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Our network of grassroots groups is organizing in cities across the country to win good jobs, affordable homes, and thriving communities on a livable planet.
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Hey there! We’re PowerSwitch, and we’ve got a problem with greedy corporations meddling in our democracy and economy. It's time to put power back where it belongs: in the hands of everyday people.
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Midterms are around the corner. Trump is fixated on building DHS “voter lists.” He’s refused to rule out sending ICE to the polls. We expect to see attempts to keep people from voting.
It’s time for Amazon to pick a side. They claim to be pro-democracy. We’re not buying it.
It’s time for Amazon to pick a side. They claim to be pro-democracy. We’re not buying it.
September 15, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Midterms are around the corner. Trump is fixated on building DHS “voter lists.” He’s refused to rule out sending ICE to the polls. We expect to see attempts to keep people from voting.
It’s time for Amazon to pick a side. They claim to be pro-democracy. We’re not buying it.
It’s time for Amazon to pick a side. They claim to be pro-democracy. We’re not buying it.
The Postal Service should have no role in determining who is eligible to receive their ballot. We are calling on the USPS Board of Governors to stand with us and defend our right to vote.
September 10, 2026 at 5:26 PM
The Postal Service should have no role in determining who is eligible to receive their ballot. We are calling on the USPS Board of Governors to stand with us and defend our right to vote.
Today we’re launching a new campaign aimed at Amazon’s most powerful shareholders.
With midterm elections around the corner, let’s make sure they understand:
Our democracy is not for sale.
go.powerswitchaction.org/a/tell-amazo...
With midterm elections around the corner, let’s make sure they understand:
Our democracy is not for sale.
go.powerswitchaction.org/a/tell-amazo...
Tell Amazon Investors: Hands Off Our Democracy
Join us in sending a clear message: Our democracy is not for sale.
go.powerswitchaction.org
September 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Today we’re launching a new campaign aimed at Amazon’s most powerful shareholders.
With midterm elections around the corner, let’s make sure they understand:
Our democracy is not for sale.
go.powerswitchaction.org/a/tell-amazo...
With midterm elections around the corner, let’s make sure they understand:
Our democracy is not for sale.
go.powerswitchaction.org/a/tell-amazo...
This Labor Day, we’re celebrating the working people across the country wresting our democracy out of the grip of corporate rule.
Corporations in different states, industries, and eras have used the same playbook to hijack our democracy:
www.powerswitchaction.org/resources/th...
Corporations in different states, industries, and eras have used the same playbook to hijack our democracy:
www.powerswitchaction.org/resources/th...
The Hidden Heist
How Corporations Push State Bans to Keep Us Broke and Hijack Our Democracy
www.powerswitchaction.org
September 5, 2026 at 11:50 PM
This Labor Day, we’re celebrating the working people across the country wresting our democracy out of the grip of corporate rule.
Corporations in different states, industries, and eras have used the same playbook to hijack our democracy:
www.powerswitchaction.org/resources/th...
Corporations in different states, industries, and eras have used the same playbook to hijack our democracy:
www.powerswitchaction.org/resources/th...
We're hiring! If you're a great researcher or communicator (or know one), we'd love to have you join our team.
Communications Manager: drive comms & digital that pulls cogs from the authoritarian machine and advances multiracial feminist democracy.
www.powerswitchaction.org/jobs/powersw...
Communications Manager: drive comms & digital that pulls cogs from the authoritarian machine and advances multiracial feminist democracy.
www.powerswitchaction.org/jobs/powersw...
Communications Manager at PowerSwitch Action
We're hiring! Drive campaigns that pull cogs from the authoritarian machine and advance multiracial feminist democracy.
www.powerswitchaction.org
August 13, 2026 at 9:10 PM
We're hiring! If you're a great researcher or communicator (or know one), we'd love to have you join our team.
Communications Manager: drive comms & digital that pulls cogs from the authoritarian machine and advances multiracial feminist democracy.
www.powerswitchaction.org/jobs/powersw...
Communications Manager: drive comms & digital that pulls cogs from the authoritarian machine and advances multiracial feminist democracy.
www.powerswitchaction.org/jobs/powersw...
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Wage theft costs U.S. workers billions each year.
Know your rights: overtime pay is 1.5× your regular rate no exceptions.
Every stolen hour is stolen dignity. Houston workers are organizing to end wage theft and demand accountability.
Know your rights: overtime pay is 1.5× your regular rate no exceptions.
Every stolen hour is stolen dignity. Houston workers are organizing to end wage theft and demand accountability.
July 30, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Wage theft costs U.S. workers billions each year.
Know your rights: overtime pay is 1.5× your regular rate no exceptions.
Every stolen hour is stolen dignity. Houston workers are organizing to end wage theft and demand accountability.
