March 28, 2024 by V Leigh

Bosses won’t voluntarily share the wealth that their employees create. This is why we have to fight.

🚨 Workers at Mercedes-Benz’s largest U.S. plant have filed multiple federal charges with the National Labor Relations Board in response to the company’s aggressive and illegal union-busting.https://t.co/gFFhwrx0k9
— UAW (@UAW) March 26, 2024

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Over a century later, an immigrant garment worker in LA who I interviewed for my book told me about how her bosses lock the doors of the factory where she and her coworkers are paid by the piece. https://t.co/P5vvzRIF0M
— Kim Kelly (@GrimKim) March 25, 2024

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Over the past 70 years, corporations have gone from paying a tax rate of over 50% to under 20%. Taxing the rich means forcing these companies to pay their share.https://t.co/8YGEm3ssEr pic.twitter.com/2yryQOe6i9
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) March 25, 2024

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Amazon and Space X are fighting in court to have the NLRB declared unconstitutional.

This means the two richest men on earth want to dismantle the agency that holds them accountable for union busting.

Nothing terrifies them more than worker power.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 24, 2024

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Bosses won’t voluntarily share the wealth that their employees create. This is why we have to fight. pic.twitter.com/fkPuoCI01m
— Chris Brooks (@chactivist) March 22, 2024

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September 18, 2023 by V Leigh

.@UAW workers deserve to have their labor valued, their contributions recognized, and their humanity affirmed. Their struggle is our struggle and I’m proud to have their back every step of the way. #StandUpUAW

BREAKING: The UAW will strike at the Big 3 automakers tonight for 1st time in US History.

To start, they will strike one plant each at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis.
— Lauren Kaori Gurley (@LaurenKGurley) September 15, 2023

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Nearly 13,000 workers from 3 major automakers went on strike on September 15 following the expiration of contracts between the United Auto Workers (UAW) union and auto giants General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis. pic.twitter.com/PCVDH0nUpn
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) September 15, 2023

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This man made $21 MILLION DOLLARS last year. https://t.co/9H3wLk5Vo0
— UAW (@UAW) September 14, 2023

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Love that her answer to this is “92% of my salary is performance based.” She means stock-based, which is due to the Clinton-era loophole avoiding taxation for exec comp. Paying execs mostly in stock distorts and is the hidden driver of buyback trends. https://t.co/V82wcSHLbs
— David Dayen (@ddayen) September 15, 2023

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“In their economy, workers live paycheck to paycheck while the billionaires buy another yacht… So we’re gonna wreck their economy cuz it only works for the billionaire class,” says @UAW prez Shawn Fain in Detroit. pic.twitter.com/E81PXiIfWA
— Teddy Ostrow (@TeddyOstrow) September 15, 2023

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We’re not the problem. Corporate Greed is the problem!#StandUpUAW pic.twitter.com/h65Q7cRrIa
— UAW (@UAW) September 18, 2023

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.@UAW workers deserve to have their labor valued, their contributions recognized, and their humanity affirmed.

Their struggle is our struggle and I’m proud to have their back every step of the way. #StandUpUAW pic.twitter.com/9Q0xvLl0jl
— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) September 17, 2023

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As the @UAW strike started, media swarmed union president Shawn Fain.

But when they asked him questions he pointed to the workers around him and said:

“You need to be taking their pictures. You need to be asking these guys what it’s about. This is what we’re fighting for.” pic.twitter.com/GQLIyAlyXc
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) September 15, 2023

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July 11, 2023 by V Leigh

The largest American labor strike in over 60 years is on the horizon.

“Nobody wants to work anymore”

The people’s minimum wage:
2011: $7.25
2012: $7.25
2013: $7.25
2014: $7.25
2015: $7.25
2016: $7.25
2017: $7.25
2018: $7.25
2019: $7.25
2020: $7.25
2021: $7.25
2022: $7.25
2023: $7.25

It’s not a labor shortage. It’s a living wage shortage.
— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) July 8, 2023

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DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub are suing New York City to block a new law that sets minimum wages for food-delivery workers.

After years of organizing @LosDeliveristas won a $17.96/hr minimum wage, but the giant gig companies want to keep paying poverty wages.
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) July 6, 2023

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“When you’re able to change the law and make it easier and safer for workers to organize, it is always good.”

