Brian O. Shepherd
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Organizing Director @UAW . Formerly @SEIUTX , @SEIU1107 , & more. Veteran @USNavy . Jiu Jitsu Black Belt. Do justice, be humble. Tweets=me.
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Just early voted for
@BernieSanders
.
Bernie is building a multi-racial, multi-generational, working class coalition.
Bernie has the most pro-worker & pro-union platform. His plan would double union membership & give working people democracy in the workplace.
#NotMeUs
#BigUs
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Last night was the first time my wife heard
@BernieSanders
speak in person.
She looked at me and said, “I get it. He just says it like it is.”
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Fallon clearly has endorsed
@ewarren
. This key line in her speech for School President got the biggest reaction of the morning.
😂 🎤
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“I firmly believe once the first domino falls, you’re going to see the floodgates open. Because people are going to realize the benefit of being in a union.”
@ShawnFainUAW
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You are never going to be ready. The conditions are never going to be perfect. The math might not be there. Do it anyway.
Have faith in workers. Trust workers to lead. Give workers the tools they need and get out of the way.
@UAW
Shawn Fain, president of the
@UAW
, just spoke to the victorious Tennessee VW workers:
"The talking heads and the pundits said to me repeatedly before we announced this campaign, you can't win in the South, and Southern workers aren't ready for it."
Next up, Mercedes in Alabama.
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Shawn was elected by his fellow
@UAW
members to represent them. That’s not a “boss” that is a LEADER.
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@UAW
President Fain taking folks to church—
“In the Kingdom of God no one forces others to perform endless backbreaking work just to feed their families, or put a roof over their heads. That world isn’t the Kingdom of God— that’s hell.”
#StandUpUAW
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Here’s the thing,
@Ford
could double every autoworker’s pay, not raise car prices, and still rake in billions of dollars.
#StandUpStrike
Ford $F just announced it's laying off 600 employees in Michigan due to the UAW strike - CNBC
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Kiara, one of our
@SEIU1107
homecare Organizing Committee members is speaking at the rally in Las Vegas with .
@AOC
and .
@BernieSanders
tonight!
Thank you for lifting up the important work of caregivers and the right to join a union no matter where you work!
#UnionsForAll
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New Poll: Alabama Strongly Supports Unionizing Mercedes Workers.
72 percent of Alabamians said they believe
@UAW
representation will deliver higher wages and salaries to workers.
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Our newly elected leadership team met with
@BernieSanders
this morning to discuss unions for all, raising wages, healthcare for all & racial justice. So excited we have such a diverse & principled leadership squad here in Nevada! Change is coming.
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If more union organizers applied this to campaigns, I’d have less gray hair.
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@DanCrenshawTX
Dan, this is a thoughtful piece. Have you reflected on how you have contributed to stirring up the unstable by your words leading up to this?
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Candidates, stop using unions as an excuse for why you don’t support
#MedicareForAll
. Union leaders like
@FlyingWithSara
,
@NNUBonnie
,
@rweingarten
are right: Workers do not want to have to strike to keep the healthcare they have.
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Tonight
@KamalaHarris
delivered one of the strongest speeches I’ve heard from her this election cycle.
#FirstInTheWest
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Americans 🇺🇸 stand with the
@UAW
.
Hilarious.
@jimcramer
makes a sad 😔 face and says, “The workers win”
Only 9 percent of Americans support the car companies in their contract standoff with autoworkers, a new AP poll finds.
Roughly 60% say better pay for autoworkers would be a good thing.
Jim Cramer is shocked.
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Thank you
@cceanv
for your support! Together, we will finally give teachers a much-deserved raise, reinvest in public education and create an education system that benefits students no matter their background or socioeconomic status.
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Classic boss tactic— talk about something other than the workers issues to distract from the negotiations. Confusion, Division, Intimidation, Promises is always the boss formula.
This is a straight up lie by
@jimcramer
here on
@ShawnFainUAW
’s salary.
Jim Cramer is now lying and saying
@UAW
President Shawn Fain makes $400,000. That is false. As inscribed in the union's constitution he makes half that, while the CEO of General Motors makes $30,000,000.
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They scared. 75% of Americans support the strike & the
@UAW
.
