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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 2d

AFL-CIO President @lizshuler.bsky.social has sent a new letter to President Trump, urging him on behalf of our 15 million members and working people across the country to stop this administration’s squeeze on working families during the shutdown. aflcio.org/press/releas...

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler called on President Trump today to stop “squeezing working people until they abandon demands to address a mounting health care crisis.” and immediately fund the government, fix the health care crisis, and put America’s working people first.

In a new letter, she demands Trump meet with congressional leaders and find a funding solution to end the government shutdown, warning that every day this drags on threatens millions of jobs and price hikes working families can’t afford. “The people who work for a living—the people I represent—are the backbone of this country,” Shuler writes. “Our livelihoods should not be used as pawns or bargaining chips, whether it is threatening one set of workers after another, canceling construction projects, or jacking up electricity prices on top of higher health insurance premiums.”

Representing the nation’s largest labor federation of 63 labor unions and nearly 15 million working people, Shuler lays out the cascading effects of the government shutdown and skyrocketing health care costs that will crush workers if President Trump doesn’t act.

After months of DOGE-driven chaos, around 750,000 federal workers have been locked out of their jobs and 1.4 million more are forced to work without pay. As Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought threatens illegal firings and cancels funding for critical energy and infrastructure projects, Shuler raises the alarm on the risk this shutdown poses to the economy across industries, from the transportation and construction workforces to local and state governments.

In the letter, Shuler cautions that if the Affordable Care Act tax credits aren’t extended, some 22 million Americans will be forced to pay 114% more for their health care premiums, ultimately driving up health care costs for everyone—including the 179 million people with employer-based coverage—and leading to the loss of more than 100,000 health care jobs. “Anyone who cares about working people should want to explore ways to avoid these price hikes, this loss of health care and these job losses,” Shuler writes, reminding Trump, “it’s a crisis you can undo.”

The letter concludes, “[w]e implore you to meet with the leaders of the House and Senate to find a solution that funds the government, fixes the health care crisis, and puts working people first.”

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Jody Calemine @guerino.bsky.social · 4d

This literally made me LOL. Hat tip to Wyden.

Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 4d

They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social · 8d

After announcing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, the White House now says it's pausing $18 billion in funding for NYC infrastructure projects

Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 5d

If Congress doesn’t act quickly to permanently extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits, health insurance premiums will more than DOUBLE for 22 million people.

Fund the government.
Fix the health care crisis.
Put working people first.

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April Verrett @seiupres.bsky.social · 5d

Millions of Americans are left to pay the price while Republicans play political games. The game pieces are our healthcare and our lives.

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NYC Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO @nyclabor.bsky.social · 8d

Solidarity with @sbworkersunited.org fighting for a fair contract! NYC is a union town and we are proud to stand together to support these workers!

#NoContractNoCoffee #1u

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 14d

Top VA officials testified that they don’t know how many doctors and nurses have left.

We do.

The VA is down 600+ doctors and 1,900+ nurses this year.

After years of growth, the number of docs has declined each month since Trump took office.

www.propublica.org/article/vete...

'You Don't Have An Answer?': Richard Blumenthal Stunned By VA Official's Response

YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News

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Jody Calemine @guerino.bsky.social · 14d

The Datsun Also Rises

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Jody Calemine @guerino.bsky.social · 14d

The Grapes of RAV

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 14d

Time is running out.

22 MILLION will immediately face insurance hikes.
130,000 health care jobs will be lost.
4.2 MILLION will lose health care.
Everyone will pay more.

Tell Congress: permanently extend ACA tax credits and stop the health care crisis! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...

Tell Congress: stop health care price spikes. Call: 855-493-4407 | AFL-CIO

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 15d

Jeffries and Schumer respond to the OMB memo as a shutdown nears.

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People Who Work @deptofworkers.bsky.social · 16d

We won’t let VA Secretary Doug Collins gut workers’ union rights without a fight.

Veterans, VA workers and allies gathered at the Veterans Affairs headquarters in Washington D.C. to tell Secretary Collins to stop privatization and restore VA workers’ collective bargaining rights NOW!