United Farm Workers has unionized over 500 farm workers in New York… so far. https://t.co/CYbUB5jGgk
— Elizabeth Strater (@straterize) July 6, 2023

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What distinguishes this moment in media is that for the past 20 years the assumption was that we were in a transition from print to online media and now it’s clear that online media is dying and we don’t seem to be transitioning into anything. Just less. https://t.co/A9QYC5aaGK
— Hamilton Nolan (@hamiltonnolan) June 29, 2023

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The largest American labor strike in over 60 years is on the horizon. https://t.co/7lrsrG8QXk
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) July 6, 2023

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Waffle House workers in Columbia, South Carolina are on strike, citing unsafe working conditions and low pay

“Nobody’s scared, we’re ready. We are going to keep fighting by any means necessary.”https://t.co/uUwhOeLxZ8

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— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) July 10, 2023

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Exactly. Every worker deserves a living wage. pic.twitter.com/MrEwgr7D7r
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) July 10, 2023

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Huge day for @LosDeliveristas who defied the odds, took on Big Tech and won in what @SenSchumer called “one of the most exciting and extraordinary examples of new labor organizing in the country.” @THECITYNY first brought you their story in Dec 2020: https://t.co/E5iS0uydGp
— claudia irizarry aponte (@clauirizarry) June 11, 2023

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The climate crisis is a labor issue. Climate catastrophes impact workers, and disproportionately affect frontline, essential workers.

Here’s a thread of what’s happening to workers in this current wildfire emergency, and how they’re organizing around it 🧵
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) June 8, 2023

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June 10, 2023 by V Leigh

Labor Unions and Work Conditions: “I’m not a police officer. I’m not a paramedic. I’m not SWAT. I don’t work for the Secret Service. I shouldn’t have to feel like I need a bulletproof vest to go to work.” I wrote about Dollar General’s horrendous working conditions.

“Members of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2326, Region 9, are on strike at WestRock LLC, located in the Dayton section of South Brunswick after contract negotiations broke down due to disagreement on the healthcare plan…”https://t.co/TqyKlVVMzz
— UAW (@UAW) June 8, 2023

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SCOOP: Thousands of @NIH researchers file for union for first time@nihfellowsunite is calling on the NIH — the world’s largest biomedical funder — to raise pay and improve benefits.

Read more @Nature:https://t.co/mqYvBiOo9b
— Max Kozlov 🇺🇦 (@maxdkozlov) June 1, 2023

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Leaders who are truly committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace must ask themselves critical questions: What are the individual, interpersonal, and organizational costs of neglecting psychological safety?https://t.co/NxOOiHFWn7
— Minda Harts (@MindaHarts) June 1, 2023

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I…..after reading this article…it was actually hard to finish….I have some things to say – https://t.co/xS7YAOrEBN
— Mr. Gray (@GaryLGray) May 30, 2023

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The Michigan Senate has passed a measure requiring public employers to provide workers’ basic contact information to labor unions who represent them in negotiations.

Supporters say the bill is vital to ensure that unions have the ability to help workers.
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) June 9, 2023

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The bill would impact all public employers in Michigan who have workers represented by labor unions. https://t.co/qt8CClbm6S
— Craig Mauger (@CraigDMauger) June 8, 2023

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Workers should not be threatened with physical harm when exercising their right to publicly protest and picket against unfair wages and working conditions. https://t.co/hvYXjMSr8t
— Writers Guild of America West (@WGAWest) June 9, 2023

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“I’m not a police officer. I’m not a paramedic. I’m not SWAT. I don’t work for the Secret Service. I shouldn’t have to feel like I need a bulletproof vest to go to work.” I wrote about Dollar General’s horrendous working conditions. https://t.co/wFV5Hja1JI
— Alex Press (@alexnpress) June 2, 2023

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March 14, 2023 by V Leigh

This is why the workers of France and their unions will win. When we’re organized, and withhold our labor, the trash piles up. Transportation stops moving. Everything stops.

