Mary Beth Maxwell
@mbmaxwell.bsky.social
Working Mom, Workshop, Future of Work(ers), Labor Policy, LGBT and civil rights, Nebraskan, hiker, Obama Admin, ARAW, HRC, Jobs w/ Justice, USSA, OSF, Ache into Action,
We must do more to Raise Wages! Join the conversation with us as we generate new strategies lnkd.in/epqDMB44
May 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
We must do more to Raise Wages! Join the conversation with us as we generate new strategies lnkd.in/epqDMB44
We think Affordability is about Wages, not just Prices. What do you think? Check out our new Workshop Substack and join the conversation workshop1933.substack.com?r=d53u3&utm_...
Workshop | Substack
Workshop's mission is to strengthen worker rights. Centering those most directly impacted, Workshop leverages federal expertise and partnerships across government, advocacy, and organizing to advance ...
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May 4, 2026 at 4:32 PM
We think Affordability is about Wages, not just Prices. What do you think? Check out our new Workshop Substack and join the conversation workshop1933.substack.com?r=d53u3&utm_...
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/o... This is Real.
Opinion | Technology Weakens Our Minds. We Can Fix This.
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March 27, 2026 at 12:14 PM
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/o... This is Real.
MUST READ these women organizing in Minneapolis are AMAZING. Read and share for hope and inspiration (which we all are in desperate need of right now! Organizing works! And everyone has their part to play ❤️🔥🙏
www.glamour.com/story/the-wo...
www.glamour.com/story/the-wo...
The Women Holding Minneapolis Together
In Minnesota, a community is coming together to push back against ICE and support their neighbors. It should surprise no one that much of this work is being led by women. Glamour reports from the fron...
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February 8, 2026 at 12:25 PM
MUST READ these women organizing in Minneapolis are AMAZING. Read and share for hope and inspiration (which we all are in desperate need of right now! Organizing works! And everyone has their part to play ❤️🔥🙏
www.glamour.com/story/the-wo...
www.glamour.com/story/the-wo...
This is a victory for the Mamdani administration and for enforcement - it is also a victory for ORGANIZING! Bravo Los Deliveristas!! 🔥
Three delivery apps, including UberEats, will pay NYC delivery workers $4.6 million after they violated the city's minimum pay law.
The Mamdani admin will announce the settlement today, which comes after enforcement action taken by the city.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/30/t...
The Mamdani admin will announce the settlement today, which comes after enforcement action taken by the city.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/30/t...
The Mamdani Effect: Three Delivery Apps Must Pay $5M In Minimum Pay Settlement - Streetsblog New York City
A new era: Mayor Mamdani's worker protection department announces new enforcement against UberEats, HungryPanda, and Fantuan for not complying with the minimum pay law.
nyc.streetsblog.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
This is a victory for the Mamdani administration and for enforcement - it is also a victory for ORGANIZING! Bravo Los Deliveristas!! 🔥
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Unions work.
If they didn’t, the bosses wouldn’t spend so much trying to stop workers from unionizing.
If they didn’t, the bosses wouldn’t spend so much trying to stop workers from unionizing.
Amazon’s engagement at their Durham, North Carolina facility (DRT8) demonstrates the resources committed to these efforts. The company brought in consultant Keith Williams at $2,200 per day to fight organizing efforts by CAUSE (Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment).
Amazon Pays Union-Buster $2,200/Day, Healthcare Systems Spend $475/Hour to Fight Workers: Union-Busting Watch for the Week Ending February 1, 2026 - LaborLab
Recent federal disclosures continue to expose the union-busting industry’s financial footprint, revealing which employers are spending hundreds of dollars per hour and sometimes thousands per day to p...
laborlab.us
February 3, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Unions work.
If they didn’t, the bosses wouldn’t spend so much trying to stop workers from unionizing.
If they didn’t, the bosses wouldn’t spend so much trying to stop workers from unionizing.
