San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO
@sdiclaborcouncil
San Diego & Imperial Counties affiliate of the nat'l AFL-CIO, over 130 unions of more than 200,000 union workers and union families. We come together to strengthen solidarity, grow our union movement, and build local governing power with our communities.
We were @ San Diego Pride to support our LGBTQ+ community & share that unions are powerful communities for ALL workers. Hear from our UCSD Labor Summer Fellow Brianna (she/they) & Sarah (she/her) of UFCW 135 on what Pride means to them! #SDPRIDE #SANDIEGOPRIDE #UNIONPRIDE
Postal workers need us. Southeast Post Office closes quietly on 7/25. Rally Tues 7/28, 11am-1pm at 2777 Logan Ave, SD. Save our service. Show up. #SaveThePostalService
We were @ San Diego Pride to support our LGBTQ+ community & share that unions are powerful communities for ALL workers. Hear from union musician @afm-union.bsky.social 325 Laura & her wife Lauren, former UCSD PT @uptecwa.bsky.social, on what Pride means to them! #SDPRIDE #SANDIEGOPRIDE #UNIONPRIDE
Hear from our @iatse122.bsky.social members Argyle (they/them) and Leo (he/they) what PRIDE means to them! #SDPRIDE #SANDIEGOPRIDE #UNIONPRIDE
$1 TRILLION in healthcare cuts. 51k preventable deaths/year. 15 lose coverage. This is a CRISIS. Seven Days In June National Rally Fri, June 5, 5-7pm Waterfront Park, San Diego RSVP: bit.ly/sandiegosdij We fight for healthcare as a human right.
On Wednesday, May 27, 2026 the SDICLC Delegates passed the following resolution regarding the Iran War: Fund People, Not Bombs--Stop Military Operations in Iran and Weapons Transfers to Israel
Thursday 5/28: ICE Out – Islamophobia Out of SD. Gather 10:30am | Program 11am Federal Building, 880 Front St Speakers on mosque shooting, plus voting: Measure A (tax empty homes) & June 2 primary. Show up. RSVP: bit.ly/ioosdrsvp
A security guard, staffer, and community member were killed at the Islamic Center of San Diego, also home to an elementary school. Children witnessed violence in a place that should hold only peace. Our deepest condolences to the Muslim community. Every worker, worshiper, and child deserves safety.
Marni von Wilpert is a San Diego City Councilmember & lifelong public servant. She has a proven record of service, results, & winning tough races. She's running for Congress to tackle skyrocketing costs & make D.C. work for us. For all SD & Imperial Counties union endorsements go to unionyes.org
You should already have your mail-in ballot for the Primary Election! Make sure to vote union. Together, our vote is powerful to elect pro-union pro-working class candidates and measures. For full San Diego & Imperial Counties union endorsements go to unionyes.org #VoteUnion
Oscar Ortiz was born in Mexicali & raised by working-class parents. As an Indio City Councilmember he's fought for affordable housing, bilingual outreach, & support for small businesses. Vote Oscar Ortiz for State Assembly! For all San Diego & Imperial Counties union endorsements go to unionyes.org
You should already have your mail-in ballot for the Primary Election! Make sure to vote union. Together, our vote is powerful to elect pro-union pro-working class candidates and measures. For full San Diego & Imperial Counties union endorsements go to unionyes.org #VoteUnion
On May 14, 1913, 4,000 dockworkers in Philadelphia walked out on strike. The workers demanded a wage of 35-cents an hour for every worker, regardless of qualification. Ten hour-maximum workdays. Extra pay for night work. Sundays and public holidays off... 🧵 #1u #solidarity #unionhistory
YOUR mail-in ballots for the June 2, 2026 Primary Election have been sent to you! Don't just vote, VOTE UNION! We have power to push for pro-union, pro-working class candidates and measures. If you vote in San Diego or Imperial Counties, check out and share our Union Voting Guide at unionyes.org
Does your job kinda suck? UNIONIZE! Start unionizing today: workerorganizing.org or @organizeworkers.bsky.social CA: unionizecalifornia.org San Diego & Imperial Counties: unionyes.org/unionize #unionize #UnionizeSanDiego #UnionizeImperialValley #workingclassproblems #workersoverbillionaires
