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8 years

Attys at Dulles with a fed court order entitling them to see detainees told by CBP "it's not going to happen" Attys seeking contempt order

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Today—the US became the country with the most covid-19 cases in the world. More people filed for unemployment in the past week than have done so in the history of unemployment insurance—by a factor of four! The dead overwhelmed the morgues in nyc. And the S&P 500 went up 6%.

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Another report from lawyer with major firm that CPB at Dulles refusing to comply w court order--seeking contempt and marshals.

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Trump Hotel. Downtown DC

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A federal court in VA has ordered Dulles Airport and DHS to give detainees at Dulles access to lawyers.

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CBP appears to be saying people in their custody not "detained" technically & Dulles international arrivals areas not in the United States

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At my #harvard college reunion on picket line w dining hall workers. Harvard wants to cut their health care.

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As far as I know no attorney has been allowed to see any arriving passenger subject to Trumps exec order at Dulles today.

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Just learned 40 plus people stopped in Dulles denied access to counsel in violation of ED VA court order. More coming on incoming planes.

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7 years

Pope Francis just said “The future of humanity... is fundamentally in the hands of people & in their ability to organize.” #AFLCIO17

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7 years

Why do Norwegians stay home?Norway has single payer healthcare, paid sick leave, strong unions & world class infrastructure. @AFLCIO .

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Detainees--lawful green card holders--have been denied access to counsel at Dulles all day. Now a federal court says that has to stop.

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4 years

Trump is defeated. By hotel workers in Las Vegas and auto workers in Detroit and teachers in Milwaukee and bus drivers in Atlanta and construction laborers in Philadelphia. A day to say with the poet, The People, Yes! #1u @AFLCIO @LIUNA @unitehere @UAW @ATUComm @AFTunion

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3 years

My friend and intellectual soulmate @AFLCIO President @RichardTrumka died this morning of a heart attack in the presence of his family whom he dearly loved. He goes to be with Jock Yablonski & Mother Jones, John L. Lewis and Eugene Debs—in whose company he can hold his head high

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Mayor of San Juan w/Puerto Rico labor getting ready for arrival of @AFLCIO relief plane & the 300 union volunteers.

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8 years

Reports from Dulles- Customs Border Protection is refusing detainees access to counsel violating court order. Lawyers seeking contempt order

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6 years

The Waffle House hero. A union brother. Unarmed. #1u @aflcio @cwa

CWA Member Honored for Bravery in Waffle House Shooting

James Shaw, Jr., a member of CWA Local 3808, heroically stepped in to stop a gunman during a shooting at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tenn. on Sunday

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Today the elected leaders of the labor movement, representing 12 million workers and their 55 national unions— elected @lizshuler of the @IBEW as the first woman President of the AFL-CIO, and @FredRedmond5 of the @steelworkers as our first African-American Secretary-Treasurer. #1u

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Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago--we are in a "dark time" trump exec orders "contrary to American and Catholic values"

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Secretary of DHS Kelly has exempted all lawful permanent residents (green card holders) from exec order. WH says they are "rewriting" order

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8 years

Not clear that anyone is being detained at Dulles, BUT attorneys, 3 US cong people & senator's staff-all w court order denied access.

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8 years

#1uVote #debates2016 . Trump mentioned the AFL-CIO but here at the AFL-CIO we can't figure out what he was talking about.

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10 months

Quite the indictment of the US corporate governance system. The US firms have nothing like the global market position of their lower CEO pay competitors. Companies that are union EVERYWHERE except in the US.

Robert Reich

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10 months

CEO pay of the largest carmakers in the world. Honda: $2.3M Nissan $4.5M Toyota: $6.7M BMW: $5.6M Mercedes: $7.5M Porsche: $7.9M Ford: $21M Stellantis: $25M GM: $29M Folks, don't believe it for a second that US automakers can't afford to pay workers better wages.

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Tomorrow at 11 am @AFLCIO & United Airlines will fly 300 skilled union volunteers and 40000 lbs of supplies from Newark to City of San Juan

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San Juan municipal hospital had no air conditioning--generator down. Then @IBEW Local 3 electricians turned power on @AFLCIO #unionsunited

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One of @JoeBiden 's lesser known but more extraordinary achievements. Protecting real pensions for millions of workers. @AFLCIO @nabtu

Joe Biden

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Today, we mark a major milestone: We have protected one million pensions from devastating cuts thanks to my American Rescue Plan. That’s what it means to build the economy from the middle out and the bottom up, and to protect the dignity of work.