This is why the workers of France and their unions will win. When we’re organized, and withhold our labor, the trash piles up. Transportation stops moving. Everything stops. https://t.co/i9HsPJgzq6
— Read Jackson Rising by @CooperationJXN (@JoshuaPHilll) March 13, 2023

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Amazing scenes of working class solidarity in France today. https://t.co/mQ3ttC7vG1
— Sunny Giron (@sunny_giron) March 7, 2023

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the other day at a talk someone raised this question and it’s worth noting that “the children” that these people claim to want to protect and the children that will be working are two different sets of children. Sarah Sanders’ kids aren’t gonna be getting jobs. https://t.co/xAX6FwEMxh
— Sarah Jaffe (@sarahljaffe) March 6, 2023

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Alone & exploited, migrant children are working brutal jobs across the U.S., violating century-old child-labor laws, an NYT investigation found

There are 12-year-old roofers in Florida & Tennessee, underage slaughterhouse workers in Delaware & Mississippihttps://t.co/YYBpazA6wp
— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) February 25, 2023

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Managers at Twitter who were told to provide a list of people who should be promoted, were fired and replaced by the people they recommended https://t.co/nVw0bpQ6fZ pic.twitter.com/ejPUmo6unX
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) March 9, 2023

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The honest-to-goodness, absolute bare minimum @TempleUniv leadership could do @insidehighered https://t.co/m02F06pjPx
— Scott Walter (@slwalter123) March 9, 2023

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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a measure loosening child labor protections in her state.

The move follows a surge in reported child labor law violations, with at least 10 in Arkansas, according to the Labor Dept. (via The ReidOut Blog) https://t.co/Rd03l3Q8YQ
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 12, 2023

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December 21, 2022 by V Leigh

“We are very well-prepared for the long haul of this battle,” @AmazonLabor President @Shut_DownAmazon says about the $AMZN union fight, adding: “Corporations have no choice but to realize this movement is not going to stop… until we rightfully get what we rightfully deserve.”

We are proud to announce that Fellows at the National Institutes of Health are uniting to fight for better working conditions, better science, and more equitable medical research for all. We are NIH Fellows United. #NIHFellowsUnited 🧵 pic.twitter.com/AQLxFdJNSt
— NIH Fellows United-UAW (@nihfellowsunite) December 16, 2022

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🤦‍♂️ https://t.co/SvRkJrDh0Q
— Railroad Workers United ✊ (@railroadworkers) December 18, 2022

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BREAKING: College athletes are employees who have the right to organize, NLRB officials determined in a case brought by USC football players.

Agency staff found that the NCAA, PAC-10, and USC are violating players’ rights by misclassifying them as “student-athletes.”
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) December 15, 2022

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“If the rail workers strike, it would hurt the economy”

“If nurses strike, it’ll hurt the patients”

“If teachers strike, it’ll hurt the children”

This is anti-labor, strike-busting language. Yes, workers are vital—meet their demands.
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) December 20, 2022

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“We are very well-prepared for the long haul of this battle,” @AmazonLabor President @Shut_DownAmazon says about the $AMZN union fight, adding: “Corporations have no choice but to realize this movement is not going to stop… until we rightfully get what we rightfully deserve.” pic.twitter.com/GwAwGClm5Q
— Yahoo Finance (@YahooFinance) December 20, 2022

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December 11, 2022 by V Leigh

Strikes in Academia: Solidarity with the UC workers who are in their fourth week of the biggest strike in US higher education history. Let me remind you: absent the workers in a university, there’s nothing. Workers not only deserve better wages & benefits, the quality of a UC education depends on it.

Solidarity with the UC workers who are in their fourth week of the biggest strike in US higher education history. Let me remind you: absent the workers in a university, there’s nothing. Workers not only deserve better wages & benefits, the quality of a UC education depends on it. pic.twitter.com/aKDyeH49lq
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) December 9, 2022

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NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN continue to ignore the largest academic strike in US history, with only 100 secs of coverage in 3 weeks. In this same time frame, these networks managed to air 96 mins of coverage—34 individual segments—on Prince Harry and Prince William https://t.co/d7vQv1FNSy
— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) December 6, 2022

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“This is one of the most striking examples of a resurgence of the labor movement that we’ve seen,” said Harley Shaiken, an emeritus professor at the University of California-Berkeley who specializes in labor and the global economy. (1/2)
— Student Researchers United-UAW (@sruuaw) December 9, 2022

