When we asked 4,035 working-class voters in battleground races to name an elected official who was fighting for them, the top response was not a Republican or a Democrat. It was “no one.”
That needs to change, and I discuss how in my @NYTimes op-ed today https://t.co/hrSJUEoicH
Congratulations to @StopBigMoney President @Tiffany_Muller on being named one of Washington’s Most Influential People by @washingtonian.
Together with our millions of members across the country, we will continue to fight for a democracy of, by, and for the people.
Hal Malchow has been a great friend to me for thirty years. He is one of the most innovative and generous people to work in Democratic politics, whose desire to win surpassed his short-term attention to his own bottom line.
Ed Smith embodied the values, determination & spirit of the labor movement to his core. He was a true partner in advocating for union members at every level, from the worksite to organizing drives to supporting good union jobs through labor’s pension fund investments.
We're FIRED UP and ready to go in Cleveland 📣
We’re knocking those doors and we’re making those calls so we get working class people back on the agenda in the US Senate.
New from me today: Despite a year of near record low unemployment and historically high job openings, we're still not quite back to prepandemic labor force participation. What's going on? https://t.co/a3wuwq8fBJ
🚨NEW PREPRINT w/ @dbroockman. We conducted a real-world experiment to study the effects of partisan media. In Sept 2020, we paid people who normally watch Fox News to instead watch CNN. Median person was paid $15/hour for 7 hrs/week for 4 wks to watch CNN. Thread on results 1/
Congratulations Ketanji Brown Jackson on her historical nomination to the Supreme Court Justice! Jackson has continued to defend and amplify the rights of working people throughout her impressive career.
Just in: Striking @UFCW_7 members at @MyKingSoopers have voted to ratify an industry-leading contract, ending the strike with the most significant wage increase ever secured by a @UFCW local for grocery workers.
Talk about worker power! 💪Congratulations! #1u
If you order groceries from a supermarket that’s on strike…
You are crossing the picket line.
Please respect and support all workers on strike!
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#1u#UnionStrong#canlab
“We believe the white lady wanted to devalue our property because we are in a Black neighborhood, and the home belonged to a Black family”: Researchers found that owner-occupied homes in majority-Black areas are undervalued by an average $48,000 per home.
https://t.co/oTV70mxM13
With @wirecutter/@nytimes management refusing to come to the table to reach a deal, 100% of our unit will be striking from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday. The best way you can support us is by boycotting @wirecutter from 11/25-11/29: https://t.co/sLOVFbdbZK
I was proud to join @UAW members on strike at John Deere in McDonough, GA today with @AFLCIO EVP @Tefere_Gebre. Working people across the country are seeing the power of standing collectively together. #striketober