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After an embarrassing defeat on minimum wage in 2021--where 8 Senate Dems joined every GOP Senator in opposing a $15 mandate--master political strategist Bernie Sanders is at it again.
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In hearing, pulls no punches on "freelance-busting ideologue" Julie Su, who lacks the qualifications for "the nation's top workforce protection job."
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My Workforce Protections Subcommittee (@EdWorkforceCmte) hearing on the right to earn a living and the multi-pronged assault on independent workers kicks off at 10:15 ET today. You can watch the livestream here: youtube.com/watch?v=LHUI6B
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Must Watch: calls out "bad behavior" of union leadership, asks the union to live by the same standards it demands of the private companies it targets.
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#UnionsForAll starts at home! We expect to have to fight back against #GreedyCEOs who want to stop us from winning #UnionsForAll. We shouldn’t have to continuously fight for @MaryKayHenry and @SEIU to practice what they preach.
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Apparently the forgot to purchase StandWithSu.com. We've helpfully redirected it to the appropriate domain.
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California continuing to earn the "judicial hellhole" moniker applied by
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A new CPC report reveals California’s Civil Rights Dept has turned into a litigious bully that steps over workers & strong-arms companies thanks to a "bounty hunter" provision allowing the dept to fund its own budget through court awards & settlements. ow.ly/Q0ck50NItmb5
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Union-funded fake studies, on the other hand, will apparently always have a place at the University of California.
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California's labor agency regularly misses statutory performance deadlines, without consequences. Meanwhile, small biz with even a minor violations of state's 1,100-page labor code face crushing penalties.
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Out of touch with workers? Biden Labor Secretary nominee appears with radical group falsely calling the tipped wage "a legacy of slavery." An insult to the thousands of tipped workers who have rallied in support of the tipping system.
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"the Democratic Party again seems to be emphasizing organized labor ..."
I must have missed the many years when the party *did not* emphasize organized labor!
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.: "With Labor Department numbers showing union membership on the decline, unions can’t afford to lose any more organizing opportunities. That means we’ll continue to hear promises of remote work, even if the promises aren’t remotely true."
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Big day for "key player" as he makes his Supreme Court debut in the student loan forgiveness case that tests "limits of Presidential power." Congrats to Mike and the influential team.
cnn.com/politics/live-
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New from EPI's : "Meet the Labor Centers of and . Funded through a combination of taxpayer dollars and labor union largesse, the centers essentially operate as the research arm of the state’s powerful union interests."
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Tennessee on the leading edge of pro-worker labor policy: on a new bill prohibiting companies that receive state econ development funds from recognizing a union by card check.
On the bright side, petty retail theft, drug use, and harmful anti-social behavior are still welcomed in California. Just don’t try to buy a cigar.
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Today’s 15-and 16-year-olds, and anyone younger, would be prohibited from ever legally buying tobacco, under a proposed California law. sacbee.com/news/politics-
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Labor has for years funded and directed “academic” centers at Berkeley and UCLA, which— to borrow ’s words— exist primarily to “stamp”
UC branding on union-funded research reports targeting CA labor policy.
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i wrote about a private firm that runs a UC research center and faculty concerns that the arrangement lacks academic oversight & allows the firm to stamp UC Riverside branding on corporate-funded research reports targeting CA labor policy
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"At a recent meeting, Police Chief Robert J. Contee III said one young man told him people don’t commit as many crimes in Maryland and Virginia because “they don’t play.” Well, if we want a safer city for our residents, we should create the same atmosphere here: We don’t play."
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Thank you, @JackEvansWard2. This is spot on. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/
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Office workers in the area (including our staff) also felt unsafe walking through the park -- was one of several reasons we declined to renew our office lease there.
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“the District reports that contracted social service providers and mental health clinicians feel increasingly unsafe working at McPherson Square and are unable to provide on-site services to an encampment of this size.” washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/
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Glad to be featured standing up for tipped workers against the fake advocates at . File this one under: "When you're complaining, you're losing."
Huge win here for tipped workers, , and the team at . This radical change to the tipped minimum wage would have devastated full-service restaurants in my home state.
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Court ruling could block minimum wage hike for Michigan workers next month detroitnews.com/story/news/loc
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If December is the most wonderful time of the year, January might be the worst--at least if you're a union boss. My take in on the government's annual report on union membership.
Halfway through, the Times acknowledges that just *2 percent* of the association's annual revenue comes from ServSafe. The whole scandalous premise of the story....undermined 8 paragraphs into the piece.
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Ah yes, the Times "reveals" a "scheme" for a restaurant industry trade association to provide low-cost food safety training to restaurant workers. The horror!
