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We represent 500+ workers @sierraclub , @350usunion , @GPUSAWorkers , @UnitedUCS , & Appalachian Voices Workers Union. Contact: eoc @progressiveworkersunion .org
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📢 Today the workers of
@Sierraclub
passed a historic resolution pledging our solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for freedom. Read our statement below:
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Union busting is disgusting - thankfully it just got a heck of a lot harder.
This NLRB ruling helps balance the scales to support unionizing workers over the bosses
#1u
BREAKING: The NLRB has ruled that if bosses commit unfair labor practices in the run-up to a union election then the election will be canceled and the Board will order the employer to immediately recognize and bargain with the union.
Union-busting just got a lot harder.
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BREAKING: U.S. environmental workers with Progressive Workers Union, representing staff at
@SierraClub
@GPUSAWorkers
@UnitedUCS
@AppVoices
@350USunion
vote in favor of Palestinian freedom in unprecedented labor union resolution.
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BREAKING: Unionized Sierra Club staff have overwhelmingly passed a vote of no confidence in
@SierraClub
Executive Director
@BenJealous
and his Executive Team. With 82.3% turnout, 91.2% of voters (300+ staff) voted no confidence as layoffs continue.
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🧵PWU found out this week that layoff notices were sent to a major part of
@SierraClub
's Human Resources Investigations Team and the entire Equity Department. These teams were undergoing review of many internal investigations of toxic behavior. 1/
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NEW📢
Progressive Workers Union files federal legal complaints as Sierra Club moves forward with layoffs
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📢BREAKING: Progressive Workers Union Opposes
@SierraClub
’s Plan for Mass Layoffs & Restructuring
#1U
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Update from the Sierra Club bargaining table:
Today management proposed to take away existing contract language to eliminate our right to a 7% raise (minimum!) when members experience a substantial increase in workload. AKA, they want us to work more for less pay.
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We are thrilled to announce that a majority of workers at Appalachian Voices have formed the Appalachian Voices Workers Union (AVWU) as the newest unit of Progressive Workers Union!
#UnionStrong
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BREAKING: PWU has just filed an unfair labor practice against
@SierraClub
for retaliation against union leaders after learning of a plan to layoff half of the National Unit Bargaining Team and three elected union leaders, along with around 30 repped staff
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Announcing a groundbreaking victory today as
@SierraClub
Chapter Employees represented by
@PWUnion1
have achieved a landmark 5 year Collective Bargaining Agreement! Read our full statement:
#ProgressiveWorkersUnion
#UnionStrong
#ChapterStrong
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Today more than 100
@PWUnion1
members wrote to the
@SierraClub
Board of Directors asking them to delay a vote on a budget tied to major restructuring, a plan which was developed without input from workers and other key stakeholders. Read their testimony:
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BREAKING:
@UAW
@RashidaTlaib
join over 100 signatories in letters supporting PWU's bargaining demands
@SierraClub
. The letters, signed by elected officials, unions, and progressive orgs, call on
@BenJealous
to support a strong contract.
Read more here:
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A brief message from our members who have been hard at work bargaining with the
@SierraClub
for a fair contract.
RT if you are ready to stand with us and show SC mgmt and
@BenJealous
that the movement for worker and climate justice is watching.
#solidarityforever
#1u
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It's not too late for
@SierraClub
leadership to reverse course and engage in the "democratic organizing" the organization supposedly values. 9/9
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It's been around a month since
@SierraClub
said the union was spreading false information about potential layoffs - and, you guessed it, since then they have laid off and locked out dozens of our members (in direct violation of our contract) as well as unrepresented staff.
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🧵 update
Today,
@SierraClub
senior leadership announced mass layoffs and a restructuring plan. In short: the top-down changes represent a major departure from the internal “democratic organizing” the Board adopted years ago. Read for yourself here:
🧵PWU found out this week that layoff notices were sent to a major part of
@SierraClub
's Human Resources Investigations Team and the entire Equity Department. These teams were undergoing review of many internal investigations of toxic behavior. 1/
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BREAKING: Our union has filed a bad faith bargaining charge against
@SierraClub
for making regressive proposals designed to be unacceptable to our bargaining team.
@BenJealous
must come to the table and bargain with us in good faith.
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Last week, 151
@SierraClub
partners signed on to the letter below in solidarity with Progressive Workers Union and asked leadership to ensure represented workers are empowered to help build a sustainable Sierra Club.
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Here are some of the reasons that our members at the
@SierraClub
overwhelmingly supported a no confidence vote in
@BenJealous
and his Executive Team last month 😤😤😤
This is not "progressive leadership" - this is union busting and general mismanagement.
