Simon Davis-Cohen

comms 32BJ SEIU NY & NJ + writing & films - tweets my own

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

A German court has ruled that Google is liable for the false statements generated by its AI Overviews feature. The ruling could have massive impacts on the world's biggest search engine, which recently doubled down on giving users AI-generated results.

[Schneps Union @SchnepsUnion]

We, the staff of Schneps Media, are forming a union to keep local journalism strong and protect
journalists reporting on the communities we serve. Follow @SchnepsUnion and
@newsguild
and visit our website https://t.co/7aYJGk9R1M Thanks! #SchnepsUnion

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

NEW: DoorDash has patented a system that lets companies offer promotional deals based on how stressed you are.

States are passing bans against surveillance pricing, and Big Tech is spending big to crush them.

We uncovered the $13K wine-and-dine that defanged Maryland’s ban.

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

BREAKING: Ohio secretly gave 100% sales tax breaks, lasting up to 40 years, to tech giants for data centers, per https://t.co/9Wr6itu0Jb.

The exemptions—signed by Gov. Kasich—give Google, Meta and Amazon at least $600 million each.

Legislators say the contracts can't be undone.

[Democracy Now! @democracynow]

"The word ceasefire has lost its meaning."

Beirut-based journalist @lyllayounes describes the human toll of Israel's attacks and mass displacement in Lebanon. She has been writing about the war for @DropSiteNews.

[Cecilia D'Anastasio @cecianasta]

Powerful. AI firms are "hijacking" the public square, "strip-mining" news sites and, despite their combined $11 trillion+ valuation, using less than 0.5% of that investment to compensate companies that provide them data -- as the newsrooms they rely on suffer. Per NYT: https://t.co/CCeqJCz68T

[Gothamist @Gothamist]

Mamdani will appoint prominent NYPD critic as New York City’s sheriff

https://t.co/SqvsbdczhQ

[NYC Parks @NYCParks]

Mark your calendars: NYC beaches officially open for the season on May 23. Get ready for boardwalk walks, post-swim snacks, ocean breezes, and long summer days by the water!

[32BJ SEIU /// #BuildingJustice 🧹✊🏽 @32BJSEIU]

BREAKING: @32BJSEIU Members Authorize Strike of 34,000 NYC Residential Building Service Workers.

[32BJ SEIU /// #BuildingJustice 🧹✊🏽 @32BJSEIU]

Over decades of struggle, we have built up a union contract that offers New York City residential building service workers a pathway to the middle class.

But with rising costs, too many of us are falling behind.

We must move forward, not backward. #WeMakeNYCHome

[Street Vendor Project @VendorPower]

An incredible accomplishment by @LosDeliveristas @workersjusticep - literally cementing the legacy & impact of Deliveristas in NYC 💛

[32BJ SEIU /// #BuildingJustice 🧹✊🏽 @32BJSEIU]

BREAKING: New York City Enacts First Private Sector Wage Law Since 1964

[32BJ SEIU /// #BuildingJustice 🧹✊🏽 @32BJSEIU]

BREAKING: these 32BJ cleaners are on STRIKE!

📌373-381 Park Ave S.- Just before the holidays, Planned Building Services (@PlannedTeam) is cutting wages by 29% and eliminating the health care and other benefits that working families depend on.

But 32BJ won't back down!✊✊

[Amir Khafagy (amirkhafagy.bsky.social) @AmirKhafagy91]

A Thanksgiving Exclusive 🦃

LaGuardia Airport Workers Say Company Continues to Violate Federal Safety Law

AGI failed to release worker-related injury logs and has been cited by OSHA for 18 workplace safety violations since 2016

New for @Documentedny
https://t.co/SDdgSoepDO

[Daily News Union @NYDNUnion]

Long live the Daily News!

[32BJ SEIU /// #BuildingJustice 🧹✊🏽 @32BJSEIU]

We welcomed @ZohranKMamdani to a @32BJSEIU New York Metro membership meeting yesterday! 

We are uniting with Zohran Mamdani to address the affordability crisis in NYC! 

Every vote matters!

[New York City Council @NYCCouncil]

Today, the Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection reviewed the Aland Etienne Safety & Security Act, sponsored by @NYCSpeakerAdams, which would set minimum pay, benefits, and training standards for security guards to improve their safety, rights, and working conditions.

[32BJ SEIU /// #BuildingJustice 🧹✊🏽 @32BJSEIU]

New York City has the opportunity to elect a mayor who understands the power in a union.

Early voting ends in 4 days!

[njdotcom @njdotcom]

Newark security guards rally at University Hospital as strike vote looms https://t.co/v8pSuV9mQ0

[32BJ SEIU /// #BuildingJustice 🧹✊🏽 @32BJSEIU]

New York City is For Our Workers!

Clarrisa Baynes, a non-union security officer organizing with @32BJSEIU, joined our Labor family and @SEIUPres to send a clear message: 

Workers Have @ZohranKMamdani’s Back!