Betsy

LMSW. Advocate. 🇩🇴

[Betsy @BetsyMarieV]

I was illegally fired for publicly supporting @QdUnion
And if I could, I would do it again. 1000x over. If no one ever stood up for their rights people that look like me would still be slaves. UNIONIZING IS OUR RIGHT! #QDUnionStrong

[New York Focus @nysfocus]

“I wanted to join the union because it’s our right. As defenders, we also have the right to be defended in our workplace,” said Betsy Vasquez, a social worker at Queens Defenders.

She and another pro-union employee were fired on Monday.
https://t.co/AsbWDXRxAm

[Sam Youngman @samyoungman]

Hasn’t this man been through enough?

[Bakari Sellers @Bakari_Sellers]

Y’all show up to school board meetings over American History (I mean CRT), but y’all mighty quiet over school shootings.

[Betsy @BetsyMarieV]

Home alone

[Devin Nunes’ cow 🐮 @DevinCow]

Best holiday movie after It’s a Wonderful Life?

[Dan Price @DanPriceSeattle]

A guy was caught stealing $950 in stuff from Walgreens. It led to 309 news stories.

Walgreens was caught stealing $4.5 million from employees. It led to 1 story.

Wage theft is bigger than all robberies combined but you wouldn't know it watching the news
https://t.co/9NhxvRarH1

[Dan Price @DanPriceSeattle]

For the last two years, stores were closed on Thanksgiving and saw zero impact on their overall sales numbers.

So for decades they just forced low-wage workers to be away from their families for no reason.

And people wonder why workers are fed up.

[Dyjuan Tatro @DyjuanTatro]

On Thanksgiving, New York State locks incarcerated people in cells all day in order to give guards the day off. I’m thinking about those people today. They will be served terrible food, denied showers, and disregarded today. Prisons are about punishment, not rehabilitation.

[Jailhouse Lawyers Speak @JailLawSpeak]

Recently we heard the #AmaudArbery family and lawyer state the legal system works. We have no clue where this kind of thinking comes from. But we know WHY it was stated.

** Note: Black Republicans & Black Democrats do NOT speak for ALL Blacks

[my book is better than my tweets @MichellCClark]

speaking up for yourself can feel terrifying when life has led you to believe that you are responsible for managing other peoples’ responses. reclaim your power by prioritizing your truth over their ego.

[Authentically Oakland @ChaneyTurner]

The war on drugs is a war on Black & poor people. No one should be denied housing because of cannabis use, especially those who are most vulnerable. It makes no sense that certain people are allowed to make millions while poor POC are still being criminalized.

[Dan Price @DanPriceSeattle]

The smartest kids from the poorest families have a 31% chance of graduating college and getting a good-paying job.

The dumbest kids from the richest families have a 71% chance of graduating college and getting a good-paying job.

I think about this a lot.
https://t.co/SgKcODt9kY

[maité @vmaiiite]

My friend, Brianna Rodriguez, was a victim of the Astroworld fest incident. If you guys could please donate or share,it would be really helpful for her family. Anything counts and is appreciated. #ASTROWORLDFest #ASTROFEST

[UNITE HERE @unitehere]

Every worker deserves a union.

[Dyjuan Tatro @DyjuanTatro]

I did 12 yrs in prison. In that time, the system didn’t do a thing to help me, but everything to punish & destroy me. When I was released, the state handed me $40 & a bus ticket. No housing support. No social services. Not even an ID. We need to invest in people, not prisons.

[Pastor West @Pastor__West]

Pray instead of worry.

[Dan Price @DanPriceSeattle]

I don't think we've full reckoned with how much time companies steal from workers by forcing them to commute.

If your company is forcing you back into the office for a job that can be done remotely, they are saying they don't care about you and want an extra 1-2 hours unpaid.

[Betsy @BetsyMarieV]

I support @Center4FamRep workers ✊🏽 #FairContractCFR

[ALAA - UAW 2325 @alaa2325]

.@Center4FamRep no more stalling let's get to a contract with just cause for all. Public defenders and advocates for families shouldn't advocate zealously for due process for clients and then deny it to your staff in this same breath.

[ALAA - UAW 2325 @alaa2325]

A few months ago we highlighted union-busting by @QueensDefenders, now we are in another struggle with another organization @Center4FamRep which refuses to reach a contract with their staff and ensure just cause protections.

Accept the Union’s proposal for a #FairContractCFR!

[Betsy @BetsyMarieV]

Imagine sitting in a courtroom for 3 weeks hoping for “justice” for the death of your loved one, and on the last day you look over and see this. #DerekChauvinTrial

[Betsy @BetsyMarieV]

Wait, WHAT?!?!!!

[Shomari Stone @shomaristone]

Police in Minnesota round up journalists covering protest, force them on the ground and take pictures of their faces: @USATODAY
https://t.co/95Z5cimT1T