Know your rights: overtime pay is 1.5× your regular rate no exceptions.
Every stolen hour is stolen dignity. Houston workers are organizing to end wage theft and demand accountability.
Our new release, "The Hidden Heist," is a massive research project exposing how corporations have pushed state bans that block the things our communities need to thrive.
We traced their tactics across states, industries and decades—here's what we found👇
www.powerswitchaction.org/resources/th...
We traced their tactics across states, industries and decades—here's what we found👇
www.powerswitchaction.org/resources/th...
The Hidden Heist
How Corporations Push State Bans to Keep Us Broke and Hijack Our Democracy
www.powerswitchaction.org
July 29, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Our new release, "The Hidden Heist," is a massive research project exposing how corporations have pushed state bans that block the things our communities need to thrive.
We traced their tactics across states, industries and decades—here's what we found👇
www.powerswitchaction.org/resources/th...
We traced their tactics across states, industries and decades—here's what we found👇
www.powerswitchaction.org/resources/th...
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This Monday, UNE member Debra spoke at the Colorado stop of the @fobaction.bsky.social Who Pays? Bus Tour. Together, the speakers shared their stories. Debra said it best: “When billionaires rig our tax systems for their profit, they’re not just threatening Medicaid. They’re threatening lives.”
July 15, 2026 at 1:02 AM
This Monday, UNE member Debra spoke at the Colorado stop of the @fobaction.bsky.social Who Pays? Bus Tour. Together, the speakers shared their stories. Debra said it best: “When billionaires rig our tax systems for their profit, they’re not just threatening Medicaid. They’re threatening lives.”
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"By comparing themselves to golf courses, tech giants obscure a vital distinction: they are draining the drinkable, treated water supply of the communities hosting them." 👏
...the data center industry also VASTLY overestimates how much people like golf courses.
www.forbes.com/sites/kensil...
...the data center industry also VASTLY overestimates how much people like golf courses.
www.forbes.com/sites/kensil...
The Digital Dust Bowl: The Brutal Physical Reality Of The AI Boom
AI runs on land, water, and power—not the cloud. Here is the brutal physical footprint of the data center boom, and the hidden cost communities are paying.
www.forbes.com
July 20, 2026 at 7:46 PM
"By comparing themselves to golf courses, tech giants obscure a vital distinction: they are draining the drinkable, treated water supply of the communities hosting them." 👏
...the data center industry also VASTLY overestimates how much people like golf courses.
www.forbes.com/sites/kensil...
...the data center industry also VASTLY overestimates how much people like golf courses.
www.forbes.com/sites/kensil...
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Shout out to the Eighth graduating class of WILL Empower Apprentices!!!! This year's class repped orgs like @powerswitchaction.org, Community Labor United, @unitehere.org and more! 💥
Check out more information on our website🖱️🌐
www.willempower.org/2026/06/23/8...
Check out more information on our website🖱️🌐
www.willempower.org/2026/06/23/8...
June 25, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Shout out to the Eighth graduating class of WILL Empower Apprentices!!!! This year's class repped orgs like @powerswitchaction.org, Community Labor United, @unitehere.org and more! 💥
Check out more information on our website🖱️🌐
www.willempower.org/2026/06/23/8...
Check out more information on our website🖱️🌐
www.willempower.org/2026/06/23/8...
Communities across the country are holding vigils to mourn Lorenzo and Johan. who were gunned down by ICE. Stand with their family and coworkers, tell the truth about what happened, and demand accountability. Join or host a vigil on Mobilize here: www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...
Host your own event for Disappeared in America · Mobilize
Create an event to bring together local Disappeared in America supporters.
www.mobilize.us
July 18, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Communities across the country are holding vigils to mourn Lorenzo and Johan. who were gunned down by ICE. Stand with their family and coworkers, tell the truth about what happened, and demand accountability. Join or host a vigil on Mobilize here: www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo had lived in this country for 35 years when he was killed by ICE on his way to work. Join the call on 7/15 as we organize a nationwide response to honor Lorenzo's life, support his family, and demand immediate accountability.
www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...
www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...
Justice for Lorenzo: Day of Action & Accountability Movement Call · Disappeared in America
On Tuesday, July 7, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Houston, Texas. Lorenzo was not under investigation. He was not a suspect. He was a dad driving a work van with his cr...
www.mobilize.us
July 14, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo had lived in this country for 35 years when he was killed by ICE on his way to work. Join the call on 7/15 as we organize a nationwide response to honor Lorenzo's life, support his family, and demand immediate accountability.
www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...
www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...
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We have one more week to win Green, Healthy Schools in the NYC budget!
Let’s fight for a green, healthy future — solar panels on the rooftops, energy efficient buildings, clean air and ventilation, and fully electric renewable energy upgrades.
