Jake

Indiana CPUSA, YCL. BCTGM

[Jake @radio1990]

This might be worse than when he vetoed the labor standards board.

[Townhall.com @townhallcom]

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey dances in public at the “Black Entrepreneur State Fair.”

[Chen Weihua （陈卫华） @chenweihua]

@KenRoth Because Roth is a hardcore China hater paid cheaply by anti-China forces, none of his words have any truth.

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

ICE has revised its rules to say that detainees who work in custody aren't even required to get $1 per day, after a request from private prison giant Geo Group.

Geo Group also asked ICE to remove lines saying contractors needed to follow state and local laws around the treatment of detainees, asked ICE amend language to support its legal position in these cases, and asked that the standards specify that detainees are not employees of the facilities where they work.

In addition to removing the dollar per day minimum, ICE's new national standards complied with several of Geo Group's other requests, for instance the document now says detainees are not employees “and are not entitled to wages or benefits under applicable wage laws or labor regulations.”

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[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

@Kenn321705 I’ve never stolen an erection in my life.

[Jonah Furman @JonahFurman]

Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga have a tentative agreement. History in the making. The working class will win.

[UAW @UAW]

🚨 UAW REACHES TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH VOLKSWAGEN IN CHATTANOOGA, MARKING HISTORIC BREAKTHROUGH FOR SOUTHERN AUTOWORKERS 🚨

Autoworkers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant have won a historic tentative agreement with the company. After making history as the first Southern autoworkers outside the Big Three to join the UAW, the 3,200 workers at Volkswagen Chattanooga have won a tentative contract deal that provides 20 percent across-the-board wage increases, affordable health care, real job security, and more.

After workers voted 3-to-1 to join the UAW in 2024, they elected a 20-member negotiating committee of their peers. After months of negotiations, the tentative deal marks a breakthrough for non-union autoworkers and manufacturing workers across the South. The tentative deal ensures that Volkswagen workers have a legally binding and enforceable agreement that guarantees fair pay, more affordable health care, safer working conditions, and clear protections against favoritism.

“For years, Chattanooga workers were told to settle for less while Volkswagen made record profits. So, the workers stood together and won their union—and now they’ve secured a life-changing first agreement,” said UAW President Shawn Fain. “This deal proves what happens when autoworkers stand up and demand their fair share. People said Southern autoworkers could never form a union or win a union contract. Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga said, ‘Watch this.’”

For workers like bargaining committee co-chair Steve Cochran, a skilled trades worker and co-chair of the Bargaining Committee, the agreement represents a turning point. “A strong contract makes sure promises are delivered. Respect and security shouldn’t be up for negotiation—and now they won’t be.”

The tentative agreement is especially significant given Volkswagen’s recent record-breaking profits. In 2024 alone, the world’s second-largest automaker reported $20.6 billion in profits—even as Chattanooga workers struggled under substandard health coverage and rising out-of-pocket costs.

Key Wins in the Tentative Agreement:

• Major Wage Increases – 20% GWI
Substantial raises that begin to close the gap with industry standards and reflect Volkswagen’s record profits.

• Improved High-Quality Health Care with No Increases
Lower out-of-pocket costs, improved coverage, and protections that ensure no worker must choose between medical care and basic needs.

• Big Bonuses Initial bonuses equaling $6,550 per worker upon ratification and additional annual bonuses of $2,550 for the life of the agreement. Thousands of dollars of additional compensation for each worker.

• Job Security Protections
Strong language against unilateral job cuts, shift reductions, and outsourcing—making sure VW keeps good union jobs in Chattanooga.

• Stronger Health & Safety Standards
Enforceable safety rules, dedicated union safety representatives, and a greater worker voice in identifying and fixing hazards on the job.

• Paid Time Off & Scheduling Protections
Guaranteed paid leave, fair scheduling requirements, and safeguards against forced overtime and favoritism.

• Fair Discipline & Grievance Rights
Clear, enforceable protections against unfair discipline and a transparent, worker-centered grievance process.

