@NW_Realist@ATULocal689@oucmecalling311@Janeese4DC@WashDC4all Unions are legally barred from spending member dues on political donations. All political funds are raised from members who specifically earmark contributions to union PACs (that are separate from union dues). This is literally federal law.
@ceprdc@DeanBaker13 Where does the data for "Spending on health care" come from referenced in the graph? Medical care inflation comes from CPI but what about the other measure?
@kane@yipengGe The US is currently blockading the country and preventing it from importing fuel entirely according to the communist rag the NYT. Far more US intervention than merely being "not allowed to trade with the USA".
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@_ericblanc I don't understand the framing that whenever union membership rejects a contract it's somehow a repudiation of leadership. Leadership putting what they negotiate to a vote and letting the democratic process play out is what they SHOULD be doing & rejection can give them leverage
@postmetrogirl Has anyone actually ever explained what a "violence interrupter" does on a day to day basis or what they are supposed to do in theory? Genuine question.
@TicTac_HS shatter sounds impossible to pull off unless you're extremely aggro, unless they introduce hand manipulation (which is likely to be overcosted and hard to use)
@stwrawrbewry Literally 2nd least obese state in the country. And I bet you cut the rate in half if you excluded samoans/native Hawaiians from the stats.