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Thanks to everyone who made their voices heard #Harvard has to pay its furloughed workers and contractor workers @unitehere @unitehere26 #1u @AFLCIO

Under Worker and Student Pressure, Harvard Reverses Course and Agrees to Pay Dining, Custodial, and...

Harvard’s decision comes just days after the University threatened to lay off dining and custodial workers without pay, and follows a week of sustained student outcry. Cambridge, MA — Last week, Ha…

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7 years

A federal judge in Sacramento has issued nationwide injunction against entirety of Trump Executive Order and its enforcement CV 17-00786 AB

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7 years

Monday night massacre--Trump has fired acting AG Sally Yates after she said hateful exec orders illegal and against national interest.

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8 years

Reports now from Dulles that at least some, if not most detainees released. On other hand, reports of US Marshals en route to Dulles.

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8 years

Protestors at Dulles singing national anthem, lawyers trying to get CBP to obey court order.

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8 years

When Trump Admin defends its executive order in court-- watch and see if they cite Korematsu the case-will tell us how low they've fallen

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Cong Jamie Raskin (MD) tried to get access to holding area at Dulles. He is an attorney and con law prof. Was turned away.

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Why is @vw workers winning their union tonight so important for America? In 1980 the auto industry was the most important source of jobs in America. Every auto plant in the US had a union contract paying middle class wages, health care & a pension. Including Southern auto plants.

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8 months

Please read this letter from the head of all UN refugee work to the UN Secty General. Sounds like "We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families." The US must force a ceasefire in Gaza. Netanyahu is endangering fundamental US interests. @jakejsullivan

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In my 35 years of work in complex emergencies, I never have expected to write such a letter, predicting the killing of my staff & the collapse of the mandate I am expected to fulfill #Gaza

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MA Fed Ct issued nationwide order DHS "shall not, by any manner or means, detain or remove individuals" w approved refugee applications

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Lawyers at dulles are now assessing evidence for further court filings. Others trying to help 8-10 elderly Iranian LPR's stuck in Amsterdam

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@DamonSilvers

4 years

Republicans trying for power grab in senate now. Have stopped negotiating w Schumer and want to roll Pelosi. Plan is maximum crony state capitalism directed by Mnuchin for trump. Call your senator now tell them no power grab vote no on any partisan package. 1u @aflcio

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2 years

As ⁦ @SenWarren ⁩ explains, inflation is global, driven by supply shocks, the most serious coming from @ukraine war, made worse by monopolies. For the @FederalReserve to cause a US recession would be a catastrophic wrong response. ⁦ @AFLCIO ⁩ #1u

Opinion | Jerome Powell’s Fed Pursues a Painful and Ineffective Inflation Cure

More aggressive interest-rate hikes will cost millions of jobs and won’t address the causes of high prices.

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3 years

Stacey Abrams joins push for historic union vote at Amazon’s Alabama facility #1u @rwdsu ⁦ @BAmazonUnion ⁩ ⁦ @POTUS ⁩ @ufcw ⁦⁦ @staceyabrams ⁩ ⁦ @AFLCIO ⁩ ⁦ @AlabamaAFLCIO ⁩

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Today social media based protest, ngo's & their lawyers, organized workers (NY taxi) and independent judiciary saved Constitution. Tomorrow?

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4 years

Indeed. The calm and courage of @UFCW members at my @Safeway as crowds came thru on Friday was a sight to see. @aflcio #1u

Marc Perrone ✊

@Marc_Perrone

4 years

Who else is on the Frontlines of the #Coronavirus Pandemic? Grocery Workers Our members are there for you Restocking shelves as @Teamsters deliver vital supplies Checking you out w/ a smile Please be: ✅ Kind ✅ Friendly ✅ Thankful We Love You God Bless us all #1u #Union

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3 years

So so so proud of Heather Slavkin, new Policy Dir of the ⁦ @SEC_News ⁩. Heather fought the long fight for workers pensions & the investing public selflessly & brilliantly. Now she serves our country. ⁦⁦ @RealBankReform ⁩ ⁦ @PRI_News ⁩ #1u

SEC Chief Gary Gensler Picks Top Labor Union Official for Policy Role

The new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission tapped Heather Slavkin Corzo, a labor-union investment official, as his policy director, raising expectations that the agency will embrace...

