union history content

As the person in charge of social media for a national labor union, I incorporated content on the history of labor unions in the United States. This helped to increase engagement and achieve a 10x growth in follower count.

see below for some samples of my work:

56 years ago today, 125,000 people took to the streets of Detroit in the Walk To Freedom, which preceded the March on Washington. Unions & their members were critical supporters and participants in the Civil Rights Movement. #LaborHistory @UAW @AFLCIO pic.twitter.com/9qiq7DcR93
— RWDSU (@RWDSU) June 23, 2019

Elizabeth Warren’s team quote tweeted this post to promote her presidential campaign’s themes of worker power.

Check out this old school union ballot box that sits in RWDSU's District 30 office in Warren, MI. #LaborHistory @MichiganHist @AFLCIO pic.twitter.com/omiRuQnPD4
— RWDSU (@RWDSU) July 5, 2019

Emmett Till was born July 25, 1941. He would be 78 today. We must honor him by fighting the injustices that still persist today. https://t.co/FwuZfOgpfo
— RWDSU (@RWDSU) July 26, 2019

51 years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was tragically killed in Memphis supporting a strike by the city's mostly black sanitation workers.

In this picture, MLK is meeting with RWDSU leaders about other labor actions. We still strive to carry on his legacy today. #MLK51 pic.twitter.com/j77TBkPeA7
— RWDSU (@RWDSU) April 4, 2019

24 years ago today, Detroit newspaper workers launched a strike for better working conditions. RWDSU showed our solidarity by co-sponsoring a health clinic for the 2,500 striking workers who had to go months without a job. @AFLCIO @UFCW @MIAFLCIO @MichiganHist pic.twitter.com/jRvCXlT1bE
— RWDSU (@RWDSU) July 13, 2019

The International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union protest after the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire, which cost 146 workers their lives and led to new laws for better working conditions. #WomensHistoryMonth (via @AFLCIOCO) pic.twitter.com/gKZzlcMIAt
— RWDSU (@RWDSU) March 6, 2019