Michael J aka Kaptain Killjoy

Dad, drummer, handy man, socialist, Slavic. On a mission to save the world from the rich and restore power to the working class.

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

BREAKING: PetSmart workers in Indiana just overwhelmingly won the first U.S. union at the pet superstore 21-2.

@petsmart_union says they're fighting for better pay, better hours, and better working conditions.

And they're just getting started.

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

Exactly.

[John Cusack @johncusack]

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[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

Evergreen.

[UAW @UAW]

We invite unions around the country to align your contract expirations so that, together, we can flex our collective muscles and strike together!
#StandUpUAW #Solidarity

[Ralph Nader @RalphNader]

The enforcer president of Columbia University— Minouche Shafik—is one of the wealthiest people in America. As president, she makes over $2000 an hour every weekday. In three days, she makes more than many blue collar workers at Columbia make in a year. -R

[Michael J aka Kaptain Killjoy @MichaelJanovic]

@pablo9000 Sadly half of all countries

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Reminder that Amazon and Space X are fighting in court to have the NLRB declared unconstitutional.

This means the two richest men on earth want to dismantle the government agency that holds them accountable for union busting.

Nothing terrifies them more than worker power.

[UAW @UAW]

Volkswagen workers have made history. And they’re just getting started. #StandUpUAW

[Nina Turner @ninaturner]

The liberal reaction to Jon Stewart’s criticism of Biden last night shows just how deeply tribalistic our politics has become.

MAGA is real.
BlueMAGA is also real.

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

BREAKING: Indiana lawmakers moved a bill forward to let bosses schedule 14-year-olds up to 28 hours per schoolweek.

That violates federal labor law.

So a GOP state senator, who's running for Congress, wants to "throw out the book of [federal] regulation of employing our youth."

[AFL-CIO ✊ @AFLCIO]

Solidarity with Ocean Spray workers in Wisconsin Rapids organizing a union with @IBEW! The Kenosha facility produces 24 million cases of Ocean Spray juices and canned sauces a year. The workers who make this possible deserve a voice on the job! https://t.co/0ZRND9GJHU

[AFL-CIO ✊ @AFLCIO]

The @condeunion has walked out and the picket line is 🔥🔥🔥 this morning.

👏 Don't click on any articles today from GQ, Vanity Fair, AD, Vogue, Self, Glamour, Allure, Epicurious, Condé Nast Traveler, Them, and Teen Vogue.

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

BREAKING: Nearly 30,000 faculty members at California State University are on strike.

They're shutting down the biggest four-year public university system in the country to demand pay increases and better benefits.

Some faculty are food unstable, or have unstable housing.

[UAW @UAW]

We want a general strike. We want everyone walking out!”
— #UAW President Shawn Fain
#StandUpUAW

[Boots Riley @BootsRiley]

Conde Nast workers doing a walkout tomorrow

[UAW @UAW]

"I would be not at all surprised to see Fain roll up additional victories in 2024 by organizing nonunion autoworkers, expanding the UAW, and spreading the wealth."

https://t.co/cmYosS5unH

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

Pennsylvania passed a law incentivizing private companies to buy publicly-owned water systems.

Now residents are seeing their water bills skyrocket.

One local official put it bluntly during a hearing today: "People should see privatization for what it really is — a scam."

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Kellogg's raised prices 14% from Q2 2022 to Q2 2023.

The company then reported better than expected profits and execs shared plans to spend more on stock buybacks and larger dividends.

News flash: Corporations have been using inflation as cover to squeeze more money out of you.