Each year on March 25 we commemorate the anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. This tragic event took the lives of 146 mostly young, immigrant women workers in 1911.
North America moves because of the hard work, sacrifices, and dedication of Teamsters truck drivers like members of Teamsters Local 959 who haul freight and household goods on the Atigun Pass, Alaska.
Anything is possible when you’re a Teamster. 💪
@AKAFLCIO Project 2025 p.159 "Until it is privatized, TSA should be treated as a national security provider, and its workforce should be deunionized immediately."
Alaska’s public employees — including teachers, peace officers, local government workers and all state workers — have been without a pension since 2006, when the state instead adopted a 401(k) style retirement plan in an effort to save money. https://t.co/G2fKUOXCvd
Here's where the votes came from - HD 1-4 absentees (SE), HD 5 absentees (Kodiak), HD 6-8 absentees (Kenai Peninsula) & HD 25-30 Absentees (Mat-Su). The Mat-Su, Kenai and Kodiak (HD 5) ones broke for Yes (C1). The SE ones broke No.
Also today: The HD-6 (Homer) & other Earlies.
For context it looks like a very conservative leaning batch of votes, around 5,800 more votes will be counted tomorrow per Division of Elections. Thank you @cinyc for breaking it down. #akleg
AK just dropped another 2,100 votes or so in the Pres race. These were very favorable for Trump, Begich and Yes on BM 2 (RCV Repeal).
Fewer votes dropped for AK-AL and BM2 than Pres.
Yes now trails No by just 45 votes.
Here are the daily charts:
Last night, I voted to pass the Social Security Fairness Act to repeal GPO/WEP. Right now, too many Alaskans aren't receiving the Social Security they're owed. Our teachers and public servants deserve the benefits they paid into.
On #DiaDeLosMuertos the UFW wants to honor the martyrs of La Causa who gave us the most precious gift they possess - their very lives. Nan, Nagi, Juan, Rufino, & Rene are very special human beings. We will never let the sacrifice they have made for us be forgotten.
🚨 SOLIDARITY ALERT 🚨
Let's show up for our union siblings at @unac4996AK and tell the @UA_System it's long past time to sign a fair contract!
Today, at 4:30 PM outside the Noth Entrance of the Consortium Library. #1u#UnionStrong
I applaud the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance for coming together to reopen the East Coast and Gulf ports and ensure the availability of critical supplies for Hurricane Helene recovery and rebuilding.
Collective bargaining works.
Huge news: The NLRB today ruled that Starbucks illegally closed all three stores in Ithaca.
The agency ordered that those stores be re-opened, with the unionized staff re-hired and given 16 months of backpay.
This is why Starbucks is suing to destroy the NLRB.