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 17d

NO WORKERS? NO STARBUCKS 🗣️

NO CONTRACT? NO COFFEE 🗣️

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 17d

While nurses in Iowa work to form a union and call for new workplace policies designed to keep them safe, their hospital is on track to set a record for the most expensive anti-union effort ever taken by a hospital. @emmarjanssen.bsky.social reports:

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Nurses in Iowa Are Fighting an Unprecedented Anti-Union Campaign

Hospital system UnityPoint would rather spend millions on anti-union ‘educators’ than on safe staffing policies.

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Jody Calemine @guerino.bsky.social · 19d

However it makes anyone look, acting as if Congress appropriated what you wanted when it hasn’t would substantially dissolve the legislature, yes? Without the power of the purse, already weakened by impoundments, how much is left of Congress? Pass another law and say we really mean it this time?

Jody Calemine @guerino.bsky.social · 19d

Release the Homan video

MSNBC @msnbc.com · 19d

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.

Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.

The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.

www.msnbc.com

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Jody Calemine @guerino.bsky.social · 19d

In a plea for di$course, Klein asserts, “We are going to have to live here with each other.” And yet that is the very thing his far right partners do not accept. Explain it to the billions being spent on ICE, or to Kilmeade who wants to kill the homeless, or the reps who wanna round up trans people.

Ezra Klein @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social · 22d

"All I can say for me in the work I do is that I want to create a space that takes our disagreements seriously, that takes the stakes of them seriously, the consequences for people seriously, but does so without deepening our divisions irreparably. We are going to have to live here with each other"

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 20d

Federal workers make our country run. When they have a strong voice on the job, it makes every worker stronger, our essential services stronger and helps the government better serve the public.

America’s unions stand with all federal workers fighting for their union rights.

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Texas AFL-CIO @texasaflcio.org · 20d

Workers at Hilton Americas-Houston hotel have EXTENDED THEIR STRIKE! 💥

They’re putting it all on the line — sacrificing their time and paychecks to fight for better wages and respect on the job.

Their fight is our fight. Donate to the strike fund now: www.gofundme.com/f/support-hi...

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Chip Mitchell @chipmitchell1.bsky.social · 21d

Nearly 50 college instructors across #Illinois landed on #CharlieKirk's “Professor Watchlist.” @wbez.org reached out to all of them and found the list triggered hateful messages, threats of rape or death, and intensification since Kirk's killing.

#twill www.wbez.org/politics/202...

Illinois professors face threats after landing on Charlie Kirk group watchlist

An online database compiled by a group affiliated with slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk identifies close to 50 Illinois college instructors it labels "radical professors."

www.wbez.org

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Jody Calemine @guerino.bsky.social · 21d

Big thanks to Senator Warner and all the original cosponsors who introduced this bill to reverse the single biggest act of unionbusting in American history. Each day, we’re building momentum to rescind Trump’s bogus, illegal, unconstitutional EO.

A Senate bill seeks to restore collective bargaining for federal workers - WTOP News

A group of senators introduced legislation on Capitol Hill that’s designed to restore collective bargaining rights to a huge swath of federal employees.

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 22d

I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".

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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 22d

Can workers be fired just for expressing opinions the political class objects to? Lately, online attackers campaign to pressure employers to fire workers for political speech even on private social media pages. Here's how stewards can intervene: labornotes.org/2025/09/how-...

How to Defend Members from Politicized Firings

Can a worker be fired simply for expressing an opinion that the boss or a political group finds objectionable? These days online attackers often campaign to pressure employers to fire workers for poli...

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 21d

Asbestos. Silica. Black lung. Lead.

NIOSH is the research agency you've never heard of (and the whole world relies on) to keep workers safe on the job and help businesses create healthier workplaces.

And Trump/DOGE cuts have decimated it.

How Trump Broke Corporate America’s Most Valuable Consultant

Businesses are begging the White House and RFK Jr. to rethink their massive cuts to Niosh, a workplace research agency that saves the US billions of dollars a year.

www.bloomberg.com

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Jody Calemine @guerino.bsky.social · 22d

Brilliant, accurate, incisive.

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BostonJoan 🏳️‍🌈 🦫 @bostonjoan.bsky.social · 22d

Brainwashing is such a weird term.

Anyway, with the purchase of TikTok, we are going to see a real major govt psyop at scale.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMJMdCHB/

Kari Lake urged mothers not to send their kids to college, claiming the accused Charlie Kirk shooter was “brainwashed.”

TikTok video by mediaite

www.tiktok.com

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