United Professional Organizers

04/16/2026

Unify and fight back ✊

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in the US state of Oregon say they were made to keep loading trucks for over an hour after their colleague collapsed to the floor and then passed away.

The unnamed 46-year-old man died of what Amazon said was a “pre-existing medical condition” on 6 April at the distribution centre in the city of Troutdale.

One worker, given the pseudonym Sam to protect her job, told investigative outlet the Western Edge that she was told not to help despite being CPR trained.

Sam said she watched as another colleague ran over to the collapsed man and screamed out for help as she pumped his chest.

“I started sobbing and said, ‘I want to help, please,’” Sam told the outlet.

But she says her supervisor replied: “It has to be management or safety team. Please get back to work.” Paramedics arrived later.

Staff were told to continue unloading trucks for more than an hour as their colleague lay lifeless on the floor.

On Monday, Amazon confirmed that a man died at the Oregon site and said employees at the factory had been offered “additional support” since their colleague’s passing.

Amazon spokesperson Sam Stephenson said three CPR-certified team members helped the man, adding that misinformation had been circulating online about the incident.

But Sam says she received a text saying employees should arrive at work at the same time the next day.

Some employees took to Amazon’s My Voice app to say they only found out their colleague had died on social media.

“Truthfully, I now have even less respect for our leadership team than I did before, which I didn’t know was possible,” one wrote. “It makes me feel more ashamed to work there knowing that people can drop dead and we have to carry on knowing it doesn’t matter to the higher ups, and everyone is replaceable.”

A 2019 investigation by investigative outlet Reveal found that the Troutdale warehouse had the worst injury rate out of of 23 major Amazon centres. In 2018, a quarter of workers there had an injury on the job. Amazon said it has since worked to decrease rates of injury.

The company, which is worth $2.67tn, has previously been accused of covering up staff injuries. In 2023, Tribune reported that Amazon workers in the UK were being instructed not to phone emergency services and instead take themselves to hospital.

03/19/2026

We stand in solidarity with survivors and workers alike against abuse and exploitation of any kind. Our sentiments are well expressed by this statement from Texas YALL, Young Active Labor Leaders in support of Dolores Huerta and women in the movement:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DWEZAXNjJny/?igsh=MXR4Y296ZG93aDIyaA==

03/13/2026

In Solidarity ✊

Education Austin condemns the devastating attacks on Iran that have killed civilians, including students and educators, and destroyed schools. Bombing places of learning is an attack on the fundamental right of every child to an education.

Our solidarity with students and educators does not stop at national borders. While trillions are allocated to war, our schools continue to be underfunded and our communities asked to do more with less. The struggle for fully funded public education is connected to the fight against policies that prioritize militarization over human needs.

Educators have a responsibility to speak out when schools and children are targeted anywhere in the world.

Take action today:
Call your representatives: 5calls.org/issue/stop-iran-war/
Send a message to Congress: https://resist.bot/petitions/PXFACG

Stand with students. Stand with educators. Demand an end to the attacks on schools and an end to this war.

Note: should read half trillion**

02/22/2026

Key tool for all organizers

Power research pioneer Michael Locker explains the history of power structure research, from its origins in 1960s civil rights and antiwar struggles to its use by labor organizers today: jacobin.com/2026/02/power-structure-research-labor-locker

02/14/2026

In Solidarity with Texas State Employees Union (CWA Local 6186)

TSEU member Olufemi Oladejo has been held in ICE detention since November 2025.
 
Before being detained, he worked as a Direct Support Professional at the Denton State Supported Living Center, where he cared for some of the most vulnerable Texans. 
 
Please donate what you can and share his GoFundMe to help bring him home. Link in bio or visit GoFund.me/bond.week.warm

02/08/2026

Indeed 🍞🌹✊

Democrat Taylor Rehmet’s believes putting working people at the core of his campaign led to his victory.

02/03/2026

In Solidarity with SBWorkersUnited

Starbucks barista Christi Gomoljak has been on strike for 80 days. Managers at her Disney store in Anaheim, California had taken away the workers’ restroom without consultation. “There was a note on our break table that we were losing our employee restroom,” she said. Workers would have to go ...

02/01/2026

The Pretti executioners appear to have been unmasked

09/30/2025

In Solidarity

09/24/2025

Very timely and important piece from In These Times

The labor movement is facing one of its most perilous moments in history.

Across the world—and right here in the U.S.—neofascist and authoritarian movements are gaining strength. These forces don’t just threaten immigrants, women, LGBTQ+ people, and communities of color—they are also targeting the labor movement itself. Why? Unions remain one of the most potent tools working people have to fight back against exploitation and defend democracy.

In this urgent piece for In These Times, longtime labor organizer and thinker Bill Fletcher Jr. lays out what’s at stake. He argues that unions cannot afford to treat the rise of right-wing populism and neofascism as “politics as usual.” The far right is actively trying to win over workers with appeals to nationalism, racism, sexism, xenophobia, and resentment. If unions remain silent or retreat into purely economic struggles, history shows us how disastrous the results can be.

As Fletcher writes, "there is no middle ground. Unions must be explicitly antifascist—or risk becoming irrelevant in the face of authoritarianism."

Read the full article here:
https://inthesetimes.com/article/labor-unions-trump-fascism-democracy

This is a call to action for everyone who cares about the future of workers, democracy, and justice. If you’re in a union, talk about this with your coworkers. If you’re not, share this article widely. The fight for labor’s survival is inseparable from the fight against fascism.

09/22/2025

In Solidarity with Austin Firefighters Association

As we move into the final days of the contract, the City of Austin has canceled Monday’s scheduled meeting with the bargaining team.
This cancelation highlights the recurring disrespect showed to our firefighters, and contradicts the City’s statements to the public that the City desires to reach a deal at the table.