D.C. MAYORAL FUNDRAISING: Per their March 10 fundraising reports, @janeese4dc.bsky.social and @kenyanmcduffie.bsky.social are neck and neck. Lewis George has raised/received $1.6 million so far, McDuffie $1.5 million. He has more cash-on-hand now at $1.2 million; she's at $943,000.
Claudia Jones School brings together D.C. Community to celebrate Black History. Over a hundred people came out to not only celebrate Black culture but also hear from a multi-generational panel of community leaders.
#BlackHistory #history
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@32bjseiu.bsky.social is ranking us #1 in the Ward 1 race! 💜💪🏾
This is our TENTH labor endorsement and our 16th endorsement overall this election cycle 🎉 32BJ SEIU is the largest property services union in the country and I’m excited to stand with them.
NEW: Anchorage Daily News staff becomes the first newsroom in Alaska to unionize and win a union contract!
Congratulations to the @pacnwguild.bsky.social for this historic win ✊
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D.C. makes first step toward reigning in federal occupation. The bills passed provide an avenue to potentially hold federal officers more accountable.
#news #law
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On Wednesday, we're co-hosting Know Your Rights Town Hall: Lessons from Minneapolis!
Learn what your rights are on the job if ICE comes to your workplace and hear how CWA members responded to ICE raids in Minneapolis.
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NEW: After years of bargaining, unionized editorial staff at Fortune have won their first contract for both digital and print employees with @nyguild.bsky.social!
The deal lifts wages 11% for the life of the deal, provides job security protections and more.
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Rest in power, Reverend Jesse Jackson.
I am heartbroken to hear the news of Rev. Hagler passing away. He was an incredible human being, a human rights activist, a fighter for justice for all people for income inequality, racial inequality.
When FBI agents raided the home of Post journalist Hannah Natanson last month, they seized her devices and refused to return them.
To help journalists protect themselves, we are sponsoring a digital security training with @freedom.press. Join us Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. ET
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I toured the Mid-Atlantic Carpenters’ Training Center and saw firsthand the work being done to train the next generation of skilled workers. DC is a union town, and our unions provide good wages, benefits, and pathways to the middle class.
photo of Pam Bondi testifying in the foreground as a group of 7 women and 1 men raise their hands
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
Progressive Analilia Mejia beats moderate to win N.J. Democratic primary. Ironically, this pro-Palestine candidate may have ridden to victory with the indirect help of AIPAC.
#NewJersey #news #elections
Headline: Amazon’s tax bill plunges after GOP tax cuts The 87 percent drop is largely due to a more generous depreciation break in the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act.’
Amazon got an 87% tax cut from Trump and Republicans last year.
That's billions of dollars in revenue lost for America.
And it's not even going to benefit us.
They just cut 16,000 jobs. All that money will be spent on CEO pay and stock buybacks for wealthy shareholders.
Scam.
We're highlighting reporting from @inthesetimes.com on the recent abduction of worker organizer and NewsGuild-CWA member, Eustaquio Orozco Verdusco.
We ask that you please sign the petition demanding his release:
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Tell Hearst: Keep Texas News written by Texans!
The company is already trying to bust our unions and we need your help to keep these jobs in Texas!
Sign the petition to support local journalism: bit.ly/TellHearst
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Photo of Aparna and two supporters standing in front of a DC WFP backdrop and smiling at the camera while holding a sign that reads “a home you can afford”
Phot of a room full of people with Janeese Lewis George standing on stage and speaking into a microphone
Selfie of Aparna and Philadelphia City Council Minority Leader Kendra Brooks
Thank you to everyone who came out to the @workingfamilies.org DC launch last night!
In the face of authoritarianism and the soaring cost of living, we’re building a better future for working families 💪🏾
Will Lewis’s exit is long overdue. His legacy will be the attempted destruction of a great American journalism institution. But it's not too late to save The Post. Jeff Bezos must immediately rescind these layoffs or sell the paper to someone willing to invest in its future.
Yesterday’s rally at The Post drew a huge crowd to fight for journalism and to #SaveThePost.
These layoffs are shameful, and we are all worse off because of them. Still, we will continue to fight for journalism and for a free press.
Today's rally at The Post building was a powerful show of solidarity from fellow unions, community members, longtime Post readers, past and current Post journalists, international press, city council members, and everyone else who knows that we must #SaveThePost
Thank you for your solidarity. ✊
On boycott anniversary, D.C. campaign pickets every Target store in solidarity with Minnesota. The boycott movement crosses divides to build a united front against MAGA fascism.
#politics #Target #TargetBoycott
The Washington Post laid off a third of its staff at the whim of a billionaire.
DC needs a strong local press corps now more than ever with federal overreach.
My heart breaks for the people who lost their jobs and for what it will mean for accountability and transparency in DC.
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We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
Jeff Bezos gave $75 million to support Melania Trump's vanity film, but he doesn't have the money for the hundreds of journalists he laid off at The Post today.
Democracy dies with Bezos – unless we fight back. Here's how you can help:
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The Washington-Baltimore News Guild strongly condemns the layoffs announced today at The Washington Post. These cuts represent yet another blow to a newsroom that has already been pushed to its limits and a disservice to the readers who rely on The Post for rigorous, independent journalism.
This is an image of a poster promoting the rally that will run from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, at 1301 K St. NW to save The Washington Post newsroom from rumored mass layoffs.
Join us Thursday for a rally to #SaveThePost!! The rally will run from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at 1301 K St. NW!!
Bring friends! Bring gloves! Bring a love of journalism!
ATTN: Today's arrests of Georgia Fort and Don Lemon are an escalation by this administration to criminalize press freedom under the guise of law enforcement.
The First Amendment is not optional, and journalism is NOT a crime. We demand their immediate release!
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