Brilliant organizers in Minneapolis won this for all of us 🔥🙏
All immigration officers on the ground in Minneapolis will be equipped with body cameras, Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said on Monday. Read more: nyti.ms/4rx9XoY
February 3, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Brilliant organizers in Minneapolis won this for all of us 🔥🙏
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A former Amazon warehouse in Hutchins, Texas, was reportedly bought by ICE.
The building is 1 million square feet and would imprison nearly 10,000 people.
The facility underwent $500,000 in renovations at the end of last year for undisclosed reasons.
The building is 1 million square feet and would imprison nearly 10,000 people.
The facility underwent $500,000 in renovations at the end of last year for undisclosed reasons.
Is this former Texas Amazon warehouse becoming an ICE detention center?
A 1 million square foot Hutchins warehouse has been cited as a possible facility.
www.chron.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:11 PM
A former Amazon warehouse in Hutchins, Texas, was reportedly bought by ICE.
The building is 1 million square feet and would imprison nearly 10,000 people.
The facility underwent $500,000 in renovations at the end of last year for undisclosed reasons.
The building is 1 million square feet and would imprison nearly 10,000 people.
The facility underwent $500,000 in renovations at the end of last year for undisclosed reasons.
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Really important analysis from @rooseveltinstitute.org about the structures and decisions that held back a more ambitious Biden Administration agenda that might have resonated more with the public and what should change in a future administration. 1/
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Building a More Effective, Responsive Government: Lessons Learned from the Biden-Harris Administration - Roosevelt Institute
In a new analysis, Hannah Garden-Monheit and Tresa Joseph draw on interviews with more than 45 senior Biden-Harris appointees to offer a bold road map for rebuilding federal government capacity and re...
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October 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Really important analysis from @rooseveltinstitute.org about the structures and decisions that held back a more ambitious Biden Administration agenda that might have resonated more with the public and what should change in a future administration. 1/
rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
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UAW workers at Volkswagen's only US assembly plant are holding a strike authorization vote this week.
After more than 13 months of negotiations and unfair labor practices, Volkswagen still won't agree to a decent contract.
Volkswagen made $20.6 billion in profits last year.
After more than 13 months of negotiations and unfair labor practices, Volkswagen still won't agree to a decent contract.
Volkswagen made $20.6 billion in profits last year.
October 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
UAW workers at Volkswagen's only US assembly plant are holding a strike authorization vote this week.
After more than 13 months of negotiations and unfair labor practices, Volkswagen still won't agree to a decent contract.
Volkswagen made $20.6 billion in profits last year.
After more than 13 months of negotiations and unfair labor practices, Volkswagen still won't agree to a decent contract.
Volkswagen made $20.6 billion in profits last year.
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ICE will arrest anyone—even a 16-year-old who just wants to get back to class.
Joel Camas may be the first unaccompanied minor detained by Trump this term.
Joel Camas may be the first unaccompanied minor detained by Trump this term.
October 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
ICE will arrest anyone—even a 16-year-old who just wants to get back to class.
Joel Camas may be the first unaccompanied minor detained by Trump this term.
Joel Camas may be the first unaccompanied minor detained by Trump this term.
Reposted by Mary Beth Maxwell
Amazon is planning to cut as many as 30,000 employees, starting tomorrow.
The corporate giant made nearly $60 billion in profits last year.
The corporate giant made nearly $60 billion in profits last year.
October 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Amazon is planning to cut as many as 30,000 employees, starting tomorrow.
The corporate giant made nearly $60 billion in profits last year.
The corporate giant made nearly $60 billion in profits last year.
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"For every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There's no way we can meet that gap. There's no way we can replace every single one of those meals. It is not sustainable for food banks to fill this gap. We were not built to do this."
October 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"For every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There's no way we can meet that gap. There's no way we can replace every single one of those meals. It is not sustainable for food banks to fill this gap. We were not built to do this."
