Martin Thompson

8th grade science teacher in Dos Palos California, NEA Board of Directors for District 14, chapter president of DPOLTA. CTA state council member, avid cyclist.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

If Mitch McConnell really wanted to really honor the life, legacy, and activism of John Lewis he'd bring the Voting Rights Act immediately to the Senate floor for a vote and name it the John Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2020.

[California Teachers Association @WeAreCTA]

The health of our children is not political, especially in the middle of a global pandemic. @GavinNewsom @SenToniAtkins @Rendon63rd we need a #CABudget that doesn’t put the health of children at risk while billionaires just get richer. #CommitToEquity #TaxCABillionaires

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

So Republicans will bail out large corporations but not help hurting Americans trying to make ends meet during a global pandemic? It’s completely callous.
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[NPEU @NonprofitUnion]

Union organizers be like "I know a spot" and then take you to the bargaining table to sit across from management and negotiate a fair contract with living wages, racial equity provisions and pay transparency.

[California Teachers Association @WeAreCTA]

Wait, so are you a public school with public funding or a private school eligible for small business money? Can't have it both ways. #KidsNotProfits #WeAreCTA https://t.co/JqgHHvClBx

[California Teachers Association @WeAreCTA]

It's not easy for those who haven't started this journey yet. When you become "woke," you can't go backwards. You have to open your eyes to injustices in front of you. Education wasn't originally meant for all of us. The time to act is NOW. -@ETobyBoyd #WeAreCTA #antiracism

[Indiana AFL-CIO @INAFLCIO]

Next time your boss tells you to “work as a team”, start a union.

[Martin Thompson @ElPrezidente]

@GavinNewsom @LindaCrowNEA This is true but yet you do not require thousands of students going back to school to wear a face covering 35 students and 1 teacher and possibly 1 aide in a classroom and no one needs to wear a mask?If you need to wear one to go into a business you need one to go into a school!

[Principal Kafele @PrincipalKafele]

SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION CAN NEVER BE REDUCED TO AN "ADD-ON." Instead it must be woven into the fabric of everything that happens in a classroom. It is an inherent component of teaching and learning.

[Lily Eskelsen García @LilytheTeacher]

We need to be disruptors of institutional racism in our schools. We can start by teaching complete and inclusive lessons in history, math, science, art.

We must not deny our students the breath of our inspiring, dreadful, violent, diverse and optimistic nation.

#Juneteenth

[W. Kamau Bell @wkamaubell]

Just so we're clear, white people, firing Aunt Jemima & giving us Juneteenth off are not the frontlines of defeating white supremacy & dismantling structural & instutional racism. Better schools, a just criminal justice system, access to healthcare was more what we were thinking.

[California Federation of Labor Unions @CaliforniaLabor]

CA's #Dreamers strengthen our communities & brighten our future. While today's SCOTUS decision is a huge victory, there's so much more to do. Labor will always stand w/ immigrant families in the fight for justice #HomeisHere #HeretoStay

[Steve Smith @ssmith_calabor]

If Uber & other gig companies followed the law in CA, drivers would have paid sick days & a host of other protections. Instead, they refuse to comply & are putting their own workers & the public at risk. Why? #UberGreed

[NEA @NEAToday]

When it comes to what Betsy DeVos is saying, we are all this guy...
#StudentLoan #FireDeVos @DebtCrisisOrg

[Unions 4 Workers @unions4workers]

The REAL reason...

[NEA @NEAToday]

"Traumatizing students as we work to keep students safe from gun violence is not the answer." @Lily_NEA

[Unions 4 Workers @unions4workers]

Thank a union!

[Unions 4 Workers @unions4workers]

Teachers are so important. We must all ensure they’re taken care of.

[Unions 4 Workers @unions4workers]

Has your pay grown this quickly?