Let’s fight for a green, healthy future — solar panels on the rooftops, energy efficient buildings, clean air and ventilation, and fully electric renewable energy upgrades.
June 23, 2026 at 4:52 PM
We have one more week to win Green, Healthy Schools in the NYC budget!
Let’s fight for a green, healthy future — solar panels on the rooftops, energy efficient buildings, clean air and ventilation, and fully electric renewable energy upgrades.
Let’s fight for a green, healthy future — solar panels on the rooftops, energy efficient buildings, clean air and ventilation, and fully electric renewable energy upgrades.
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More data center resistance in the heartland! Residents in Hobart IN are demonstrating to let Gov. Braun know that data centers are a bad deal for Hoosiers.
The state has already given Amazon $8 billion in subsidies for data center buildouts.
The state has already given Amazon $8 billion in subsidies for data center buildouts.
June 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
More data center resistance in the heartland! Residents in Hobart IN are demonstrating to let Gov. Braun know that data centers are a bad deal for Hoosiers.
The state has already given Amazon $8 billion in subsidies for data center buildouts.
The state has already given Amazon $8 billion in subsidies for data center buildouts.
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No Soccer Without Workers! ✊️ The World Cup games have kicked off in Seattle, and we’ve got the backs of the workers who keep our neighborhood running. We’re putting stickers up all over town. If you see one out there, take a pic and pass it our way! ⚽️
June 15, 2026 at 11:37 PM
No Soccer Without Workers! ✊️ The World Cup games have kicked off in Seattle, and we’ve got the backs of the workers who keep our neighborhood running. We’re putting stickers up all over town. If you see one out there, take a pic and pass it our way! ⚽️
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LOVE seeing a data center moratorium in Jeff Bezos's backyard. If it can happen in Seattle, it can happen anywhere!
BREAKING: The Seattle City Council has unanimously passed a 1-year moratorium on data center construction within city limits. The legislation makes Seattle the largest U.S. city to pass such a ban amid the Generative AI boom.
June 10, 2026 at 7:54 PM
LOVE seeing a data center moratorium in Jeff Bezos's backyard. If it can happen in Seattle, it can happen anywhere!
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🎉ALIGN is turning 15!🥳
As we celebrate our 15th anniversary and reflect on our history, we remain committed to the fight — a New York with clean air, green jobs, and dignity and justice for all workers.
Thanks for being in the fight with us!
As we celebrate our 15th anniversary and reflect on our history, we remain committed to the fight — a New York with clean air, green jobs, and dignity and justice for all workers.
Thanks for being in the fight with us!
June 11, 2026 at 6:47 PM
🎉ALIGN is turning 15!🥳
As we celebrate our 15th anniversary and reflect on our history, we remain committed to the fight — a New York with clean air, green jobs, and dignity and justice for all workers.
Thanks for being in the fight with us!
As we celebrate our 15th anniversary and reflect on our history, we remain committed to the fight — a New York with clean air, green jobs, and dignity and justice for all workers.
Thanks for being in the fight with us!
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Movements don't build themselves.
We're hiring a Part-Time Organizer in Philadelphia to help develop leaders, organize communities, and win real change for working people.
Learn more: powerinterfaith.org/join/open-po...
We're hiring a Part-Time Organizer in Philadelphia to help develop leaders, organize communities, and win real change for working people.
Learn more: powerinterfaith.org/join/open-po...
June 12, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Movements don't build themselves.
We're hiring a Part-Time Organizer in Philadelphia to help develop leaders, organize communities, and win real change for working people.
Learn more: powerinterfaith.org/join/open-po...
We're hiring a Part-Time Organizer in Philadelphia to help develop leaders, organize communities, and win real change for working people.
Learn more: powerinterfaith.org/join/open-po...
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While much of the discussion around AI has focused on future possibilities, these technologies are already a reality for many workers in the gig economy.
That’s why it’s important that governments step up now to regulate AI in the workplace.
That’s why it’s important that governments step up now to regulate AI in the workplace.
AI Runs the Global Gig Economy. Governments Must Respond. - FPIF
At the International Labour Organization, governments must find a way to codify protections for gig workers -- and regulate their AI bosses.
fpif.org
June 5, 2026 at 12:01 PM
While much of the discussion around AI has focused on future possibilities, these technologies are already a reality for many workers in the gig economy.
That’s why it’s important that governments step up now to regulate AI in the workplace.
That’s why it’s important that governments step up now to regulate AI in the workplace.
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We are proud to have Executive Director @mooreprogress.bsky.social appointed to @mayor.nyc.gov's Commission on Government Efficiency!
This commission will ensure NYC will deliver on housing, childcare, public infrastructure, and key services with the speed and urgency New Yorkers deserve!
