Dave Jamieson

@huffpost labor reporter. [email protected]. find me on signal: davejamieson.99

[Akbar Shahid Ahmed @AkbarSAhmed]

NEW—"A lot of children have passed the point of no return...The gut lining has started to auto-digest & will no longer [absorb] water or nutrition. Death is imminent for 1000s"
An American doctor just back from Gaza on where US-Israeli policy is taking us:
https://t.co/egBKc2F8ak

[Dave Jamieson @jamieson]

@GraftonMichael Yooo thank you Tiny my brother! Really appreciate you giving it a read. Hell of a view, hope you had a nice trip somewhere!

[Daniel Marans @danielmarans]

New: Dan Osborn, the former independent Nebraska Senate candidate, launched a new hybrid PAC today, the Working Class Heroes Fund.

It would support working-class candidates and causes, including aiding striking workers. Candidates who want an endorsement must refuse corporate PAC money.

[Dave Jamieson @jamieson]

@ZephyrTeachout In other words, this isn't a "Trump's gonna do what Trump's gonna do" situation, since there's no upside in firing the board if he doesn't have to in order to get a majority.

[Dave Jamieson @jamieson]

@ZephyrTeachout The concern is that confirming McFerran will prompt Trump to fire the board and throw it into chaos, which he otherwise wouldn't do since he'd quickly get a majority.

I'm not saying that's reason not to confirm her -- just a consideration even among big McFerran supporters

[Dave Jamieson @jamieson]

Senate D's have a chance to lock in a Dem majority at the NLRB deep into 2026 by re-confirming Lauren McFerran before Jan 3.

The fear is that will goad Trump into firing McFerran et al to get their GOP board, prompting a much more perilous legal fight.
https://t.co/mV07AcQCqp

[Dave Jamieson @jamieson]

A Republican-majority NLRB is not the only problem this ruling faces. Employers will certainly challenge it on First Amendment grounds (hello, Fifth Circuit), and it may end up before the conservative supermajority at SCOTUS

[Dave Jamieson @jamieson]

BREAKING: The NLRB just banned mandatory anti-union "captive-audience" meetings in a precedent-setting ruling against Amazon.

Trump's win, however, means a GOP-majority board would be able to overturn this once they're in power.
https://t.co/7uD2uhVUSI

[Jonathan Cohn @CitizenCohn]

Kamala Harris couldn't win Michigan.

Elissa Slotkin did.

Here's my deep dive on why -- and what lessons, if any, Democrats can take away. https://t.co/r7JhY6LjXK

[Matt Shuham @mattshuham]

New: Private prison executives gleeful over mass deportation
- "unique moment in our company’s– country’s history"
- "a theoretical potential doubling of all of our services"
- potential "need for some soft-sided facilities around the country"
https://t.co/7mvqlSs4be

[Dave Jamieson @jamieson]

You might even argue that the attitude that unions should simply be grateful to the Democratic Party is one of the reasons a) union density is in the toilet, b) Donald Trump is president-elect

[Dave Jamieson @jamieson]

A frank assessment you don't often hear publicly from Dems' union allies.

Painters union @GoIUPAT: "the Democratic Party failed to offer a compelling working class agenda and the election results show as much."

IUPAT is the most progressive union in the building trades

[Dave Jamieson @jamieson]

A lot of irate folks on here seem to think Williams is pro-Trump because he criticized the Dem campaign/messaging; some have even wished for his union to suffer. He and his union ran the most aggressive GOTV program for Harris in the building trades!

[Matt Duss @mattduss]

Spot on from ⁦@zachdcarter⁩: “Where Trump offers cheap scapegoating, Democrats must instead revive a politics of public accountability.”

Trump’s success is the product of a political culture of impunity. Democrats can win by confronting that. https://t.co/1kQgjhHfaK

[Dave Jamieson @jamieson]

One of the few exceptions to a wretched night for progressives: paid-sick day ballot measures passing in Nebraska, Missouri and (likely) Alaska. Will be the three reddest states with such mandates.
https://t.co/aSqEPqQVqz

[Jason Linkins @dceiver]

give it up for Lexi, folks

[Dave Jamieson @jamieson]

"Donald Trump’s mythical narrative of decline and decay seeks to replace our national origin story: that this country is 'dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.'" via @PaulBlu https://t.co/t13j3VINGD

[Akbar Shahid Ahmed @AkbarSAhmed]

NEW: While Trump campaigns as a dove, it's more realistic to see him as Donald The Hawk―a victory for him likely means more bloodshed from Gaza+Lebanon to Sudan+Ukraine

My read based on thinking among insiders, prospects for him delivering "peace" & more:
https://t.co/9Md7tzCX5Q

[Dave Jamieson @jamieson]

A New York Times principal engineer tells me the tech workers' strike could absolutely impact the Needle’s performance.

“It could and it will. There is a complex set of data pipes and systems driving the Needle. ... Any one could have a weird glitch.”
https://t.co/FfbwOxKaa4