Like one of our greatest said “"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will."
National Education Association@neatoday.bsky.social · 2d agoThe largest union in America wasn’t built by asking nicely. This Labor Day, take a walk through the strikes, organizing, solidarity, and collective action that built our union and continue to move us forward: https://bit.ly/47WXodj
Hosting a barbecue for Labor Day weekend? Make sure it’s union-made and full of solidarity ✊ https://aflcio.org/barbecue
“MV Transportation is pleased that an agreement has been reached to end the labor dispute with our valued union team members in Jackson,” MV Transportation representative Nick Dye said in an Aug. 20 press release. www.mississippifreepress.org/jtran-bus-dr...
JTRAN Bus Drivers, MV Transportation Agree on New Contract to End Weeks-Long Strike
JTRAN union bus drivers and MV Transportation agreed to a new contract on Aug. 20, ending the Jackson bus system’s weeks-long labor strike.
mississippifreepress.org
Union launches hardship fund for laid off developers UVW-CWA will provide grants of up to $5,000 to help cover essential living and work-related costs www.gamesindustry.biz/union-launch...
Union launches hardship fund for laid off developers
UVW-CWA will provide grants of up to $5,000 to help cover essential living and work-related costs
gamesindustry.biz
Last image from tonight (short film in the morning): this brother out here with his Singer sewing machine, gifting people a custom embroidery on their jerseys and hats with the name and the date, was more artistic than anything at Burning Man and ad gorgeous as a Caravaggio. Magic! Goodnight.
We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Are educator pensions in your state under attack? Get the facts so you can speak out for stronger pensions.
How Pensions Power the Economy | NEA
Are educator pensions in your state under attack? Are COLA increases not keeping up with inflation? Get the facts so you can speak out for stronger pensions.
nea.org
My take on the Jan 23 action in Minneapolis is that I don’t really care whether it’s a “true” general strike (we could argue about that all day). What DOES matter is that it’s a bold and necessary escalation, and local labor leaders are publicly encouraging workers to join in anti-ICE resistance
How Workers Died Last Week: Three dead from electrocutions, 5 workers crushed under vehicles, construction, confined space, welding explosion, falls, machete attack, shootings and vehicle incidents: The Weekly Toll jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job - Confined Space
On average, over 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work. Here are how a few died last week.
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“Rose believes that mainstream reporters should take an expansive view of what constitutes journalism—and be generous in sharing safety information and building relationships with other people documenting action in the streets.”
Columbia Journalism Review@columjournreview.bsky.social · 8mo agoNew York media outlets are being proactive about defending their rights as they anticipate the deployment of federal law enforcement. Read @joelsimonsays.bsky.social www.cjr.org/analysis/new...
In addition to arguably being the best labor reporter in the state, Amie serves up perspective in her feed. Good follow if you’re into labor issues or Iowa or just curious about your world.
Amie Rivers@amierivers.bsky.social · 8mo agoOn this day in 1920, around 3,000 people suspected of being communists/anarchists were arrested without due process and tortured in what became known as the Palmer raids. Seems familiar.
reminder that as activity picks up in places like Twin Cities, Louisiana, Alabama etc, my @propublica.org colleagues & I are still investigating immigration enforcement I'm particularly interested in use-of-force & am still tracking the detention of citizens Reach out ⬇️ if you have info to share
In Iowa? In Des Moines? Show up. Walk with unions. www.laborers177.com/events/view/79 Event Details | Laborers' Local 177 | LiUNA!
Event Details | Laborers' Local 177 | LiUNA!
Find details on Laborers' Local 177 events.
laborers177.com
Let’s friggin go. And here’s a nice pre-elex write up from @laurarbelin.bsky.social www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/08/24/i...
Iowa Senate district 1 election preview: Catelin Drey vs. Christopher Prosch
Laura Belin covers the political landscape, key issues for Catelin Drey and Christopher Prosch, campaign spending, and early vote numbers.
bleedingheartland.com
mtsw@mtsw.bsky.social · last yr.Dems overperforming by 20 points in Western Iowa:
BREAKING: Workers at Yosemite and Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks just won their union elections. They are the first national parks to unionize in several years.
“They can’t be bought, so they are bloodied”
Will Bunch@willbunch.bsky.social · last yr.The press freedom crisis in America isn't only billionaires bowing down at big outlets like CBS, the Post. In L.A., elsewhere, indie journalists at protests are getting beat up or arrested by cops, a chilling sign of an authoritarian U.S. police state My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/los-...
Keep calling
Blog for Iowa@blogforiowa.bsky.social · last yr.Chuck’s mailbox full. But we can still jam the lines at our senator’s local offices. #iowa Cedar Rapids: (319) 363-6832 Council Bluffs: (712) 322-7103 Davenport: (563) 322-4331 Des Moines: (515) 288-1145 Sioux City: (712) 233-1860 Waterloo: (319) 232-6657
1/ There’s a lot of focus today on Nike’s warning that the company expects to take a $1 billion tariff hit, but I want to highlight the people — besides U.S. consumers — who could bear the brunt of Trump’s policy. Thread 🧵
Anyone who has ever worked July - September construction in the Midwest knows this is a crappy rat management thing to do
Jordan Barab@jbarab.bsky.social · last yr.The business arguments against an #OSHA heat standard are old, tired, nonsensical and will kill workers. newrepublic.com/article/1968... via @newrepublic.com and @timothynoah.bsky.social