• A Real Voice on the Job
Rights that ensure workers have a say in day-to-day decisions that shape their work, their safety, and their future.

This historic agreement reflects significant improvements over the company’s last proposal in October, including:

• New product commitments
• Enhanced right-to-strike protections
• Key newly won Job Security agreements, including protections against outsourcing
• Thousands of additional dollars of annual compensation per worker
• Key Skilled Trades issues addressed
•Stronger safeguards against plant closures or the sale of operations

Workers will receive details of the tentative agreement in the coming days, followed by a ratification vote.

“This contract is proof that if you stand up and stick together, you can win a better life,” said Kelcey Smith, a worker in the paint department. “No matter where you live, or where you work, autoworkers deserve a union contract, whether at the Big Three or Volkswagen, from Detroit to Chattanooga. Volkswagen workers are showing the whole country what’s possible.”

The Chattanooga victory signals a profound shift in the Southern auto industry, as workers across the region stand up to global corporations, demand their fair share, and build a future where autoworkers—no matter where they live or what company they work for—have a collective voice and a seat at the table.

[Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein]

🚨 Munitions inventory leaked to me shows Border Patrol is stockpiling over 35,000 weapons in Minneapolis for crowd control.

Full inventory here:
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[INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHERS @IntPubNYC]

Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth! Select titles on or about the struggle for equality & liberation are 40% off. Use coupon code BlackHistoryMonth2026 when you check out. At https://t.co/Fh8eGOYr0r @communistsusa @PeoplesWorld @DemSocialists @jacobin @AAIHS @AHAhistorians @The_OAH

[Communist Party USA @communistsusa]

Feb. 1 marks 100 years since Carter G. Woodson proclaimed Negro History Week in 1926.

The Communist Party USA has played a historic role in the fight for African American equality and in the struggle against racism in the United States.

Among our ranks has included the likes of Claudia Jones, Henry Winston, Angela Davis, William and Louise Patterson, Ben Davis, Claude Lightfoot, and so many more.

[California CPUSA @CaliforniaCPUSA]

On the shoulders of giants, we never stopped. We fight for the leadership of Black workers in the class struggle and democratic movements and put the fight against racism at the center of the class struggle. Only by doing so can we achieve the unity required to build Socialism.

[Tyrese Haliburton @Hali]

Alex Pretti was murdered.

[IndianaCPUSA @indianacpusa]

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[Indiananapolis CPUSA @naptownCPUSA]

CALL TO ACTION:

[Partido Comunista de Chile @PCdeChile]

#DiaDelDetenidoDesaparecido, honramos a nuestros compañeros y compañeras, y todas las víctimas de la desaparición forzada. La dictadura no logró borrar su legado de lucha.

Exigimos #VerdadYJusticia
No descansaremos hasta encontrarlos. Su memoria es nuestra fuerza.

[Daniel Jadue @danieljadue]

Hoy, en el Día del Detenido Desaparecido, recordamos a quienes fueron arrancados de la vida por la violencia de la dictadura y por los que seguimos exigiendo verdad y justicia.
La memoria es un deber y un compromiso con las familias que nunca han dejado de buscar a sus seres queridos.
Porque no hay futuro sin verdad, ni justicia sin memoria.

#NuncaMás

[Jewish Voice for Peace @jvplive]

The Israeli military assassinated five journalists and at least 19 Palestinians total in two targeted strikes on Nasser Medical Complex this morning.

[Daniel Jadue @danieljadue]

El estado Genocida de Israel toma el control de las entradas de Gaza mientras crece la condena internacional por lo que se denuncia como una nueva Nakba https://t.co/jvuDa8Oujj

[Daniel Jadue @danieljadue]

Hoy dimos un paso más: hemos inscrito nuestra candidatura para diputado en el Distrito 9💪. Seguimos firmes, porque creemos profundamente en que un Chile más justo es posible. Agradezco la confianza de mi Partido @PCdeChile y su respaldo.✊🇨🇱