Lots of people remember Mitch McConnell's famous words when he kicked Elizabeth Warren off the Senate floor for reading Coretta Scott King's letter.
But you probably don't remember who the first person was to defend her...
#Persist
#ProgressivesForHarris
“These bank failures were entirely avoidable if Congress and the Fed had done their jobs and kept strong banking regulations in place since 2018. S.V.B. and Signature are gone, and now Washington must act quickly to prevent the next crisis” -
@SenWarren
The AFL-CIO – America’s largest labor federation – endorsed Biden-Harris for re-election last June, our earliest presidential endorsement in history. We voted to reaffirm that support last week. No president has been more invested in helping workers than Joe Biden.
Delighted to share that I’ve returned to DC to fight for America’s workers as Deputy Director of Public Affairs at the
@AFLCIO
. As
@SenWarren
says: unions built America’s middle class, and unions will rebuild America’s middle class. Let’s go!
#ItsBetterInAUnion
#1u
The number of 2012
@ewarren
campaign leaders holding senior positions on the 2024 Biden campaign is a very, very promising thing for our country.
Also: Mindy is the smartest operative I know.
Scoop: Biden is bringing on some new blood to oversee his polling operation. Mindy Myers, a Warren and DSCC alum, will be his campaign’s senior adviser of opinion research.
Ady was such an incredible force for good in this world. Rest in power, dear
@AdyBarkan
. Thank you for sharing him with us, Rachael, Carl, and Willow. ❤️
Make no mistake: the
#GOPTaxScam
is not just about numbers. If Congress passes a tax bill that gives corporations massive handouts, it’ll be on the backs of people like
@AdyBarkan
.
A post-1/6 reminder to Capitol Hill reporters and staffers: Please don't post screenshots of the USCP emails with directions about where to go/what to do.
Stay safe, my friends.
Our officers are searching in and around the Senate Office Buildings in response to a concerning 911 call. Please stay away from the area as we are still investigating. We will continue to communicate with the public here.
It is not an easy feat to get 60 labor unions to unanimously agree on anything — especially in 24 hours. Huge props to the lady boss of the labor movement today. 🙌
On behalf of the 60 unions and 12.5 million workers we represent, the
@AFLCIO
is proud to unanimously endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president in the 2024 election.
Democratic digital fundraising has skyrocketed cycle after cycle, and we're heading into a presidential election year with razor-thin margins in Congress. Something about mass layoffs at
@actblue
just doesn't add up.
Today
@actblue
laid off 54 employees, 32 of which were in our bargaining unit. Layoffs unfairly punish union employees who are both not responsible for the current financial difficulties & have invested considerable effort into making
@actblue
what it is today
Key quotes from Harris-Walz campaign memo about its ad spending plans: It is placing "$170 million in TV reservations" this weekend. That's "on top of what the campaign believes to be the largest digital reservation in the history of American politics at more than $200 million."
Remember when Biden saved more than 1 million union members’ pensions by including the Butch Lewis Act in the American Rescue Plan? And how it prevented massive cuts to the pensions of 2 million workers and retirees?
Here's who that helped...
Some would love for workers to take Trump at his word & forget what he did as President. But we didn't forget. And Project 2025 shows he'll pick up right where he left off: dissolving unions, gutting worker protections, & defunding whole parts of the government people rely on.
That AI can write better emails than campaign aides probably says more about the cookie-cutter, email factory nature of campaign emails these days than the quality of AI advancement.
John Walsh was very likely the nicest, most beloved operative in Massachusetts politics. Sending so much love to his loved ones and to our
@EdMarkey
/
@DevalPatrick
/
@MassDems
family. Such sad, sad news.
#mapoli
We’ve won some big victories for working families in Massachusetts and across the country, but there’s a lot more to do. So today I’m making it official: I’m running for re-election to keep up the fight.
This election runs directly through America’s union halls - no wonder unions were everywhere at the
@DemConvention
! From the union labor that made it possible, to the 20% of delegates who were union members, to the labor champions onstage, unions turned up for Harris-Walz!
If you or your boss was listed on
@washingtonian
's 500 Most Influential People of 2024 this month, use it as an opportunity to speak out for the
@WashGuild
staff union. They've been fighting for a fair contract for almost 3 years.
I appreciate the recognition by
@Washingtonian
for fighting for America’s workers. That’s why I urge the magazine’s management: negotiate a fair contract with your staff union,
@washguild
. Use your own influence to help your staff earn a living wage.
This is a fantastic hire by the Fetterman team. I’ve been in the trenches with
@MadamCAdams
since her time with Rep. Slaughter — she’s super smart and an all around great person.
(Also yay to more people from digital running comms shops!)
