Alan
awierdspace.bsky.social
Alan
@awierdspace.bsky.social
Historian of modern America and capitalism. Labor and community archivist.
From outside the Department of Labor this afternoon:
February 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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The corporate coup is global.

Trump's mad tariffs do not mark the end of neoliberalism or free trade or whatever you want to call it.

They mark the end game of what we have been fighting for decades: corporate rule.

They do not believe in the public. They believe in their wealth.
February 3, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Last year, we talked to air traffic controllers and found out they’re working 10-hour shifts, 6 days a week, with mandatory overtime.

Trump’s cuts to the federal workforce and push to privatize air traffic control could make matters even worse. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyN6...
We Talked To Air Traffic Controllers. What We Heard Will Shock You.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Three days ago, all air traffic controllers, NTSB investigators, and other federally employed first aviation responders received Trump's e-mail urging them to resign. The system is already stretched thin. He'd like to thin it further--and no doubt privatize replacements
tinyurl.com/mrywfn5k
Federal air crash responders all got the ‘resign’ email
Not cool: Responding to a tragic accident in the dark and cold, while knowing your inbox has an email asking to resign from federal service.
federalnewsnetwork.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Tonight, I decided to do some research into Project 2025, doing different keyword searches in the full-text pdf document. I started with "restructuring," and my next keyword search was "opm," yielding countless mentions of "development."

Seeing this, I spelled out "personnel management,"...
January 29, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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BREAKING: Allies are being arrested in NYC after staging peaceful sit-in to support union baristas' fight for a contract.

It is shameful that Starbucks let it get to this point. We need CEO Brian Niccol to bargain a fair economic offer with our union NOW.
January 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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President Trump fired National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo. In an unprecedented move, he also ousted Democratic board member Gwynne Wilcox, leaving the board with no quorum.
Trump fires labor board officials, setting up legal fight
President Trump fired National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo. In an unprecedented move, he also ousted Democratic board member Gwynne Wilcox, leaving the board with no quorum.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM