undermining workers’ rights while private‑equity gutts hospitals and pensions. Valdez calls for organized action, quoting UAW president Shawn Fain that it is time to decide the world we want and what we are willing to do, and urges unions to set contracts to expire on May 1 2028 and prepare for a general strike and a progressive electoral surge. The piece frames May Day as both beautiful and devastating—a reminder of the high stakes and the power of collective action to secure dignified wages, benefits, housing, healthcare and a good life for ordinary Americans.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/01/may-day-protests-democrats-working-class
#ClaireValdez #UAW #DemocraticParty #activism #usunions #ElonMusk #JeffBezos #ShawnFain #ZohranMamdani
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116409587609949458
#Ford needs to start selling, and #UAW to start making, the cars that drivers want to buy, not cars Ford wants to sell. Today, that means:
• safe (which means buttons and levers, not touchscreens)
• reliable (which means absence of features not necessary for one of these)
• efficient (which means not a wasteful giant box with terribly restricted driver vision)
• easy to repair (which means #rightToRepair)
• inexpensive to own and operate (which, for many, means a BEV car less expensive than the ICE Focus)
• nothing else (which, among other things, means no capacity for the car itself to connect to the Internet)We don’t need an infotainment system: we need a sturdy place to mount a cellphone. We don’t need a built-in screen for kids: we can hang our own tablet off the back of a seat in a case with a strap. We don’t need driver distraction compensation features: we need the car itself to present no distraction. We don’t need a status symbol: we need to get us and our stuff from point A to B with minimal hassle.
Stop trying to persuade drivers to buy wasteful vehicles, and start offering drivers a means to avoid wasting their time and money.
Offer me a safe and reliable non-flashy and non-distracting EV sedan, with no needless bells or whistles, at a price which puts the payments below my current monthly cost of gas, and you’ve got a sale.
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@Priyajsridhar
What do I know about unions and labor strikes?My fav union story from my ILR days: everyone in ILR majors in Labor Relations, and a ton end up in Law School (where I thought I was going). One of the seniors (Al Davidoff)--the *biggest* LR fan --kinda disappeared after grad.
He was working as a Cornell janitor. He helped organize with the UAW, and was voted chapter president at 23. No one was shocked.
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UAW Union Activist turns up for No Kings last Saturday
#photo #photography #nokings #protest #union #uaw #politics #ithaca #ithacacommons
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OpEd - No, I'm Not Going to #NoKings This Time
And neither should youA Declining Democracy
Mar 18, 2026Excerpt: "What does toppling the #oligarchy mean? It means boycotting the media, goods, and services they use to extract wealth from the rest of us. (See the #TeslaTakedown as a great example.) It means #activism to get state legislatures to enact #WealthTaxes. It means lobbying state legislatures to increase income taxes on the top 10% of earners. It means electing Governors and Mayors who adopt a #Mamdani / #AOC-like platform to alleviate the financial burdens of average workers/citizens. It means rejecting corporate centrism and any of their candidates, local or federal, who accepts money from PACs, particularly those that have effectively paralyzed representatives from voting against Israel or the NRA. It also means creating the networks that protect the most vulnerable: the undocumented, women who are being persecuted for exercising bodily autonomy or receiving life-saving medical care, and anyone, frankly, who isn’t white or Christian.
"So, where does one start? First, send an email to the No Kings organizers at [email protected] and explain why you won’t be joining this time or at any time in the future until they adopt a strategy with teeth:
- Protests must occur on weekdays and for multiple days at a time and to call it a #GeneralStrike.
- To use their clout to call for union leaders to have their union membership strike in solidarity.
- To call for their sponsors to contribute to a strike fund for non-union, hourly wage participants, offsetting the financial burden of participating in these actions.
- To have specific demands for our government:
* Remove and Prosecute Trump for his criminality, particularly as it relates to the sex-trafficking and rape of minors
* Abolish ICE
* Audit the 2024 election, restore voting systems where breaches have occurred, and implement federal voting rights statutes to ensure every voter is heard and every vote counted
* Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment across all 50 states, codifying women’s rights to vote, have equal pay, and access to reproductive health care.
* Adopt Medicare for All.
