Michael Bilik
@mjb243.bsky.social
@NLRBU.bsky.social benevolent bureaucrat.
Often found flat circling, social constructing, or bending toward justice.
Often found flat circling, social constructing, or bending toward justice.
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Let’s talk about weather balloons—a.k.a. radiosondes—and why recent cuts to NWS staffing and balloon launch schedules are putting the public at risk (eg., Deaths in Texas). No satellite or model can replace what these humble balloons do. Here's why. 🧵
July 9, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Let’s talk about weather balloons—a.k.a. radiosondes—and why recent cuts to NWS staffing and balloon launch schedules are putting the public at risk (eg., Deaths in Texas). No satellite or model can replace what these humble balloons do. Here's why. 🧵
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For more than a decade, there has been a systematic effort to destroy the NLRB by starving it of staff and resources. Sensing blood in the water, those who wish to do wrong with impunity are now sounding the death knell and petitioning the courts to declare the Agency unconstitutional. 5-alarm fire.
Hello! I took a deep look at the efforts by SpaceX and Amazon to gut the NLRB, how SCOTUS' right-wing majority could kneecap the agency, and what the disastrous results could be for workers and unions.
www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
Elon Musk Wants To Wreck A Crucial Agency That No One Is Talking About
Constitutional challenges to the National Labor Relations Board may end up before the Supreme Court, with grave implications for workers and unions.
www.huffpost.com
November 27, 2024 at 7:24 PM
For more than a decade, there has been a systematic effort to destroy the NLRB by starving it of staff and resources. Sensing blood in the water, those who wish to do wrong with impunity are now sounding the death knell and petitioning the courts to declare the Agency unconstitutional. 5-alarm fire.
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In politics clarity is its own opportunity. The storm of the 2024 election has created great clarity. The richest man in the world, Elon Musk, and 3rd richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos, are currently asking a group of Trump judges to end the right to organize & join a union in the United States.
November 24, 2024 at 2:45 AM
In politics clarity is its own opportunity. The storm of the 2024 election has created great clarity. The richest man in the world, Elon Musk, and 3rd richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos, are currently asking a group of Trump judges to end the right to organize & join a union in the United States.
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let's check back in with sean o'brien when the trump administration has neutered the nlrb and allowed employers to run roughshod over every worker in the country
November 24, 2024 at 4:46 AM
let's check back in with sean o'brien when the trump administration has neutered the nlrb and allowed employers to run roughshod over every worker in the country
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NLRBU Executive VP, Michael Bilik, was quoted yesterday in the Guardian:
“We’re in a very precarious position right now. Our backlog is skyrocketing, and we urgently need funding and personnel – not punitive restrictions on our basic ability to operate.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“We’re in a very precarious position right now. Our backlog is skyrocketing, and we urgently need funding and personnel – not punitive restrictions on our basic ability to operate.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Federal workers brace for Trump with morale ‘as low as it’s ever been’
President-elect has expressed desire for mass firings of civil service workers to be replaced with political appointees
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2024 at 2:29 PM
NLRBU Executive VP, Michael Bilik, was quoted yesterday in the Guardian:
“We’re in a very precarious position right now. Our backlog is skyrocketing, and we urgently need funding and personnel – not punitive restrictions on our basic ability to operate.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“We’re in a very precarious position right now. Our backlog is skyrocketing, and we urgently need funding and personnel – not punitive restrictions on our basic ability to operate.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
If you are writing about strikes or college employee-athletes today and not talking about how the agency with exclusive authority to prosecute unfair labor practices is on track to be kneecapped in 72 hours by a negligent Congress, you are missing the point.
Fund the NLRB.
Fund the NLRB.
November 26, 2024 at 3:29 AM
If you are writing about strikes or college employee-athletes today and not talking about how the agency with exclusive authority to prosecute unfair labor practices is on track to be kneecapped in 72 hours by a negligent Congress, you are missing the point.
Fund the NLRB.
Fund the NLRB.
Can anyone explain why DOJ refused to prosecute Meadows for contempt? DOJ has completely dropped the ball in its failure to investigate seditious conspiracy inside the West Wing. Can’t really blame J6 Committee for not exactly rushing to cooperate with DOJ’s one-sided demands.
