Just hard launched my communism to my 5 roommates by telling them I’m having comrades over to our apartment for a DSA meeting 😎
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“A major function of the civil courts is to transfer assets from human defendants, disproportionately Black, to white-controlled corporations or to the state itself, by force or the threat thereof.”
A must read on the racial capitalism of civil courts!!
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Northeastern University just sent out an email to graduate students informing us that "having a union involved in your graduate student experience will impact you." Wow, I sure hope it does! That's the entire point of having a union!
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You can’t have an inflationary spiral if workers are still getting real terms wage cuts…
Employers are going to weaponize this language against us this year as strike actions tick up. Let’s call it out for what it is: unfettered greed and bs
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Any hope of passing Left policy lies in a fighting labor movement. Glad UAW Region 9A has new militant leadership, for the sake of their members and the future of the working class more broadly ✊.
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We proudly support the #BuildPublicRenewablesAct (BPRA). We will be working hard to help pass the bill this legislative session. @NYRenews @publicpowerny
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No surprise that the UK parliament is trying to pass an anti-strike bill during the biggest volume of strike disruption in 33 years.
As workers rise up, the mgmt class will always use the law as a bludgeoning tool against us. We have to remember: no strike is illegal if you win.
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A guy saying “I’m reading up on tenant rights” is peak male hotness to me
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4 years ago I joined Twitter to get updates about minor league baseball and now I'm a communist
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“This isn’t my union, it’s the member’s union” - Shawn Fain in the UAW President’s debate right now.
Hell yeah. It’s time we elect a President that puts the power back where it belongs: in the hands of the rank-and-file.
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There was a time when Puerto Ricans were banned from flying our flag. A move intended to forcefully quiet nationalists. To sow fear of punishment & disrupt the building of an organized mass movement to rise up against colonial rule & fight for freedom & dignity. #FreePalestine
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Studying labor law is just a series of “huh????” every time I read a new case.
Makes me think that even the small wins we have made in the workplace are monumental given we are fighting against the full force of the capitalist apparatus battling against the working class…
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Those accusing nurses of being selfish fail to see that the nurses are fighting for their patients. Nurses sacrificed their lives during Covid and we called them heroes. Now they sacrifice their job security and reputation to win safer staffing ratios. Heroes they remain!!
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Organizing and socialist training programs are important to develop so we can someday implement them in public K-12 education. is leading the way.
Imagine how cool it would be to learn about organizing, labor rights, housing, racial and class power in school…
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I’m always surprised how much better and clear-headed I feel when I get enough sleep.
2023 should be the year of prioritizing rest so we can give our all to each other, to life, and to building a fighting working class 😌
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The Big Three continue to rake in massive profits while UAW autoworkers continue to fall behind.
We can do better. Our members deserve better.
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On Jan. 12, from 7-8pm ET, the UAW Monitor will hold a debate between Shawn Fain and Ray Curry. This is the same day runoff ballots will be mailed! Watch the debate on Zoom (Webinar ID: 853 7062 2273, Passcode: 805234) or by livestream on YouTube: youtu.be/gI9MgykX0sQ (1/2)
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I LOVE being able to refer folks that need help organizing to , it's so useful to have this org that is so dependable, I 100% KNOW folks will get a call back and a conversation. #UnionYes
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Bringing Mother Jones hell-raising energy into 2023
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St. Louis is a union town! Union members and comrades came out to Earthbound Beer to support and our amazing reform slate
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Perfect summation of Missouri culture is I just sat down at a coffee shop and immediately got into a three-way conversation with the people sitting at the tables to each side of me
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Really great piece by on the case for creating Industrial Branches in so we can continue building socialism and power in the workplace!
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"Lessons cannot be generalized among workers unless it is coming from and embraced by workers themselves. If outsiders handing out newspapers at the plant gates worked, then we would have had socialism in this country decades ago."
midwestsocialist.com/2022/12/28/bri
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Uncle (who’s a Trumper): isn’t it bad that Congress can vote on the rail contract?
Me: yes
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There is no better evidence that the state apparatus is just another arm of capital than the rail worker struggles happening in the US and UK right now.
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Patrick Horan abused me when I was 16 and he was 27. Today I am coming forward to share my story.
docs.google.com/document/d/e/2
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Morocco have so much to be proud of. Defeated some of the top teams in the world. Went further than any African nation in history. Went further than any Arab nation in history. Scored great goals. Defended with conviction. Danced with their families. Inspired so many.
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Morocco celebrates their victory by raising the Palestinian flag !!
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I would especially like to draw the public's attention to the work of UAWD organizer and my dear friend Lisa Xu (), who is in my humble opinion is one of the great unsung heroes of the contemporary labor movement.
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A huge congratulations to on winning the Region 9A Directorship!
Brandon will lead 9A with a progressive vision and a willingness to unite UAW members from across all sectors of our union.
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If you're a UAW member following the vote count -- send me a message! I want to hear your thoughts.
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History has just been made!
We would like to congratulate LaShawn English on becoming the next Director of Region 1! LaShawn ran a wonderful campaign focused on returning the power of our union back where it belongs -- to the membership of the UAW.
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Crashing is slept on. Phoebe Waller-Bridge doesn’t miss!
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Brazil are playing just now. That means there’s no better time to talk about the Brazilian midfielder who moved to Italy so that he could “read Gramsci in the original language and study the history of the workers' movement."
A thread about Sócrates. 🧵
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Capital guts our rail system, makes billions grinding down rail workers, and now has Democrats and "the most pro-labor administration in history" rushing to impose a deal with no paid sick days
You can't stand with both labor and capital
DSA is 100% with the 🌹
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NEW: Biden is asking Congress to impose a deal with rail unions and railways that his administration recommended earlier this year "without any modifications or delay."
This deal was struck down by 4 unions, and does not include paid sick days.
washingtonpost.com/business/2022/
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Brandon Mancilla joined New School Part-Time Faculty on the picket line today in NYC.
Brandon supports the part-time faculty who are on strike for a fair contract.
#strikeonTNS #strikesgiving
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Tia and Tamera Mowry were raised in a proper union household.
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