"Now, there is a #MayDay general strike being organized by the #UAW, but it’s being planned for 2028 which seems awfully far away and too late. I’m sure the idea was to do some union saber-rattling in the lead up to the 2028 Presidential election. However, the time to show some critical mass is right now, not two years from now, after heaven knows how much more crap this Administration will inflict or how much more suffering Americans will endure. No Kings has the numbers; why not just consolidate and do it sooner? "
Read more:
https://democracydecline.substack.com/p/no-im-not-going-to-no-kings-this -
#ICYMI (like me) last month's #UAW-sponsored #Michigan U.S. #Senate #Democratic #Primary debate. I'm supporting #AbdulElSayed 🗳️ #USPol #Politics #Vote2026 #Abdul2026 #AbdulForMichigan #HaleyStevens #MalloryMcMorrow #CSPAN https://www.c-span.org/program/campaign-2026/michigan-us-senate-democratic-primary-debate/673660
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"Trump Weighing Order To Seize Elections By Declaring Sham National Emergency: Report"
I see no way to fight except full walkout all sectors. Organise the General Strike.
Organise the General Strike.
ORGANIZE
Not just unions, all workers, tools down.
#aflcio #uaw #longshoremen #generalStrike
Big unions, little unions. Unorganized, medical, communications, transportation.
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Yes. A LOT of republican reps are sure theyre going to lose once safe seats because of gerrymandering, it was a big part of why Republican state parties resisted Trump.
#uspoli #gerrymandering #november #generalStrike #uaw #aflcio
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Devastating numbers on Trump
AP NORC February 5thPresidential approval 36% 👈
Handling Economy 39%
Immigration 38% 👈
Foreign Policy 37%
Trade Negotiations. 36%Country Direction 29%. 👈
State of Economy 34%
Vance 32% 👈Build to November, Build the General Strike #BuildNewEnergy
https://apnews.com/projects/polling-tracker/
#uspol #coup #November #generalStrike #UAW #minneapolis #chicago #la
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Trump Is Tearing Apart the North American Auto Industry
By Taylor C. Noakes
"In the 1960s, the Auto Pact deal integrated the US and Canada’s auto sectors. Donald Trump’s trade war will all but guarantee its unraveling, spelling catastrophe for workers and firms alike."
#Canada #CanadianPolitics #cdnpoli #automotive #Trump #tariffs #labour #labor #unions #UAW #UNIFOR
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Die Kampfansage der Autogewerkschaft #UAW an #Volkswagen in voller Länge.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=yzWXMPYc-tM"Und wann »findet« #VW Extra-Milliarden für die Arbeiter?
Volkswagen hat nichts übrig für seine Beschäftigten, aber Millionen für Vorstände und Milliarden für Großaktionäre.
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»Volkswagen schert sich einen Dreck um euch und eure Familien«, stimmte er die VW-Mitarbeiter in Chattanooga auf den Kampf ein."
https://jacobin.de/artikel/volkswagen-bonus-wunder-ig-metall-tarifverhandlungen🧵 3/3
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"#Volkswagen hatte im September ein 'letztes Angebot' an die Beschäftigten unter anderem mit einer Gehaltserhöhung von 20 Prozent und einer Einmalzahlung von 4.000 Dollar vorgelegt. [...] Danach bevollmächtigten die Arbeiter die Verhandlungsführer, einen Ausstand auszurufen, wenn sie dies für nötig halten."
Genau so wie die #UAW müssen #Gewerkschaften mit Managern & Aktionären umgehen. Wenn die drohen, direkt zurückboxen.
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Die Autogewerkschaft #UAW in den #USA hat gegen die #Volkswagen-Manager & Aktionäre erkämpft:
- 20% Lohnerhöhung
- eine Bonuszahlung von 6.550 $ für alle
- niedrigere Kosten für die Gesundheitsversorgung
- einen besseren Kündigungsschutz
- mehr bezahlte Urlaubstage
- mehr Mitbestimmungsrechte im Unternehmen
- mehr Schutz gegen Überstunden & vor Willkür durch VorgesetzteRein in die #Gewerkschaften mit euch!
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"#VW ist, wie jedes kapitalistische Unternehmen, in erster Linie eine Wertpumpe, die dazu da ist, Topmanager & Aktionäre zu bereichern; eine Bottom-up-Umverteilungsmaschine.
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#Volkswagen schert sich einen Dreck um euch & eure Familien«, stimmte er die VW-Mitarbeiter in Chattanooga auf den Kampf ein. So hart das in deutschen Ohren klingen mag: Mit dieser Haltung hat die #UAW vor einer Woche u. a. einen Lohnzuwachs von 20% erzielt."
https://jacobin.de/artikel/volkswagen-bonus-wunder-ig-metall-tarifverhandlungen
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‘That’s a union brother who spoke up. He put his constitutional rights to work. He put his union rights to work.’
https://www.commondreams.org/news/tj-sabula-trump-heckler -
"That's a union brother who spoke up," the UAW’s Sean Fain added. "He put his constitutional rights to work. He put his union rights to work."