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“We firmly believe that there is no higher education at the UC without these workers and their compensation and benefits need to reflect that. These budding scholars, scientists, and leaders should not have to struggle in order to meet their basic living expenses.” https://t.co/bJZC5dIjIX
— Christine M. Moeller (@christinemmoe) November 17, 2022

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Breaking – UC Berkeley Academic Workers have occupied California Hall and we’re not leaving until Chancellor Christ commits to fair contracts for all #UAWonStrike #FairUCnow pic.twitter.com/gvrNVG1riQ
— UC Student-Workers Union UAW 2865 (@uaw2865) December 1, 2022

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My piece on recent strike developments. The California academic strike is the most important in US higher education history | Nelson Lichtenstein https://t.co/KGtpDUn1xp
— Nelson Lichtenstein (@NelsonLichtens1) December 5, 2022

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New School Students Occupy University in Solidarity with Striking Faculty https://t.co/z6x4DUksL1
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) December 9, 2022

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For any of you that thought the academy was some sacrosanct space to idle about & contemplate the meaning of life, pls wake the fuck up. It is a workplace with bosses and workers. This flex is about power and their efforts to break the will of the workers on campus. https://t.co/Oa8TjAdZb3
— Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor (@KeeangaYamahtta) December 8, 2022

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I hope the New School strike wakes people up about how exploitive academia is. Charging $52,000 tuition for classes that they pay a contractor $5,000 to teach…
— Daniel Feldman dfeldman@hachyderm.io (@d_feldman) December 7, 2022

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I fully support the New School strike. I was paid 4,000 to adjunct at @EugeneLang where the dean screamed at me for not teaching my class the way he ordered me to like I was his servant. No one should be treated the way New School treats its employees.
— cph (@cathyparkhong) December 7, 2022

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As we enter the 4th week of the New School strike, @mrheeloy reflects on her immigrant working-class roots and being a person of color in academia. Grateful to be in solidarity with so many passionate colleagues and students. Read the essay @theoffingmag: https://t.co/kEsgsJvY8O
— Mimi Wong (@whoismims) December 9, 2022

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December 10, 2022 by V Leigh

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

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.

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
— Emily R Smith, ScD MPH (@DrEmilyRSmith) November 30, 2022

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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:
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— 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.

The city of San Francisco is investigating as it’s a commercial building. pic.twitter.com/Y4vKxZXQhB
— James Clayton (@JamesClayton5) December 7, 2022

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New York Times workers are a one day strike.

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
— Boots Riley (@BootsRiley) December 8, 2022

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December 2, 2022 by V Leigh

If railroad work is so important that the United States Congress can vote to prevent a strike, then railroad WORKERS should be important enough to have 7 days of paid sick leave.

This railroad worker clearly & powerfully explains why workers need to have each other’s backs, ahead of a potential strike:

“We’re all part of the working people that make society run…. Without us, nothing could happen. When one of us in under attack, we’re all under attack.” pic.twitter.com/U8sz3QAyu2
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) November 30, 2022

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A rail traffic stoppage could freeze almost 30% of US cargo shipments by weight, stoke inflation & cost the US economy as much as $2B/day by unleashing a cascade of transport woes affecting energy, agriculture, manufacturing, healthcare, & retail sectors https://t.co/EhtcJvqDNz
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) November 28, 2022

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boasting about a black-tie dinner with a French aristocrat while crushing the rail workers who brought the food is like something out of Les Mis https://t.co/XskS5gUnVh
— David Sirota (@davidsirota) December 2, 2022

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~33 million of our nation’s workers have no paid sick days.

Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) December 1, 2022

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This whole railroad workers episode further clarifies that the “essential worker” discourse we’ve been bombarded with for almost 3 yrs is about disciplining workers to labor in perilous conditions, and not about respecting and protecting the people who do vital work.
— Sarah Lazare (@sarahlazare) December 1, 2022

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Rail workers: A single day of sick leave please

CNN’s coverage today: pic.twitter.com/LHcZ60hQZj
— Steve Morris (@stevemorris__) November 29, 2022

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Full sellout from the White House for the majority of rail workers who rejected the deal the President brokered, preemptively denying them the right to strike.

