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Union today. Union tomorrow. Union forever.

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The Democratic Party abandoned labor law reform during the Carter Administration - they've had plenty of chances to give us that (Clinton's first term, Obama's first term, the first half of Biden's term) and they never delivered

We've fallen from 24% union density under Carter to an anemic 6% today - continuing to support the Democrats is a path to failure - O'Brien turning his back on the Dems is a good first start

As for the NLRA, it's the worst thing that ever happened to private sector unions - it restricts our freedom of speech, right to protest and right to strike, makes us beg employers and the government for permission to organize and it got America's unions into that cesspool of corruption known as the health insurance industry - repeal the NLRA and let us go back to fighting it out on the picket line

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𝓦𝓸𝓷𝓴𝓩𝓸𝓸𝓶

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Well, it's a new year so have some facts!

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/g4933/new-years-facts/

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘚𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘚𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦'𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘐𝘯 2015 '𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪' 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘚𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘦 (𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦) 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.

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𝓦𝓸𝓷𝓴𝓩𝓸𝓸𝓶

Join the virtual dive bar at wonkzoom.com The normal schedule is: Tuesdays and Fridays 6:00 pm til 10:00 pm Pacific. If that should change, read about it via these announcements.

First, download the Zoom client application at zoom.us Then go to wonkzoom.com The default is 'Video Off.' To be visible, simply click the 'Video' button at the bottom of the screen. Audio is on automagically when you join.

Well, it's a new year so have some facts!

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/g4933/new-years-facts/

𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳 50 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘚𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳’𝘴 𝘌𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 3,000 𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪 — 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘱!

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Holy cow! Dune Part Two is on Netflix! Guess I know what I’m doing tonight.

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I bought that from AppleTV last weekend. I bought Part 1 a few weeks ago from Fandango.

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Shawn Fain would have been upset if he found out he did not get to have his selfie taken with 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺. You did the right thing.

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Solidarity forever. Those of you who read my posts regularly know that our Union contract, which was OVERDUE by almost a year, was ratified. Last paycheck in December, we got paper checks for back pay, which got deposited same day. I've been on the job for five years and it's time to leave for a better one, which may end my days as a Union maid. I'm looking for something much closer to home; I'm done with five day a week travel to and from The South Bronx. I'll miss some of my clients, and a number of my coworkers, and I'm not leaving until a) I have another job, and b) I use up the rest of my vacation time, since payout is 50%.

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GOOD FOR YOU!!!!!

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Change is good. Knowing when to change is better. Having the guts to follow your heart to something better is best. All the love, Z.

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Namaste to you Love Birds....

Happy New Year

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I gotta say I never was a union member worker. I was just a worker in the system. I had big bosses, little bosses, corporate bosses, all kind of bosses. I never really got to boss anyone around but I didn't really care, if I asked someone to do something, they did it, or not. None of us were union members, especially in the white collar world. There already was a certain amount of inherent worker rights. That's what the unions created in the beginning and it became the standard if you were union or not. That's why I support all unions, unequivocally!

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A rising boat trickles down all tides!

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The vote for speaker is Friday. The counting and certification of electoral votes Monday. The crystal ball says:

Popcorn!

I pop mine slowly in an actual covered pan with extra virgin and slab of butter. Salt, lemon pepper and hint of grated Parmesan.

Best get poppin bitches!

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Do you use low heat or high heat? I always seem to get that wrong.

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Start med high. Starts to pop I turn it down med low and shake.

The popping grasshopper. The popping slows as it almost stops pull it.

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Shake a little togarashi powder in there and we're good to go.

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Done. Soon as I get to the store.

Thanks, always open.

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Oh WhatCulture. Never change.

They did a list of 10 Japanese Horror Movies You Have to See Before You Die.

They put Ju-On at number one. Over both Ringu AND Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Kairo (Pulse).

They put Pulse at NUMBER EFFING NINE.

Just...damn.

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"They did a list of 10 Japanese Horror Movies You Have to See Before You Die."

But which ones do you have to see *after* you die?

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Godzilla Ate Siskel and Ebert.

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From what I've seen in the last year, it appears that there are many primates who will vote to fuck themselves over given the right ooga booga thump a few sticks and drums yakkity yak. (Insert standard dumbass right wing nonsense here)

I'm supposed to be impressed by the human race? LMAO - no.

Good luck motherfuckers.

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I reiterate: scientists taught a chimpanzee to understand the median voter and it hanged itself.

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KoKo the gorilla wept.

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You'd weep too if you saw what these primitive, hairless apes have done to this slightly moist dirt ball.

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I thank God for the union everyday.

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Yes. Are you NEA?

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UFT, but yeah, under NEA.

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Oh...lol, because my brain *meant* UFT, but the fingers had other ideas.

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Hey don't forget the New York Times tech guild strike, and in solidarity we didn't do Wordle or NYT Connections puzzles for a week or so. The strike did get the workers enough attention from the owners to force progress in the negotiations.

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Shut up, plans change. My mom is taking Ro in an hour for the night and we may engage in mind altering substances and some foolin' around tonight. Or we may go to bed. Undecided.

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Will we get a post from our Canadian boyfriend? I was saving Burton Cummings's birthday for that, but we're running out of time.

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"These Eyes" goes through more key changes in one song than an entire Manilow show.

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What day do they celebrate Canadadian New Year's?

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We've got a way to go yet, surely?

Legislative Shitmuffin and Badass of the year for two.

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oof, Shitmuffin...it's near impossible to choose just one.

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Right? I think the Pig Fucker should be in there somewhere. Note I didn't say which one!

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Oh, yeah! I completely forgot about that. Thanks for the reminder!

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