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MikeDunnAuthorToday in Writing History May 22, 1859: Author Arthur Conan Doyle was born. He was most famous for his character, Sherlock Holmes. However, he was also a physician and a staunch supporter of compulsory vaccination. He wrote several articles denouncing the views of anti-vaxxers. But he was not particularly successful as a doctor. So, as he sat around waiting for patients to show up, he took to writing stories. Perhaps his most well-known book was The Hound of the Baskervilles (1901). But it was his 1914 Holmes story, The Valley of Fear, that piqued my interest. It is about the Molly Maguires, like my book, Anywhere But Schuylkill, and involves some of the same characters (but with different names). Unfortunately, Doyle relied heavily on the testimony of America’s first celebrity cop, Allan Pinkerton, as his original source and, consequently, makes many of the same historical errors as so many others who’ve written about those events.You can read my article on Pinkerton, and his war on unions here: <a href="https://michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/04/04/union-busting-by-the-pinkertons/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/04/04/union-busting-by-the-pinkertons/</a>You can read my article on the Molly Maguires here: <a href="https://michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/04/13/the-myth-of-the-molly-maguires/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/04/13/the-myth-of-the-molly-maguires/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#workingclass</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LaborHistory</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mollymaguires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mollymaguires</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pinkertons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pinkertons</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#union</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#strike</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/irish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#irish</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#immigration</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#police</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unionbusting</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writer</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#author</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fiction</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/novel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#novel</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstadon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstadon</a>

MikeDunnAuthorToday in Labor History May 18, 1979: An Oklahoma jury ruled in favor of the estate of atomic worker Karen Silkwood. Kerr-McGee Nuclear Company was ordered to pay $505,000 in actual damages and $10 million in punitive damages for negligence leading to Silkwood’s plutonium contamination. On appeal, the court reduced the settlement to a pitiful $5,000, the estimated value of her property losses. In 1984, the Supreme Court restored the original verdict, but Kerr-McGee again threatened to appeal. Ultimately, Silkwood’s family settled out of court for $1.38 million and the company never had to admit any wrongdoing.Silkwood first started working at Kerr-McGee in 1972. She joined the Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers union and participated in a strike. After the strike, her comrades elected her to the union’s bargaining committee. She was the first woman to attain that status at Kerr-McGee. In this role, one of her duties was to investigate health and safety issues. Not surprisingly, she discovered numerous violations, including exposure of workers to contamination. The union accused Kerr-McGee of falsifying inspection records, manufacturing faulty fuel rods and other safety violations. After testifying to the Atomic Energy Commission, Silkwood discovered that her own body and home were contaminated with radiation. Her body contained 400 times the legal limit for plutonium contamination and she was expelling contaminated air from her lungs. Her house was so contaminated they had to destroy much of her personal property.Later, she decided to go public with documentation proving the company’s negligence. She left a meeting with union officials in order to meet a New York Times journalist. She brought a binder and packet of documents supporting her allegations with her. However, she never made it, dying in a suspicious car crash. The documents were never found. Some journalists believe she was rammed from behind by another vehicle. Investigators noted damage to the read of her car that would be consistent with this hypothesis. She had also received death threats shortly before her death. However, no one has yet substantiated the claims of foul play.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#workingclass</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LaborHistory</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/silkwood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#silkwood</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#union</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/atomic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#atomic</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nuclear</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#radioactive</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#contamination</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/murder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#murder</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unionbusting</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/assassination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#assassination</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#strike</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/organizer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#organizer</a>

MikeDunnAuthorToday in Labor History May 16, 2007: Long before the current wave of union organizing at Starbucks, Baristas at the Starbucks in East Grand Rapids announced their membership in the IWW Starbucks Workers Union. Starbucks was and is notorious for their poor treatment of workers. The NLRB slapped them with numerous anti-labor violations and forced them to settle the Grand Rapids dispute in October. In 2024, the Supreme Court heard the case of seven union workers from a Memphis, Tennessee Starbucks who were fired in retaliation for joining the union, in violation of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rules.<a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/04/23/1226955737/starbucks-supreme-court-union-organizing-labor-injunctions-nlrb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2024/04/23/1226955737/starbucks-supreme-court-union-organizing-labor-injunctions-nlrb</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#workingclass</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LaborHistory</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#union</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#strike</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IWW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IWW</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/starbucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#starbucks</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nlrb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nlrb</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unionbusting</a>

