Labor Day Community BBQ! Good food, jumpies, games, & solidarity. Sunday 9/6, 11:30am-3:30pm at Rohr Park, Bonita. Free. All welcome! Bring friends, blankets, chairs. RSVP: bit.ly/sdlaborday2026
San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO
@sdiclaborcouncil.bsky.social
San Diego & Imperial Counties affiliate of the nat'l AFL-CIO, over 130 unions of more than 200,000 union workers and union families. We come together to strengthen solidarity, grow our union movement, and build local governing power with our communities.
The Trump administration plans on spending $268.9 BILLION—or $2,358 per taxpayer—to undertake mass deportations. Ever wonder what that money could have funded instead? Check out EPI's new calculator to see what your state, county, congressional district, or town could have invested in.
The Cost of Deportations Calculator
The Trump administration is taking billions of _your_ taxpayer dollars to pay for mass deportations. The Cost of Deportations Calculator shows what could this money be used for instead.
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Journalist Josephine Walker of @axios.com says it all: "America is quickly becoming a patchwork of protections. Those with a union contract have a say in their technological future." 💪
These are just a few photos from today's rallies and events to protect our public Postal Service! We demand: 📨 Protect and expand vote-by-mail 📨 End the Congressionally-created USPS funding crisis 📨 Keep the corporate raiders off the Board of Governors! Take action: usmailnotforsale.org/protect/
Charges have been dropped against SEIU USWW President David Huerta. A win for workers! We won’t stop speaking up to demand justice for all workers, no matter where they were born. We will not be silenced.
We were @ San Diego Pride to support our LGBTQ+ community & share that unions are powerful communities for ALL workers. Hear from our UCSD Labor Summer Fellow Brianna (she/they) & Sarah (she/her) of UFCW 135 on what Pride means to them! #SDPRIDE #SANDIEGOPRIDE #UNIONPRIDE
Postal workers need us. Southeast Post Office closes quietly on 7/25. Rally Tues 7/28, 11am-1pm at 2777 Logan Ave, SD. Save our service. Show up. #SaveThePostalService
We were @ San Diego Pride to support our LGBTQ+ community & share that unions are powerful communities for ALL workers. Hear from union musician @afm-union.bsky.social 325 Laura & her wife Lauren, former UCSD PT @uptecwa.bsky.social, on what Pride means to them! #SDPRIDE #SANDIEGOPRIDE #UNIONPRIDE
Hear from our @iatse122.bsky.social members Argyle (they/them) and Leo (he/they) what PRIDE means to them! #SDPRIDE #SANDIEGOPRIDE #UNIONPRIDE
A new report from @epi.org shows that tripling union membership would shift more than $1 trillion to U.S. workers. Higher union membership means a stronger economy and a better future for working families. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Tripling US union membership would shift $1.2tn to workers annually – report
More density would also narrow racial pay gaps, while a decline in density correlated to surges in wealth inequality
theguardian.com
This President isn’t trying to clean up our elections, he’s trying to steal them. Study after study confirms voter fraud in any form is extremely rare.
🧵 Life is Better In A Union. How much better? Well, @epi.org’s new study shows if current union membership tripled, the median worker would make $7,700 more annually. 💵
Justice for Johan, Lorenzo, and say no to ICE killings‼️ 📅 Thursday, July 16th ⏰️ 10:30 a.m. - noon 📍 Federal Building, 880 Front Street, San Diego ICE out of San Diego
New research shows what we already knew: Union construction crews get the job done faster and cheaper than non-union ones!
New research shows unionized construction crews are more cost-efficient, on-time
A recent study of Sacramento County public works projects found that those led by unionized contractors were more cost- and time-efficient.
sacbee.com
People Over Billionaires - ICE out of San Diego 📅 Thursday, July 16th ⏰️ Program from 11:00 to 12:00 📍 6420 Sequence Drive, San Diego, 92121, Google HQ Google headquarters press conference: Defend Democracy & Defend Due Process, People Over Billionaires.
What would happen if union density in America tripled? The median worker would get a 14.5% raise. $1.2 TRILLION would shift to workers yearly. Racial wealth gaps would narrow. America’s unions are organizing to make this reality. More from @epi.org:
The case for tripling union membership: How rebuilding union power would strengthen workers, the economy, and our democracy
Foreword Imagine union membership tripling in the United States. It may sound radical—if you’ve forgotten history. In fact, more than 1 in 3 private-sector workers belonged to a union in the 1950s. Th...
