@rweingarten.bsky.social talks bold legislation to put money into working families' pockets. Plus, updates that show union power in action: ✅NY public workers demanding fair pension reform ✅UK faculty securing first contract ✅Defeat of anti-union bills in NH Watch ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygmn...

An incredible pack by @viana-do-castelo.bsky.social. These are all fantastic accounts💙

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell the WNBA: Pay Them What You Owe Them! Write one here: act.aflcio.org/letters/tell...

The Working Americans Tax Cut Act would put real money back into the pockets of working families by exempting the first $46,000 of income for an individual—or $92,000 for a married couple—from federal income taxes. Tell lawmakers to pass it ASAP. actionnetwork.org/letters/work... @AFT.org

Vote Blue in the midterms, so we can stop apologizing to the world. #BlueCrew #VoteBlue #Democrats #protests #ProtestSigns #NoKings #HandsOff #MoveOn #RiseAndResist #resist #FiftyFiftyOne

Negotiations are still happening at the state level, and we need to keep pushing the state legislature and the Governor to include reforms to Tier 6 in the final budget, but this is a win and a sign of progress!

or allowing members to retire at 55 with 30 years of service." "The Senate supports continuing to reform Tier 6 to provide improved benefits to Tier 6 members."

"The Assembly is committed to improving benefits for public employees in Tier 6, including the consideration of proposals such as setting member contribution rates at 3% of annual wages, increasing overtime limits on final average salary calculations...

Each year, after the Governor releases the Executive State budget, the Senate and Assembly publish a response with the changes they want to make to the governor's initial proposal. This year, their responses include this:

UPDATE on Tier 6: WE MADE OURSELVES HEARD! Thanks to our advocacy, especially the fact that we showed up strong in Albany over the weekend, the State Senate and Assembly committed to fixing Tier 6 in their response to the Governor's budget.

“A country that can instantly fund endless wars but debates every dime for healthcare and education doesn't have a budget issue--it has a values issue." A billion dollars a day going towards the war in Iran so far.

No interruptions, please. We’re building universal child care.

We can throw another $500,000,000,000 at the Pentagon this year and spend $1,000,000,000/day on a wholly useless war, but we can't afford to hire doctors and nurses to take care of our veterans? The United States is such an irresponsible, messed up country right now.

How Deciding to Donate a Kidney Saved My Own Life greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...

This war will do nothing to help - and will very likely make things worse - when it comes to the biggest challenges we face at home. Trump or his wealthy friends won’t pay the price. It will fall on service members and their families, on taxpayers, and on working Americans already stretched thin.

How can schools move beyond career awareness to true career readiness? New @sharemylesson.bsky.social blog explores key components of successful CTE pathways, strategies and real-world examples that connect classroom learning to real workforce opportunities. sharemylesson.com/blog/cte-car...

who made this

Beyond troubling........

Affordability is on the mind of everyone I know..... and everyone is sick & tired of a White House trying to say otherwise. The pain is real for SO MANY.... and the @aft.org & @rweingarten.bsky.social are making sure our voices are heard on this vital issue.

Powerful piece from @aft.org @sharemylesson.bsky.social: Teachers & parents described ICE vehicles circling schools with cameras, filming who came & went. Special education vans w/students pulled over. Parents picked up at work, meaning a child would arrive home from school to find no one there.

I don’t think it will win Best Picture or Best Actor, but I really loved “Train Dreams” and Joel Edgerton is absolutely amazing in it. Also, love seeing Bryce Dessner, a member of one of my favorite bands (The National), getting a nomination for original song with Nick Cave.

American families understand all too well: The affordability crisis is very, very real. Thank you @rweingarten.bsky.social @aft.org for spotlighting this issue.

I had an absolute blast interviewing our @uft.org Paraprofessional Chapter awardees this year!! Here are a few of the winners talking about the importance of the gamechanging RESPECT CHECK legislation that UFT President Michael Mulgrew & his team are working hard to achieve...... @aft.org

Tossing it forward🫶 @briangibbons.bsky.social @debknox521.bsky.social @bluetrain5.bsky.social @spokelse111.bsky.social @terriresists.bsky.social @warriorinblue.bsky.social @zman648.bsky.social @democratcats.bsky.social @cindyannpedersen.com @cindyannpedersen.com @phoenix509.bsky.social

I HAVE HOPE: "Dystopian scenes seem inescapable these days..... But I have hope. Ordinary people are supporting their neighbors and calling for decency and the rule of law. Kids still buzz with happiness when they can pick out a bagful of books."

