Robert J Gonzalez

Union Communicator. Comms & Political for Teamsters Local 1932 | Biggest Lorena Gonzalez Fan | Opinions my own 🫡

[Robert J Gonzalez @_robgonzalez]

We’ve waited months for this day!

@CSUEU and all of us just filed over 4,000 signatures to have the largest student assistant union in history!!! #UnionizeCA #UnionizeCalifornia @LorenaSGonzalez @CaliforniaLabor @CYDLabor

Now it’s time for @calstate to let us vote 🗳️

[Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher @LorenaSGonzalez]

@Evan_Low @Meta @CaliforniaLabor @AFLCIO This isn’t union.

[Teamsters @Teamsters]

TEAMSTERS-LED FASTER LABOR CONTRACTS ACT PASSES U.S. HOUSE WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT

With bipartisan support, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Faster Labor Contracts Act (FLCA), a Teamsters-led bill that could become the strongest new labor legislation for American workers in generations. Just three weeks prior, the discharge petition filed by Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ, 1st District) received the 218 signatures needed to force a vote on the landmark law that would hold employers accountable for delaying first union contracts.  

“The Faster Labor Contracts Act is the most consequential labor bill to come before Congress in decades. Its bipartisan passage out of the House of Representatives is a significant milestone for millions of American workers,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. “The 1.3-million member Teamsters Union has worked tirelessly to build a coalition of Democrats, Republicans, and independents who are committed to improving the lives of working people. Millions of workers at Amazon and other major companies who are fed up with being overworked, underpaid, and undervalued are organizing their unions today in record numbers. We can no longer tolerate a broken system that allows corporations to corruptly drag out negotiations and shirk their legal obligations to bargain fair first union contracts. The FLCA has a real shot to right generations of wrongs and level the playing field for workers. The Teamsters are eager for the Senate to take up this urgent legislation and ensure it lands on the President’s desk.” 

The FLCA would amend the National Labor Relations Act to require employers to bargain with newly organized workers within 10 days of voting to form their union. Establishing a reasonable timeline for all parties to negotiate in good faith, the legislation provides a path to mediation if no agreement is reached within 90 days and a referral to arbitration to ensure first contracts can be fairly resolved. 

The Senate version of the bill, introduced last year by Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), continues to gain strong bipartisan support. 

“The Teamsters Union is grateful to all members of the U.S. House who had the courage to stand with workers, to put aside partisan politics, and to advance this legislation,” said Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman. “Right now, hardworking Americans are forced to wait 458 days on average for their employers to stop playing games, get to the table, and negotiate first union contracts. With the full support of the Teamsters Union, the FLCA will put an end to this corporate corruption and give workers the opportunity they deserve to lead better lives and rebuild the American middle class. The Teamsters thank Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D, NY-08) and House Republicans and Democrats who did the right thing to bring this important bill to the floor. The Senate must schedule its own markup and pass the FLCA as soon as possible.”

[Sean M. O'Brien @TeamsterSOB]

Tomorrow the U.S. House will vote on the bipartisan Faster Labor Contracts Act. With this vote, it will be unequivocally clear who’s supporting American workers in both word and action — and who’s just paying lip service to get re-elected. The Faster Labor Contracts Act is THE bill. And now is the time. Are you standing with workers or are you standing in our way? #resultsnotexcuses. @HouseGOP @HouseDemocrats

[Teamsters @Teamsters]

Amazon makes its living by using the corrupt Delivery Service Partner model to exploit workers and hide behind third-party subcontractors when it breaks the law.

It’s time for the Delivery Service Partner model to end. That starts by passing the Delivery Protection Act in New York City.

[Robert J Gonzalez @_robgonzalez]

Billionaires are coming back stronger and with more money.

Beating Matt Mahan was only step 1. There’s more coming.

[Sara Libby @SaraLibby]

BREAKING: One of the billionaire tax retribution measures, to prevent health care unions from spending money on politics, has qualified for the ballot. (The billionaire tax has not yet officially qualified.) https://t.co/q8f9akvsKJ

[Joe Patterson @Patterdude]

Don’t worry guys, only 37 days until this election is fully counted.

[Aleksandra Reetz @AleksandraReetz]

So proud of my boss, @EleniForCA for being the top vote getter among any statewide non-incumbent as she heads into the general election in November with the best team behind her.

Eleni will make a great state Treasurer!

[Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher @LorenaSGonzalez]

Workers over Big Tech Billionaires.

[Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher @LorenaSGonzalez]

If you think I’m brutal, you should see what my staff prepared to send out as soon as the first results came in… good job billionaire tech bros! Bye bye Mahan!

[Robert J Gonzalez @_robgonzalez]

@hyshiurl @mikehtrujillo Oh ok. I didn’t know that lol. Thank you 😊

[California Federation of Labor Unions @CaliforniaLabor]

No AI system will ever replace the human touch or judgment of a nurse.

Thank you Assemblymember @AsmLizOrtega for fighting for the issues workers care about by authoring #AB2575, the Health Care by Humans Act! We have to ensure qualified, trained nurses and other healthcare workers are empowered to make the final call on our healthcare decisions, not AI robots.

[California Federation of Labor Unions @CaliforniaLabor]

THANK YOU Assembly Speaker @CASpeakerRivas for standing with workers over AI billionaires and voting YES on @CaliforniaLabor's sponsored bills in the Assembly to create strong guardrails on artificial intelligence in the workplace!

✅ #AB1883 - Stop AI Strip Searches
✅ #AB2575 - Protect Healthcare by Humans
✅ #AB2564 - Ban Surveillance Pricing
✅ #AB1776 - Stop Corporate Monopolies’ Anti-Competitive & Union-Busting Practices

[Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher @LorenaSGonzalez]

Getting play by play updates from our @CaliforniaLabor legislative team on our priority bills. (All of which got off the Assembly floor tonight!)
Grateful for kick-ass authors and labor legislative advocates that never stop working…especially our @saraflocks … the GOAT!

[California Federation of Labor Unions @CaliforniaLabor]

ANOTHER HUGE WIN! @CaliforniaLabor sponsored bill AB 2564 to BAN surveillance pricing in grocery stores and all other retailers just passed the Assembly!

Statement from President @LorenaSGonzalez: "Working Californians are facing the worst affordability crisis in history.

Now, Big Tech billionaires are stealing our personal data to exploit our individual breaking points. They want to use our personal data to raise prices on necessities: food, gas, travel, and rent.

@CaliforniaLabor is fighting for strong guardrails to stop Big Tech from using ‘surveillance pricing’ to blatantly squeeze and rip off working people.”

[Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher @LorenaSGonzalez]

How about jobs?

[Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher @LorenaSGonzalez]

This is an easy one Dems! Which side are you on?

[Tom Steyer @TomSteyer]

When corporations put profits ahead of clean air, working people and families pay the price.

Not on my watch. As governor, I’ll make polluters pay.

[Robert J Gonzalez @_robgonzalez]

Goodbye 👋 Matt. Workers rejected you ❌

[Capitol Alert @CapitolAlert]

Pro-Mahan PAC shuts down, another fund returns Netflix CEO’s donation https://t.co/P3rlwk8Ndf

[Robert J Gonzalez @_robgonzalez]

#UnionizeCA

[Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher @LorenaSGonzalez]

Unionize everything.

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