MN Labor Organizer. Union Steward, former Union President. Lover of cats, coffee & campfires. Champagne taste on a beer budget🌹My thoughts are my own. She/her
Conversion therapy ban just passed the House Health Committee.
"To all the queer youth-- you are perfect exactly the way you are. You deserve to live rich, fulfilling lives being your full, authentic self. We see you, we hear you, and we aren’t going to give up on you." #mnleg
Press Release from RWU:
“Joe Biden blew it. He had the opportunity to prove his labor-friendly pedigree to millions of workers by simply asking Congress for legislation to end the threat of a national strike on terms more favorable to workers.”
https://t.co/3SOKQvnQCI
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
Friendly reminder- if you don't want to talk to political canvassers
DO not answer your door.
DON'T answer your door and point to your "no solicitation" sticker and accuse me of not being able to read. Political canvassing ≠ soliciting per MN State law.
Interestingly, the parallel UFCW-backed effort at the same chain lost a union vote just last week. Another data point in the ongoing independent vs affiliated union debate happening at several employers. Working on a story on this, if you’ve got a perspective.