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Now on Verdant Square Radio:
https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/116024342591811748
#Uaw #Minneapolis #Ice #Workers #Unions #Labor #News #Commentary #Leftist #Revolution #Left #Jacobin #Socialist #Anticapitalist #Vsn #Radio #Diversespectrumoftheleft #SupportIndependentMedia
#VerdantSquareRadio #vsn #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia
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We were bringing manufacturing back the Murica...maybe ...not so much. And the money trail goes exactly where you think it does.
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https://www.europesays.com/it/312962/ Stellantis, i suoi primi 5 anni. Filosa: “Mi sto divertendo” (ma forse solo lui) – Torino Cronaca #Affari #AntonioFilosa #Business #CarlosTavares #DodgeCharger #FusioneFCAPSA #InvestimentiMidwest #IT #Italia #Italy #JeepWrangler4xe #RamAutonomiaEstesa #stellantis #UAW #VeicoliElettrici
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National Progressives Side With Mamdani in House Race Splitting #NYC Left
Justice Democrats is endorsing Claire Valdez, a socialist with the backing of Mayor Zohran Mamdani and UAW President Shawn Fain.
https://theintercept.com/2026/01/14/claire-valdez-antonio-reynoso-zohran-mamdani-nyc/
from #TheIntercept
Akela Lacy
January 14 2026, 6:00 a.m.#JusticeDemocrats is wading into a high-profile congressional race in #NewYorkCity, where a competition between the progressive Brooklyn borough president and a #socialist first-term State Assembly member is testing competing visions for the future of the electoral left under Mayor #ZohranMamdani.
The group is endorsing #ClaireValdez, a State Assembly member from Queens and member of the #DemocraticSocialistsOfAmerica, to replace retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez in #NewYork’s 7th CD. Valdez launched her campaign last week alongside #Mamdani and #UAW President #ShawnFain, two of her highest-profile backers...
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@GreenSyndicalist @GreenSyndicalistLeft
🗓 Upcoming Labor Notes Workshop, Wednesday, April 23: Steering Green Transitions 🚎
hear from #rankandfile workers who organized #strikes
Dave Kerin, construction laborer, Australian Builders Laborers Federation - Melbourne & #EarthWorker #Cooperative
Halee Hadfield, battery worker, #UAW United Auto Workers at Ford BlueOvalSK KentuckySign up today: https://mailchi.mp/labornotes/givingtuesday21-10300217
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For the #PennState (or central #PA) people across the #fediverse – Sign this letter to tell congressman Glenn Thompson (PA) to publicly oppose the cuts to federal funding for research, healthcare, and education.
We'll be delivering the letter to his office on 4/8 as part of the #killthecuts national day of action ✊
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Hey- #uaw #nea #seiu #afscme #Teamsters #ufcw #usw #aft #ibew #liuna #iamaw #cwa #ubcja #ilwu #iuoe #ua #nalc #afge #apwu #iaff #UniteHere #npmhu #atu #anu #iatse #iasmartw #iupat #iabsoriw #twua #opeiu #nrlcu you watching this? https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:twjze4qqf6fgxz33ct52wlnl/post/3lk2lofqgoc2i
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#UAW #Chief #Slams #Trump as “#JobKillerInChief” Ahead of his #Michigan #Visit
"#KamalaHarris has #stood with #labor," said #ShawnFain. "She's #walkedthewalk. #DonaldTrump #serves only #himself. He's always served himself."
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Stellantis files 8 new lawsuits against UAW over strike threats, following a prior lawsuit against UAW Local 230. Stellantis also rejected the UAW's Jobs Bank proposal, citing risks to its future.
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Other than the pro-#Democracy/#Constitution #LawandOrder and Family Values claims, being pro-worker is #TFG/#GOP’s most nauseating pose/con.
“The UAW’s opposition to the Republican ticket isn’t just a problem in raw voter numbers; it’s also a publicity nightmare for a party that is trying to rebrand itself as pro-worker.”
https://jacobin.com/2024/08/uaw-fain-trump-musk-unions/
Go #UAW #SeanFain #Workers #UnionArmy 💪
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…#Fain on Tues said #Trump & #Musk are out of touch w/ #workers.
"Donald Trump will always side against workers standing up for themselves, & he will always side w/billionaires like #ElonMusk, who is contributing $45 million a month to a #SuperPAC to get him elected," he said, referencing a WSJ report….
The #UAW pres added: "Both Trump & Musk want #WorkingClass people to sit down & shut up, & they laugh about it openly. It's #disgusting, #illegal, & totally #predictable from these 2 #clowns."
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The #union noted in its statement that #federal #law prohibits #workers from being #fired for going on strike & that threatening to do so is #illegal under the National Labor Relations Act.
