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.@SenSanders says Democrats “should ignore” the parliamentarian’s ruling on minimum wage & Democrats must make it happen
NELP is in agreement with @SenSanders and in solidarity with workers across the country leading the #FightFor15, a racial and gender justice issue! Congress must deliver and we'll be there for each and every vote until this much-needed bill passes! #RaiseTheWage
VICTORY: @NYSenate passes the NY HERO Act (S1034/A2681) with overwhelming support by a vote of 46-16! Now the Assembly must act and #ProtectNYHeroes:
-Worker protections
-Stronger voice in the workplace
-Protections for small biz
Replying to @LWC_workers: BIG WIN🥳: NYS Senate passes the NY HERO Act (S1034/A2681) 46-16! Now, we look to the Assembly to act without delay and #Pr…
Replying to @Econ_Marshall: For more on the background, this article from the other week by @josheidelson is very thorough.
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Replying to @Econ_Marshall: ANNOUNCEMENT
We just published this Statement of Principles for Sectoral Bargaining.
Our concer…
Workers don't want excuses. We want the Senate to pass a $15 minimum wage and #1FairWage.
This is a critical issue of racial and gender justice that is more important than ever amid the #COVID19 pandemic. #RaiseTheWage
Call your senators: 888-639-5155
BIG WIN🥳: NYS Senate passes the NY HERO Act (S1034/A2681) 46-16! Now, we look to the Assembly to act without delay and #ProtectNYHeroes. Workers and businesses can’t wait months for a vaccine, we need protections now!
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VICTORY: @NYSenate passes the NY HERO Act (S1034/A2681) with overwhelming support by a vote of 46-16! Now the Assembly must act and #ProtectNYHeroes:
✅Worker protections
✅Stronger voice in the workplace
✅Protections for small biz
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Replying to @equitablegrowth: If Congress would #RaiseTheWage, the result would be a decrease in poverty and an increase in earnings for workers, es…
Tens of millions of people need the relief that’s in the #AmericanRescuePlan. But the Senate must make a critical fix: #ExtendUI to at least Oct. 3 so unemployment aid doesn’t lapse in August when Congress is on recess! Call your senators: 202-224-3121.
Replying to @fightfor15: .@CBSSunday just featured the story of four women who worked at McDonald's, survived persistent and unwanted sexual harassm…
Replying to @Mvmnt4BlkLives: Black and Indigenous folk, people of color, and poor communities are hit the hardest in times of crisis — and we are ou…
The 32 million workers who would benefit from the #RaiseTheWage Act need and are demanding $15 and #1FairWage, not excuses about a procedural rule that's rooted in white supremacy.
This is a racial justice issue. Tell your senators to pass $15! 888-639-5155
Replying to @PatrioticMills: .@RepBarbaraLee "$15/hr is the bare minimum. It's just the floor. But, right now our fight is the #FightFor15."
$15 is…
Replying to @fightfor15: Working people are rising up. We’re demanding what we deserve: dignity, respect, and living wages. #RespectProtectPayUs htt…
Replying to @RepRoKhanna: In our democracy, the Vice President as leader of the Senate, or whoever is Chair, has the final say, not the parliamentar…
Replying to @inthesetimesmag: The minimum wage needs to be raised to $15 an hour for everyone—including tipped workers:
If Congress would #RaiseTheWage, the result would be a decrease in poverty and an increase in earnings for workers, especially for low-wage workers and people of color.
11.4 million people–that’s more than NYC + Chicago—will lose their pandemic unemployment insurance starting March 14 unless the Senate acts. Tell your senators to #ExtendUI to Oct. 3 in the #AmericanRescuePlan to provide #ReliefNow! Call your senators today: 202-224-3121.
Replying to @RevDrBarber: Every civil rights org should make a clear call for Dems to overrule the parliamentarian, unify & vote for COVID relief w/…
The minimum wage needs to be raised to $15 an hour for everyone—including tipped workers:
Replying to @fightfor15: If the Senate won't work to raise wages for tens of millions of Americans, it's time to change the way the Senate works and…
For more on the background, this article from the other week by @josheidelson is very thorough.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
We just published this Statement of Principles for Sectoral Bargaining.
Our concern is that the strong reputation for the idea, especially in the context of the fissured workplace, will make it a fig leaf for anti-worker policies.
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Working people are rising up. We’re demanding what we deserve: dignity, respect, and living wages. #RespectProtectPayUs
.@RepBarbaraLee "$15/hr is the bare minimum. It's just the floor. But, right now our fight is the #FightFor15."
$15 is the BARE minimum. We cannot settle for $10 or $11. We cannot put this off any longer. #RaiseTheWage now.
In our democracy, the Vice President as leader of the Senate, or whoever is Chair, has the final say, not the parliamentarian.
Many of my colleagues and I believe we can and must deliver a $15 wage through reconciliation.
Every civil rights org should make a clear call for Dems to overrule the parliamentarian, unify & vote for COVID relief w/ $15 minimum wage. This is about racial equity & could lift over 40% of Af-Am workers out of poverty. No corporate donor or political friend should deter us.
If the Senate won't work to raise wages for tens of millions of Americans, it's time to change the way the Senate works and end the filibuster. We can’t survive on $7.25 and won’t let archaic rules with racist roots deny us the raise we so desperately need.
#FightFor15
.@CBSSunday just featured the story of four women who worked at McDonald's, survived persistent and unwanted sexual harassment, and who fought back to sue the company. Many were teenagers when they began working and suffering harassment on the job.
#metoo, @McDonalds
Black and Indigenous folk, people of color, and poor communities are hit the hardest in times of crisis — and we are our own first responders.
Join us, Monday at 6 PM ET as we discuss the winter storms from the perspective of Black people on the ground.
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