Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

A year after forming their union, Newberry Library employees have won their first contract, which includes:
• 15% increase in pay and a ratification bonus
• freeze of employee costs for health care
• doubling of parental leave
• bilingual pay
• continuing education funding
• grievance procedure and quarterly labor-management meetings

🔗 https://www.afscme.org/blog/newberry-library-employees-win-first-contract-a-year-after-forming-a-union

#LibraryUnions #LibraryWorkers #NewberryWorkersUnited #NewberryLibrary #AFSCME

This voter suppression tactic should be investigated.

At least 9 precincts in majority-Black Mississippi county ran out of ballots, per reports https://thegrio.com/2023/11/08/at-least-9-precincts-in-majority-black-mississippi-county-ran-out-of-ballots-per-reports/

“Hunter Biden” is just a noise Republicans make when they are desperate to change the subject.

Whenever you hear it, you should figure out what topic they are trying to avoid, and relentlessly drive the conversation back to whatever that is. It is a sign of weakness and should be treated as such.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67425906

Sask government tells school divisions it's their responsibility to enforce a law none of them were consulted on... Yeah, that's going to end well.

https://globalnews.ca/news/10093836/retired-teacher-weighs-in-sask-pronoun-policy/

#Saskatchewan #education #skpoli #cdnpoli #transrights

#Republican senators will again push to confirm #military nominees Wednesday evening in a direct challenge to fellow GOP Sen. Tommy #Tuberville and his blockade on promotions.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2023/11/15/congress/new-sullivan-push-on-military-holds-tuberville-senate-00127474

@wdlindsy
Then why are they vociferously decrying Israel & supporting Palestinians, instead of supporting Israelis/Jews AND Palestinians, and loudly decrying Hamas and the other radical Islamic terror groups, who don't represent most Muslims/Arabs/Palestinians?

@StillIRise1963 I think Mitch died a year ago and now his ghost is just walking around the Capitol wearing Mitch's clothes.

Mansplaining was invented in the German countryside in 1874 when a gentleman realized how enthralling his commentary would be to a young woman on a train. Artist Berthold Woltze captured the scene so that men everywhere would become aware of the gentleman’s amazing discovery.

Whenever you hear leaked news about a case against Donald Trump, please understand that it almost certainly came from someone affiliated with the criminal former president or one of his co-defendants.

Prosecutions do not generally leak because leaks harm them more, especially because they can intimidate witnesses.

Here's a perfect case in point: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/lawyer-trump-co-defendant-georgia-case-admits-leaking-witness-videos-rcna125398

Hospital director in Haiti says a gang stormed in and took 100+ women and children hostage
#AureFreePress #News #Breaking #BreakingNews

https://apnews.com/article/haiti-hospital-gang-takes-women-children-hostage-770ea717b1400705d064c26ecb45234d