Time to repeal Virginia's right to work law. Should be the first bill.

I voted! And I got the super cool Halloween sticker! 🎃

Released today: New NYU Wagner Labor Initiative issue brief "2025 State workers' rights roundup: Policy opportunities from recent legislative sessions," with bite-size descriptions of pro-worker laws. Replicating existing laws is a great way for states to move quickly. wagner.nyu.edu/files/labori...

Exxon says a CA law requiring carbon emissions disclosure violates free speech, makes the company “serve as a mouthpiece for ideas w/ which it disagrees." Can you imagine?! Coca-cola: "Disclose sugar content? That violates my free speech. I disagree w/ that idea" www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."

Seeking recommendations for totally fun books to read that are also not completely shallow. I got a couple of great recommendations last time I put this out in the world. Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Good lord two workers in Manhattan fell to their deaths just this week. They deserved better. Every worker deserves to come home at the end of the day. Rest in peace. www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/23/c...

On Monday @newjerseyoag.bsky.social sued Amazon for misclassifying Flex drivers & depriving them of rights. Today @newjerseyoag.bsky.social sued Amazon for pregnancy & disability discrimination. This is how you do it. This is how action-oriented states protect people from corporate abuse. 🔥

A question for doctors out there: I am interested in knowing what is the risk if a patient (not me) is accidentally given prolia shots one month apart instead of six months. (No background of kidney disease). Thanks in advance for any guidance.

This ad showed up on my Facebook feed and I don’t understand. What do other meal services provide? Girly food?

Not sure why, but I'm feeling a powerful urge to buy an inflatable frog costume. 🐸

So apparently Lyft's CEO occasionally drives a lyft to see what it's like...do you think that includes living on poverty wages for a bit, just to check out the experience? www.entrepreneur.com/business-new...

Using public employees' state pension funds to buy...a stake in a basketball team?!? www.nhregister.com/connecticut/...

Inspired at the NAFC conference alongside worker champions like @keithellison.bsky.social & Lee Atakpu & on a panel of fierce labor commissioners!Fired up by @govpritzker.illinois.gov 🔥 I also enjoyed a power walk w Jane Flanagan @il-dol.bsky.social in Chicago (very lovely, not a war zone).

When the start of a new Supreme Court term fills you with dread 😱, it's time to fix the federal courts. Check out the report I wrote for @peoplesparity.bsky.social showing how the 100s of federal cases challenging Trump's illegal actions this year show the urgent need for court reform.

How to reduce crime? High on the list: "A stable, well-paying job."

The result of this ruling was outsized influence on legislators in passing policies that favor wealth. Reviving campaign-finance reform isn’t optional—it’s a prerequisite for a government that answers to people, not billionaires. 3/3 Read our new report ➡️ rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...

NEW📝: A flood of billionaire money in elections started after the SCOTUS #CitizensUnited decision. Since 2010, billionaire 💰💰 in elections has grown 160x, giving the wealthy huge power over policy while regular voters lose influence. 🧵1/3

There's often ugly ageism in the call for renewed Dem leadership. Yes, we need boldness & action from leaders, not cardboard institutional caution. But there are bold ppl of various ages. Consider Bernie or Elizabeth Warren. Gov Pritzger & Keith Ellison are in their 60s. Sen Murphy in 50s. Etc.

California's AG @robbonta.bsky.social just won $10M and a permanent injunction in a court judgment against a home care corporation that deprived workers of rights by fraudulently misclassifying them as independent contractors instead of employees w/ protections. oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...

Right now, states are our best hope for protecting #WorkersRights. The NYU Wagner Labor Initiative & @state-futures.bsky.social released an issue brief this week w/ strategies for states to join forces to protect workers; they'll be more effective acting together www.statefutures.org/research/iss...

Seeking help! Does anyone know of a program that will convert hyperlinks in a text to endnotes? I'm not concerned about perfect Bluebook/Chicago/MLA citation format; I just want a quick way to have something (more than a hyperlink) to help readers find the material. Thanks for any advice!

"You know those placards that show a restaurant’s food safety rating? Soon there will be another sign next to it that says whether that business has unresolved wage violations." GREAT news from King County WA. Kudos to @cmtmosqueda.bsky.social for her leadership. www.kuow.org/stories/new-...

