AFTRA Members: Tweet Your Support for Labor

Posted September 02, 2010
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Join Your Fellow Union Members for a Labor Day Tweet-a-Thon! 

This Labor Day, do your part to send a positive message about the value of unions through Twitter. Join Chris Shiflett of the Foo Fighters, Tampa Bay’s Evan Longoria, "CSI:NY’s" Hill Harper, Award-Winning Broadcaster Bob Butler, "Breaking Bad’s" R.J. Mitte, D.W. Moffett and others by sending a tweet over Labor Day weekend with the hash tag #unionmember to showcase the strength, solidarity and diversity of our unions. If you would like to also tweet in support of AFTRA, include the hash tag #AFTRAmember and #AFTRA.

Labor Day is a celebration of the American worker and a day to honor the labor movement. This Twitter campaign is an easy way to show you’re proud to be a union member. Encourage your followers and supporters on Twitter to retweet your message and maximize visibility of the effort.

The Tweet-A-Thon has been organized by American Rights at Work with AFTRA, SAG, AEA and The Major League Baseball Players Association. Feel free to send multiple tweets honoring all of your unions.
Sample Tweets:

Below are some sample tweets for you to use on Labor Day and over the weekend. All are under 140 characters. Feel free to personalize your tweets with your own thoughts about Labor Day and unions.

Sample Tweets:

Please use #unionmember in each tweet so we know that you’re participating! If you have room, feel free to include the short URL of the tweet-a-thon’s website, which is http://umem.us.

  1. #AFTRAmember Want to make it big? Become a #unionmember
  2. Best career advice: become a #unionmember http://umem.us #AFTRAmember 
  3. I’m an #AFTRAmember #unionmember. Happy Labor Day http://umem.us
  4. I am a part of the American dream. #AFTRAmember #unionmember  
  5. Happy Labor Day from a proud  #AFTRAmember #unionmember
  6. Become a #unionmember like me. http://umem.us #AFTRAmember 
  7. What do Oscar, Golden Globe, Emmy, Grammy & Pulitzer Winners have in common? #unionmember #AFTRAmember 
  8. #AFTRAmember  #unionmember Strength in numbers. Happy Labor Day!
  9. I am a #unionmember because standing together for fair benefits and treatment is part of the American dream.#AFTRA
  10. On the air, on stage or in the studio, it pays to be a #unionmember http://umem.us #AFTRAmember
  11. On the big screen, the small screen, or behind the scenes, it pays to be a #AFTRAmember #unionmember
  12. Want better pay and a voice on the job? Become a #unionmember like me. http://umem.us #AFTRAmember
  13. Happy Labor Day! #AFTRAmember #unionmember for life. http://umem.us
  14. Proud #AFTRAmember #unionmember! Happy Labor Day! http://umem.us
  15. Labor Day, made possible by the labor movement. #AFTRAmember #unionmember
  16. I’m a #unionmember because together we are more powerful than we are alone. #AFTRAmember

Thank you for participating and if you don't already, follow AFTRA on Twitter at www.twitter.com/AFTRA.

Happy Labor Day!