Tyler Turner, OPEIU
@tyleropeiu.bsky.social
International President, @opeiu.org
I said what I said👇
OPEIU@opeiu.org · 3w ago“The hardworking professional workforce, such as those working people OPEIU represents, do not have fake jobs, but instead are responsible for all the behind-the-scenes work that keeps our global economy running,” said OPEIU President @tyleropeiu.bsky.social.
Great patient care starts with respecting the people who provide it. Congratulations to the nearly 3,000 nurses of @opeiu.org Local 713 at UF Health Shands on ratifying a contract that invests in the workforce behind one of Florida's top hospitals.
Our power as workers comes first and foremost from our first amendment right to speak out against injustice This egregious conviction against pro-immigrant activists should alarm all of us. We must stand by them until they’re released
Chris Dwan (he/him)@somershade.bsky.social · last mo.‘For the Sotos, this “material support” included owning a “printing press” used to print anarchist zines and being part of a leftist book club, the federal government argued.’ Literal freedom of the literal printing press. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Through a new proposed rule at the USPS, Trump is trying to limit who can vote by mail at a time when historic levels of people depend on it to express their voices / I joined @apwu.bsky.social in submitting a comment that makes it clear workers will not be silenced through this anti-democratic move
The American Postal Workers Union@apwu.bsky.social · 3mo agoTake action to support vote-by-mail here: usmailnotforsale.org/support/
A tragic story that tells you everything you need to know about the priorities of our country’s billionaire class
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2mo agoMany of the migrant laborers who maintain the scenery of the Hamptons cannot afford to live there. The difficult life and lonely death of Francisco Camey reveal the human cost behind the manicured landscape. nyti.ms/4uLqy9t
Musk becomes trillionaire at a time when people can’t afford gas and groceries to feed their families… disgusting
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2mo agoBreaking News: Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX shares soared above $150 on its first day of trading.
OPEIU International Vice Presidents Dina Carlisle and Rosalee Agas-Yuu take the mic at the AFL-CIO Convention to support resolution 8 and talk about worker power
Working people must be in the driver’s seat on this issue
AFL-CIO@aflcio.org · 2mo agoMore than 90% of working people favor AI guardrails to protect their jobs and privacy rights. The decisions that politicians make on AI right now are going to shape the next decades for working people. AI should work for us!
OPEIU will be right there doing our part 🫡 We can get this done! No excuses
Minnesota Reformer@minnesotareformer.com · 2mo agoAFL-CIO President Liz Shuler made the pledge at the labor federation’s national convention in Minneapolis, where leaders of an embattled labor movement look to reverse decades of decline minnesotareformer.com/2026/06/07/a...
“It is not permissible to entrust lethal or otherwise irreversible decisions to artificial systems.” Couldn't agree more
Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 2mo agoPope Leo warns AI revolution driven by ‘idolatry of profit’ ft.trib.al/gsOGwKH
One more reason office workers need a union now more than ever
AFL-CIO@aflcio.org · 3mo agoInstead of helping working people struggling to pay their bills because of skyrocketing costs, the Trump admin officially ripped away overtime eligibility from millions of workers. The Trump admin is siding with corporate greed. Again.
Our country simply needs to stop supporting countries that insist on killing innocent people, particularly during a ceasefire that we brokered
Al Jazeera English@aljazeera.com · 3mo agoIsraeli attacks are intensifying in southern Lebanon, with 552 killed since the 'ceasefire' started on April 16.
As Amazon and Meta have shown us, AI's impacts will go far beyond replacing some jobs Every worker needs a union to make sure they're protected
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3mo agoForget the AI job apocalypse. AI’s real threat is worker control and surveillance
Republicans showing their true colors by eliminating Black Tennessean's only voice in congress the second they got supreme court approval
The Intercept@theintercept.com · 3mo ago"Right-wing redistricting efforts go beyond a scramble for November, though, and sit within a larger project of white supremacist backlash," writes @natashalennard.bsky.social in her latest Voices column.
And just like that, 600 workers with @opeiulocal153.bsky.social are one step closer to winning the strong contract they deserve
The City Reporter@thecityreporter.nyc · 3mo agoHundreds of case workers, career coaches and housing specialists at two prominent nonprofits serving recently incarcerated people announced they plan to unionize on Friday morning. buff.ly/zoqqPZf
Honestly kind of impressive how this court manages to find a new low every time they’re given the chance
Guardian US@us.theguardian.com · 3mo agoThe US supreme court went out of its way on Monday to help Louisiana Republicans redraw their congressional maps before this year’s midterm elections by allowing a recent ruling that gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act to take effect ahead of schedule
Commemorating what was won and a reminder about how much is left on the table Happy International Workers’ Day!
OPEIU@opeiu.org · 3mo agoLABOR CREATES ALL WEALTH Happy International Workers’ Day!
Members coming together to shape the future and direction of their union That’s power
OPEIU@opeiu.org · 3mo agoOPEIU members, local leaders and staff from across the country spent the weekend in our nation's capital strategizing, learning and hearing from a broad array of speakers on how to build stronger local unions at the 2026 All Regions Educational Conference. #EveryMemberCounts
Absolutely no reason we can’t do this also
Jacobin@jacobinmag.bsky.social · 4mo agoMexico’s new national health system aims to provide universal care. At a moment when US taxpayer dollars are being harnessed to destroy health care infrastructure abroad, Mexico is attempting to make a constitutional right to care into a lived reality.
Automating away jobs, polluting the environment and driving up electricity costs. Pretty obvious why Americans are rejecting these data centers
NPR@npr.org · 4mo agoAnger over the data center boom has spilled into politics with voters unseating local politicians who support them. It's become an issue hard to ignore in the midterm elections. n.pr/3QfF8I1
Trump and his cronies have spent the last decade trying to dismantle our democracy so they can cut out our voices. We can't wait until election day to respond
ProPublica@propublica.org · 4mo agoNEW: When Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held. But if faced with the same tests today, those barriers — and people who held the line — would largely be missing. By @dougbockclark.bsky.social @jenafifield.bsky.social
Our federal government simply does not care that working Americans can't access quality healthcare. At least that's what their proposed budget says
Guardian US@us.theguardian.com · 4mo agoPresident’s proposed budget slashes health department by 12% while throwing $1.5tn – a 42% increase – to the military
America First means take foreign bribes, cut out union labor and use taxpayer money to build gaudy ballrooms for donors
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4mo agoNYT: “.. Trump, who has promoted ‘Buy America’ policies and vowed to protect American steel, has secured tens of millions of dollars worth of donated foreign steel for his $400 million ballroom project.” @anaswanson.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/u...
Solidarity with @propublicaguild.org
ProPublica Guild@propublicaguild.org · 4mo agoWe’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
If this isn’t retaliation I don’t know what is
More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 4mo agoStarbucks announced it will expand tipping to make it easier for customers to tip baristas across the US. The company is also adding bonuses in stores that meet certain goals. Except for union baristas. /1
There has never been a healthy society that arrests children by the thousands This is an absolute disgrace
The Marshall Project@themarshallproject.org · 4mo agoICE has detained over 6,200 children during President Donald Trump’s second term, according to recently released numbers analyzed by the Marshall Project. Advocates warn trauma from detentions will cause kids lifelong damage.
Yesterday’s Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship made clear that Trump is going to lose—which is very good news, writes @ElieNYC. But when that happens, we shouldn’t praise the Roberts court for ruling against Trump. Here’s wh https://bit.ly/41KrtLk
The Supreme Court Absolutely Shredded Trump's Birthright Citizenship Case
But this also begs the question: why is this facially unconstitutional case before the court in the first place?
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