#StandUpUAW
If you think workers are “running out of gas” go talk to the workers on the strike line. It’s electric ⚡️ 😉
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@DanCrenshawTX
I mean, you just RT’d Ben Shapiro right before this tweet, adding to the misinformation.
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Damn. What a day. This is just the beginning. Much ❤️ to the members of
@UAW
.
#StandUpUAW
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Organize.
New: Honda will hike the pay of some US employees by 11% following the UAW’ historic contract victories at the carmaker’s unionized Detroit competitors, according to a company memo w/
@DavidWelch47
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In a break with tradition, the
@UAW
will forgo the traditional media event of shaking hands with company executives to mark the formal opening of talks. Instead, UAW leaders will meet with auto workers on Wednesday at three Detroit-area plants.
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“The only people that can organize the workers in the South— are the workers in the South.”
@ShawnFainUAW
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Dr.
@janeosanders
speaking to our
@SEIU1107
members about his history on the picket lines, the
@fightfor15
and why he will be the most pro-union President.
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What does an organizer do on vacation in Las Vegas? Go and knock some doors for
@BernieSanders
! 🚪
#NotMeUs
#Bernie2020
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I’m seeing a pretty big crowd of
@AndrewYang
supporters marching to the
#FirstInTheWest
event.
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Get ready. Stand up.
BREAKING:
@UAW
is launching the largest union organizing drive in modern American history.
Autoworkers at more than a dozen non-union companies are announcing simultaneous campaigns to join the union at .
The push will cover nearly 150,000 workers.
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What
@ShawnFainUAW
does very brilliantly here is— he keeps the focus that working people are the protagonists of our own liberation (no one coming to save you) AND he calls out the current actions of the companies, which they can turn away from and do the right thing.
#StandUpUAW
UAW President Fain didn’t hold back in his picket line speech with POTUS. 👇
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🚨
@janeosanders
is joining
@SEIU1107
at our
#UnionsForAll
Summit at
@SAHARALasVegas
next Saturday! She will be introducing.
@BernieSanders
who will join us via livestream.
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@PallaviGunalan
@BreeNewsome
My Twitter feed is blowing up with guys defending Joe Rogan because they feel oppressed that they can’t say a certain word— but they also insist that they love everyone and aren’t racist.
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“It’s time for a moral reset in the U.S. economy, and working people who are directly impacted by the greed of the wealthiest among us are leading the way. Yes, God is on their side.”
@RevDrBarber
on the
@UAW
#StandUpStrike
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“Why should a worker, just because he lives in Alabama, be paid less and be treated worse? That’s old timey thinking.”
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The
@UAW
is committing serious resources to help autoworkers organize their workplaces. Building a worker-led movement ain’t easy but it’s the most important thing we can do.
The United Auto Workers is committing $40 million through 2026 in new organizing funds to support non-union autoworkers and battery workers who are organizing across the country, and particularly in the South.
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“The most powerful labor leader in the country: a fighter, one who seeks to capitalize on everyman qualities to provide a new future for the working class.”
@UAW
@ShawnFainUAW
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“Winning is always contagious,” she said. “It’ll show it can be done even in the US South. It is potentially enormous.”
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A few weeks ago, I started a new job as the Organizing Director for the
@UAW
. It’s an honor to serve this union and be a part of this movement.
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Here’s the thing— non-union autoworkers want to join
@UAW
.
The problem is we have antiquated labor laws that are rigged against them. Either way we are going to see a
@UAW
organizing revival across this nation in the next 2 years.
#StandUpStrike
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The
@UAW
has filed unfair labor practice charges against
@Honda
Motor Co. Ltd. in Indiana,
@Hyundai
Motor Co. in Alabama and
@VW
in Tennessee for alleged illegal union-busting activities amid organizing drives.
#StandUpUAW
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We are in a movement moment right now. Workers are standing up across the nation.
These hands build the cars.
These hands make the profit.
These hands will determine what happens next.
#StandUpUAW
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Forming a union increases your rights on the job. That’s why the boss fights so hard.
Nobody is falling for this
@Honda
. Shame on you for trying to intimidate workers in Ohio and Indiana.
