Ivy Yan

Information sponge, labor lawyer, #DefendDiversity organizer, proud former HGSU-UAW member and conflicted Hoosier. Tweets = mine alone. She/hers.

[Ivy Yan @ivyzyan]

@tmavuram Weather's basically the same all year round, but it's the warmest in Aug/Sept/Oct. Rains for two weeks straight sometime in Jan or Feb usually

[L.A. Material @LAMaterialNews]

This is the late-night text message Mayor Karen Bass sent Nithya Raman the night before Raman filed to run for mayor. Obtained via a public records request.

[Tom Steyer @TomSteyer]

I’m honored to earn the support of @CSEA_Now and deeply grateful to its members — the nurses, custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, and support staff who keep our public schools running every day.

[Ivy Yan @ivyzyan]

@nonprofitssay Inevitably, the person who is the intended audience will call in sick or be unavailable...

[Ivy Yan @ivyzyan]

Devil Wears Prada 3 should just be Simone Ashley strutting in various fabulous outfits for 2 hours. What a scene stealer ❤️‍🔥

[Snooby @DoBiddley1]

I am paid a very high salary to design new ways to hurt innocent people. Please don't hurt me. I want to live. My job is to hurt your children. Please, don't do anything to me. I want to be safe. My job is to make your family sick. I want to live. Please, I deserve to live. Pleas

[‏ً @omgsidewalks]

Parental 'sacrifice' is a myth. A child's wellbeing is a parent's responsibility, not a favour. Any sacrifice is yours to bear, not theirs to repay.

Raise them fully cognizant of your challenges but know that it's duty, not charity.

[Ivy Yan @ivyzyan]

@bloodthrstbooks Circle of Magic, Alanna, and Protector of the Small series by Tamora Pierce!

[California Federation of Labor Unions @CaliforniaLabor]

Remember: NEVER cross a picket line. Don't buy Starbucks at any location as long as @SBWorkersUnited are on strike! #NoContractNoCoffee

[Talia Jane @taliaotg]

“It is our duty to fight for our freedom.
It is our duty to win.
We must love each other and support each other.
We have nothing to lose but our chains.”

Assata Shakur

[UNITE HERE Local 11 @unitehere11]

Disney agrees to $233-million settlement in wage theft case!
https://t.co/rn07AnEi4G

[Ivy Yan @ivyzyan]

I just took action to stand with 2,500 striking Marriott, Hilton, & Hyatt workers in San Francisco fighting to keep their affordable union health care. Working people and their families need healthcare!

Sign the petition here: https://t.co/LjJ1TDDMuC

[Noam Scheiber @noamscheiber]

Big news: The NLRB has just ruled that so-called captive audience meetings are illegal--these are mandatory meetings where employers discuss unions and often make the case against them. OTOH, the ruling is probably not long for the world given the change in admin.

[Jennifer Schulze @NewsJennifer]

.@propublica is doing some incredible work focusing on the dire consequences of a Trump win. This is the information voters are craving, not the latest poll results. Be sure to read & share. This stuff is important. It's also really good journalism.

[🐝 ACCE 🐝 @CalOrganize]

Oakland, do you want corporate landlords buying up our election⁉️ Big real estate determining the future of Oakland? We don’t❌

🗳️Join us in supporting housing justice advocates-- @nikkiforallofus & Carroll Fife- NOT the interests of housing profiteers!
https://t.co/IrFFUTjQPQ

[UNITE HERE Local 2 @UniteHereL2]

🗣️ They say go away!
🙅🏽 We say NO WAY!

San Francisco hotel workers aren't backing down. 1.5K Hilton, Hyatt, and Marriott hotel workers are ON STRIKE - and we'll be on the picket line until we get what our families need.

[Ivy Yan @ivyzyan]

The San Francisco Symphony Chorus shares the Verdi Requiem that should have been on Day 3 of the @AGMusicalArtist Choristers strike #UnionStrong

[AGMA @AGMusicalArtist]

AGMA Choristers of the San Francisco Symphony have officially gone on strike ahead of season opener: https://t.co/dI5EqGzlfx

[Je'lon Alexander, M.A. @JelonAlexander]

Today is July 20, 2024, the start of the first chapter of Octavia Butler’s #ParableOfTheSower

Happy Parable Day.