This was the “which side are you on?” moment, and the White House chose the railroad bosses.https://t.co/yasjb9tFdf
— Jonah Furman (@JonahFurman) November 28, 2022

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No Joe, you’re supposed to help the railroad workers… you got it backwards. A handful of sick days c’mon! Workers of the world unite! https://t.co/6X1BNIvK9Z
— Danny DeVito (@DannyDeVito) November 29, 2022

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BREAKING: The Senate voted to 80-15 to force a contract on rail workers.

Here are the Senators who voted no:
Cotton
Cruz
Hawley
Rubio
Rick Scott
Toomey
Collins
Tim Scott
Hagerty
Gillibrand
Merkley
Sanders
Hickenlooper
Warren
Sullivan
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) December 1, 2022

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Democratic Caucus Senators voting to not break the railroad strike:

Warren (MA)
Sanders (VT)
Hickenlooper (CO)
Gillibrand (NY)
Merkley (OR)

Everyone else voted against the workers.
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) December 2, 2022

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If railroad work is so important that the United States Congress can vote to prevent a strike, then railroad WORKERS should be important enough to have 7 days of paid sick leave.
— Maxwell Alejandro Frost (@MaxwellFrostFL) November 30, 2022

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November 5, 2022 by V Leigh

what stage of capitalism is this

what stage of capitalism is this pic.twitter.com/LhtYwcI0Ll
— Emily Herring (@EtheHerring) November 1, 2022

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So the Twitter layoffs are really real. Horrifying example of why tech workers, like all workers, need a union. https://t.co/iQrV5P10RE
— Joseph Kohlmann · @jkohlmann@mastodon.social (@jkohlmann) October 30, 2022

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63% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck because capitalism demands we continue to fatten the bank accounts of Billionaires, Stockholders and Corporations that don’t pay taxes. https://t.co/wIPLTMZ0op pic.twitter.com/frCylob1Xo
— So it goes… (@melaniesdavis) November 4, 2022

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I think this is an important fact that will explain why Elon Musk is doing what he is with Twitter: His Tesla factories are rife with injuries, because all the safety signage is the wrong color, because he hates the color yellowhttps://t.co/3uSBMlShCD
— Todd in the Shadows (@ShadowTodd) October 31, 2022

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We’re not talking enough about how the Supreme Court is about to make it illegal for companies to pursue diversity in hiring https://t.co/xwjOtD4H4d
— Mark Gongloff (@markgongloff) October 31, 2022

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With NYC’s salary law now in place, I’ve been looking at some companies’ salary ranges, & I can already see that the “good faith” part of the law is going to be tested.

A salary range of $50,000 to $145,000 is deeply unserious. (This is the New York Post Tech Reporter role, btw) pic.twitter.com/dstqZSI2Iq
— Victoria M. Walker (@vikkie) November 1, 2022

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pretty amazing results already 😬 https://t.co/KM3b0uoRbQ pic.twitter.com/0Zyuck0Wdi
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) November 1, 2022

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🚨 Undercover investigation finds workers in China making clothes for Shein, world’s biggest fast-fashion brand, are:
👗 Paid 3p per item
👚 Working 18-hour days
👙 Given no weekends + only one day off a month@Channel4 findings shared with @theipaper:https://t.co/rKma5ewuQU
— Rob Hastings (@robhastings) October 15, 2022

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Bosses won’t voluntarily share the wealth that their employees create. This is why we have to fight.

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.@UAW workers deserve to have their labor valued, their contributions recognized, and their humanity affirmed. Their struggle is our struggle and I’m proud to have their back every step of the way. #StandUpUAW

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The largest American labor strike in over 60 years is on the horizon.

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Labor Unions and Work Conditions: “I’m not a police officer. I’m not a paramedic. I’m not SWAT. I don’t work for the Secret Service. I shouldn’t have to feel like I need a bulletproof vest to go to work.” I wrote about Dollar General’s horrendous working conditions.

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This is why the workers of France and their unions will win. When we’re organized, and withhold our labor, the trash piles up. Transportation stops moving. Everything stops.

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“We are very well-prepared for the long haul of this battle,” @AmazonLabor President @Shut_DownAmazon says about the $AMZN union fight, adding: “Corporations have no choice but to realize this movement is not going to stop… until we rightfully get what we rightfully deserve.”

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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

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If railroad work is so important that the United States Congress can vote to prevent a strike, then railroad WORKERS should be important enough to have 7 days of paid sick leave.

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what stage of capitalism is this

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