Brian Gibbons

Tell the WNBA: Pay Them What You Owe Them! The start of the WNBA season is right around the corner, but the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNPBA) is STILL fighting for a fair contract. The players are making every effort to b...

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell the WNBA: Pay Them What You Owe Them! Write one here: act.aflcio.org/letters/tell...

Tell Congress: Pass the Working Americans Tax Cut Act! If passed, the Working Americans Tax Cut Act would put real money back into the pockets of working families by exempting the first $46,000 of income for an individual—or $92,000 for a married couple—f...

The Working Americans Tax Cut Act would put real money back into the pockets of working families by exempting the first $46,000 of income for an individual—or $92,000 for a married couple—from federal income taxes. Tell lawmakers to pass it ASAP. actionnetwork.org/letters/work... @AFT.org

Vote Blue in the midterms, so we can stop apologizing to the world.

#BlueCrew #VoteBlue #Democrats #protests #ProtestSigns #NoKings #HandsOff #MoveOn #RiseAndResist #resist #FiftyFiftyOne

Negotiations are still happening at the state level, and we need to keep pushing the state legislature and the Governor to include reforms to Tier 6 in the final budget, but this is a win and a sign of progress!

or allowing members to retire at 55 with 30 years of service."

"The Senate supports continuing to reform Tier 6 to provide improved benefits to Tier 6 members."

"The Assembly is committed to improving benefits for public employees in Tier 6, including the consideration of proposals such as setting member contribution rates at 3% of annual wages, increasing overtime limits on final average salary calculations...

Each year, after the Governor releases the Executive State budget, the Senate and Assembly publish a response with the changes they want to make to the governor's initial proposal.

This year, their responses include this:

UPDATE on Tier 6: WE MADE OURSELVES HEARD!

Thanks to our advocacy, especially the fact that we showed up strong in Albany over the weekend, the State Senate and Assembly committed to fixing Tier 6 in their response to the Governor's budget.

“A country that can instantly fund endless wars but debates every dime for healthcare and education doesn't have a budget issue--it has a values issue."

A billion dollars a day going towards the war in Iran so far.

Mayor Mamdani and a child play with Legos while looking very serious and concentrated. The child is impossibly adorable and wearing tiny blue glasses.

No interruptions, please. We’re building universal child care.

We can throw another $500,000,000,000 at the Pentagon this year and spend $1,000,000,000/day on a wholly useless war, but we can't afford to hire doctors and nurses to take care of our veterans? The United States is such an irresponsible, messed up country right now.

How Deciding to Donate a Kidney Saved My Own Life greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...

This war will do nothing to help - and will very likely make things worse - when it comes to the biggest challenges we face at home.

Trump or his wealthy friends won’t pay the price. It will fall on service members and their families, on taxpayers, and on working Americans already stretched thin.

From Career Awareness to Career Readiness: Building Strong CTE Programs in K-12 Schools Explore how K-12 schools can move from career awareness to career readiness by building strong, equity-driven CTE programs. Discover key components of successful career and technical education pathway...

How can schools move beyond career awareness to true career readiness? New @sharemylesson.bsky.social blog explores key components of successful CTE pathways, strategies and real-world examples that connect classroom learning to real workforce opportunities.
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Beyond troubling........

Affordability is on the mind of everyone I know..... and everyone is sick & tired of a White House trying to say otherwise. The pain is real for SO MANY.... and the @aft.org & @rweingarten.bsky.social are making sure our voices are heard on this vital issue.

Powerful piece from @aft.org @sharemylesson.bsky.social: Teachers & parents described ICE vehicles circling schools with cameras, filming who came & went. Special education vans w/students pulled over. Parents picked up at work, meaning a child would arrive home from school to find no one there.

The poster for the movie Train Dreams. It is a close up of Joel Edgerton’s face looking to the right.

I don’t think it will win Best Picture or Best Actor, but I really loved “Train Dreams” and Joel Edgerton is absolutely amazing in it.

Also, love seeing Bryce Dessner, a member of one of my favorite bands (The National), getting a nomination for original song with Nick Cave.

American families understand all too well: The affordability crisis is very, very real. Thank you @rweingarten.bsky.social @aft.org for spotlighting this issue.

I had an absolute blast interviewing our @uft.org Paraprofessional Chapter awardees this year!! Here are a few of the winners talking about the importance of the gamechanging RESPECT CHECK legislation that UFT President Michael Mulgrew & his team are working hard to achieve...... @aft.org

Tossing it forward🫶
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I HAVE HOPE: "Dystopian scenes seem inescapable these days..... But I have hope. Ordinary people are supporting their neighbors and calling for decency and the rule of law. Kids still buzz with happiness when they can pick out a bagful of books."

Ball coming your way Jürgen 🫶
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CBS News to cut at least 15% of staff as Bari Weiss overhaul rattles newsroom: report The cuts could begin as early as March, and as late as May, people familiar with the discussions told Variety, though plans remain fluid.

As a former TV news journalist & lifelong believer in the integrity & value of @cbsnews.com reporting, it is absolutely heartbreaking to see what's going on there.........

We demand de-escalation, transparency and accountability from the Department of Homeland Security The federal government is supposed to protect, not endanger, Americans. However, the Department of Homeland Security is imperiling the basic rights of all people in this country. Immigration enforcem...

I just wrote a @aft.org letter: We demand de-escalation, transparency and accountability from the Department of Homeland Security. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/we-d...

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By giving kids a wide range of books and stories to choose from, we can open their eyes to new ideas and possibilities. Thank you to everyone at @UFT.org and @FirstBook.bsky.social for helping with this incredible event. bsky.app/profile/aft....

Thank you Doc @docmurphydog.bsky.social for including me in this fantastic pack 💙