This is what Democracy looks like!! Thank you to all the Laborers who volunteered their free time to get out and protect the vote!
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Union vote is proving to be huge tonight.
Compared with 10-point general ballot, union voters are:
+21 for Dems
15% of the vote share—highest in recent history.
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#repost NYS AG Tish James joined the Emergency Worker Summit to meet with Rank and File Election Protection Captains from across NYC unions working to defend democracy, build union power, and protect the vote! @NewYorkStateAG
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🚨 HAPPENING NOW: 100+ @CentralLaborNYC trade unionists gathered in #solidarity @1199SEIU HQ for training on protecting election integrity & workers’ right to #vote in the Midterm elections.
@NewYorkStateAG also addressed the cross-union "Election Protection Coalition" members.
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DOLORES HUERTA dedicated her life to fighting for workers, standing with immigrant families and building a stronger LABOR movement. Her legacy lives on in every worker who stands up for another. We honor her life by continuing her fight. ¡Sí, se puede! #RestInPower #rip #doloreshuerta #workersrights #immigration
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BIG investment. BIG UNION WIN! After years of hard work and advocacy by LIUNA Local 79 and the Mason Tenders District Council, a $607 MILLION renovation of NYC’s Nostrand Houses is moving forward! The project will modernize more than 1,100 apartments, improve living conditions for thousands of New Yorkers, and create opportunities for good-paying union jobs. THIS is what happens when we fight for investments that put working families AND union Laborers first. #organizeordie #victory #LIUNABuilds #whenwefightwewin #construction
Alongside elected officials & community, Local 79 members were part of the fight to demand good jobs & community investment as part of the OneLIC Neighborhood Plan, including a $206 million investment in Queensbridge Houses. @juliej_won @CMJulieWon @QNS
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Yesterday, we celebrated a milestone for public housing: the first NYCHA development to reach financial closing through the Public Housing Preservation Trust.
Thanks to the Trust, we're able to tap into much more, and more flexible, federal funding to make improvements -- starting with a full $607 million modernization at Nostrand Houses in Brooklyn, and more on the way.
This milestone is a testament to years of work by activists, staff from NYCHA, the Preservation Trust and the City, and most of all, NYCHA residents who have fought to reach this day.
"Hamilton’s morning walk had become part of his daily routine since his retirement two years ago from the Construction & General Building Laborers’ Local 79, where he was a shop steward and had worked for more than 40 years." @NYDailyNews
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"Renovations & creating good-paying union jobs with healthcare & retirement benefits can go hand-in-hand. The @MasonTenders are proud to be a part of the improvements coming to Nostrand Houses and to Trust projects across the five boroughs" -David Bolger nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2…
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📣 @Local79nyc Queens Brigade Captain, Eric Druiett speaks on the importance of #union members making their voices heard in this election! 🗳️
Join us in solidarity TODAY!
3pm
Farley Post Office steps
📣 Our Voice. Our Vote. Our Democracy!
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Join the NYC Labor movement as we gather to defend democracy on Thursday, October 15th at 3:00pm at 421 8th Avenue!
Unete con el movimiento laboral de NYC en una reunion para defender nuestra democracia jueves, Octubre 14 a las 3:00pm en 421 8th Avenue!
"One worker, who asked to remain anonymous because he's still employed at the Kingsland Commons site, said that the pay – between $18 & $20 an hour – is not enough to do anything more than survive inside the shelter he lives in." @TheChiefLeader
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Thank you to Local 79 members for joining our last rally to stop the use of labor brokers on affordable housing projects! Special thanks for Councilmember Justin Sanchez for joining us and to Local 79 leadership! @CMJustinSanchez
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This week was focused on how we grow @LIUNA.
✊ Next week, we focus on defending those gains w/our #RISE Union Defense Training!
RISE Pros & Masters, come out next Sat., Oct. 3 to learn how we stay #UnionStrong thru collective action.
Details in graphic. Text Renato to RSVP.