Radio DreyecklandBei Hieber, einem großen Betreiber von <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/EDEKA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EDEKA</a> Märkten in Südbaden, wurde ein Mitarbeiter entlassen, der einen <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Betriebsrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Betriebsrat</a> gründen wollte. An diesem Donnerstag fand am Arbeitsgericht <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Freiburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Freiburg</a> die Verhandlung statt. Reiner Geis von ver.di hatte uns gegenüber anschließend erklärt: "Die Kündigung ist hanebüchen." Das sah dann offenbar auch das Gericht so und gab dem Kläger in vollem Umfang recht. Das Arbeitsverhältnis wird nicht aufgelöst, weder durch die ordentliche, noch die fristlose Kündigung. Die Hausverbote werden aufgehoben. Die Firma muss den Kläger weiter beschäftigen und trägt die gesamten Kosten des Verfahrens. <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/UnionBusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnionBusting</a> <a href="https://rdl.de/Arbeitsgericht_K%C3%BCndigungsschutz_Hieber_Edeka" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://rdl.de/Arbeitsgericht_K%C3%BCndigungsschutz_Hieber_Edeka</a>

DoomsdaysCW“They Actually Had a List”: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ICE</a> Arrests Workers Involved in Landmark <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LaborRights</a> Case“We are concerned at the appearance of targeting publicly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProUnion</a> worker leaders,” said a union official about a raid in western New York.Noah Hurowitz May 5 2025"An immigration raid in western <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewYork</a> on Friday targeted a group of immigrants involved in a landmark statewide effort by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarmWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FarmWorkers</a> to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unionize</a>."On Friday morning at around 9:30 a.m., federal agents in unmarked cars and bearing no agency insignia pulled over a bus in Albion, New York, about 35 miles west of Rochester, and took 14 people of Lynn-Ette & Sons Farms into custody. All of the detainees, who hailed from Mexico and Guatemala, were year-round employees of Lynn-Ette & Sons Farms, a family-owned business in nearby Kent, New York, which has been locked in a multiyear battle to prevent workers from unionizing. "The company is one of five agricultural businesses that, together with a state growers’ association, have tried for years to overturn or chip away at New York’s 2019 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarmLaborLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FarmLaborLaw</a>. The law enshrined protections for the right of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/farmworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#farmworkers</a> — whether seasonal or year-round — to seek union representation. " 'This was strange because they actually had a list of most of the workers on the bus.'"Several of the workers taken into custody on Friday have been active in efforts to unionize year-round employees, including at least one who has spoken publicly in favor of joining the United Farm Workers of America, according to Elizabeth Strater, director of strategic campaigns for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UFW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UFW</a>, the storied labor union. " 'We are concerned at the appearance of targeting publicly pro-union worker leaders,' said Strater. "Most of the workers detained on Friday hail from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mexico</a> or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Guatemala" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Guatemala</a>."The raid did not appear to be a broad sweep but rather a targeted enforcement aimed at specific people, according to sources who have been in contact with the families and spoke to The Intercept on condition of anonymity to candidly discuss a sensitive legal situation."Read more: <a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/05/05/ice-raid-farm-labor-union-new-york-ufw/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theintercept.com/2025/05/05/ice-raid-farm-labor-union-new-york-ufw/</a>Archived version: <a href="https://archive.ph/xLMYr" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.ph/xLMYr</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnionBusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnionBusting</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ResistICE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICESucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ICESucks</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoFarmWorkersNoFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoFarmWorkersNoFood</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnitedFarmworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedFarmworkers</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarmLaborUnions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FarmLaborUnions</a>

Impish4249<a href="https://mstdn.party/@holeinthehead2" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@holeinthehead2</a> Absolutely a recipe for terrible working conditions and company stores as we had for coal miners before the UMW came along.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corpocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#corpocracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unions</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unionbusting</a>

I ForgetAtlanta's Ansley Mall Starbucks is closing permanently. It's been in the same space for 35 years and is constantly busy. Corporate has just decided that they don't want to renew the lease on the space.This comes after the store recently unionized.The workers will have the chance to transfer to another store, presumably one less unionized.<a href="https://signs.codes/tags/Atlanta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Atlanta</a> <a href="https://signs.codes/tags/AnsleyMall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AnsleyMall</a> <a href="https://signs.codes/tags/SBWU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SBWU</a> <a href="https://signs.codes/tags/UnionBusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnionBusting</a> <a href="https://signs.codes/tags/Starbucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Starbucks</a>info from an anonymous worker at the store, who asked that the info be shared

jojojo(2 of 3) <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/iww" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iww</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sabocat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sabocat</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nobosses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nobosses</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#union</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unionbusting</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/industrialworkersoftheworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#industrialworkersoftheworld</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amazon</a>

jojojoHappy <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mayday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mayday</a> !! I’ve been working on this assortment of images as part of my <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/draweveryday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#draweveryday</a> efforts, for the SF Bay Area <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/iww" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iww</a> chapter. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sabocats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sabocats</a> reject the bullshit that is killing us all! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sabotage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sabotage</a> now! Reach out to your local <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/industrialworkersoftheworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#industrialworkersoftheworld</a> chapter today and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#organize</a> ! Now is the time! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fightfascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fightfascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oligarchy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#union</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unionbusting</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cat</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/blackcat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blackcat</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#billionaires</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amazon</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/prisonlabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prisonlabor</a> (1 of 3)