I need a light, easy, fun book to read. Any suggestions? (Thanks in advance)

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5/ No, it was this man. His name is David Seligman. And he’s the single most important antitrust enforcer you’ve never heard of. David stands up for regular people before others notice. And he’s running to be Colorado’s next attorney general.

Listen to @bedoyausa.bsky.social! David Seligman is the real deal; he's running for Colorado AG and he will be transformational.

A significant thing here: El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committee on migration, tells @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE. religionnews.com/2025/09/12/c...

This is an incredibly difficult time in so many ways. Let me share some good news with you: the NYC City Council overrode the Mayor’s veto of a bill to create a minimum wage for Instacart and other grocery delivery workers. Higher wages for hardworking people! 👏👏👏 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/n...

Whether it was the assassinations in Minnesota earlier this summer or the shooting today, I'm disgusted by the escalation of political violence across our country. This cannot be the new norm. We must come together to reform the broken political system that has brought us here.

MO conservative legislators repealed a paid sick leave law enacted by voters via a ballot measure. But this Kansas City coffee shop is still providing the leave. Reminder: Employers can do this! They can do better than the bare minimum that miserly legislators require. www.kctv5.com/2025/08/28/k...

Today NY Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill that protects NYS workers’ unionizing rights if federal law becomes ineffective. Great news! More states should pass trigger laws like this.

“What our working families need isn’t charity, it’s change. We need an economy that works for the ppl that make it run.” Oregon Governor @tinakotek.bsky.social at 2025 @oregonaflcio.bsky.social convention. 🔥🔥🔥

Right-wing culture warriors want to ban books & battle over schools? Let's fight on our terms: States & school districts should mandate workers' rights education, so kids know wage, safety & unionizing rights before starting work. My latest in @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/1997...

Excited to be in Seaside for the 2025 @oregonaflcio.bsky.social conference. I’ve been here just a few hours and I’m already inspired and have learned so much from people I’ve met. 🔥🔥🔥

If you wonder how DC can sue team Trump days after DC’s mayor said she was cooperating w the federal deployment: DC’s AG, who filed the lawsuit, is a separately elected official. AGs represent their state (or DC) when it’s sued, but they generally also have their own independent litigation authority

Trump stinks for workers. Here's how blue states can fight back together. By @gabygoldstein.bsky.social and me in @talkingpointsmemo.com for #LaborDay2025. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a-labor...

Trump & Co are horribly anti-worker. But "blue states have extraordinary untapped power, especially if they choose to wield it together." For #LaborDay2025, @gabygoldstein.bsky.social & I wrote in @talkingpointsmemo.com w/ ideas for bold pro-worker state action. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a-labor...

New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!

Majorities of adults see decline of union membership as bad for the U.S. and working people

Great to see cities stepping up to protect workers - check out this news from Cleveland! signalcleveland.org/cleveland-wo...

Thx @terrigerstein.bsky.social for quote & support “This ordinance is a great example of a local government stepping up to protect workers from extreme heat. Boston has shown great leadership in taking today’s action; other cities and states should follow

The four IA specials this year have been in eastern Iowa and western Iowa; rural Iowa and urban Iowa; Dem districts and Republican districts. And they've all seen very similar overperformances: 22, 24, 25 & 26 points. This is not good news for the GOP's hopes of holding #IAGov & #IASen.

Some good news!

Late last night I mapped crime rates for cities in OH, SC and WV to show how often they exceeded the rate in DC — where those states’ governors are sending National Guard troops to “combat crime.” www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...

San Diego County is going to train small businesses and their employees about their rights in relation to workplace immigration raids. www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/s...

Dems in Ohio are fighting for workers. Glad to see the continued fight for working people even in a more challenging political landscape.

Is anyone filing bar complaints against lawyers committing grave violations of legal ethics? (I know that seems minor but it’s at least some consequences that might make some people think twice about some of this crap. I mean any thumbtacks in the road are helpful.)

Question about the firing of the BLS head: to what extent do state-level bureaus of labor statistics collectively contain the same information? The firing is obviously horrific from an autocracy point of view. I am wondering in the midst of it what the play is for states here.

Today, President Trump directed his team to fire the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) because he didn’t like the jobs numbers they released. This is a move straight out of an autocratic playbook, says EPI President ‪@hshierholz.bsky.social‬ www.epi.org/press/trumps...