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UNITE-HERE, AFL-CIO at Dulles Airport

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Crowd at Dulles growing. Now larger than yesterday. Chanting "USA USA"

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UNITE-HERE, @AFLCIO at Dulles Airport

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Former OSHA head: We’re getting it wrong on COVID workplace safety | Editorial - . Why we need an infectious disease safety standard in America’s workplaces. #1u ⁦ @RLReindelHi ⁩ @aflcio ⁦ @OSHA_DOL ⁩

Former OSHA head: We’re getting it wrong on COVID workplace safety | Editorial

We’ve known for nearly a year that COVID is airborne – yet aside from hospitals, few workplaces acknowledge that the virus can hang in the air.

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U.S. Labor Shortage? No, We Have a Crisis of Low Wages. - In These Times #1u @aflcio ⁦ @EconomicPolicy ⁩ ⁦ @WhiteHouseCEA ⁩ ⁦ @BrianDeeseNEC ⁩ ⁦ @federalreserve ⁩

U.S. Labor Shortage? No, We Have a Crisis of Low Wages.

Don't easily believe claims that there's a lack of people to fill jobs. What's really going on is that employers aren't offering workers a living wage.

inthesetimes.com

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9 months

My friend @AdyBarkan died tonight of ALS. Ady's tenacity in taking joy in every moment of life was one of the more astounding things I have ever seen. Ady fought for full employment. Today's labor movement-from Starbucks to auto-owes Ady. May your memory be a blessing my brother.

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8 years

#imwithChuck Jones, #uswa proud. While Trump's pals get rich off of dismantling US industry, real workers fight for their families @AFLCIO

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7 years

Charlottesville is the kind of Nazi terrorism that killed German democracy in 1933. Requires massive response from civil society. @AFLCIO

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4 years

Trump has announced a commission to decide when to reopen the economy. The model of the Commission—scientists report, business executives and Wall Street types decide, workers die. #1u @aflcio

Steven Greenhouse

@greenhousenyt

4 years

Leilani Jordan, a grocery worker, died at age 27 from Covid-19. She said her store provided neither gloves, nor hand sanitizer. She continued working because she wanted to help people. Her mother received Leilani's last paycheck: it was just $20.64.

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Liz Shuler secty treas @AFLCIO & @IBEW local 3 union electricians on #PuertoRicoRelief #PuertoRico --some of the 300

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Quinnipiac Poll-- JOB KILLING #taxbill benefits rich, public says by 3-1 @aflcio @4taxfairness

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Labor's Massive #BlackLivesMatter Banner-- across the Park from the White House at the AFL-CIO building on Black Lives Matter Plaza-- easy to read from the West Wing in case they forget. #1u @AFLCIO

Jonathan D. Lovitz

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America is #UnionStrong . Affirming #BlackLivesMatter makes our unions stronger. Thank you for your leadership, @AFLCIO .

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Meet Amazon's Unionbusters—guess who #JeffBezos hires to do his dirty work in Alabama—heavy duty right wingers. #1u #bAmazon ⁦ @RWDSU ⁩ ⁦ @AFLCIO ⁩ ⁦ @UFCW ⁩

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8 years

A motion for a contempt order at Dulles not yet filed. Attorneys working on both developing facts and addressing legal arguments.

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Attorneys at Dulles now reporting green card holders are supposed to be let thru--"order no longer applies to them". No explanation why.

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On Christmas Day my dear friend and mentor Bill Greider died. Bill wrote THE book on the Federal Reserve system—Secrets of the Temple. Bill was a great reporter, a patriot, a progressive populist, & a true friend of working people. May his memory be a blessing. #1u @AFLCIO

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Uber has decided its good for @Uber drivers to have rights in England. Why not in US? #1u @AFLCIO

GMB Union

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3 years

BREAKING NEWS: Uber has finally done the right thing. From tomorrow, all 70,000 Uber drivers will be paid holiday time, be automatically enrolled into a pension plan and will earn at least the minimum wage. This is a big win for GMB and our members.

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Union cement mason volunteers going to San Juan #PuertoRicoRelief #PuertoRico #unionsunited @AFLCIO #nabtu

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PA @SenatorCasey on GOP bill “It’s a rigged, massive corporate giveaway that creates a half a trillion dollar slush fund for the Trump Administration to hand out money to its corporate allies w/out any accountability, while families & local businesses get pennies” #1u @AFLCIO

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7 years

If you are an attorney & can help meet a blind Sudanese refugee at 8 am PST at LAX please msg me directly and will pass u on to advocates.

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Working people pay the price for the greed and ambition and narcissism of the rich and powerful. Then their bosses order them to keep their suffering secret. That is the common theme of #COVID19 . From #Amazon to #Smithfield to the #WhiteHouseVirus . #1u @AFLCIO

Maggie Haberman

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More info on 2 White House residence staff members who tested positive - they worked for the housekeeping department on the third floor, and didn't come in direct contact w the first family. When their tests came back positive, they were told to use "discretion" in discussing it.

