Eric Blanc
@ericblanc.bsky.social
author We are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big
www.ucpress.edu/books/we-are-the-union/
Red State Revolt,
laborpolitics.substack.com;
EWOC, AAUP-AFT, 🌹
Pinned
Blame Schumer. But also blame the union leaders that capitulated two weeks ago and that refused to put up a real fight to save Americans' health care
We urgently need new leaders — not just in the Democratic Party, but also in organized labor
We urgently need new leaders — not just in the Democratic Party, but also in organized labor
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Blame Schumer. But also blame the union leaders that capitulated two weeks ago and that refused to put up a real fight to save Americans' health care
We urgently need new leaders — not just in the Democratic Party, but also in organized labor
We urgently need new leaders — not just in the Democratic Party, but also in organized labor
Crazy that labor didn't put up a fight to stop these Senators from capitulating, the main federal union capitulated two weeks ago and other unions issued press releases that everyone ignored
Part of the reason Democrats don't fight is that most union leaders don't fight either
Part of the reason Democrats don't fight is that most union leaders don't fight either
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Crazy that labor didn't put up a fight to stop these Senators from capitulating, the main federal union capitulated two weeks ago and other unions issued press releases that everyone ignored
Part of the reason Democrats don't fight is that most union leaders don't fight either
Part of the reason Democrats don't fight is that most union leaders don't fight either
People shouldn't forget that the first domino setting off tonight's capitulation came from the American Federation of Government Employees two weeks ago
Millions of American workers are now going to lose their health care
What ever happened to solidarity?
Millions of American workers are now going to lose their health care
What ever happened to solidarity?
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
People shouldn't forget that the first domino setting off tonight's capitulation came from the American Federation of Government Employees two weeks ago
Millions of American workers are now going to lose their health care
What ever happened to solidarity?
Millions of American workers are now going to lose their health care
What ever happened to solidarity?
Federal workers should immediately call and write to Tim Kaine to demand he not capitulate to the Republicans in their name
(202) 224-3121
www.kaine.senate.gov/contact/share-your-opinion
(202) 224-3121
www.kaine.senate.gov/contact/share-your-opinion
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Federal workers should immediately call and write to Tim Kaine to demand he not capitulate to the Republicans in their name
(202) 224-3121
www.kaine.senate.gov/contact/share-your-opinion
(202) 224-3121
www.kaine.senate.gov/contact/share-your-opinion
Zohran is right
Everybody should donate right now to @organizeworkers.bsky.social, so it can hire a NYC organizer to help our city's workers win
Everybody should donate right now to @organizeworkers.bsky.social, so it can hire a NYC organizer to help our city's workers win
You heard the mayor! 👇
November 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Zohran is right
Everybody should donate right now to @organizeworkers.bsky.social, so it can hire a NYC organizer to help our city's workers win
Everybody should donate right now to @organizeworkers.bsky.social, so it can hire a NYC organizer to help our city's workers win
Zohran ran up crazy numbers with non-white young people (18-29 year olds):
Black youth: Mamdani 84%
Latino youth: Mamdani 86%
White youth: Mamdani 66%
Black youth: Mamdani 84%
Latino youth: Mamdani 86%
White youth: Mamdani 66%
November 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Zohran ran up crazy numbers with non-white young people (18-29 year olds):
Black youth: Mamdani 84%
Latino youth: Mamdani 86%
White youth: Mamdani 66%
Black youth: Mamdani 84%
Latino youth: Mamdani 86%
White youth: Mamdani 66%
Liberal operatives say the secret to electoral success is always pivoting to the "moderate center"
But this vastly overstates voters' ideological coherence and it can't explain how Zohran won 35% of "moderates" and 9% of "conservatives"
But this vastly overstates voters' ideological coherence and it can't explain how Zohran won 35% of "moderates" and 9% of "conservatives"
November 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Liberal operatives say the secret to electoral success is always pivoting to the "moderate center"