On May 1, 1886, 300,000 workers across the United States walked off the job. Their demand was simple: an 8-hour workday. Chicago was the epicenter of union organizing at the time. In the city, more than 40,000 walked off the job on May 1. 🧵 #unionhistory #MayDay #solidarity
MAY DAY. WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES. FREE WOB shirts (500, first come), just sign up for our Action Email list: bit.ly/sdiclcjoinus Friday, MAY 1, 4pm @ Waterfront Park RSVP: bit.ly/sdmayday2026 NO SPENDING. NO SHOPPING. Just us. #EconomicBlackout #WorkersOverBillionaires #MayDaySanDiego
"Pray for the dead, and fight like hell for the living.' -Mother Jones Today we mark Workers Memorial Day to honor all those who have been made sick, injured or killed on the job. 🧵 #solidarity #1u
Throughout April, we celebrate Arab American Heritage Month to honor the contributions of Arab Americans to our country. Between 1870 and 1924, a wave of Arab immigrants arrived largely from Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and the Palestinian territories. 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #solidarity #1u
“We are composed of all creeds, colors and nationalities, and do not allow anyone to use prejudice in the organization against each other.” - @SEIU.org Founding President William Quesse, c. 1921 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #1u #solidarity
"Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world." Dolores Clara Fernandez Huerta was born April 10, 1930, in Dawson, New Mexico. 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #solidarity
MAY DAY. WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES. Friday, May 1. 4 PM. Waterfront Park. TAX THE RICH. NO ICE. NO WAR. EXPAND DEMOCRACY. We rally, take action, and march, together. No shopping. No silence. Workers over billionaires. RSVP + SHARE: bit.ly/sdmayday2026 #MayDaySanDiego #WorkersOverBillionaires
Candidates seeking the San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO’s endorsement must first attend a Labor Unions 101 to be considered. Our next Labor Unions 101 is Tuesday, April 7 at 4 pm. Find Labor Unions 101 dates and sign up on our website at UNIONYES.ORG
Trump is a symptom. The sickness is greed. We need something new. Unionize every workplace. Build power to strike. Build a world where no one is disposable. Saturday 10 AM Waterfront Park Show San Diego: POWER IS IN A UNION. RSVP: mobilize.us/nokings/event/902655
"We found a little place in the air Crawled and drug ourselves here But the smoke is bad and the fumes coming in And the gas is burning my eyes" 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #1u #solidarity
They called them essential. Then they laid them off. Paraeducators. Office staff. Family Services Assistants. 120+ classified workers with layoff notices—zero administrator layoffs. TUESDAY: Rally @ the School Board. 4pm. Morse High Auditorium. Wear blue. Show up. Stand up. #SaveOurClassifieds
On March 15, 1887, workers formed the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators of America, which would later become the International Union of Painter and Allied Trades (IUPAT). 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #1u #solidarity
On March 7, 1988, 9,000 film and TV writers walked out of writers rooms and onto picket lines for what would become the longest writers strike in history (so far). The strike involved both the @wgaeast.bsky.social and the @wgawest.bsky.social, and lasted 153 days. 🧵 #unionhistory #1u #solidarity
CSEA Classifieds keep schools clean, feed/transport students, teach, & keep schools running. They're already understaffed, yet SD Unified is voting on layoffs. Show up in blue! SAVE YOUR CLASSIFIEDS! Rally @ the San Diego Unified School Board TUESDAY, March 3 @ 5 pm 4100 Normal St, San Diego 92103
When Republicans swept into power in Wisconsin and across the United States in 2011, union workers were at the top of their target list. America was in the depths of the Great Recession... 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #1u #solidarity