#1u
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Huge congratulations to the workers of
@TPINunion
on reaching this step! Solidarity! ✊🏾✊🏽✊🏿✊🏼
#UnionStrong
We are employees of The Public Interest Network (TPIN) working together for more-than-living wages, an equitable social change movement, and a sustainable culture within our organization. That’s why we’ve filed for union recognition with
@OPEIU
to represent staff in all branches.
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PWU Prez: “We acknowledge the intensity of this situation and that changes must take place at the Sierra Club to reign in the budget...but leadership’s approach has left staff floundering and losing hope.”
#1u
Story by
@dharnanoor
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Enough is enough.
It's time for the
@SierraClub
Board of the Directors to take decisive action to
#SavetheSierraClub
and let our members get back to doing the work that we have dedicated our lives to.
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New article from
@KateAronoff
about what's happening at Sierra Club.
#1u
PWU's Prez: “We’re experiencing the same sort of tactics when we try to organize and ask questions that we experience from big utility companies or big polluters”
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This resolution is a victory for human rights and climate justice everywhere, representing hundreds of environmental workers who are saying loud and clear: Palestinians deserve freedom and they shouldn’t have to wait another day for it. (graphic credit:
@beksbot
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We look forward to
@BenJealous
and
@SierraClub
leadership meeting PWU at the bargaining table with the same spirit he is calling on the auto industry to engage with
@UAW
.
#1u
@ShawnFainUAW
@LN4S
In 1 month,
@UAW
's contract with Big 3 Auto expires. It's past time auto workers got a fair deal!
@SierraClub
calls on
@Ford
@GM
@Stellantis
to meet
@UAW
’s demands & ensure that workers benefit from the clean energy transition too! Read the open letter:
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claims to be pro-worker, but the writing’s on the wall: US program staff was 50 people in 2019, now dwindled to 9. Read our release in response to
@350
’s public statements.
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More than 85% of the Sierra Club National & Chapter Units joined a photo petition demanding a strong contract and voicing support for the bargaining team.
Join us tomorrow, Thursday, February 8 at 4pm PT for an update from the bargaining team.
Tune in:
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Update from the
@SierraClub
national unit bargaining table: after management refused our bargaining team's final proposal for a three month extension, the contract is now set to expire on January 1, 2024.
We are committed to doing whatever it takes to win a fair contract.
#1u
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Today, Greenpeace USA workers have announced their intent to unionize and we are thrilled to welcome them into Progressive Workers Union!
#1u
#UnionStrong
Today, the members of
@GPUSAWorkers
have joined together to form a union. We look forward to meeting management at the bargaining table and ensuring that our workplace accurately reflects Greenpeace’s stated mission for a more green and just planet.
#1u
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HAPPENING NOW: Progressive Workers Union has officially filed for recognition to represent
@SierraClub
chapter staff. Excited to welcome them into
@PWUnion1
#StrongerTogether
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WOW... we hope this thinking extends to the
@sierraclub
's own bargaining process.
RT if you agree that Big Greens like the Sierra Club "owe their workers a fair contract that uplifts the workers at the forefront of the clean energy transition and their communities."
#1u
@UAW
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BREAKING:
@AppVoices
workers become third PWU unit to ratify union contract in three months.
After over 2 years of interest based and collaborative negotiations with management, we're extremely proud of the final product.
#1u
Read the press release ⬇️
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Hey
@SierraClub
@BenJealous
- it doesn't have to be this way.
Our union and its members are committed to the success of the org and just want a strong contract so we can do our jobs. These union-busting tactics only serve the fossil fuel industry.
#1u
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It’s not too late for
@BenJealous
and Sierra Club leadership to stop this process and meaningfully engage with the union. PWU lives our values. We need the Sierra Club to live theirs too.
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@SierraClub
's failure to collaborate and uphold the Jemez Principles when planning organizational restructuring and pending layoffs is a clear and blatant disregard for Sierra Club's values. It's not the “democratic organizing” leadership vowed to uphold. 5/
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TY
@UAW
and
@RashidaTlaib
for your support.
We are putting forward proposals while Sierra Club's bargaining team stonewalls yet management pretends that somehow we are the ones delaying the process.
It's time for
@BenJealous
to come to the table. Let's get this done.
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The spookiest fact this Halloween? Sierra Club management has dragged their feet for 2+ years on fulfilling a contractual obligation. Pay equity for chapter staff is neither trick nor treat; we just want what’s fair (and we’re ready to knock on some doors for it)
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This
#EarthDay2020
, we're excited to announce
@350
US employees are officially unionized with PWU! Read more here:
#1u
#UnionStrong
@350USunion
@PWUnion1
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We're sure that labor champion
@BernieSanders
gave
@BenJealous
an earful about the bad faith bargaining going on at the
@SierraClub
.