🚨 UNION BUSTER ALERT 🚨 Companies like Honda try to do this all the time. The truth is— building a union means having more rights and more power, which is why companies will spend so much money and energy trying to stop workers. Don't fall for their dirty tricks. Sign up at
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The difference is that
@UAW
members have a written contract—
@Honda
and
@Toyota
workers have just a promise from management.
Reminder that a strong labor movement benefits nonunion workers, too.
The UAW stood up to the Big Three and won a major pay raise.
Then Toyota & Honda announced raises for their nonunion U.S. factory workers.
Just one of the reasons why organized labor is so incredibly vital.
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“Our
@SEIU1107
members have been resilient, patient and flexible, putting their own health - and that of their families - at risk”
Now more than ever, we should pull together to do what’s right for Nevadans, not punish frontline workers.
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This is a huge.
The brand may be foreign, but the labor is American.
And American workers don't just roll over and take what we're given.
Mercedes workers in Alabama are ready to Stand Up.
And the whole working class is ready to stand with them.
#StandUpUAW
#1u
#UAW
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Political pundits say
@AndrewYang
doesn’t have a chance, but he’s bringing a different kind of energy into the political process, especially among young voters. Don’t sleep on the
#YangGang
Had a wonderful time with the
#YangGang
in Minneapolis yesterday! You are beautiful and we will be back soon! 👍😀🇺🇸 Let’s do give others hope and a path forward.
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“I ain't sittin in your pews less you helpin' me resist and refuse”
@BootsRiley
@MercedesBenz
is texting anti-union messages from a pastor advocating lower wages and urging workers to support the “Alabama legacy” as workers start voting to build their union with
@UAW
today.
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“We are our brothers keeper. One hand climbing, one hand lifting others with us.”
@ninaturner
with some truth.
@OurRevolution
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The new
@JoeBiden
administration & Congress must address poverty in our nation. We need elected officials in both parties to challenge an economy that is designed to leave too many people behind.
Inequality has spiralled out of control leaving 140 million Americans living in poverty, but politics largely ignores them.
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“Here’s what you can expect from us. No more bargaining in total secrecy behind closed doors. The company knows what’s happening in bargaining. Hell, they’re in the room,” Fain said.
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.
@BernieSanders
proposes exactly the type of labor law reform we need to make sure workers get a seat at the table. 👏 👏👏
#union
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@RepDanCrenshaw
But you are lying right now about “relying on frozen wind turbines” because other sources of energy were the problem along with deregulation.
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For context, my 10 year old daughter is running for school president.
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@OnStrikeShow
@ShawnFainUAW
@UAW
How about trying to understand the strategy before criticizing the strategy? Where’s the solidarity? See you on the strike line?
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“The
@UAW
didn't come to us, we went to them. It has to do with the workers fighting back, demanding our rights and, you know, collectively, together. We know we can bargain for better working conditions, better wages, better benefits.”
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@BreeNewsome
Exactly right Bree. People who are not used to having capitalism used against them are now experiencing it for the first time.
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No surprise here— management and corporations will lie if it saves them money.
Now
@subaru_usa
is the latest to engage in union busting and fighting it’s employees that are building their union. Get the facts at
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🚨
@UAW
members are standing up all across the nation. 👀
BREAKING: Auto tech workers at Infiniti in Massapequa, NY, are now ON STRIKE for a fair contract. The members of UAW Local 259
@UAWRegion9A
face an employer who has refused to bargain and has retaliated against them for union activity. The union filed 4 ULPs.
#StandUpUAW
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As the
#StandUpStrike
continues, it is worth noting that new organizing has not stopped, as thousands of workers are joining
@UAW
.
When hundreds of us attempted to peacefully deliver this letter, Penn staff prevented us from entering College Hall. Whether or not Penn admin will listen to us now, they WILL be seeing us at the bargaining table!
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The first candidate to talk about making it easier to join a union is
@ewarren
. We need bold changes that would make it possible for millions of Americans to join together in inclusive, multi-racial unions.
#FirstInTheWest
#UnionsForAll
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Something new I’m learning with the
#UAWStrike
, Tesla/Crypto fan boys on Twitter (X) with names like “IsmellMusk” and “RidingElon” are annoying AF and are going to have a meltdown when Tesla is organized next.
