Iโm a queer organizer of color fighting for a just transition from militarized fossil fuel apartheid. Today I was fired from
@sunrisemvmt
โ in the midst of a union organizing campaign.
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My partner's daughter got covid at school on Friday. We are vaxxed, took negative rapid tests on Saturday, got PCRs done yesterday, and isolating accordingly. This was communicated to their work, and this morning my partner just got fired from their job.
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@chezrebellion
From University Circle! For nearly 2 years under previous store manager, UC partners faced relentless union busting and Unfair Labor Practices. Today
@SBWorkersUnited
workers on shift authorized their first strike ever! Itโs BEEN time to bargain for a new contract!
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4 months of unionbusting, ULPs, hours cut, partners forced out for supporting the union.
We are a union shop. I couldnโt be more proud to be a member of
@SBWorkersUnited
and of
@ClevelandSBWU
. 4-0.
Today it will be HB 6 degrees out in Ohio.
Expect NO chance of energy efficiency programs that save everyone money and take pressure off the grid.
And be sure to remember that you arenโt going to get to use any of that sun pummeling your roof via solar panels!
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@paoloredtoblue
My local DSA chapter has kept my Starbucks union members citywide whole through 2 Years of unionbusting with thousands in solidarity funds raised for us in addition to picket support but cosmestic.
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If you have ever enjoyed Great Lakes beer in any of these wonderful places outside of Ohio, please do sign on to the petition below to show public support for their workers' union efforts!
Have drank def drank Great Lakes in OH, PA, DC, MI, IL for sure.
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boy george smiley๐นโฝ๏ธ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐โ๐พ
โI just donโt want our society to move to an entitlement society.โ
Joe Manchin, whose daughter got a $30m parachute when 1,400 WV workers lost their pharma jobs this summer.
via
@democracynow
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Last week I lost my youngest aunt to covid. For those of you whoโve made space for me to grieve in the midst of being so busy, or just being able to support and collaborate on work. Thank you, I appreciate you, and I truly feel the solidarity. โ๐พ๐น
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We greeted Bernie good morning as he is in NE Ohio for
@ninaturner
- he popped in a mile from where I coach soccer, and talked about why we need to fight and win a vote for Congresswoman Turner to have a seat and vote on a Green New Deal and invest in our future generations.
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@JonDelano
@PGHtransit
@RepSummerLee
@RepInnamorato
@KDKA
"I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice;"
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Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gases in the US, and its sectorโs workers are under pressure from the massive tech money. Color me not convinced that Mayo is going to fight for the workers versus serve as a negotiator for compromises with VPs at Uber and Lyft.
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Just saw a
@GCRTA
bus full of riot cops at Little Italy rapid stop. Always resources to police us, never resources to actually keep us moving though. Reminder that transit cops per rider alone has gone up a factor of 15x since RTA first started running in the 70s.
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I'm at risk of being a COVID carrier, still unconfirmed. No contacts feeling symptoms have had access to a test. I *apparently* need, according to this judge, to go to Heights Rec Center, full of old people, to vote for Medicare for All. The irony is not lost upon me.
From an Amazon worker here in Northeast Ohio- read in solidarity at 2/20 rally at the coming Amazon site on Madison here in Cleveland.
Solidarity with
@BAmazonUnion
@BhamDSA
@RWDSU
!
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As of today, I have been a member of
@DemSocialists
for 10 years!
Hereโs to the next 10 fighting for the working class from Cleveland to East Palestine, to Occupied Palestine, to Haryana and Kashmir, and the world round. Join us.๐น
Ohio continues to attack public transit and clean energy, and cuts taxes for the wealthiest in the state. It's almost as if we're ruled by robber barons.
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Although demonstrations began peacefully today, they escalated to criminal activity w/buildings vandalized, cars set on fire and looting of downtown businesses. This is not an acceptable form of protesting. This is violent criminal activity. (1/2)
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I am once again asking you to join me in donating to
@PretermCLE
.
I'm so thankful for the care they provided for a partner, and for the abortion providers who have helped my family and community in need.
Men and amab folks, organize for abortion as a human right.
