labor against technofascisim

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[AFGE @AFGENational]

AFGE is picking up where we left off 💪

1,051 net new members added for the month of December!

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

When half of older Americans have NO retirement savings, we don't need to cut Social Security. Legislation I introduced last year would make Social Security solvent for 75 years, expand benefits by $2,400 a year, and NOT raise taxes on anyone making less than $250,000 a year.

[Ro Khanna @RoKhanna]

The Democratic Party cannot claim to be the party of the working class if we allow A.I. to erode the earnings and security of the working class. https://t.co/2CHnCGOpx7

[Jon Favreau @jonfavs]

Important NYT piece from @rachael_scar on the caregiving that meant so much to her, Ady Barkan, and their family:

"Ady believed in a world where sick and disabled people were not isolated in their homes or segregated in skilled nursing facilities, and where caregiving was a career that offered dignity and financial stability."

https://t.co/ufHKCYzZn4

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

Donald Trump’s favorite court — the Fifth Circuit he stacked with MAGA judges — ruled that if a woman’s dying from medical complications and needs an abortion, she can be denied basic health care.

It’s extreme, dangerous, and wrong.

[AFL-CIO ✊ @AFLCIO]

The minimum wage was designed to create a minimum standard of living to protect the health & well-being of employees. It's been 14 years since our federal minimum wage was raised—the longest period without an increase since 1938.

$7.25/hour, in 2024, is a poverty wage.

[UAW @UAW]

"In 2023, the US working class fought back. After decades of stagnating wages and concessionary contracts, this year workers in a vast range of industries went on the offensive."

https://t.co/RZQkNA4fE0

[Warren Gunnels @GunnelsWarren]

The “oh, I can only run a successful business, if I pay my workers a starvation wage” mentality is not what America should be about. Stop the exploitation, pay your workers a living wage or find another line of work.

[Robert Martinez Jr. @IAMBobMartinez]

I’ve retired as International President, but I’ll never retire as a @MachinistsUnion member & activist! Might spend a little less time here and more enjoying life as a retiree, though.

I’m looking forward to the IAM’s next chapter. Let’s all give a follow to @IAMBrianBryant!

[RWDSU @RWDSU]

Good morning and THANK YOU to all the working people who *always* work during the week between Christmas and New Years.

[Liz Shuler @LizShuler]

Amazon workers experiencing economic hardship were asked to write a letter to the company mascot for a chance to win assistance.

Instead of raffling off employee wellbeing, @Amazon workers deserve the safety & security of a union. https://t.co/pp3DaLbMUH

[Fight for a Union @FightForAUnion]

IT'S OFFICIAL: Today corporate interest groups officially withdrew their referendum efforts in California, clearing the way for the creation of the nation's first #FastFoodCouncil

Los Angeles worker leader and @JackBox worker Anneisha Williams released the following statement:

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

This is what oligarchy is about. Today just 3 Wall Street firms, BlackRock, Vanguard & State Street manage $20.7 trillion in assets. These 3 firms are major shareholders in 95% of S&P 500 companies. Democracy will not survive with this concentration of economic & political power.

[Warren Gunnels @GunnelsWarren]

Speaking of Nikki Haley, here are some of her quotes on the working class:

"We kick those unions hard and they will not step foot in the State of South Carolina."

"Unions are not needed, not wanted and not welcome in the State of South Carolina."

"I was a union buster."

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Nordic workers have the highest standard of living on earth because of their strong trade unions. They deserve our support.

[Warren Gunnels @GunnelsWarren]

Here are the damning receipts. It is a moral obscenity that we have not enacted Medicare for All.

https://t.co/1KA9r5hjL1

https://t.co/rcxqkrp6OQ

https://t.co/OCKLUf5WPf

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[AFL-CIO ✊ @AFLCIO]

Len's courage and dedication to our movement is one of the many reasons why we're so proud to have her as the @AFLCIOCO's Young Worker Organizer 👏

[Ro Khanna @RoKhanna]

Workers have begun to see higher pay reflecting their value because of unions. Here's the reality: when unions fight for pay raises for their members, it also leads to pay raises for non-union workers in that sector.

[Pelle Dragsted @pelledragsted]

Elon Musk picked a fight with Nordic workers. We’re gonna make him lose. Help us get the message out: Dear @elonmusk - Get unionized or get out!

[AFL-CIO ✊ @AFLCIO]

There were nearly 400 strikes in 2023, and experts think there's more to come: 'Nothing succeeds like success'

That's right: Solidarity is a wave. https://t.co/RhrOeLpd4O