Darlene
@darlenelugo.bsky.social
Single, childless, cat loving, Democrat lady in Alabama fighting for everyone to receive respect and equality. I vote BLUE and I'm proud of it. No DM's. 💙 🐈 🦋 #BlueCrew ✨️ ~ One shoe can change your life ~ Cinderella ✨️
Corporations spend more than $1.5 billion a year on union-busting. That’s $1.5 billion they could have spent on higher wages, better benefits, and improving workplace safety. Remember: if they weren’t so scared of worker power, they wouldn’t fight so hard against unions.
U.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union avoidance
Key takeaways Many U.S. employers hire union avoidance consultants to keep their workers from organizing and bargaining
epi.org
Why do you appreciate unions? I’ll start: Weekends off Paid vacations Work breaks Sick leave Paid holidays No child labor Safer working conditions Health care and retirement benefits
Increase in productivity since 1979: 93% Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 34% Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%. As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
YES. Your president really said this. He thinks ALL Federal money should go to “defense”, and our State governments should tax us for health, education, roads and everything ELSE that Americans rely on government FOR. THINK about that BEFORE you VOTE. Don’t go by what they SAY. WATCH WHAT THEY DO!!
Maria Bartiromo is out at Fox News, effective today. “We thank Maria for her work over the last 12 ½ years and wish her all the best on her next chapter,” Fox News said in a statement. If you ask me, good riddance.
Maria Bartiromo Is Out At Fox News
Bartiromo has been at the network for more than 12 years. A reason was not given for her departure.
hollywoodreporter.com
“Remember, the Constitution doesn’t begin with, ‘I, the president.’ It begins with, ‘We, the people.’ ” —Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March
As we elders, our daughters, and our granddaughters continue the fight for power, equality, and respect, we hold you in our hearts with love and gratitude. Rest in peace and power, Gloria Steinem. 🤍
Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
nytimes.com
The same people who think Trump, who dodged the draft five times yet knows how to win a war — also think Trump, who declared bankruptcy six times, knows how to run the economy… That's what Trump Derangement Syndrome actually looks like. Any Questions?! 😎✨
Spotted outside The Penthouse Nightclub in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. REUTERS/Chris Helgren.
Pritzker: So here’s the truth, plain and simple: Our state is under siege. Not by protesters, immigrants, the deep state, the press, Canada or Mexico or Greenland, Antifa or Jewish space lasers or pride parades. No. Our state's under siege by a petty, corrupt man in Washington.
Believe the science. It is literally written in stone. Vaccinate.
There is no rational reason for supporting Trump at this point. His policies have tanked the economy and national debt is $40 trillion. Iran controls the strait. 3 million Epstein docs withheld. He is fighting with our allies and sucking up to dictators. Not to mention Trump is a felon and rapist.