The Senator from Vermont knows better than anyone:
Union busting is disgusting.
#1u
Spent the morning with Jane and
@BernieSanders
at their daughter Carina's Butter Bar and Kitchen in Burlington, Vermont talking about
#solarforall
and the need for everyone to get fired up and
#vote
this fall! (Get the vegan golden milk French toast, it's amazing!)
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We are working to confirm exactly who in our union is slated for layoffs, but it looks like they are specifically targeting elected union leaders and members of our bargaining team.
@BenJealous
told staff there would be a 10% staff reduction, just 1 year after the last layoff.
Anon: sierra club doing more layoffs, likely over 100 employees
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PWU is hiring our 1st full-time staff, an Organizing Program Manager, to support our efforts to win and enforce collective bargaining agreements!
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Today, a majority of
@UCSUSA
workers have announced their intent to unionize! We are thrilled and excited to welcome
@UnitedUCS
into Progressive Workers Union!
#1u
#UnionStrong
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It’s 3 in the morning but we finally reached a tentative agreement after 9 months of contract negotiations! More work to be done but excited that
@sierraclub
chapter staff will soon have their first ever contract
#UnionStrong
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.
@PWUnion1
is 8 months into contract negotiations for
@SierraClub
Chapter staff and while we’ve made a lot of progress in a contract for staff that have been underpaid and under resourced for decades, Sierra Club is still opposed to several key items.
#UnionStrong
#1u
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Today, US workers announced intent to unionize with
@PWUnion1
. Stand with US workers as they take this crucial step towards a stronger workforce & a more powerful climate movement!
@350USunion
#1u
#solidarity
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Unfortunately, PWU was excluded from budget conversations by leadership even as contract negotiations were about to start. The union has seen our relationships & transparency with management dramatically limited since the release of the Ramona Strategies report. 8/
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It's clear to PWU that
@SierraClub
leadership is moving away from the Ramona Strategies report that leadership itself initiated! 6/
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Just last night,
@SierraClub
's Board authorized a budget with a $2M+ deficit. Today, all staff received an email saying…”our budget situation will require creating new positions, eliminating some old positions, and re-imagining other positions…” 2/
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Read the latest from our President
@PWUprez
CJ Garcia-Linz in
@TeenVogue
calling on progressive leaders to work with their unions and ratify strong contracts.
It's time for non profits like
@SierraClub
@BenJealous
to live their values.
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🎉🎉🎉
@GPUSAWorkers
ratify their first contract after OVER THREE YEARS of negotiations. They join our members with
@350USunion
, who ratified their first contract earlier this fall.
Read the full press release here:
Greenpeace USA Workers Union is proud to announce that our members have UNANIMOUSLY ratified our FIRST UNION CONTRACT w/
@GreenpeaceUSA
management! ✊🌏
We persevered through a lengthy bargaining process since we voted to form our union over 3 years ago‼️
#1u
#unionstrong
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Thank you
@grace_eliz1
for your powerful words and for your unwavering support of justice.
@SierraClub
and all organizations that claim to support enviro justice must voice their opposition to the genocide of the Palestinian people and call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
today was my last day at the
@SierraClub
. these were my parting words sent to our upper management (cc:
@BenJealous
).
free Palestine 🇵🇸
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The Progressive Workers Union is in solidarity with the Gaza Encampments and the divestment demands to end Israel's apartheid, genocide, illegal occupation and displacement of Palestinians... 🧵
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.
@SierraClub
chapter employees are officially unionized today with
@PWUnion1
! Here's our press release:
#progressiveworkersunion
#PWU
#1u
#unionstrong
@unionbase
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Incredible news from
@TPINunion
! Congratulations to the organizers for this well deserved victory
#UnionStrong
BREAKING: We are thrilled to share that we have reached an agreement with
@TPINNetwork
management for voluntary recognition through third party card check!
We look forward to building on this progress as we craft a stronger organization together 🥳
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UNION POWER ALERT - We have 100 members on an open bargaining call with
@SierraClub
, and are currently hearing personal stories about the need for a stronger contract at the organization.
@BenJealous
- it's time for you to join mgmt's bargaining team and bargain in good faith
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@SierraClub
stresses its values on a regular basis. Values like:
✅Anti-racism
✅Balance
✅Collaboration
✅Justice
✅Transformation
Stating values and living those values are two different things. 3/
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Workers at the Sierra Club know that Palestinian freedom is an essential part of the struggle for climate justice. That’s why we’re taking steps to ensure that our funds support a sustainable world where everyone, including Palestinians, can live in peace and freedom.
