We just witnessed a political massacre and a coup d’état by the North Carolina Supreme Court. Five Republicans—all white—with two African-Americans dissenting, decided to be the focal point of voter suppression in North Carolina.
.@RevDrBarber “We need a coalition against death and policy violence in all its forms. And we are going to stand and march and join together” #tennesseemoralmonday
"U.S. labor law is a complete disaster, failing at every step to fulfill its primary mission of translating workers' preferences into workplace realities." @sharblock@bsachs
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BREAKING: @CAgovernor@GavinNewsom has SIGNED #AB257, the FAST Recovery Act.
CA will soon have a Fast Food Council that will include workers and our advocates who will sit down w/gov reps and business to set standards for over 550,000 California workers.
.@greenhousenyt re: California fast-food council bill: "one of the most exciting pieces of pro-worker legislation in years." --@TCFdotorg https://t.co/g1TAfSqFXu
🚨#Breaking: McDonald's is in a Paris court right now, where a judge has just approved a settlement that will force it to pay a record €1.2 billion for its tax dodging behaviour. #McTax#TaxJustice#MCD 1/4
“The day we walked out was probably the most amazing day I’ve ever seen.”
Wendy’s workers in a small town in North Carolina refused to work another minute under an abusive boss who sexually harassed employees. Now their brave action is making big waves. @RaiseUptheSouth
Minor Leaguers demand $35K “Like many mistreated workers across America, minor leaguers are finding our voices and beginning to speak out about workplace abuses.” https://t.co/uicge5aA3h
Settlement includes groundbreaking worker safety committee, comes after longest strike in McDonald’s history—led by workers who refused to let the company treat them like dogs.
Workers in McDonald's "dog diaper" case reach settlement with the franchise: “We were being treated like dogs — giving us dog diapers to use as masks. We are not dogs.” https://t.co/2vJVkUcp0b
"Michael Minarcik, who owns a string of McDonald’s restaurants in Macomb County, said $15 per hour is his new normal moving forward." #fightfor15 https://t.co/H0gDXTUubj
. @marykayhenry "If we could make this poverty-wage job a good living-wage job, it will transform not just the caregiver’s life, but her family’s and her community’s and the entire neighborhood.” https://t.co/sMzxjTXo7R
Does it feel like the Mets play station-to-station ball, rarely sending runners home from 2nd?
We crunched the numbers and… you’re right! The team is pairing a very conservative 3B coach with an offense struggling to hit with RISP.
Our deep dive: https://t.co/7oGe81np3F
Congratulations to the 120,000 workers in Delaware who won a $15/hr minimum wage today!
This is the power working people have when we unite. #Fightfor15