Neil Bhaerman
@neilanalien.bsky.social
hype man for unions [@OFTunion comms director]. organizer. baker. cyclist. tarotist. dad. baseball watcher. yinzer at heart, ohioan by accident.
opinions=mine only & often bad.
opinions=mine only & often bad.
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Workers from one of the biggest library systems in Ohio are establishing a labor union focused on improvements they say need to happen in areas such as wages and paid time off.
Workers at one of Ohio's largest library systems set to unionize • Ohio Capital Journal
Workers with the Columbus Metropolitan Library are establishing a labor union focused on improvements they say need to happen in areas such as wages and paid time off.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Workers from one of the biggest library systems in Ohio are establishing a labor union focused on improvements they say need to happen in areas such as wages and paid time off.
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Pledge to support CML workers:
I Stand With CML Workers!
www.oft-aft.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Pledge to support CML workers:
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Read the full statement from the CML Organizing Committee:
Columbus Metropolitan Library Workers Are Organizing Their Union With OFT
To our patrons and our community:We are proud to publicly announce that hundreds of workers at Columbus Metropolitan Library are coming together to build our union. We do different jobs, and we work i...
www.oft-aft.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Read the full statement from the CML Organizing Committee:
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NEWS: @columbuslibrary.bsky.social workers are forming their union with OFT & @aft.org!
Members of the organizing committee told the @ohiocapitaljournal.com why they're organizing:
Members of the organizing committee told the @ohiocapitaljournal.com why they're organizing:
Workers at one of Ohio's largest library systems set to unionize • Ohio Capital Journal
Workers with the Columbus Metropolitan Library are establishing a labor union focused on improvements they say need to happen in areas such as wages and paid time off.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
NEWS: @columbuslibrary.bsky.social workers are forming their union with OFT & @aft.org!
Members of the organizing committee told the @ohiocapitaljournal.com why they're organizing:
Members of the organizing committee told the @ohiocapitaljournal.com why they're organizing:
"Feed kids. Fix roads. Fund hospitals." is one of the best campaign slogans I've seen in a while.
November 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"Feed kids. Fix roads. Fund hospitals." is one of the best campaign slogans I've seen in a while.
in case you didn't "notice", the VP went out of his way to use an antisemitic dog whistle while brushing aside questions about potential antisemitism of a staffer.
November 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
in case you didn't "notice", the VP went out of his way to use an antisemitic dog whistle while brushing aside questions about potential antisemitism of a staffer.
what are we doing here folks
Raskin: We are a big tent. We must be a huge, vast tent. I say this is a party that’s got room for Marjorie Taylor Greene if she wants to come over.
November 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
what are we doing here folks
how it started / how it's going
November 16, 2025 at 12:53 AM
how it started / how it's going
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Next witness is our own @jmiracleoh.bsky.social: Public schools are not a place to make religious assertions out to be fact, nor a battleground for the political ends the adults who are supposed to protect our children’s education decide to take up."
November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Next witness is our own @jmiracleoh.bsky.social: Public schools are not a place to make religious assertions out to be fact, nor a battleground for the political ends the adults who are supposed to protect our children’s education decide to take up."
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Starbucks workers are ON STRIKE! Now is the time to tell everyone in your life to STOP BUYING Starbucks.
www.nocontractnocoffee.org?utm_source=s...
www.nocontractnocoffee.org?utm_source=s...
November 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Starbucks workers are ON STRIKE! Now is the time to tell everyone in your life to STOP BUYING Starbucks.
www.nocontractnocoffee.org?utm_source=s...
www.nocontractnocoffee.org?utm_source=s...
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Don't forget to NOT BUY STARBUCKS while we're on ULP strike, tomorrow and beyond!
Pledge to not cross a picket line - nocontractnocoffee.org
Pledge to not cross a picket line - nocontractnocoffee.org
No Contract, No Coffee | Starbucks Workers United
Starbucks baristas brewing change. Join the movement for fair contracts, better wages, and worker protections.
nocontractnocoffee.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Don't forget to NOT BUY STARBUCKS while we're on ULP strike, tomorrow and beyond!
Pledge to not cross a picket line - nocontractnocoffee.org
Pledge to not cross a picket line - nocontractnocoffee.org
This is nonsense. Raw garlic in your socks will drain toxins and restore your health. Potatoes don't work like this.
Under-the-weather TikTokers are slicing raw potatoes and placing them in their — and their children’s — socks before bed. The theory is that the potato draws out toxins.
However, experts warn against relying on folk remedies over medical care.
However, experts warn against relying on folk remedies over medical care.
No, putting a potato in your sock will not cure a cold
TikTokers are placing slices of raw potatoes in their — and their children’s socks — overnight to cure illnesses.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This is nonsense. Raw garlic in your socks will drain toxins and restore your health. Potatoes don't work like this.