jojojoHappy <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mayday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mayday</a> !! I’ve been working on this assortment of images as part of my <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/draweveryday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#draweveryday</a> efforts, for the SF Bay Area <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/iww?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iww</a> chapter. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sabocats?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sabocats</a> reject the bullshit that is killing us all! <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sabotage?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sabotage</a> now! Reach out to your local <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/industrialworkersoftheworld?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#industrialworkersoftheworld</a> chapter today and <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/organize?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#organize</a> ! Now is the time! <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fightfascism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fightfascism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/oligarchy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oligarchy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/union?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#union</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/unionbusting?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unionbusting</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cat?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cat</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blackcat?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blackcat</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/billionaires?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#billionaires</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fascism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/amazon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amazon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/prisonlabor?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prisonlabor</a>

Geriatric Gardener“Unite [The Union] policy conference contains covert attack on international solidarity”by Skwawkbox <a href="https://mastodon.social/@skwawkbox" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@skwawkbox</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@UKLabour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@UKLabour</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@palestine</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@israel</a>“[Gen Sec Sharon] Graham-backers slammed for motion activists believe is designed to provide cover for general secretary’s refusal to show solidarity with Palestinians, workers”<a href="https://skwawkbox.org/2025/04/23/unite-policy-conference-contains-covert-attack-on-international-solidarity/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://skwawkbox.org/2025/04/23/unite-policy-conference-contains-covert-attack-on-international-solidarity/</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Press</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Unite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Unite</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Union</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Graham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Graham</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Palestine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gaza</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Genocide</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Solidarity</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Corruption</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UnionBusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnionBusting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AntiDemocratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiDemocratic</a>

MikeDunnAuthor"The Trump administration is ending work authorizations for two hundred union members who assemble dishwashers, refrigerators, washers, and dryers for GE Appliances-Haier at Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky. It also revoked the visas of several members of the Graduate Workers Coalition at the University of Indiana. The union frequently strikes and pickets for better wages for student teachers."<a href="https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2025/04/trump-deportations-are-not-about-strengthening-american-labor-but-part-of-the-effort-to-decimate-it.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2025/04/trump-deportations-are-not-about-strengthening-american-labor-but-part-of-the-effort-to-decimate-it.html</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/deportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deportations</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unions</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unionbusting</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#workingclass</a>

MikeDunnAuthorToday in Labor History April 21, 1834: 30,000 workers marched for the freedom of six trade unionists who were transported to Australia from Tolpuddle, Britain. The Tolpuddle struggle, which began in 1832, marked the beginning of British trade unionism. The workers were fighting for the repeal of the “Combination Laws,” which outlawed the formation of unions. The Tolpuddle Martyrs were pardoned in 1836, thanks to the popular protests. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#workingclass</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LaborHistory</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tolpuddle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tolpuddle</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/martyr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#martyr</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/british" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#british</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#union</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unionbusting</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deportation</a>

MikeDunnAuthorToday in Labor History April 12, 1924: Curtis Turner was born on this day in Floyd, Va. Turner, along with Fireball Roberts and Tim Flock, tried to organize the NASCAR drivers into a union in 1961 (the Federation of Professional Athletes). Their goals were bigger purses, a share in broadcasting rights, and retirement benefits for the drivers. NASCAR founder Bill France Sr banned all the union drivers. Eventually, every union driver except for Turner and Flock, quit the union so they could race again. Turner sued to be reinstated, but lost his lawsuit. The court said he was an individual contractor, not an employee of NASCAR or any track. But he was reinstated four years later. As a racer, he won 360 races, including 22 in the NASCAR Convertible Division in 1956, alone, as well as 17 in the NASCAR Grand National Series. He got his start in driving as a bootlegger for the illegal whiskey his dad made. He never got caught running booze. However, he almost got caught with a 500 lb bag of stolen sugar (for making alcohol) in the days after WWII when sugar was still being rationed. However, after fighting a gun battle with the law, he managed to successfully evade a dragnet, as he drove 300 miles on backroads to get back home, where the cops were waiting for him. Then, during his trial, he convinced the jury that the sugar was for making apple butter. The judge sentenced him to $1,000 and a 2-year suspended sentence.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#workingclass</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LaborHistory</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nascar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nascar</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#union</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/christurner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#christurner</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/organizer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#organizer</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unionbusting</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bootlegging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bootlegging</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/moonshine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#moonshine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#police</a>