But this vastly overstates voters' ideological coherence and it can't explain how Zohran won 35% of "moderates" and 9% of "conservatives"
But this vastly overstates voters' ideological coherence and it can't explain how Zohran won 35% of "moderates" and 9% of "conservatives"
It's amazing that @socialists.nyc has surged to over 11,000 members 🌹
And that's just the floor
Wisconsin's "sewer socialists" had 1 member for every 100 people in Milwaukee—to reach that today we'll need about 84,780 members in NYC
And that's just the floor
Wisconsin's "sewer socialists" had 1 member for every 100 people in Milwaukee—to reach that today we'll need about 84,780 members in NYC
November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
It's amazing that @socialists.nyc has surged to over 11,000 members 🌹
And that's just the floor
Wisconsin's "sewer socialists" had 1 member for every 100 people in Milwaukee—to reach that today we'll need about 84,780 members in NYC
And that's just the floor
Wisconsin's "sewer socialists" had 1 member for every 100 people in Milwaukee—to reach that today we'll need about 84,780 members in NYC
Mass campaigns are crucial for exerting pressure on politicians — and they're also great pathways to get large numbers to join membership organizations like @socialists.nyc
From the new @ourtimefornyc.bsky.social website 👇
From the new @ourtimefornyc.bsky.social website 👇
November 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Mass campaigns are crucial for exerting pressure on politicians — and they're also great pathways to get large numbers to join membership organizations like @socialists.nyc
From the new @ourtimefornyc.bsky.social website 👇
From the new @ourtimefornyc.bsky.social website 👇
Silly that rightwingers and centrists keep arguing Zohran's win was less decisive than Spanberger and co
Had this had been a normal two way race, Dem vs Republican, Zohran would have won by 75% minimum
Had this had been a normal two way race, Dem vs Republican, Zohran would have won by 75% minimum
November 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Silly that rightwingers and centrists keep arguing Zohran's win was less decisive than Spanberger and co
Had this had been a normal two way race, Dem vs Republican, Zohran would have won by 75% minimum
Had this had been a normal two way race, Dem vs Republican, Zohran would have won by 75% minimum
Zohran's movement upended the electoral playbook in the mayoral race — now it's continuing to break new ground by building an organized mass campaign to make New York affordable again
Sign up here to get involved 👇
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Our Time
A campaign for an affordable NYC
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November 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Zohran's movement upended the electoral playbook in the mayoral race — now it's continuing to break new ground by building an organized mass campaign to make New York affordable again
Sign up here to get involved 👇
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Everybody opposed to authoritarianism and oligarchy should needs to stand in solidarity with the Starbucks workers who are likely going on strike starting November 13
This is a winnable fight — but it'll take all of our support to help workers get past the finish line
This is a winnable fight — but it'll take all of our support to help workers get past the finish line
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Starbucks unionized workers say they'll strike on Nov. 13 if coffee giant doesn't finalize contract
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
www.cbsnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Everybody opposed to authoritarianism and oligarchy should needs to stand in solidarity with the Starbucks workers who are likely going on strike starting November 13
This is a winnable fight — but it'll take all of our support to help workers get past the finish line
This is a winnable fight — but it'll take all of our support to help workers get past the finish line
We were extremely happy last night
November 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
We were extremely happy last night
Reposted by Eric Blanc
Scoop: Starbucks baristas plan to strike on Red Cup Day next week if demands aren’t met, and to mount what the union says would grow to be their biggest and longest work stoppage yet www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Fed-Up Starbucks Baristas Prep 'Biggest Strike We've Ever Been On’
The coffee chain’s US employees began unionizing four years ago and are still trying to secure a contract.