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We are literally mad about your failure to fight the real dangers.
But there are real dangers out there that must be fought; and energy spent fighting each other is energy lost to that bigger fight.
November 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
We are literally mad about your failure to fight the real dangers.
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Journalists hold power to account and our @pghguild.com strikers have held Post-Gazette management to account for years. Today the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with us. The company broke the law. pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
3rd Circuit Court Orders Post-Gazette to Restore Workers' Rights
The U.S. 3rd Circuit Court orders the Post-Gazette to restore workers' rights after a lengthy strike, marking a pivotal victory for union members.
pghguild.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Journalists hold power to account and our @pghguild.com strikers have held Post-Gazette management to account for years. Today the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with us. The company broke the law. pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
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The @pghguild.com strike paper's top story: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit orders the PG to restore the striking journalists' contract, including its health care plan, and bargain a new one, and strikers are looking forward to returning to work: www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/10/t...
Third Circuit Court of Appeals rules for striking Pittsburgh journalists - Pittsburgh Union Progress
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Monday morning ruled for the journalists of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh in the federal case behind their more than three-year strike at the Pit...
www.unionprogress.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The @pghguild.com strike paper's top story: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit orders the PG to restore the striking journalists' contract, including its health care plan, and bargain a new one, and strikers are looking forward to returning to work: www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/10/t...
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🚨BREAKING: STRIKERS WIN!
The order affirms what we’ve said all along: The PG’s lawless union-busting cannot stand. We made sure it didn’t. We’re taking back what they stole from us. We won this strike.
The order affirms what we’ve said all along: The PG’s lawless union-busting cannot stand. We made sure it didn’t. We’re taking back what they stole from us. We won this strike.
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
🚨BREAKING: STRIKERS WIN!
The order affirms what we’ve said all along: The PG’s lawless union-busting cannot stand. We made sure it didn’t. We’re taking back what they stole from us. We won this strike.
The order affirms what we’ve said all along: The PG’s lawless union-busting cannot stand. We made sure it didn’t. We’re taking back what they stole from us. We won this strike.
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BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
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HUGE NEWS: @pghguild.com members at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette have won!
For 3 years, workers showed incredible solidarity and strength in the face of relentless and gross union-busting. Now, a court has ordered their contract restored. https://bit.ly/484XIc6
For 3 years, workers showed incredible solidarity and strength in the face of relentless and gross union-busting. Now, a court has ordered their contract restored. https://bit.ly/484XIc6
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
HUGE NEWS: @pghguild.com members at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette have won!
For 3 years, workers showed incredible solidarity and strength in the face of relentless and gross union-busting. Now, a court has ordered their contract restored. https://bit.ly/484XIc6
For 3 years, workers showed incredible solidarity and strength in the face of relentless and gross union-busting. Now, a court has ordered their contract restored. https://bit.ly/484XIc6
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
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Today, we released polling results showing that the Ohio Governor's race is a toss-up and that @amyactonoh.bsky.social has a double digit advantage over Vivek Ramawamy in favorability.
We need an Ohio Governor who will support public education and collective bargaining rights for all workers.
We need an Ohio Governor who will support public education and collective bargaining rights for all workers.
OFT Poll: Ohio Governor’s Race a Toss Up; Acton Outpaces Ramaswamy on Favorability
COLUMBUS — Dr. Amy Acton is statistically tied with presumptive GOP nominee Vivek Ramaswamy in the race for Governor of Ohio, while holding a double digit lead in net favorability, according to pollin...
www.oft-aft.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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This isn't a closing election argument, it's Vidkun Quisling explaining why surrender is better than resistance.
November 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This isn't a closing election argument, it's Vidkun Quisling explaining why surrender is better than resistance.
My "I don't drive OJ's Bronco" campaign video has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my video.
November 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
My "I don't drive OJ's Bronco" campaign video has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my video.
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Teenie Harris took this photo of a billboard in Pittsburgh in 1949 and it’s wild to think how little has changed
November 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Teenie Harris took this photo of a billboard in Pittsburgh in 1949 and it’s wild to think how little has changed
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Here's a letter from me as we kick off our biggest fundraising campaign yet.
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A letter from our editor as we kick off our year-end fundraising campaign, where your donations to Matter News are doubled through the end of December.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Your donations to Matter News are doubled through the end of the year.
Here's a letter from me as we kick off our biggest fundraising campaign yet.
matternews.org/community/do...
Here's a letter from me as we kick off our biggest fundraising campaign yet.
matternews.org/community/do...
Having a totenkopf tattoo would get you kicked out (at a minimum) of a mosh pit at any punk or hardcore show and I don't think we should have lower standards than that for the Senate
October 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Having a totenkopf tattoo would get you kicked out (at a minimum) of a mosh pit at any punk or hardcore show and I don't think we should have lower standards than that for the Senate