Thrilled to welcome the inimitable Carrie Adams (
@madamcadams
on here) to team Fetterman as our new Communications Director! A real pro with a “who’s who” of Hill experience, we are beyond psyched to have her on board. 🎉
FYI
@playbookdc
readers: this is not me. I just have an extremely common name, including Seth Rogen’s wife, Courteney Cox’s character on Growing Pains, and seemingly every women’s college golf, volleyball, and water polo player in the country. 😂
NEW: No Labels releases policy plan: “A balance” on abortion access. “All-of-the-above” energy production. Act now on Social Security. Stop releasing asylum applicants into the country. Protect transgender people, but restrict teaching gender to kids.
Dear Senate digital directors:
1. Even if your boss's favorite meat is hot dog, you don't have to make a National Hot Dog Day video.
2. If your boss says "I love them in buns, I love them outside of buns," reshoot.
2. You should know better than to have ketchup.
xoxo,
me
Alice and I were on polar opposite sides of the political spectrum. But she was always kind and respectful, and she went out of her way to be helpful to me… and she’d do anything and everything possible for the IOP kids. My heart is with her loved ones.
Yesterday was so crazy that I forgot to wish Dodd-Frank and the
@CFPB
a very happy birthday 🎂🥳 and also remind everyone that Project 2025 calls for "the immediate dissolution of the agency" that's protecting people from getting scammed by big banks. (page 839)
Canceling weekend plans for the Harris veepstakes is a hell of a lot better than 2017 when we had to cancel our plans every weekend to march against some terrible policy that Donald Trump had enacted.
Sports Illustrated is nothing without its editorial staff.
The AFL-CIO Sports Council, representing 8 professional players' unions, fully supports
@si_union
in their fight against Arena Group, which has sent layoff notices to every single union member but none to top management.
In ✨professional news✨ I am the new Senior Social Media Strategist at the
@AFLCIO
. This opportunity marks a significant milestone in my career, and I am wholeheartedly committed to upholding the values and mission of the AFL-CIO with dedication and integrity.
Our team at the
@AFLCIO
is looking for a new strategist to lead our social media. Know anyone? Please share and help grow the fight for working families:
10 years ago today, my 16 year old niece — a Kawasaki Disease survivor — had emergency double bypass surgery. The Affordable Care Act let her see the doctors that saved her life.
It’s easy to forget all the bad things Trump did in office. Don’t forget.
Reminder: the
@AFLCIO
-- America's largest labor federation of SIXTY unions -- unanimously endorsed Kamala Harris the day after President Biden announced he wasn't running for re-election.
The
@AFLCIO
unanimously endorsed Kamala Harris because she has been a true partner in the most pro-labor administration in history. At every step in her career, she’s fought for our workers, our jobs and our unions.
#UnionsForHarris
I am EXCEPTIONALLY biased, but scrolling through
@AFLCIO
and seeing all that worker power out there right now just might be the most joyful thing you can do this Labor Day.
#BetterInAUnion
Another smart piece on the scary state of Dem digital tech. It’s ActionKit heavy — but almost all the Blue State Digital folks left at Bonterra after the tools acquisition just lost their jobs too. The loss of the BSD tools still hurts the whole industry.
Almost forgot that today is my one-year anniversary at the
@AFLCIO
. Yesterday Gallup reported that unions are more popular now than virtually any point since the 1960s — wicked proud to be part of this badass team that’s winning for America’s workers.
First Monday in office at my new job and thus far I have explained ✨brat summer✨ in our morning meeting.
Earnestly, genuinely, truly: I love my career so much.
Jon is perhaps the only person in the world who can fill the shoes of
@BharatRamamurti
. A truly brilliant policy mind and all-around good person.
The only question is whether he'll try to match Bharat's social media chops. I know he *can*... but will he? 😉
"You lobbied for weaker rules, got what you wanted, & used this opportunity to abdicate your basic responsibilities to your clients & the public – facilitating a near-economic disaster."
@SenWarren
's letter to Silicon Valley Bank CEO Greg Becker is 🔥🔥🔥
HISTORY. MADE.
Our
@acoreunion
members are the FIRST workers in the United States to reach a tentative labor agreement with
@Apple
.
The agreement delivers:
✊ Work-life balance
✊ Pay raises
✊ Job security
✊ Fairness
UPDATE: As of 9pm ET, grassroots supporters have raised $46.7 million through ActBlue following Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign launch. This has been the biggest fundraising day of the 2024 cycle. Small-dollar donors are fired up and ready to take on this election 🔥
As a worrisome hurricane heads toward Florida, it seems important to note that Project 2025 wouldn't just dismantle NOAA - it would also require cities/states to hand over all your info in DMV and voter registration databases to
@DHSgov
to be eligible for certain FEMA funding.
Our own
@SenWarren
has been fighting the discriminatory blood donation ban since 2013, when a constituent wrote in about not being able to give blood after the Boston Marathon bombing.
10 years later, very glad this is finally done. It's way past time.
My friends and colleagues had to barricade themselves inside offices to save themselves from an angry mob that Donald Trump sent to my workplace, the Capitol, trying to overthrow our elections.
That's reality.