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🌟 NEW 🌟 First-of-its-kind analysis from @cmcnich.bsky.social, @jensherer.bsky.social, and @benzipperer.org measures how expanding union membership would boost wages, lower inequality, and benefit communities and democracy. A teaser of what that would mean for workers 🧵 1/
The case for tripling union membership: How rebuilding union power would strengthen workers, the economy, and our democracy
Foreword Imagine union membership tripling in the United States. It may sound radical—if you’ve forgotten history. In fact, more than 1 in 3 private-sector workers belonged to a union in the 1950s. Th...
epi.org
Immigrant workers with Temporary Protected Status are our coworkers and union siblings. Forcing them off the job is wrong and makes no sense — it’s bad for our communities, our workplaces and our economy. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/us/politics/tps-workers-dismissals.html
U.S. Employers Told to Dismiss Thousands of Immigrant Workers
Shifting deadlines are confusing businesses as the end of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and others looms, making them ineligible to live and work in the United States.
nytimes.com
It's HOT across the country right now. Heat-related illness can be deadly. 530 workers died from heat illness on the job in 2024. Protect yourself and your workers — know your rights! https://aflcio.org/heat
Heat at Work | AFL-CIO
Exposure to heat at work has long been recognized as a health and safety hazard. Climate change is worsening the problem as heat at work becomes more deadly every year.
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At IBEW Local 569, our members have access to the opportunity to earn strong wages, receive full family healthcare, and build toward a secure retirement through a solid pension. Ready to build a better future? Call IBEW 569 at (858) 569-8900. #IBEW569 #JoinIBEW #UnionStrong #ElectricalWorkers
The Palomar Faculty Federation, AFT Local 6161 seeks a Director of Membership, Communications, and Operations to be based in San Marcos, CA. Details can be found at: www.unionjobs.com/listing/3104... #1u #UnionStrong @aft.org
Another killing by ICE, this time in Maine. That’s twice in one week. How can America keep asking immigrant workers to work as usual if they are being shot dead on their way to work? Stop killing us.
As Central Valley temps increase, tomato transplant crews are scheduled overnight to improve the survival of young tomato plants. Working overnight means workers make long drives home while fatigued in the early am hours. They make minimum wage and work 8-10 hrs/day. #WeFeedYou
The California Labor Movement stands with every peaceful immigrant in this country simply trying to get to work without being killed.
Calling all union members active in their faith congregation! We are kicking off our annual Labor in the Pulpits program for Labor Day weekend, where union members are encouraged to share their experiences as workers with their congregation! Reach out and get involved today!
ICYMI: The Youth Opportunity Pass, which gives students free rides on MTS buses and trolleys, has been extended through 2027!
By repeatedly cancelling wind projects, the Trump administration put the President’s whims over the lives of hard-working people who need their paychecks and lower energy bills so they can make ends meet.
‘Why take those jobs away?’: the unionized workers decrying Trump’s war on wind
Workers proud of their efforts to grow renewable energy say US president pursuing ‘personal vendetta’ at their expense
theguardian.com
The AFL-CIO’s bold agenda, passed unanimously by delegates of our 65 affiliated unions, is built to meet this moment and will unite millions of workers to build power, strengthen our democracy and provide a much-needed check on runaway corporate greed.
Following Constitutional Convention, AFL-CIO Releases Labor Movement’s Agenda to Build Worker Power, Fight Corporate Greed and Strengthen Democracy | AFL-CIO
The Package of Resolutions Includes Programmatic and Policy Priorities Unanimously Adopted by the Federation’s 65 Affiliated Unions
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Attention ALL IBEW Members in California: RIGHT NOW - we have a 5-alarm fire to protect prevailing wages! Go to www.stopab1751.com/act and take action NOW to urge your elected official vote NO on AB 1751! #PrevailingWages #UnionStrong #BuildingTrades #solidarity
IT'S ELECTION DAY! Did you know that California law protects your right to take time off of work to go vote? Under the law, you may take up to two hours off to vote without losing any pay. sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place to find your nearest polling location and VOTE TODAY!