MikeDunnAuthorToday in Labor History April 10, 1947: FBI agents visited Ronald Reagan (then president of the Screen Actors Guild) and his wife Jane Wyman, accusing them of belonging to a communist front group. To prove his loyalty, Reagan agreed to become a secret informer and went on to have a long and illustrious career as an anti-communist, union-busting, trickle-down asshole. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#workingclass</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LaborHistory</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/communism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#communism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RonaldReagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RonaldReagan</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/anticommunism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anticommunism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fbi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fbi</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#union</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScreenActorsGuild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScreenActorsGuild</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unionbusting</a>

dreimaldreimachtvier<a href="https://mastodon.social/@jeydee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jeydee</a> Spannende Frage, interessiert mich auch. Danke für die bisherigen Antworten. Je nach Strecke nutze ich auch mal den hessischen <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Radroutenplaner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Radroutenplaner</a>. Worauf basiert der denn? <a href="https://radroutenplaner.hessen.de/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://radroutenplaner.hessen.de/</a>Auf der Webseite heißt es im FAQ: „Der Verlauf der Themenrouten und das Radnetz werden von den Projektbeteiligten auf Landes- und kommunaler Ebene zur Verfügung gestellt.“ <a href="https://radroutenplaner.hessen.de/hilfe/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://radroutenplaner.hessen.de/hilfe/</a>)Und: „Das Routing im Radroutenplaner Hessen erfolgt auf der Grundlage der amtlichen Daten der Hessischen Verwaltung für Bodenmanagement und Geoinformation und wird ergänzt um die örtlichen, detaillierten Daten zum Radverkehr aus den Gebietskörperschaften. Es handelt sich also um den einzige Fahrradroutenplaner Hessens, der auf offizielle, geprüfte Daten zurückgreift.“ (<a href="https://radroutenplaner.hessen.de/inhalte/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://radroutenplaner.hessen.de/inhalte/</a>)In der App wird zudem auf <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Mapbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mapbox</a> (Routing?) (inzwischen leider nicht mehr OpenSource und zudem laut Wikipedia sind dort <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/UnionBusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnionBusting</a> Praktiken bekannt geworden) und <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/osm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#osm</a> (Kartengrundlage?) verwiesen.

Wojsław Brożyna 🌞🌲🏴„✊ Murem za Mariuszem! Mariusz Piotrowski – spawacz, SIP i członek Inicjatywy Pracowniczej w fabryce Jeremias (Gniezno) – został zwolniony podczas kontroli PIP, którą sam zlecił!‼️ Mariusz wcześniej doprowadził do wstrzymania pracy lakierni z powodu zagrożeń BHP – ignorowanych przez pracodawcę. Związkowiec dbał o bezpieczeństwo załogi – teraz firma mści się za jego odwagę.Jeremias zatrudnił kancelarię Littler znaną z union bustingu, by za jej pośrednictwem komunikować się z załogą. Związek walczy o przywrócenie Mariusza i lepsze warunki dla wszystkich!Wesprzyj go – został bez środków do życia: <a href="https://zrzutka.pl/ah8jtd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://zrzutka.pl/ah8jtd</a><a href="https://pol.social/tags/MuremZaMariuszem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MuremZaMariuszem</a> <a href="https://pol.social/tags/Jeremias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Jeremias</a> <a href="https://pol.social/tags/OZZIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OZZIP</a> <a href="https://pol.social/tags/UnionBusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnionBusting</a> <a href="https://pol.social/tags/PrawaPracownicze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PrawaPracownicze</a> ”Za: @inicjatywapracownicza@instagram.com

MikeDunnAuthorToday in Labor History March 29, 1965: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled for the defendant in Textile Workers Union v. Darlington Manufacturing Company. In a 7-0 ruling they ruled that a company could close a recently unionized factory, even if it was done specifically to bust the union. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#workingclass</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LaborHistory</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unionbusting</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#union</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/antiunion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antiunion</a>

MikeDunnAuthorWith another executive order, Trump has ended collective bargaining rights for >1 million federal workers. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/28/nx-s1-5343474/trump-collective-bargaining-unions-federal-employees" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2025/03/28/nx-s1-5343474/trump-collective-bargaining-unions-federal-employees</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Unions</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unionbusting</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/collectivebargaining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#collectivebargaining</a>

Barbara MonacoUnion busting is coming to TSA. Noem plans to break the DHS contract with union. Claims it will somehow make wait times in airport queues shorter. <a href="https://www.idahopress.com/boiseweekly/news/local-tsa-union-responds-to-dhs-announcement/article_19ca9904-fbaa-11ef-a319-47883f6fa4cd.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.idahopress.com/boiseweekly/news/local-tsa-union-responds-to-dhs-announcement/article_19ca9904-fbaa-11ef-a319-47883f6fa4cd.html</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tsa</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unionbusting</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/airtravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#airtravel</a>

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