A town in Connecticut voted on and approved a resolution asking their local Starbucks workers to work faster because people didn’t like waiting in the drive thru line. We live in an irredeemably stupid and selfish country. pic.twitter.com/aclk3X47F0
— Microplastics Enjoyer (@EclecticHams) November 6, 2022
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when billionaires like Jeff Bezos say they are going to “give away all their money to charity”, it’s a lie. What they mean is they will give the money to their own foundations, evade taxes, and keep control over it so as to retain power. Economist Thomas Piketty explains: pic.twitter.com/X2a8rxmr05
— ☀️👀 (@zei_squirrel) November 14, 2022
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jeff bezos laundering a gauzy story about how he’s committing to philanthropy just before his company announces massive layoffs is chef’s kiss billionaire/media behavior https://t.co/b9m8RLPUZy
— Jack Mirkinson (@jackmirkinson) November 14, 2022
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It is insane to me this isn’t a bigger story pic.twitter.com/0DZffCNCRB
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) November 19, 2022
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Railroad workers are asking for what is already guaranteed to people living virtually everywhere else in the world.
— Emily R Smith, ScD MPH (@DrEmilyRSmith) November 30, 2022
The US is 1 of 6 countries globally — and the only “rich” nation — without any form of national paid leave. https://t.co/2y7fklTtqk pic.twitter.com/80pgWviPnU
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The United States, sadly, is the only major country on Earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick days. Pathetic. In a modern civilized society, it should be a no-brainer that if you or your family gets sick, you should have paid sick leave. End of discussion.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) December 3, 2022
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From a wife of a rail worker: “My husband is at 28.5 years but is only 55 so he still has 5 years. He agrees with all this in Bernie’s video and he voted no on the TA. One thing he said no one in the media or congress has said anything about is this:
— Amanda Nichols (@saidthegadfly) December 4, 2022
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The amount of quote tweets on this saying “why isn’t anyone covering this” is making my head explode! Some of us have been covering it for the entire 20 months, instead of parachuting in once and ignoring the women who have kept this strike alive https://t.co/KLiv01K5jl
— Kim Kelly (@GrimKim) December 4, 2022
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Ferry workers are being pushed to the brink — working 12 hour shifts, 6-7 days in a row to backfill the short staffing. Management has even asked workers to sleep in their cars so they can cover shifts the next morning. https://t.co/t09mkNQRbH
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) December 5, 2022
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NEW: The BBC has obtained pictures of inside Twitter – rooms that have been converted into bedrooms – for staff to sleep in.
— James Clayton (@JamesClayton5) December 7, 2022
The city of San Francisco is investigating as it’s a commercial building. pic.twitter.com/Y4vKxZXQhB
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New York Times workers are a one day strike.
— Boots Riley (@BootsRiley) December 8, 2022
This is an outgrowth of the biggest strike wave the US has seen in 80 years- thousands of strikes in the last 2 years
Journalists should start writing about this as the strike wave it is- & what that signifies about the working class