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Breaking: my @NYTimes investigation w/ @Fahrenthold reveals The Natl Restaurant Association’s lucrative scheme: $$ fees unwitting workers pay for ‘food safety certification’ are funneled to cover the costs of the groups’ Goliath battle against higher wages
nytimes.com/2023/01/17/us/
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Fact check: True, and not just in DC. The DSA was responsible for the heavy lifting on the Portland, ME, ballot measure as well. One Fair Wage swooped in late in the game. (Of course, they lost by 20 points in Portland, thanks to and others.)
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Some have credited the Democratic Socialists of America with I-82's unexpected landslide victory, frustrating organizers that have been working on the issue for nearly a decade. Advocates from both groups shared post-campaign reflections with Loose Lips. bit.ly/3ESV4YB
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“Union busting is disgusting.” But what if it’s a union doing the busting?
and I sort out the details in .
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My bad: Tweet should have said federal judge, not Fifth Circuit. Clearly I need to pay $8 for Blue so I can edit tweets!
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Another massive win for , one of the country's most influential and effective right-of-center law firms.
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BREAKING: Fifth Circuit vacates Biden student loan forgiveness program. Calls it an "unconstitutional exercise of Congress’s legislative power ..."
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Petty tyranny. (And a tweet she will likely regret if these license disputes go to court.)
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If workers at your business in Woodley Park choose to unionize, this is your first and final warning: If you commit an ULP— I will move to remove your liquor license. I will use all of the powers at my disposal to fight back on behalf of the workers.
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Classy memo from , who ran as a reform-minded Republican in DC's deep-blue Ward 3. He picked up a Washington Post endorsement and nearly 25 percent of the vote -- which means he earned the support of many Dems. Relevant as GOP studies how to build influence in cities.
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It was difficult to write this, but it must be said. Thank you, Ward 3.
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Classy move. Our politics would be significantly improved with more handwritten notes like this.
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Virginia GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin privately sent a handwritten note to Nancy Pelosi apologizing for recently using the violent attack on her husband as a political punchline.
“The apology has been accepted,” says Pelosi's spokesperson.
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Tipped workers were also aided by ’s reliance on celebrities. Jane Fonda! Hillary Clinton! Ibram Kendi! Their campaign had national endorsements, but in the end didn’t have the grassroots support of local workers most affected by the ballot measure.
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This morning, and will offer predictable "big money" excuses for their loss.
The real reason? They were out-hustled by tipped workers and local biz in Portland. “Workers of the world” did unite—against tip credit elimination.
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So sad to hear of Mimi Parker's passing. Her voice and 's songwriting meant so much to so many, myself included. Secret Name is a personal favorite in their catalog, and album highlight "Soon" captures the band at its best. RIP.
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Terrible PR advice. Each announcement like this only validates the pressure tactics brought to bear on your clients. When activists come calling with silly demands, ignore them. They'll move on, and so will the media.
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SCOOP: IPG is recommending client "temporary pause" all current media on Twitter, according to multiple sources.
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SEIU staff is calling out SEIU mgmt for “anti-worker aggression.” Biting quote uses the union’s slogan against it: “Unions for All Starts at Home, SEIU.”
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We, the unionized staffers at SEIU & SEIU Benefit Funds, extend our wholehearted support to @pnwsu2015.
Tonight, our unit submitted this statement to @SEIU and @SEIU2015 management.
@MaryKayHenry @aprildverrett @ArnulfoSEIU2015 @KimEvonSEIU2015 @DereckSEIU2015
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Snarky headline doesn't do honor to Judge Beaton's masterclass in judicial modesty. Required reading for lawyers and social media commentators alike. Full speech here: harvard-jlpp.com/judging-titles
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A federal judge in Kentucky is waging a self-styled "guerrilla campaign" against lawyers referring to him and his peers on the bench as "Your Honor," saying judges interpret law rather than make it @nateraymond reut.rs/3DzWDtL
Nice of to offer such a clear contrast to Portland voters: Out-of-state politicians vs. actual Portland restaurant workers like . #NoOnQuestionD.
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#NewTonight Portland Question D, which would raise the minimum wage to $18 & eliminate the sub-minimum/tip wage is getting national attention. @HillaryClinton will be the face of a new @onefairwageme social media ad campaign urging Portlanders to vote yes on D @newscentermaine
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"You ever travel by bus before? Your mood's probably not going to improve much."
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Sleeper and luxury buses have been slow to catch on in America. But start-up travel companies are hoping Americans will abandon the image of the rumbling, cramped bus and embrace long-haul coach travel. nyti.ms/3yPRXgj
Organized labor has its own unique form of election denialism.
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BREAKING: Amazon Labor Union will appeal the results of the union election in Albany.
Instead of asking for a new election, @AmazonLabor will request that the NLRB issue a direct bargaining order.
Citing extreme union-busting, the union says a fair election is impossible.