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*and his executive team* 😌
In this moment of uncertainty, with the possibility of a second Trump term looming, we need leaders who will invest in the workers on the frontlines of the fight against the climate crisis.
@BenJealous
and his union busting team have to go.
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Back to the bargaining table with
@SierraClub
management today.
#1u
It’s not too late for
@BenJealous
and Sierra Club leadership to stop this process and meaningfully engage with the union. PWU lives our values. We need the Sierra Club to live theirs too.
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...Garcia-Linz calls its continued refusal to pay out [comp time] that less than $20,000 “insulting”—particularly as senior leadership posts continue to command six-figure salaries. Story by
@KateAronoff
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Congratulations
@defenders_staff
on standing up for workers (and wildlife)! We stand with you and urge
@Defenders
to reconsider its refusal to voluntarily recognize
#DefendersUnited
Today, a supermajority of
@Defenders
staff announced the formation of our union,
#DefendersUnited
. We want to work with management to create a stronger, more equitable, and more effective organization. Unfortunately,
@JClarkPrez
took only 3 hours to reject our request outright.
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Our members have been bargaining with the
@SierraClub
for the past nine months, working hard to win a strong contract for its members.
It is time for
@BenJealous
to compromise and work with us to end the ongoing labor disputes at the organization.
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From the report, "Sierra Club would benefit working to better engage the unions and to ensure that they are actively taking steps to prevent or avoid Leadership or line management from treating the union as the enemy or dismissing the collective bargaining agreements..." 7/
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“We have been left out of key conversations, so we don’t know how this will work,” said CJ Garcia-Linz, president of the Progressive Workers Union and a Sierra Club employee. “We’re concerned about what it means for our partners and community.”
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@SierraClub
's Board adopted the Jemez Principles in 2014 to become "a more just, equitable, and inclusive organization internally and externally". PWU has not seen "democratic organizing" throughout the budget shortfall, layoffs and reorganizing. 4/
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Our members with the Sierra Club Ntl Unit Work Time and Leave Committee just presented to
@SierraClub
mgmt at the bargaining table about the need for a four day work week.
Our members know that we can work less while INCREASING our efficacy in the fight for climate justice
#1u
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We are extremely disheartened to see leadership disregard the input of staff and move forward with an undemocratic plan that will deeply impact hundreds of staff, detract from the organization’s ability to perform our critical work, and impact the environmental movement at large.
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Today our union is in solidarity with our members
@350USunion
as they fight for a fair, just and inclusive contract.
#HappyLaborDay
#SickOut
#UnionStrong
@GPUSAWorkers
@UnitedUCS
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Our union is calling on the board to reject any budget proposal that includes staff layoffs and to instead investigate mismanagement of the organization's budget by the Executive Team.
BREAKING: PWU has just filed an unfair labor practice against
@SierraClub
for retaliation against union leaders after learning of a plan to layoff half of the National Unit Bargaining Team and three elected union leaders, along with around 30 repped staff
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Today, we honor indigenous communities & lift up our members whose work especially centers & elevates indigenous voices & stories. As a result of our contract negotiations with
@SierraClub
, starting today
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
is a paid day off for all staff.
#UnionStrong
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We’re feeling the solidarity out here with
@CWAUnion
and
@audubonforall
! The union united will never be divided!
#BirdUnion
#ED22MD
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Standing up for living wage jobs is NOT "overplaying" a union's hand
@SteveRattner
.
Truly a shameful op ed in today's
@nytimes
.
#1u
#StandUpUAW
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C.J. Garcia-Linz, president of the Progressive Workers Union: “Leadership has repeatedly failed to give us information we are entitled to under the law and our contract and that we need to be able to bargain." Story via
@rbravender
#1u
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Thank you
@EdMarkey
for your leadership on climate and worker justice.
@SierraClub
&
@BenJealous
it's time to come to the table and help us write one the of the most progressive contracts in the nation. Let's get this done
#1u
The
@SierraClub
is a strong partner in the fight for environmental justice and climate action. I support collaboration on a strong agreement with
@PWUnion1
and with workers, who are dedicated to a livable future.
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🚨BREAKING 🚨: Today, PWU and
@SierraClub
reached a tentative agreement in impact and effects bargaining over budget shortfalls and restructuring of the organization that included layoffs for many of our members.
