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Organized labor is the backbone of this country “When you work hard and play by the rules, you should be able to live a middle-class life… That’s the American dream, and no one has done more to make that dream a reality than the men and women of organized labor.” Hakeem Jeffries #BlueWaveIn100Days

🌟 NEW 🌟 First-of-its-kind analysis from @cmcnich.bsky.social, @jensherer.bsky.social, and @benzipperer.org measures how expanding union membership would boost wages, lower inequality, and benefit communities and democracy. A teaser of what that would mean for workers 🧵 1/

The case for tripling union membership: How rebuilding union power would strengthen workers, the economy, and our democracy

Foreword Imagine union membership tripling in the United States. It may sound radical—if you’ve forgotten history. In fact, more than 1 in 3 private-sector workers belonged to a union in the 1950s. Th...

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Bluesky: please help me settle a dispute with my partner, honesty appreciated. We enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles with family at holiday gatherings. Is it bad manners purchase a stranger’s used puzzle (as opposed to sealed, unopened box) and bring it to a Thanksgiving we aren’t hosting?

Things I never thought I would type: look at how they greeted the Algerian team arriving back at the DoubleTree in Lawrence, Kansas

Just learned about the bipartisan America’s Children Act because Improve the Dream sent me an email about it. Will provide a pathway for legal residency for adults brought here as children who have aged out of the green card line. Call Congress and get this passed.