Kimberly Hays, MPA

Politically-obsessed, home chef, science nerd, and a mom. Political Director for the Alaska AFL-CIO. Opinions are my own.

[Liz Shuler @LizShuler]

We’re thrilled to welcome the 2 million service and care workers of @SEIU into the AFL-CIO. This is a historic day for the labor movement and for workers all across the country. There is power in unity!

https://t.co/eiUOsogM7X

[Kelly Carlin-McCall @kelly_carlin]

My father’s words come to me at the end of this day.

It is clear that mother nature and earth is already trying to shake us off like a bad set of fleas.

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

Unprecedented wildfires are ripping through the Los Angeles area, and the state’s wildfire fighting force often includes incarcerated workers making as little as under $6 a day.

🧵

[George Wallace @MrGeorgeWallace]

I was forced to ride in the back of the bus. In my lifetime. There ain't as much distance from that shit as you think. Let's keep moving forward, y'all.

[Mary Peltola @MaryPeltola]

If you’ve spent your life paying into Social Security, you shouldn’t have to worry about whether or not your benefits will be around by the time you’re old enough to take advantage of them.

[Liz Shuler @LizShuler]

Frances Perkins was a trailblazer who revolutionized workers' rights– securing Social Security, the minimum wage, and banning child labor.

We're calling for a national monument to honor her legacy. It’s time she gets the recognition she deserves.
https://t.co/zJEB2wt8MV

[Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli]

"I'm a union guy" - Tim Walz, 36 minutes in. Stick with that!

[AFL-CIO ✊ @AFLCIO]

Tim Walz is fighting for working people and unions. JD Vance is not.

[Anchorage Daily News @adndotcom]

Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s administration plans to open 500 emergency winter homeless shelter beds in late October. https://t.co/TlJhFYQRa4

[Kimberly Hays, MPA @KimHays84]

Some were excited about the Taylor Swift endorsement. This is more exciting to me!

[Rick Steves @RickSteves]

As a traveler, I'm both a proud American and a citizen of the world — and I've got a few thoughts on this coming election.

This election is deeper than partisanship. It's far more than Republican versus Democrat. In the future, big challenges like pandemics, refugees, and climate change will be blind to borders. They'll be everyone's problem and only solved by working together as a family of nations.

The world needs not American isolation, but American leadership. Not the chaos of Trump, but the stability of @KamalaHarris.

Of course, how you vote is your choice. But if you believe, as I do, in the importance of nations working together constructively, the stakes are really high...and the best candidate is clear. Register to vote today at https://t.co/ghTvEdFIEP — and encourage your travelin’ friends to do the same!

[Kimberly Hays, MPA @KimHays84]

@KevinBerryEcon @brettjwatson Got my tix!!!

[AFL-CIO ✊ @AFLCIO]

“I'm proud to be the first president to walk a picket line - I’ve been labeled the most pro-union president in history. I accept it, it’s a fact. When unions do well, we all do well." Thank you Pres. @JoeBiden: we’re proud to carry your pro-union agenda forward with VP Harris!

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

One of the best ways to keep our nation moving forward is to give our workers a voice.

As President, I’ll protect the freedom to organize, defend collective bargaining and sign the PRO Act into law.

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

Nowhere else on Earth could a kid with a stutter from modest beginnings one day sit behind the Resolute Desk as your president.

But here I am.

That is what’s so special about America.

[Termination Dust Press @TermDustPress]

Video from the Assembly Regular Meeting where allegations including use of clients for voter fraud in the favor of Bronson joking about use of weapons on clients were put into the record as an AIM. Thread contains the AIM.

[Kimberly Hays, MPA @KimHays84]

@spiralEDU I learned from my EV-driving husband that it’s called ICEing (Internal Combustion Engine)😂

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need:

- Paid family leave
- Equal pay
- Universal childcare

(But get your mom flowers, too)

[Carl Jacobs For ASD School Board @carl4anchorage]

Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek! Now is a great time to connect with your #akleg Representative and ask they take meaningful action to reform Alaska’s broken retirement system for educators and public employees via passage of SB88.

[The Alaska Current @AlaskaCurrent]

From Dermot Cole: Five anti-education Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly members reduced the level of public services this year by paying for education last year from different accounts. https://t.co/MiiFwzpRpH

[Kimberly Hays, MPA @KimHays84]

I am beyond proud of my brothers and sisters of @agwa_uaw for sticking to what they deserved and not backing down, even as the eleventh hour approached. The Alaska labor movement just got stronger 💪 #1u

[Alaska Beacon || bsky @alaskabeacon.com @AlaskaBeacon]

University of Alaska announces initial agreement with graduate workers on contract through 2026, @kitchenman of the @AlaskaBeacon reports: https://t.co/ZpN0mGxCqR #akleg