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Progressive Workers Union Vice President, Leah Clyburn, and Elections Officer, Jenn DeRose showing up in solidarity with striking UAW workers in Wentzville, MO.
Big Three, no more profit over people. Labor built this country, labor keeps it running, labor deserves better.
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Union busting is disgusting
@BenJealous
.
No more layoffs until executive staff at the
@SierraClub
take paycuts.
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This week, Progressive Workers Union (PWU) filed an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charge against the
@SierraClub
, which is currently moving forward with a sweeping restructure and layoff plan.
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I have waited so very long to congratulate the 350 U.S. Union workers represented by Progressive Workers Union on ratifying their first collective bargaining agreement with U.S! Congratulations!!
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Update from the
@SierraClub
bargaining table:
Management refused proposals to extend the current contract, allowing it to expire on January 1, 2024. We are standing strong, and will not be bullied into allowing management to gut worker protections and reduce pay and benefits.
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📄Read PWU's press update on a supportive partner letter and more as bargaining continues with
@SierraClub
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Endless gratitude to
@AlderSonnier
and the City of St Louis (
@STLCityGov
) for passing a resolution calling on
@BenJealous
and the
@SierraClub
to bargain with our union in good faith.
Our team is fighting for one of the most progressive contracts in the country.
#1u
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Congratulations
@GPUSAWorkers
on a successful card count! We're so happy to officially welcome you into PWU!
#UnionStrong
BREAKING: Greenpeace USA Workers is officially unionized with
@PWUnion1
! More than 75% of
@GreenpeaceUSA
eligible workers signed PWU cards! Together we are proudly
#UnionStrong
#1U
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UPDATE - In the face of pressure from staff,
@SierraClub
has delayed their vote until the 18th.
We are calling on the Board to reject any budgets that include layoffs, and to investigate union-busting and mismanagement by
@BenJealous
and his Exec Team.
Sierra Club workers represented by
@PWUnion1
allege in a new unfair labor practice charge that the group is retaliating against union leaders with plans to lay off half of the union's bargaining team in ongoing contract negotiations
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This is what progressive leadership looks like. Thank you
@greenpeaceusa
.
#CeasefireNOW
Solidarity with student protesters! CEASEFIRE NOW!
We lift up the rights of peaceful student protests for Gaza. Peaceful protest and free speech are the best tools we have to work for a green and just world. We demand a ceasefire and an end to violence against activists.
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Sad to see
@audubonsociety
not only retaining a union-busting law firm but also refusing to honor the staff's decision to unionize.
PWU is in solidarity with
@audubonforall
and we call on
@DrElizabethGray
to recognize the
#AudubonUnion
This afternoon,
@audubonsociety
President & Interim CEO
@DrElizabethGray
announced she will not voluntary recognize the
#AudubonUnion
.
We are disappointed, and hope that she will change her mind so we can get to work making a better Audubon.
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“Leadership has repeatedly failed to give us information we are entitled to under the law and our contract and that we need to be able to bargain,” said CJ Garcia-Linz, President of the Progressive Workers Union.
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JOIN US for our virtual teach-in now. () Otherwise follow along this thread where we'll share context and quotes ⬇️
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@SierraClub
@BenJealous
The vote comes as the organization is actively laying off dozens of unionized staff, and immediately locking them out of their work computers/accounts in direct violation of our contract.
PWU has now filed nine unfair labor practices w/ the NLRB since
@BenJealous
took over.
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It's official: Today,
@UCSUSA
employees are officially unionized with the Progressive Workers Union (PWU), as
@UnitedUCS
!
@PWUnion1
is proud to continue growing our movement and we welcome our UCS United siblings into PWU!
#UnionStrong
BREAKING: UCS United is officially unionized with
@PWUnion1
! More than 80% of
@UCSUSA
eligible workers signed PWU cards, now that's what we call
#UnionStrong
!
#1U
Our and PWU’s full statement:
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Our ask: Join our town hall on Thursday, May 11, open to all staff and volunteer leaders, to listen to our experiences and concerns
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This weekend, Sierra Club PWU leadership sent an email to Sierra Club board members voicing our concerns about the speed at which the new executive leadership appears to be pursuing major changes without collaboration with key stakeholders. 📝
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Union members and managers alike are raising concerns about a lack of transparency across the organization. Staff have repeatedly called out that the
@SierraClub
is betraying its values and Jemez Principles by firing its equity staff.
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"From Earth Day to May Day and everyday, I'm working for the planet and building in community so our children can thrive despite the challenges ahead."
-Neha Mathew-Shah, Founding Member of PWU, PWU Womxn and Femmes of Color and Rise To Thrive
#ED22MD
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