Ball coming your way Jürgen 🫶 @briangibbons.bsky.social @debknox521.bsky.social @fiercemama25.bsky.social @nwillows.bsky.social @herman61.bsky.social @hedahunter.bsky.social @hopeful66.bsky.social @bluetrain5.bsky.social @democratcats.bsky.social @cindyannpedersen.com

As a former TV news journalist & lifelong believer in the integrity & value of @cbsnews.com reporting, it is absolutely heartbreaking to see what's going on there.........

I just wrote a @aft.org letter: We demand de-escalation, transparency and accountability from the Department of Homeland Security. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/we-d...

I'm on Substack! Check out "My Take"—a new platform for me to engage with you and share the ways we at AFT are standing up, speaking out and showing up to build a better future for all. Subscribe here ⤵️ randiweingarten.substack.com

By giving kids a wide range of books and stories to choose from, we can open their eyes to new ideas and possibilities. Thank you to everyone at @UFT.org and @FirstBook.bsky.social for helping with this incredible event. bsky.app/profile/aft....

Thank you Doc @docmurphydog.bsky.social for including me in this fantastic pack 💙

Democratic donors have spent a year frozen, largely out of justified anger at the consultant class, the spammy texts, and lack of leadership from some elected leaders. That anger, however, is also hurting outside groups doing critical work — and that could hurt us in November. THREAD 🧵

Every bit of this is BRILLIANT..... bronxzoo.com/roach

A wonderful pack by Hopeful @hopeful66.bsky.social. It's an honor to be included 💪💙

All of us deserve a voice in our democracy - but President Trump & his allies in Congress are working to silence our voices with the SAVE America Act & the Make Elections Great Again Act. Tell your lawmaker to protect our right to vote! actionnetwork.org/letters/save... @aft.org @uft.org

Fix Tier Six is more than a slogan and on Friday, we showed that with the real faces and stories of members in Tier Six. Citywide, members showed up to share how fixing Tier Six would improve their present AND future.

Teachers and librarians toted armfuls of up to 50 free books for their classrooms; some used suitcases. Kids enjoyed free Legos and cotton candy in addition to their new reads. It was a very cold, very fun Sunday for young readers in NYC.

On Sunday, PS 48 in the Bronx hosted the 22nd annual @aft.org Reading Opens the World Literacy Festival. With our partners, we were able to give away over 30,000 free books to students, families and educators.

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter to save The Washington Post. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/save...

turns out when Bezos suggested "democracy dies in darkness" it was a goal, not a slogan

Hope is resilient... An internal & constant force inside our souls... "Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tunes without the words and never stops at all" -Emily Dickinson

Governor Hochul telling it as it is.......... @governor.ny.gov

@ddble.bsky.social @psjones.bsky.social @hinesbrenda433.bsky.social @eibbedetots.bsky.social @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social @ceciliafund.bsky.social @telarae24.bsky.social @briangibbons.bsky.social @illuminatewithart.bsky.social @celiene-ohara.bsky.social @bandroll.bsky.social

"Voters who sat out [2024] crave more differentiation, not less, and a grander vision of an economic and political system that they could thrive within." A barn burner from @jenancona.bsky.social on the need for Dems to go BIG to win. www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...

Things are dark right now, but one of our high school chapters has so many sign ups that they had to schedule two separate times for their *inaugural* meeting. The kids see what is happening, and they aren't gonna let democracy fade without a fight.

Children are caught in the middle of the ICE madness. Hands off our schools.

So...... many....... thoughts....... BUT WE MUST KEEP FIGHTING FOR WHAT'S RIGHT!!

The gender wage gap has widened for two consecutive years, the first time that's happened since data collection started in 1960 nwlc.org/resource/wag...

At @baseballprospectus.com today, I wrote about what it feels like to have whatever barriers you’ve placed between yourself and the horrors shatter, through the lens of Saturday’s murder overlapping with TwinsFest: www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

ICE "violated nearly 100 court orders stemming from its aggressive crackdown in the state and had disobeyed more judicial directives in January alone than “some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”" - Patrick J. Schiltz, Chief Fed. Judge in MN (a conservative appointed by GWB).