Congresswoman Summer L. Lee. Pennsylvania (finally) has its first Black woman serving in Congress.
It will not take centuries longer for the next.
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Big deal from the FTC. Non-competes, which say you can't work in an industry or area after your employment, are widely abused and cover something like 30 million workers, suppressing wages across the economy.
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the thing about focusing on the left's role in the railroad fight is that the left played almost no role, and the things we could learn from this experience require looking to that vast majority of political life where we currently have little influence and less control
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Happy anniversary to , 7,200 workers and 271 stores strong. You've already raised starting wages, improved PTO, and forced the company to grant seniority pay and fix broken equipment. Can't wait to see what's next! #SBWU1YearStrong
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Larry Krasner: “I am delighted and excited to support and endorse Amanda McIllmurray for city council.
The best argument for Amanda is her life’s work. Everything we have seen so far tells us that she is the outsider we need to become the insider.�
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Emiliano RodrÃguez, political director: “Amanda’s an organizer, thinker, and leader. She puts herself on the line when it counts most.
And that’s why I’m proud to announce that UH Local 274 and UH local 634 are endorsing Amanda for City Council At-Large.�
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The only chance we had at obtaining sick leave was to pass both bills in the House. Without passing both, sick leave was sunk. voted for both measures because it was our only opportunity to advance sick leave and have a shot. AOC has always had our back and we thank her.
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Glad we are on the same page re: railworkers’ paid sick days @marcorubio. A rarity, but we’ll take it.
The House just sent over what you asked for: the full TA deal w/ sick days as supported and demanded by our railworkers.
Can they count on your YES vote for the amendment? twitter.com/marcorubio/sta…
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Fantastic interview with Reece Murtagh, a rank and file rail worker who is now running against incumbent leadership for the presidency of his union, Machinists District Lodge 19.
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A roadway mechanic who voted for Biden now feels the president is turning his back on rail workers. He tells @kaitlancollins why:
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Yes, and not just national leadership either - we followed the strategy ask of our local unions, including rank + file we’ve picketed alongside before (like 202) as well as nationals that rejected ratification. In NY-14, locals ask was yes/yes so we could send paid sick to Senate
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you can say it was a dumb trade (vote for the TA and you get a vote on the sick days) but the options were: TA is imposed (against your votes), or TA is imposed (with your votes) with chance for sick days. the CPC took the latter tack, supported by the unions.
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In the US transportation system, there is no substitute for a functioning freight rail network. A shutdown would be devastating for workers & farmers across America. @POTUS is calling on Congress to enact the deal that union leaders & companies reached at the bargaining table.
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Guaranteeing 7 paid sick days to rail workers would cost the rail industry a grand total of $321 million a year – less than 2% of its profits. Please don't tell me the rail industry can't afford it. Rail companies spent $25.5 billion on stock buybacks and dividends this year.
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RAIL STRIKE: says any legislation averting strike has to guarantee sick leave for workers
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Our own Allison Troy and Jonathan Smucker discuss the different strategies of two successful Democratic campaigns in Pennsylvania—and what it means for 2024 and beyond.
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"It is not just a feeling but a fact that this moment is increasingly governed by the fatuity of the richest and most powerful people in the culture, and warped everywhere to reflect and serve their antic relentlessness and idle sadism and zealously anhedonic overall mindset."
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I wrote about the current golden age in Epic Boss Behavior. defector.com/everything-is-
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literally gonna be such a relief
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Elon has no idea how good destroying Twitter is for the left.
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I'd love to read a huge, in-depth profile of the work has been doing since 2016-17 and how its led to this moment: Dem majorities in the PA state house, a whole slate of actual leftists in office, Fetterman, and a full-scale revival of a moribund state Dem party
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It will be my honor to serve you, Lancaster, as the State Representative for the new House District 49. Yesterday was the culmination of a months-long effort where poor and rich people, urban and suburban, black, white brown, young and old came together to fight for democracy.
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Joevember.
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Can we get some love for
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It's official. I will be the next U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania.
We bet on the people of Pennsylvania - and you didn’t let us downÂ
And I won’t let you down. Thank you.
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Congratulations to , who has dedicated her life’s work to social justice, bringing change to her community, & improving the lives of PA’s working families. She will be a tireless advocate for the people of southwestern PA in Washington. See you in Washington, Summer!
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holy shit
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Fetterman outrunning Biden just about everywhere in Pennsylvania. Our estimate now leans Democratic
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BREAKING: The Phillies have won the National League
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Anyone else feel like Twitter is serving them significantly more ads this week? My timeline looks so spammy.
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Good season. The #Phillies surprised everyone (including themselves). They just all of a sudden forgot how to hit the last three games. Hopefully they can build upon this season. Thanks for the ride .@Phillies 
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Proud of my Phillies for their magical run ��
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really embarrassing for MLB that they not only insist the astros not be punished for cheating but that everyone be happy about it
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"The powerful can kill one, two, or 100 roses. But they'll never stop the arrival of spring" -
#LulaPresidente2022
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The people of Brazil have voted for democracy, workers’ rights and environmental sanity. I congratulate on his hard fought victory and look forward to a strong and prosperous relationship between the United States and Brazil.
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ðŸ˜âœŠ!!! Lula!!
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BREAKING 
: Lula da Silva will be the next president of Brazil.
: Lula da Silva will be the next president of Brazil.5
The Phillies would be an amazing World Series champion because basically no one would be able to say they told you so. All the Phillies fans I know were posting "starteing my car in the garage :)" during the seventh inning of every game all year long. I am pulling for them.
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Rob Thomson is signing baseballs with “FUCK YEAH!� inscriptions. Phillies in four.
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The power of Mike Davis’s “Prisoners of the American Dream� is that it shows how the US ruling class bought off parts of the working class with nationalism and racism thwarting the formation of a mass working class party. The failure of the book is that it is not read enough. RIP
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Rest in peace. Forever grateful for his brilliance and spirit.
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The Nation has learned that Mike Davis, author and activist, radical hero and family man, has died after a long struggle with esophageal cancer. @JonWiener1, a friend and co-author, wrote his obit: bit.ly/3svYJ7r
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