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Just got followed by a homophobic, anti-choice Ohio guy. Just a psa that Iโm bi, queer, and prochoice. Abortion is healthcare, and access to abortion is a right. That means For All Genders. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐โ๐พ๐ป
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2+ years, organizing committees busted citywide, unending ULP hearings, multiple strikes ๐ชง
We going to bargaining, yโall. Letโs get this contract.
@ariellecohen
@AOC
@thealexvanness
this fool Really went to the trouble of getting verified to try to attempt to shitpost AOC.
also lol at his 'educational' org Clarion
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Another resident is present, Eicha Swing - honestly, I'm butchering these names at this point,
He is advocating for support of participatory budgeting. He gives a shout out to Anita Gardner. He notes he is a resident of Cleveland Heights.
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boy george smiley๐นโฝ๏ธ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐โ๐พ
I got a lot more followers- please contribute to my comrade from
@ATUComm
who lost his wife to covid in June. Sierra never got to meet her newborn child. Please send their family all the support you can.
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@IanMenard
@MyFriendCamilo
@TheProphetLen
imagine being a person of color or immigrant and conversely knowing Liz' worst moments, still holding her neck and neck until this fall, and realizing that crew doesn't have solidarity with you through spring.
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Even the largest Class I lines don't carry enough insurance to cover worst-case scenarios, and for smaller Class II and Class III railroads-which are required to carry far less insurance than larger rail lines-catastrophic derailment costs are borne mostly by taxpayers.
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@DCclone
@MeetMichael_
wrong conclusion to draw from reading this v basic assessment of why we organize folks into stronger structures of solidarity. Yesterday I stood w Janitors who recognize their members & support of all genders at their rally-bc the union is the vehicle to better politics.
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When you get on a
@DemSocialists
solidarity dues phonebank and you reach a comrade also in
@SBWorkersUnited
about to go to bargaining-
Power Overwhelming.
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boy george smiley๐นโฝ๏ธ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐โ๐พ
I still can't get over the fact that at 35m-strong Kerala has only recorded its Fourth death from covid.
Ohio just recorded 3 dozen new dead yesterday.
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@Tylerjoelb
How do we know that Rep. Creech isnโt a cousin of Jabba the Hutt? Iโve never seen proof that he is not in fact a space worm. Please investigate!
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If you are able, support Cleveland
@SBWorkersUnited
workers make rent and pay bills while we press forward to a colectively bargained contract that all workers deserve on the job.
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Cleveland will resume water and electric shutoffs shutoffs in December, ending a March moratorium designed to give relief to people who lost jobs during COVID-19 shutdowns.
@taylor_terese
reports:
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Israel is now flattening entire high-rise residential buildings in central Gaza that have ZERO security value!
These are called "power targets" & bombing them is aimed purely at terrorizing, intimidating & collectively punishing the Gazan population...
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Congrats to
@TimRyan
, note for the general- GOP white nationalist capitalists like your opponent, my CEO Howard Schultz, your donors at FirstEnergy, and corporate Democrat Senator Joe Manchin are far more terrible for Ohio workers and communities than President Xi.
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I have withdrawn my charge against
@sunrisemvmt
with the NLRB. I believe my boss knew about my union activity, and that my firing was influenced by this fact.
In light of this withdrawal, I'm moving forward. Here's some last labor thoughts on this month.
V smart guys defending Toobin have convinced me- fellas, unite- it should be a right to play w/ your horn, off mute, on Zoom, during meetings. I will be sharing these thoughts in an upcoming interview- Wish me luck.
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Here's an update from us: We are temporarily closing today, March 4 through Tuesday, March 9 to give all our employees some well-deserved rest. This includes all our locations and beer delivery. We will be back open on Wednesday, March 10.
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Cleveland Heightsโ 2020 budget was $400k for our housing department and $7.7m for police. Defunding the police is not a slogan, it is an existential imperative for our municipal governments to actually serve residents, not just landlords and banks.
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Last Monday, my coworkers and I went public with our letter to Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson on our intent to file for
@SBWorkersUnited
union election with the NLRB, which was done today.
BREAKING: Starbucks partners at the University Circle store become the 4th location in Cleveland (and suburbs) to join the
@SBWorkersUnited
movement. Welcome!
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