This commission will ensure NYC will deliver on housing, childcare, public infrastructure, and key services with the speed and urgency New Yorkers deserve!
May 28, 2026 at 5:49 PM
We are proud to have Executive Director @mooreprogress.bsky.social appointed to @mayor.nyc.gov's Commission on Government Efficiency!
This commission will ensure NYC will deliver on housing, childcare, public infrastructure, and key services with the speed and urgency New Yorkers deserve!
This commission will ensure NYC will deliver on housing, childcare, public infrastructure, and key services with the speed and urgency New Yorkers deserve!
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More hopecore on the data center front: Pulaski County Arkansas just passed a one-year moratorium on data centers this week!
The industry wants these projects to seem inevitable, but they👏 are👏 not!👏
www.kark.com/news/local-n...
The industry wants these projects to seem inevitable, but they👏 are👏 not!👏
www.kark.com/news/local-n...
Pulaski County approves data center moratorium after tense, hours-long debate
After hours of emotional debate Tuesday night, the Pulaski County Quorum Court approved a one-year moratorium on future large-scale data center development in unincorporated areas of the county, wh…
www.kark.com
May 28, 2026 at 7:50 PM
More hopecore on the data center front: Pulaski County Arkansas just passed a one-year moratorium on data centers this week!
The industry wants these projects to seem inevitable, but they👏 are👏 not!👏
www.kark.com/news/local-n...
The industry wants these projects to seem inevitable, but they👏 are👏 not!👏
www.kark.com/news/local-n...
📣 We are hiring! We're looking for a seasoned attorney to join our national team in a newly created General Counsel role, serving as the primary legal advisor for our organization.
Remote, full-time (open to part-time), $135k-$150k
Learn more & apply here: www.powerswitchaction.org/jobs/psa-gen...
Remote, full-time (open to part-time), $135k-$150k
Learn more & apply here: www.powerswitchaction.org/jobs/psa-gen...
General Counsel
Local Organizing Sparking National Transformation
www.powerswitchaction.org
May 28, 2026 at 2:20 PM
📣 We are hiring! We're looking for a seasoned attorney to join our national team in a newly created General Counsel role, serving as the primary legal advisor for our organization.
Remote, full-time (open to part-time), $135k-$150k
Learn more & apply here: www.powerswitchaction.org/jobs/psa-gen...
Remote, full-time (open to part-time), $135k-$150k
Learn more & apply here: www.powerswitchaction.org/jobs/psa-gen...
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More of this, please!!
Just imagine how many public services we could fund if more governments actually enforced the law and fined Amazon for its terrible behavior.
www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
Just imagine how many public services we could fund if more governments actually enforced the law and fined Amazon for its terrible behavior.
www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
Mamdani Administration Recovers More Than $9 Million in Unpaid Amazon Idling Fines
www.nyc.gov
May 22, 2026 at 4:44 PM
More of this, please!!
Just imagine how many public services we could fund if more governments actually enforced the law and fined Amazon for its terrible behavior.
www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
Just imagine how many public services we could fund if more governments actually enforced the law and fined Amazon for its terrible behavior.
www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
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Our friends at @notechforapartheid.bsky.social and @amzn4climate.bsky.social are leading this wave of tech worker organizing 💪💪💪
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Across the tech industry, the people who understand A.I. most intimately — the ones who write its code, train its models and watch its capabilities expand in real time — are increasingly alarmed by what they are building and for whom,” Kate Andrias writes.
“Across the tech industry, the people who understand A.I. most intimately — the ones who write its code, train its models and watch its capabilities expand in real time — are increasingly alarmed by what they are building and for whom,” Kate Andrias writes.
Opinion | Tech Workers Have Fears About A.I., Too. They Can Do Something About It.
Even the developers of A.I. want regulation. They’re starting to take action.
nyti.ms
May 19, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Our friends at @notechforapartheid.bsky.social and @amzn4climate.bsky.social are leading this wave of tech worker organizing 💪💪💪
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🔥We’re turning up the heat for Green Healthy Schools!
We cannot afford another budget without investments that fix our deteriorating school buildings.
We need @mayor.nyc.gov and the City Council to invest in clean air, safe work, and healthy learning!
We cannot afford another budget without investments that fix our deteriorating school buildings.
We need @mayor.nyc.gov and the City Council to invest in clean air, safe work, and healthy learning!
May 20, 2026 at 7:57 PM
🔥We’re turning up the heat for Green Healthy Schools!
We cannot afford another budget without investments that fix our deteriorating school buildings.
We need @mayor.nyc.gov and the City Council to invest in clean air, safe work, and healthy learning!
We cannot afford another budget without investments that fix our deteriorating school buildings.
We need @mayor.nyc.gov and the City Council to invest in clean air, safe work, and healthy learning!