www.bloomberg.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Scoop: Starbucks baristas plan to strike on Red Cup Day next week if demands aren’t met, and to mount what the union says would grow to be their biggest and longest work stoppage yet www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's why @mattyglesias.bsky.social is wrong about the national significance of Zohran's big win
1/ NYC's race was, among other things, a referendum on the future of the Democratic Party. And the establishment lost badly 🧵
1/ NYC's race was, among other things, a referendum on the future of the Democratic Party. And the establishment lost badly 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Here's why @mattyglesias.bsky.social is wrong about the national significance of Zohran's big win
1/ NYC's race was, among other things, a referendum on the future of the Democratic Party. And the establishment lost badly 🧵
1/ NYC's race was, among other things, a referendum on the future of the Democratic Party. And the establishment lost badly 🧵
May be cheesy, but I do think it's beautiful that so many young people got involved in politics for the first time through Zohran's campaign, just an extremely hopeful dynamic
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
May be cheesy, but I do think it's beautiful that so many young people got involved in politics for the first time through Zohran's campaign, just an extremely hopeful dynamic
People outside of NYC haven't understood just how much our airwaves for the last month have been filled by scaremongering and Islamophobia. It didn't work!
Billionaires literally tried to buy this election and they lost
Billionaires literally tried to buy this election and they lost
November 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
People outside of NYC haven't understood just how much our airwaves for the last month have been filled by scaremongering and Islamophobia. It didn't work!
Billionaires literally tried to buy this election and they lost
Billionaires literally tried to buy this election and they lost
Ignore the centrist pundits
Zohran’s decisive victory shows the way forward nationwide
jacobin.com/2025/11/mamd...
Zohran’s decisive victory shows the way forward nationwide
jacobin.com/2025/11/mamd...
Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Points the Way Forward
A democratic socialist wasn’t supposed to be able to win a major office like New York City mayor over the objections of billionaires. Yet Zohran Mamdani and the movement behind him built a campaign fa...
jacobin.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Ignore the centrist pundits
Zohran’s decisive victory shows the way forward nationwide
jacobin.com/2025/11/mamd...
Zohran’s decisive victory shows the way forward nationwide
jacobin.com/2025/11/mamd...
How could anybody say no to this?
November 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
How could anybody say no to this?
Zohran would win by 80% if Eli was on every canvassing shift
November 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Zohran would win by 80% if Eli was on every canvassing shift
Our toddler Eli is by far the most effective canvasser I’ve ever seen
November 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Our toddler Eli is by far the most effective canvasser I’ve ever seen
My parents taught me well: never cross a picket line and always root against the Dodgers
November 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
My parents taught me well: never cross a picket line and always root against the Dodgers
I was on Brian Lehrer this morning to debate the editor of the NY Daily News, Michael Aronson, over whether Zohran could pass his agenda in Albany.
Take a listen or share with any family or friends who are still undecided!
www.wnyc.org/story/30-iss...
Take a listen or share with any family or friends who are still undecided!
www.wnyc.org/story/30-iss...
30 Issues in 30 Days: Working With Albany | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Eric Blanc and Michael Aronson debate the mayoral candidates' ability to fulfill their campaign promises, given that many will require action at the state level.
www.wnyc.org
October 31, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I was on Brian Lehrer this morning to debate the editor of the NY Daily News, Michael Aronson, over whether Zohran could pass his agenda in Albany.
Take a listen or share with any family or friends who are still undecided!
www.wnyc.org/story/30-iss...
Take a listen or share with any family or friends who are still undecided!
www.wnyc.org/story/30-iss...
Over 40 million Americans are going to lose their SNAP food benefits on Saturday, yet Trump is refusing to use the USDA's $6 billion contingency funds to cover this emergency
If the Democrats were smart, they would start raising hell about Trump's cruel decision to let millions go hungry
If the Democrats were smart, they would start raising hell about Trump's cruel decision to let millions go hungry
October 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Over 40 million Americans are going to lose their SNAP food benefits on Saturday, yet Trump is refusing to use the USDA's $6 billion contingency funds to cover this emergency
If the Democrats were smart, they would start raising hell about Trump's cruel decision to let millions go hungry
If the Democrats were smart, they would start raising hell about Trump's cruel decision to let millions go hungry