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We talked to Shawn Fain about the rich opposing unions: "They're right, it is gonna disturb their way of life. And when I say their I mean the billionaire class and the corporate class ... Three, 3 families have as much wealth as half of Americans. That is criminal."
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The Nevada budget cannot and must not be balanced on the backs of hardworking people, healthcare workers, teachers or small businesses -- it’s up to large corporations and billionaires to pay their fair share.
#nvleg
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So proud to be a part of this union.
Shawn Fain, president of
@UAW
, went on CNN.
When asked if a strike could hurt the economy he said:
"It's not that we're going to wreck the economy. We're going to wreck their economy, the economy that only works for the billionaire class. It doesn't work for the working class."
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“Southern Republican governors are right about one thing: workers taking matters into their own hands to unionize and improve their jobs do pose a direct threat to state "economic models" designed to entrench racism, division, poverty, and unequal power.”
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“Unions are the most effective tool the working class has to shift political power, fight rising inequality, and pull the electorate to the left.”
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👏.
@PeteButtigieg
answering a question from an
@SEIU1107
member says, “It’s not enough to raise the minimum wage, we need to go after so-called right-to-work laws”
#UnionsForAll
#FightFor15
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After the historic
#StandUpStrike
,
@UAW
members at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis have voted to ratify their new contracts. 🙌
This has been an astonishing experience for me. I’ve heard from so many workers that this campaign changed how they view what’s possible.
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Senator
@KamalaHarris
was very impressive this afternoon speaking with
@SEIU1107
members &
@UMCSN
administration this afternoon about gun violence, the need for strong unions and healthcare.
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“The holy book said that if you’re on the side of justice and you’re on the side of workers, you’re on the side of God,”
@RevDrBarber
on
@Hyundai
workers organizing with
@UAW
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The
@UAW
was born through struggle. If we are going to build a working-class movement in this country, that challenges corporate greed, we need a revitalized and powerful UAW.
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It’s official— we are moving to Houston. I’ve accepted an offer to serve as the Executive Director of
@HOPELocal123
. I’m excited to help workers continue to build power in Texas. Rebuilding the labor movement is my mission in life & there’s no better place than TX to do that.
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Lots of jokes and props so far at this mornings Twitchell Elementary student council election speeches.
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The Latino & AAPI community is coming out strong for
@HillaryClinton
@HillaryforNV
@iAmericaorg
@SEIU
#Nevadacaucus
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“The workers at Mercedes had an organizing committee before the
@UAW
even reached out to them.”
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The
@UAW
is helping workers lead the largest organizing drive in modern US history.
@MercedesBenz
workers in Alabama have been facing opposition from the boss, the governor and the Alabama business community that want to keep wages low. The workers will win.
It's time for change at Mercedes.
It's time for justice in Alabama.
It's time for Mercedes workers to Stand Up.
That's why Mercedes workers have filed for their vote to join the UAW, and to win a better life.
#StandUpMercedes
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“It’s a throw back to the original
@UAW
, the 1930s, which was much more militant, much more in your face, much more willing to stand up and fight.”
#StandUpStrike
#StandUpUAW
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The “Alabama Discount” ends next week.
“Southern political & business leaders sought to attract investment – especially from foreign-owned manufacturers – by offering massive subsidies, low taxes, lower labor costs and a largely compliant workforce.”
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I’m shocked.
New campaign finance reports reveal Trump paid $20k to stage a rally of fake striking union auto workers last September, with non-union people holding up ‘Union Members for Trump’ signs. Story …
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Candidates that have met with
@SEIU1107
members in Nevada this year:
✔️
@BernieSanders
✔️
@ewarren
✔️
@CoryBooker
✔️
@AndrewYang
✔️
@SenGillibrand
✔️
@BilldeBlasio
📢
@KamalaHarris
(marched w striking workers)
✔️
@JayInslee
✔️
@sethmoulton
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“Make it easier to join a union.”
@BernieSanders
at community meeting today in Las Vegas.
#UnionsForAll
#FightFor15
@SEIU1107
@15forNevada
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Union members protest working conditions at Las Vegas hospital.
“We need to know that when we show up to take care of our city, of our neighbors, of our friends, that we’re going to be safe when we come home to our families,”
@SEIU1107
member
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