More Perfect Union
More Perfect Union describes itself as "[M]edia that builds power for working people." They promote militant union strikes against large corporations, particularly UPS, Amazon, FedEx and Starbucks. More Perfect Union is led by ACLU and Bernie 2020 alum Faiz Shakir. Works closely with Democratic Socialists of America. More Perfect Union was founded in 2021.
Mission
From the More Perfect Union website as of August 23, 2023:[1]
- "We’re helping working people to be seen and heard in media coverage. More justice. More accountability. More power for the people. A More Perfect Union.
- More Perfect Union Action is a registered District of Columbia 501(c)(4) social welfare organization. Our associated organization— More Perfect Union Foundation—is a registered District of Columbia 501(c)(3) nonprofit organized for educational purposes.
Sponsor of the 2023 DSA National Convention
More Perfect Union was listed as a "Sponsor" of the Democratic Socialists of America 2023 National Convention.[2]
Urge White House to Support Amazon
An article titled "Biden hails Amazon workers pressing to unionize in Alabama in unusual sign of support" dated February 28, 2021 revealed that More Perfect Union was urging Joe Biden to pressure Amazon to allow employees to unionize.[3]
- "In early February, staffers at a new media advocacy outlet called More Perfect Union told White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain in a phone call that Biden should speak out on behalf of the Amazon union drive. The group again urged Biden to do so last week."
[...]
- “We haven’t had this aggressive and positive of a statement from a president of the United States on behalf of workers in decades,” said Faiz Shakir, a former senior aide to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and the founder of More Perfect Union, which has released a series of videos on the Amazon unionization drive. “It is monumental that you have a president sending a message to workers across the country that if you take the courageous step to start to unionize you will have allies in the administration, the NLRB, and the Labor Department. It means a lot.”
2022 990 Forms
The 2022 990 forms reveal that high level employment at the "progressive non-profit news media organization" More Perfect Union is lucrative:[4]
- Faiz Shakir (E.d. & Pres., Dir.) $192,076
- Nico Pitney (Sr Dir., Video Strat.) $180,931
- Malea Stenzel Gilligan (Coo & Treas. , Dir.) $174,875
- Josh Miller-Lewis (Senior Director Of Video Production) $141,986
- Sam Sanders (Policy Director (Through 11/22)) $120,396
- Chai Dingari (Director, The Class Room) $119,585
- Sean Morrow (Senior Writer) $105,505
- Ali Frick (Secretary Director) $0
- Brandi Colander (Director) $0
- Dianne Dillon-Ridgley (Director) $0
- Alex Lawson (Director) $0
- Maureen Wellendorf (Director) $0
People
- Faiz Shakir | formerly Bernie 2020, ACLU, Senator Harry Reid
- Nico Pitney | formerly NowThis, HuffPost
- Joshua Miller-Lewis | formerly Bernie Sanders
- Malea Stenzel Gilligan | formerly Bernie 2020, National Wildlife Federation, VoteVets, Wellstone for Senate
- Megan Herschlein | formerly NowThis
- Chai Dingari | formerly New York Times, HuffPost
- Jordan Zakarin | formerly NBCUniversal
- Nicole Bardasz | formerly Ed Markey
- Sam Delgado | formerly Texas Democratic Party
- Jodi Clemens | formerly Bernie 2020, People's Action
- Anthony Mascorro | formerly Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
- Gerald Lane | formerly NowThis
- Sean Morrow | formerly NowThis
- Eric Gardner | Writer and former business consultant
- Brooke Shuman | formerly HuffPost, Interference Archive
- Josh Hirschfeld-Kroen | formerly Sunrise Movement
- Savannah Fortune | formerly Texas AFL-CIO
- Shaun Kennedy | formerly Jetpac
- Maddie Moore | TikTok Content Creator
- Josh Potash | formerly Slow Factory
- Sydney Guthrie | formerly National Geographic
- Court Fuller | formerly Inequality Media with Robert Reich, Public Citizen
- Katie Nixdorf | formerly Insider, Inc.
- Andrew Rivera | formerly New York Times, NowThis
- Paul Blest | formerly Vice News
Julie Su Support
More Perfect Union supported Julie Su as Secretary of Labor.[5]
References
- ↑ About (accessed August 23, 2023)
- ↑ 2023 DSA Convention Home Page (accessed August 23, 2023)
- ↑ Biden hails Amazon workers pressing to unionize in Alabama in unusual sign of support (accessed August 24, 2023)
- ↑ More Perfect Union 2022 990 Forms (accessed August 23, 2023)
- ↑ Tell Your Senators: Confirm Julie Su as Secretary of Labor! (accessed August 23, 2023)