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Organized Communities Against Deportations has launched a new mutual aid fund to support immigrant families in Chicago impacted by ICE raids
Link to donate: donorbox.org/mutualaid2025
Link to donate: donorbox.org/mutualaid2025
October 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Organized Communities Against Deportations has launched a new mutual aid fund to support immigrant families in Chicago impacted by ICE raids
Link to donate: donorbox.org/mutualaid2025
Link to donate: donorbox.org/mutualaid2025
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After a decade of relentless organizing, gig drivers in CA just made history. With #AB1340 signed into law, drivers now have the RIGHT to form a union, bargain with Uber & Lyft, and win real power on the job. This is what worker-led change looks like. #Unions4All #CAgigunion
October 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
After a decade of relentless organizing, gig drivers in CA just made history. With #AB1340 signed into law, drivers now have the RIGHT to form a union, bargain with Uber & Lyft, and win real power on the job. This is what worker-led change looks like. #Unions4All #CAgigunion
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u... This is important. We need to look beyond the hype of click-bait headlines to stay grounded in what is true about us and our neighbors. Keep breathing. Keep organizing. Keep reaching out to other people.
Why Support for Political Violence Is Not as High as It May Seem
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September 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u... This is important. We need to look beyond the hype of click-bait headlines to stay grounded in what is true about us and our neighbors. Keep breathing. Keep organizing. Keep reaching out to other people.
prospect.org/labor/2025-0... Teamster Solidarity ❤️🔥
How One Teamsters Local Is Striking to Protect Immigrant Workers
The union wants bosses to turn away immigration authorities unless they show a signed judicial warrant, but resistance is fierce.
prospect.org
August 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
prospect.org/labor/2025-0... Teamster Solidarity ❤️🔥
MUST read from Brilliant Sarah Anderson @inequality.org @ips-dc.org workers are struggling to get buy and CEOs are making out like bandits.
Toplines from our 31st @ips-dc.org Executive Excess report on the 100 largest low-wage corps:
CEO-worker pay gap: 632-1
Median pay: $35,570
Stock buybacks (2019-24): $644B
CEO pay: $17.2M (⬆️ at 2x the rate of median pay since '19)
Data on all Low-Wage 100 firms 👇
ips-dc.org/report-execu...
CEO-worker pay gap: 632-1
Median pay: $35,570
Stock buybacks (2019-24): $644B
CEO pay: $17.2M (⬆️ at 2x the rate of median pay since '19)
Data on all Low-Wage 100 firms 👇
ips-dc.org/report-execu...
Executive Excess 2025
CEO pay and stock buybacks have soared at the 100 largest low-wage corporations.
ips-dc.org
August 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
MUST read from Brilliant Sarah Anderson @inequality.org @ips-dc.org workers are struggling to get buy and CEOs are making out like bandits.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/m... Love J Wortham for this one
Strawberry Picking Is Thankless Work. That’s What Makes It Worth Watching.
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August 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/m... Love J Wortham for this one
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/m... Brilliant piece by J. Wortham
Strawberry Picking Is Thankless Work. That’s What Makes It Worth Watching.
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August 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/m... Brilliant piece by J. Wortham
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Its brilliant new young folks who will help us dig out of this
Its brilliant new young folks who will help us dig out of this
February 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Its brilliant new young folks who will help us dig out of this
Its brilliant new young folks who will help us dig out of this
Must read by Brilliant @lynnrhinehart.bsky.social 🔥
"The bottom line: A single late night e-mail has jeopardized the organizing and bargaining rights of 80 million workers." @lynnrhinehart.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
How Donald Trump Dismantled a Worker Protection Agency With One Late-Night E-Mail
By firing Gwynne Wilcox, Trump is hoping the Supreme Court will overrule 90 years of legal precedent and give him the authority to fire members of independent boards.
www.thenation.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Must read by Brilliant @lynnrhinehart.bsky.social 🔥