HardBallPress

To change the world you must touch the heart with stories of working people struggling for their rightful place in society. These are the stories we publish.

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The Next Generation of Trade Unionists begins here - get your copies TODAY!@CentralLaborNYC @local79nyc @NYCBldgTrades @IBEW @NEWStrongWomen @ToolsNTiaras @NYSBCTC @NYSAFLCIO @NABTU_TWBN @cbtu_women @WBFinTrades @P2ATrades @GNYLECET @SamanthaGroark @WomenInConst @Womenin_Trades

[Work-Bites @WorkBitesNews]

“This nation was invented by we the people, for the people, and our government needs to abide by the doctrine of this nation and the blood that we shed for the right to vote...” @CentralLaborNYC @1199SEIU @local79nyc @UFT @IATSE https://t.co/v1A5SZ3lrJ

[Work-Bites @WorkBitesNews]

“I like it when we disagree because it gives me a chance to explain why I disagree and to hear from somebody I disagree with and see if there is a way that we can make this work together..." @JustineMTLMcI @CentralLaborNYC @11199SEIU @local79nyc https://t.co/gPlaqqembY

[Work-Bites @WorkBitesNews]

Read Work-Bites' reader Harry Weiner's open letter to Whoopie Goldberg @TheView @NYCHA @midtownsouthnyc @TeamstersJC16 @FDNYchic https://t.co/LvwgLImYPt

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"But just how much preparation will a general strike aimed at confronting the Trump agenda need? How much will actually be organized—and how much of it will happen organically?"#TheTakeItBackMovement @UAW @FlyingWithSara @Thom_Hartmann @FDNYchic @IWWFJU https://t.co/YO0MpgtOEt

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“The whole place was a mess because they’d been in there moving her stuff out...” @midtownsouthnyc @NYCHA #PublicHousing @stucknation https://t.co/w67x2AV2Ys

[Work-Bites @WorkBitesNews]

NYCHA is arguing that given the long drought in federal & state funding for public housing, the best way to improve conditions is by having a private partner and building more units. “It sounds like a win-win-win,” Judge Cohen said. https://t.co/CedDTFSvXT @midtownsouthnyc

[Work-Bites @WorkBitesNews]

“I really think that every union member should come out when these things happen, to make sure it doesn’t happen elsewhere." @FDNYchic @stucknation @32BJSEIU @CentralLaborNYC #BuildingJustice https://t.co/LZOjjQV2Jz

[Joe Maniscalco @maniscalco_joe]

EMS is in Crisis—Give NYC Council Members a Pay Raise!?! — Work-Bites ⁦@FDNYchic⁩ ⁦@stucknation⁩ ⁦@NYCMayor⁩ ⁦@NYCCouncil⁩ ⁦@NYCComptroller #SaveEMS https://t.co/6MIPaeAAp6

[Joe Maniscalco @maniscalco_joe]

"This demolition proposal is just that—a proposal. But somehow, NYCHA, Related, and Essence [Development] have been moving ahead as if it’s a legally binding contract." @FDNYchic @stucknation @midtownsouthnyc #PublicHousing https://t.co/yKQQUc0TX6

[Work-Bites @WorkBitesNews]

“The unions tried to force us into Medicare Advantage and then pay a premium for the first time in history to finance their raises that we don’t benefit from." @FDNYchic @NYCCouncil @JulieMenin @stucknation @CrossRetirees @nycdistrict1 #NYCRetirees https://t.co/fmHmiA89rE

[Work-Bites @WorkBitesNews]

NOW: Grand Army Plaza traffic shut down in protest of Genocide in #Gaza @nycDSA

[Joe Maniscalco @maniscalco_joe]

Union-Busting in the Guise of 'National Security': Appeals Court Lets Trump End Federal Workers' Rights @AFLCIO @AFGENational @CentralLaborNYC
https://t.co/yhLlhDTBEy

[Work-Bites @WorkBitesNews]

NOW: New Yorkers march on Broadway against massive Medicare and Medicare cuts #Medicare

[Bob Hennelly @stucknation]

BREAKING NEWS ⁦@WorkBitesNews⁩ @wbai @NYCMayor⁩ comes through for ⁦@NycRetirees⁩ and drops pursuit of predatory ⁦@Aetna⁩ Medicare Advantage after NYS’s highest court made it easier for him to impose it. ⁦⁦@FDNYchic⁩ ⁦ https://t.co/EPks77epeA

[Work-Bites @WorkBitesNews]

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Abandons Medicare Advantage Push! — Work-Bites ⁦@FDNYchic⁩ ⁦@stucknation⁩ ⁦@educatorsofnyc⁩ ⁦@NycRetirees⁩ ⁦@CrossRetirees⁩ https://t.co/IQ8cdHHcca

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Magaly Licolli, executive director at Venceremos, told Work-Bites how American citizens in his state were actually being scooped up by authorities and detained “because they look brown.” ⁦@VenceremosAR⁩ ⁦@SEIU⁩ #GeneralStrike https://t.co/X38YyUKRkB

[Work-Bites @WorkBitesNews]

NOW: #NYCretirees get set to head to Albany to hear oral arguments in latest Medicare Advantage case @FDNYchic @educatorsofnyc @CrossRetirees @CMChrisMarte @NYCCouncil

[Work-Bites @WorkBitesNews]

“Why should I believe Adrienne Adams would protect me as mayor when she hasn’t done it as Speaker?” ⁦@FDNYchic⁩ ⁦@stucknation⁩ ⁦@educatorsofnyc⁩ ⁦@DC37nyc⁩ https://t.co/AH317KxUCZ

[SEIU @SEIU]

Medicaid isn’t a luxury—it’s a lifeline for 80 million people. CIR members and families showed up strong yesterday because we know what’s at stake. Cutting Medicaid means cutting care for our communities.

[Teegan Burke @BurkeTeegan]

A cold, crappy rainy day and elderly and disabled people are in the streets protesting against cuts to their lifelines like Medicare Medicaid and Social Security.
What kind of shit hole country doesn’t care for the most vulnerable?