November 26, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Can anyone explain why DOJ refused to prosecute Meadows for contempt? DOJ has completely dropped the ball in its failure to investigate seditious conspiracy inside the West Wing. Can’t really blame J6 Committee for not exactly rushing to cooperate with DOJ’s one-sided demands.
If now isn't the time for a nationwide teacher/bus driver/school staff strike, I don't know when is. Put the Senate on the clock to come up with something before next school year. Labor Day march on Washington.
November 26, 2024 at 3:29 AM
If now isn't the time for a nationwide teacher/bus driver/school staff strike, I don't know when is. Put the Senate on the clock to come up with something before next school year. Labor Day march on Washington.
Awful news and so sad to hear about Rich Trumpka’s sudden passing. He was a dear friend of my late father and our family. In the face of exploding inequity and wealth consolidation, he was a tireless advocate for the working class. Always decent and kind. Rest in power Rich.
November 26, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Awful news and so sad to hear about Rich Trumpka’s sudden passing. He was a dear friend of my late father and our family. In the face of exploding inequity and wealth consolidation, he was a tireless advocate for the working class. Always decent and kind. Rest in power Rich.
Elon Musk might be hosting SNL, but Tesla workers aren’t laughing
November 26, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Elon Musk might be hosting SNL, but Tesla workers aren’t laughing
Long but worthwhile read on much longer COVID. Now in my 11th month of post-COVID syndrome, it can be both debilitating and easily dismissed, a cruel combination. I’m one of the luckier ones and have found rehab, but countless others will need support.
November 26, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Long but worthwhile read on much longer COVID. Now in my 11th month of post-COVID syndrome, it can be both debilitating and easily dismissed, a cruel combination. I’m one of the luckier ones and have found rehab, but countless others will need support.
Hate to see it. @BrandonMagner
November 26, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Hate to see it. @BrandonMagner
At last, the poison that is Peter Robb has been drawn from the NLRB. The last 4 years have stressed many our institutions, and the NLRB is no exception. 20% fewer staff. 27% drop in enforcement. Staff unions nearly shattered. This is Robb’s legacy. May he never return.
November 26, 2024 at 3:29 AM
At last, the poison that is Peter Robb has been drawn from the NLRB. The last 4 years have stressed many our institutions, and the NLRB is no exception. 20% fewer staff. 27% drop in enforcement. Staff unions nearly shattered. This is Robb’s legacy. May he never return.
Okung's call to action will better organize the players and strengthen their protections under fed labor law:
November 26, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Okung's call to action will better organize the players and strengthen their protections under fed labor law:
To Understand Rising Inequality, Consider the Janitors at Two Top Companies, Then and Now
November 26, 2024 at 3:29 AM
To Understand Rising Inequality, Consider the Janitors at Two Top Companies, Then and Now
Thanks to @JakeSherman for making MSNBC the place where phish meets politics. Chairman Nunes causing us all to bounce around the room.
November 26, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Thanks to @JakeSherman for making MSNBC the place where phish meets politics. Chairman Nunes causing us all to bounce around the room.
Afterglowed up thanks to the fire brought by @KAYTRANADA and @AndersonPaak at @OutputClubBK
November 26, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Afterglowed up thanks to the fire brought by @KAYTRANADA and @AndersonPaak at @OutputClubBK
There are times when we are absolutely nowhere.
November 26, 2024 at 3:29 AM
There are times when we are absolutely nowhere.
Tonight's near miss storm and fade. Could get used to this new view tho @JimCantore @GarySzatkowski @nymetrowx
November 26, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Tonight's near miss storm and fade. Could get used to this new view tho @JimCantore @GarySzatkowski @nymetrowx
Is there a city less classy than Philly? I think not. The Flyers and their fans are truly a disgraceful dumpster fire.
November 26, 2024 at 3:28 AM
Is there a city less classy than Philly? I think not. The Flyers and their fans are truly a disgraceful dumpster fire.
As so it begins...what you ought to know about the blockbuster McDonalds hearing today in New York
November 26, 2024 at 3:28 AM
As so it begins...what you ought to know about the blockbuster McDonalds hearing today in New York
If these #NBAFinals have taught us anything, it's that J.R. Smith has, is, and will forever be a bum.
November 26, 2024 at 3:28 AM
If these #NBAFinals have taught us anything, it's that J.R. Smith has, is, and will forever be a bum.