#Wage

Mike Gibbs🏳️‍🌈

Mikeggibbs

Let's talk real, okay?We pushed Canadians to their absolute limits and beyond for far too long.Depriving us of the most basic elements of life, shaming us constantly with a wagged

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

We are in an extraordinary moment, but not an entirely unprecedented one. Since the earliest days, societies have had to cope with disasters that wiped out the ability of everyday

Tom Vickers

TomBVickers

I’m stuck in bed with post-viral fatigue but had to rouse myself long enough to say this. The disastrous consequences of private sector #outsourcing for Britain’s #trackandtrace are widely recognised.

jess

jessfromonline

the implication of althusser's "Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses" for marxist strategy is clear, imo: ideology is (re)produced through institutions, and its not defeated by argument or reasoning, but by

Phil Bak

philbak1

Some math for perspective:*There are approximately 124 million taxpayers in America*Every Trillion dollars spent equals $8000 per taxpayer*National debt is 24.2 Trillion, almost 200k per taxpayer*The 2.3T Fed announcement Friday

Erik Loomis

ErikLoomis

This Day in Labor History: November 13, 1970. Jeon Tae-Il, a Korean sweatshop worker, burned himself to death in protest over the sweatshop conditions of he and his fellow workers.

Stephen Miles

SPMiles42

Unsatisfied with a global pandemic and an economic collapse, Trump wants to add a major war into the mix. He’s handling the first two so well, I’m sure this will

MF DOOMER (eskimo)

kratoom

SKYKING THREAD: Richard Russell's death was symbolic.He represents the desire every single one of us long for; freedom. The freedom of not working a 9-5, six days out of the

Dr. Mama Kam

KameelahRashad

Pandemic Reflections: In the last 7-8 months, my work has both shifted & intensified. The unrealistic expectations re: professionalism/productivity has contributed to burnout & despair. And, the request for a

IRLE UC Berkeley

IRLEUCB

As part of our mission to connect world-class research with policy to improve workers’ lives, communities, and society, IRLE researchers are rapidly responding to the #covid19 crisis. Check out our

Queer of Swords

sextoyspolitics

"...one of the many crimes of capitalism’s terraformers – besides incubating coronaviruses by destroying biodiversity – is their theft of untold proletarian sex hours via the imposition of work, &

Corporate Machiavelli (He / Him)

corporatemach

THREAD: Feminism's Legacy in America Feminists promise to give 'Gender Equality'.Forget what they promised.Let's look at what they delivered. 1st Wave Feminism (1910 - 1929):Demands women get the vote. Once

Chuck Marr

ChuckCBPP

Speaker Pelosi’s #COVID19 economic relief proposal includes critical temporary improvements in the Child Tax Credit and EITC, providing well-timed and effective stimulus and helping avoid a dramatic poverty spike.Threadhttp://bit.ly/2ztDn2x CBO

Harry B. Bronson

HarryBBronson

Tomorrow is Election Day. It has been my honor to serve you in the New York State Assembly for the past 10 years. Together we have — a thread.

Lewis Goodall

lewis_goodall

What's going on in social care? (thread)I spent the day in Hove, talking to social care providers and relatives of those in care.Everyone knew that this was a sector in

Susan Valot

susanvalot

Why am I against the ABC test that’s in the PRO Act and other legislation? People with 9-5 jobs have trouble understanding why freelance small businesses trade in that life