Tweets of a Native Son
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The same guy who ran Kanye West’s failed 2020 presidential run has been hired to buy off signature collectors who were hired to fight GOP redistricting in Missouri.
November 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The same guy who ran Kanye West’s failed 2020 presidential run has been hired to buy off signature collectors who were hired to fight GOP redistricting in Missouri.
One of the biggest employers at the table is 4M which is bankrolled by private equity.
In 2024 4M reported revenues of $250 million.
They pay the lowest wages in the market and are pushing back against the bargaining committee to pay a fair wage.
www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news...
In 2024 4M reported revenues of $250 million.
They pay the lowest wages in the market and are pushing back against the bargaining committee to pay a fair wage.
www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news...
Union committee urges janitors to reject contract offer from St. Louis cleaning companies - St. Louis Business Journal
SEIU Local 1’s contract with a group of cleaning companies expired Oct. 31, and janitors are slated to vote on a new three-year offer in just over a week.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
One of the biggest employers at the table is 4M which is bankrolled by private equity.
In 2024 4M reported revenues of $250 million.
They pay the lowest wages in the market and are pushing back against the bargaining committee to pay a fair wage.
www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news...
In 2024 4M reported revenues of $250 million.
They pay the lowest wages in the market and are pushing back against the bargaining committee to pay a fair wage.
www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news...
In a new guilded age where corporate barons amass historic wealth, unions are one of the few institutions continuing to protect the economic security of working families
Americans support labor over big business more now than at any time on record. @epi.org
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May 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
In a new guilded age where corporate barons amass historic wealth, unions are one of the few institutions continuing to protect the economic security of working families
These two things are not unrelated.
When a Missouri GOP supermajority leaves working families behind, working families leave for greater opportunity somewhere else.
When a Missouri GOP supermajority leaves working families behind, working families leave for greater opportunity somewhere else.
May 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
These two things are not unrelated.
When a Missouri GOP supermajority leaves working families behind, working families leave for greater opportunity somewhere else.
When a Missouri GOP supermajority leaves working families behind, working families leave for greater opportunity somewhere else.
Poll suggests Josh Hawley’s bill to speed up first union contract timelines is received favorably, even by respondents who skew Republican.
But what chance does the bill have when Hawley’s GOP colleagues view its labor reforms negatively?
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But what chance does the bill have when Hawley’s GOP colleagues view its labor reforms negatively?
americancompass.org/pro-tip-only...
PRO-Tip: Only Some Labor Reforms Are Pro-Worker | American Compass
PRO Act provisions supported by the working class have broad bipartisan appeal
americancompass.org
May 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Poll suggests Josh Hawley’s bill to speed up first union contract timelines is received favorably, even by respondents who skew Republican.
But what chance does the bill have when Hawley’s GOP colleagues view its labor reforms negatively?
americancompass.org/pro-tip-only...
But what chance does the bill have when Hawley’s GOP colleagues view its labor reforms negatively?
americancompass.org/pro-tip-only...
As Missouri workers begin to officially reap the benefits of Prop A today, a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the US House unveil a plan sponsored by @RepBice to incentivize states to provide paid family leave.
All these measures protect working families and local economies.
All these measures protect working families and local economies.
May 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
As Missouri workers begin to officially reap the benefits of Prop A today, a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the US House unveil a plan sponsored by @RepBice to incentivize states to provide paid family leave.
All these measures protect working families and local economies.
All these measures protect working families and local economies.
Raising the wage floor brings more workers through the door.
Via @WSJ
Via @WSJ
November 12, 2023 at 10:00 PM
Raising the wage floor brings more workers through the door.
Via @WSJ
Via @WSJ
ICYMI @Aramark janitors at @AnheuserBusch are still fighting for their union.
We won’t stop until the union hall is open to all.
labortribune.com/aramark-jani...
We won’t stop until the union hall is open to all.
labortribune.com/aramark-jani...
November 12, 2023 at 8:09 AM
ICYMI @Aramark janitors at @AnheuserBusch are still fighting for their union.
We won’t stop until the union hall is open to all.
labortribune.com/aramark-jani...
We won’t stop until the union hall is open to all.
labortribune.com/aramark-jani...