Strike

Sharra,   Last week, members of the actors' union SAG-AFTRA went on strike to protest labor abuses and wage theft after studio heads once again failed to meet the union with a fair contract.   SAG-AFTRA joins the ongoing strike by the Writers Guild of America – marking the first time the two unions have jointly walked out in 63 years!   At the same time, we are monitoring negotiations between UPS and the Teamsters, who are also set to strike if UPS fails to deliver a fair contract by the end of this month.   What is happening with all of these strikes and potential strikes signifies something much bigger than any one industry or company. Much like the union efforts at Amazon, Starbucks and elsewhere, this surge of labor organizing represents another rumble in a coming gigantic earthquake – one that will utterly collapse the economic status quo.   Together, such efforts will overthrow a paradigm by which a few with tremendous capital economically tyrannize those simply struggling to get by.   According to the LA Times, the top ten studio executives in Hollywood took home over $2.25 billion in compensation over the last five years. Meanwhile, many WGA and SAG-AFTRA members don't even earn enough to qualify for health insurance through their union.   All of this points to the deep rot of corporate greed and a government structured to service that greed. That is what I aim to change when I am elected president.   As president, I will cancel federal contracts for corporations who engage in union-busting behavior, and I will hold their executives accountable for violating labor laws. All workers will be guaranteed paid time off, including sick leave, vacation, and personal days. Workers will have a seat in the corporate boardroom, and we will end retaliation for workplace organizing.   You can read my full policy on empowered labor here.   You can also watch my recent Firelight Chat with screenwriters Jay Kogen and Billy Ray about the Writers' Strike and the strike's implications for workers everywhere.   Economic anxiety is now a feature, not a bug, of the American experience – and part of the solution lies with the revitalized labor movement that is pushing back against unfair employment practices all over the country.   We can change that together. American workers deserve to have a president who will always stand with labor. When I am elected, they will. Thank you, Shop official Marianne Williamson merchandise.   Paid for by Marianne Williamson for President ©2023 Marianne Williamson for President, all right reserved   Our mailing address is: Marianne Williamson for President 1901 Harrison Street Oakland Suite 1550 Oakland, CA 94612 United States If you wish to receive fewer emails from the Marianne Williamson for President campaign, please click this link.   We're sad to see you go, but if you believe you received this email in error, or you no longer wish to receive our emails you can unsubscribe using the link below: unsubscribe