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In Bangor @MaineAFLCIO members are sitting in @SenatorCollins office demanding she vote no on final passage of JOB KILLING #TaxBillScam #TaxBill @AFLCIO @4TaxFairness

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Powerful piece in NY Times about poverty in the U.K. under austerity and the solidarity of football fans in Newcastle featuring my friend ⁦ @BillCorcoran5 ⁩ ⁦ @nufcfoodbank ⁩ @WEFoodbank @TUC @ChiOnwurah Pound Notes, Canned Soup and Common Goals

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$15 an hour at Disney. The impact of collective bargaining. #1u ⁦ @AFLCIO ⁩ ⁦ @unitehere ⁩ ⁦ @FLAFLCIO ⁩

Walt Disney World workers land deal for $1,000 bonuses and $15 minimum wage

Disney said the proposed contract terms mark the 'largest proposal ever offered by Walt Disney World Resort.'

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7 years

Heather Heyer. IWW organizer. Labor movement sister. Murdered in #Charlottesville by Nazi terrorist. Siempre presente. @AFLCIO

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Amazon's own investors are reportedly telling the company to stop pressuring warehouse workers who have begun to vote on forming the firm's first union #1u @rwdsu @AFLCIO @ufcw via @BiIndia

Amazon's own investors are reportedly telling the company to stop pressuring warehouse workers who...

The group of more than 70 Amazon investors collectively hold more than $20 billion worth of the company's shares, the Financial Times reported.

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8 years

Section I(b. ) of the Mass court ordering release applies to refugees arriving in US as does Virginia order requiring access to counsel

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7 years

WH statement on firing of Acting AG Yates

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Remember not just when but why he died. #MLK . Murdered while helping Southern workers on strike for the right to have a union--as so many in the South-in auto and retail and the public sector-are fighting for today. @VW @MercedesBenz @Hyundai @UAW @Toyota @AFSCME @AFTunion

NYC CLC, AFL-CIO

@CentralLaborNYC

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Today we remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the anniversary of his assassination. May we carry his memory & legacy with us as we strive to better the lives of working people.

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AFL-CIO General Board Calls on Donald Trump to Resign or Be Removed from Office. “the fact that trespassers were allowed to roam the halls of Congress without consequence is...why we must tear down the systems and abiders of white supremacy.” #1u @aflcio

AFL-CIO General Board Calls on Donald Trump to Resign or Be Removed from Office | AFL-CIO

The AFL-CIO General Board calls for the removal of President Donald Trump from office at once, whether through resignation, impeachment or the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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#1u @AFLCIO courtesy of Portland ME @NationalNurses

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7 years

9th circuit leaves stay in place. Hateful Executive Orders remain blocked!

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"In a Strong Economy, Why Are So Many Workers on Strike?" Asks @NoamScheiber -Answer-BECAUSE it's a strong but unfair economy--workers are not afraid & won't accept exploitation. But will this moment lead to sustained power? via @NYTimes #1u @AFLCIO ⁩

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7 years

People should listen in to the oral argument in the 9th circuit. Justice Dept lawyer unable to explain what legal constraints on POTUS are.

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3 years

Lisa Cook is an accomplished economist with a history of concern for the impact of economic policy on working people. The @AFLCIO strongly supports her nomination and expects the Senators working people help elect to do the same. #1u

Steven N. Durlauf

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1/ Lisa Cook is an accomplished economist and creative thinker. Having read many of her papers and had numerous opportunities to interact with her, I am certain she will be an outstanding member of the Federal Reserve Board, assuming bad faith attacks do not prevail.

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It's Fred Korematsu's birthday-Ironic as Holocaust Remembrance Day. Sued to stop Japanese internment in WWII and lost. The case is infamy.

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3 years

“Im a union President.” Ive waited a lifetime to hear my President say that. Thank you @JoeBiden . #1u @AFLCIO #PassTheProAct @UAW @ituc @unionveterans @POTUS

President Biden

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The truth is I’m a union president, and I make no bones about that. I’m committed to strengthening our unions and rebuilding the backbone of this country — the middle class. I sat down to talk with Louis about my plans to make it happen.

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Bessemer, Alabama’s union battle against Amazon is a David and Goliath tale - Vox #1u @aflcio ⁦ @BAmazonUnion ⁩ @rwdsu @ufcw ⁦ @AlabamaAFLCIO ⁩ ⁦ @uniglobalunion ⁩ ⁦ @ituc ⁩

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All but one detainee in Dulles released says CBP. Not clear if true. Lawyers still not allowed in detention area. Tomorrow who knows.