"The #UAW has filed federal #labor charges against disgraced billionaires Donald #Trump & #ElonMusk for their illegal attempts to #threaten & intimidate #workers who stand up for themselves by engaging in protected concerted activity, such as strikes," the union said in a stmnt issued by spox Jonah Furman.
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‘I’m #Fucking #Angry!’ #AutoUnion #Chief Lets Loose at #KamalaHarris #Rally
#UnitedAutoWorkers (#UAW) president #ShawnFain let loose at a #rally in support of #VicePresident #KamalaHarris on Wednesday. “With the #HarrisWalz #ticket, we have what I call the #DynamicDuo for #Democracy!”
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‘I’m #Fucking #Angry!’ #AutoUnion #Chief Lets Loose at #KamalaHarris #Rally
#UnitedAutoWorkers (#UAW) president #ShawnFain let loose at a #rally in support of #VicePresident #KamalaHarris on Wednesday. “With the #HarrisWalz #ticket, we have what I call the #DynamicDuo for #Democracy!”
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‘I’m #Fucking #Angry!’ #AutoUnion #Chief Lets Loose at #KamalaHarris #Rally
#UnitedAutoWorkers (#UAW) president #ShawnFain let loose at a #rally in support of #VicePresident #KamalaHarris on Wednesday. “With the #HarrisWalz #ticket, we have what I call the #DynamicDuo for #Democracy!”
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‘I’m #Fucking #Angry!’ #AutoUnion #Chief Lets Loose at #KamalaHarris #Rally
#UnitedAutoWorkers (#UAW) president #ShawnFain let loose at a #rally in support of #VicePresident #KamalaHarris on Wednesday. “With the #HarrisWalz #ticket, we have what I call the #DynamicDuo for #Democracy!”
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‘I’m #Fucking #Angry!’ #AutoUnion #Chief Lets Loose at #KamalaHarris #Rally
#UnitedAutoWorkers (#UAW) president #ShawnFain let loose at a #rally in support of #VicePresident #KamalaHarris on Wednesday. “With the #HarrisWalz #ticket, we have what I call the #DynamicDuo for #Democracy!”
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from #DropSite
The #UAW’s federal monitor twice pressured the union to back off its call for #Gaza ceasefire, then launched an investigationThe rise of UAW President #ShawnFain has been met with alarm in powerful corridors
by Ryan Grimhttps://substack.com/home/post/p-146479713?source=queue
#unions #UnitedAutoWorkers #labor #LaborMovement #NeilBarofsky
#WorkersRights #Workers #FederalCourtMonitor #ADL #Israel #Palestine #USPolitics
#CeasefireNow #EndUSAidToIsrael #DivestFromIsrael
#StopGazaGenocide
#EndTheOccupation #PalestinianLivesMatter #StopArmingIsrael
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Protestit jenkeissä saamassa tukea liitoilta, tukilakkoja suunnitteilla jos nyt oikein ymmärrän tätä ilmoitusta. Kova juttu jos ay-liike lähtee isommin mukaan opiskelijoiden tueksi.
https://www.uaw4811.org/updates/strike-authorization-vote-announcement
#Gaza #Palestine #UCLA #UAW #UAW4811 #Lakko #Yleislakko #AyLiike
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🗿 BALANCED: Automotive Supply Chain Risk Digest #365
http://go.elmanalytics.com/365M
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#Antolin #Aptiv #Audi #BMW #Bosch #BYD #CanadaNickel #Continental #EV #FAWFinDreams #Ford #GeneralMotors #GM #Gestamp #IGMetall #Lear #LGChem #LSeMobilitySolutions #Stellantis #Tesla #Toyota #UAW #Volkswagen #VW #autoNews #automotive #automotiveindustry #supplychain #riskmanagement -
🗿 BALANCED: Automotive Supply Chain Risk Digest #365
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🗿 BALANCED: Automotive Supply Chain Risk Digest #365
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🗿 BALANCED: Automotive Supply Chain Risk Digest #365
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Trump feud with UAW reaches fever pitch
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4445062-trump-feud-with-uaw-reaches-fever-pitch/
#TrumpUAWFeud #UAW #LaborDispute #AutoIndustry #UnionPolitics #PoliticalFeuds #Politics #News
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#Bidenomics = Workers Get SCREWED + Billionaires Make Bank
#Biden #JoeBiden #Democrats #Economy #Inflation #Workingclass #UAW #ShawnFain #UAWstrike
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Good!
Reminder, unlike #unionized workers, Toyota workers don’t get a #pension.
Union workers get paid what they’re worth.
Non-union workers get screwed by #oligarchs.
Reuters: #UAW gears up to organize #Toyota, other nonunion #automakers
#labor #laborunions #unions #UnionStrong #tesla #bidenomics
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/uaw-gears-organize-toyota-other-170718772.html