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Unions are not only good for workers, they’re good for communities and for democracy: associated with positive outcomes across multiple indicators of economic, personal, & democratic well-being | Economic Policy Institute #1u #PassthePROAct ⁦ @AFLCIO ⁩

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7 years

Job killing #taxbill takes money out of working people’s’ pockets and jobs out of our communities. We won’t forget who votes for this poorly disguised pickpocketing scheme. Battle moves to the House @AFLCIO @4TaxFairness @TXAFLCIO @CaliforniaLabor

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@DamonSilvers

7 years

For those asking about the blind Sudanese refugee who arrived at LAX Tues, he is safely in USA thanks to help from volunteer attys

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2 years

Today marks the temporary end of women’s Constitutional right to choose but the permanent end of the current #SupremeCourt as a respected institution in American life. The endgame of the rot that began w #BushvGore . As in the 1930s our legal system awaits intellectual refounding.

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Tonight in San Juan #puertorico a new flash flood but @Teamsters volunteers drive city cleanup crews into the dark @AFLCIO #unionsunited

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#StevenHawking on the National Health Service #NHS Great Britain's #SinglePayer health system “I wouldn’t be here today if it were not for the NHS....I have received a large amount of high-quality treatment without which I would not have survived.” @UKLabour @The_TUC

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“Solidarity is more than acts of generosity, important as they are; it is the call to embrace the reality that we are bound by bonds of reciprocity. On this solid foundation we can build a better, different, human future@ #1u ⁦ @AFLCIO ⁩ ⁦ #PopeFrancis

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So many working families, so many union members realizing this morning that they do not have to live in fear of being deprived of the only home they know, as they have been since Donald Trump was elected. #1u #DACA #HeretoStay @AFLCIO @AFLCIOGlobal

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Damon Silvers

@DamonSilvers

6 years

The @AFLCIO official statement on Scott Walker's defeat in Wisconsin governor's election. #1u

Richard Trumka

@RichardTrumka

6 years

Scott Walker was a national disgrace.

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@DamonSilvers

2 months

At the ⁦ @Orioles ⁩ game in Baltimore's Camden Yards. Baltimore up 5-1. My @IBEW sisters and brothers on the big screen. The union that installs and maintains the electrical grid that is our future.

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Damon Silvers

@DamonSilvers

2 years

The lies the majority told at their confirmation hearings, the accumulation of decisions based on personal whims and hatreds, the brutality of the Court majority’s approach to the people whom their decisions affect reveal the majority as nothing but an instrument of force.

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Damon Silvers

@DamonSilvers

6 years

Democratic candidate Lamb up by 800 in district Trump won by almost 50000. That's the strength of labor behind a candidate w a core economic message. @AFLCIO @PaAFL_CIO

Social Security Works

@SSWorks

6 years

Lamb won over #PA18 voters, particularly seniors, by making support for Social Security and Medicare a key focus of his campaign: Every Democrat should follow his lead this November.

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Damon Silvers

@DamonSilvers

9 months

Union busting is about fear and tearing people down, telling working people they are worthless that everything they have is a gift from their overlords. Union busting is the lowest form of human activity and it's practitioners are the enemies of democracy.

Economic Policy Institute

@EconomicPolicy

9 months

Employers spend more than $400 million per year on ‘union-avoidance’ consultants to bolster their union-busting efforts. Calling union-busting out is key: UN decries Amazon, Walmart, DoorDash for ‘shameful’ wages and union-busting

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Damon Silvers

@DamonSilvers

8 years

@EDCauchi yes I am at dulles. The question of jurisdiction has been raised--unclear by whom--CBP or DoJ or where.

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Damon Silvers

@DamonSilvers

8 years

Press conf at Dulles. Hotel workers union megaphone.

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Damon Silvers

@DamonSilvers

9 months

Palestinian refugees from Israel proper & their descendants are 81 percent of the Gaza Strip's people. They fled or were thrown out of their homes in Israel's war of independence & then were barred by Israel from returning & by Egypt from entering Egypt proper. Please read on--

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Damon Silvers

@DamonSilvers

7 years

In #PuertoRico tonight 300 union voluntrs debrief together in rain & dark- @Teamsters @AFTunion @BldgTrdsUnions @SEIU @NationalNurses @AFLCIO

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Damon Silvers

@DamonSilvers

8 years

Not clear now at Dulles whether 40 arriving passengers are being held or processed.

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