Marilyn Sneiderman

I’m introducing an amendment to cut ICE’s $75 billion funding increase and use those funds to restore health care cuts in Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Jeff Bezos just fired hundreds of reporters at the Washington Post — including the Amazon reporter holding his OWN company accountable. Reminder: Jeff Bezos' net worth is nearly $250,000,000,000.

Trump is trying to rewrite history. The White House is examining the Smithsonian museums, specifically portrayals of slavery. This is blatant erasure. We can’t let this happen. Color Of Change is up for the truth – will you stand with us? → act.colorofchange.org/sign/stand-aga…

No I’m not over it, have not moved on. A political assassination happened in our country—(not just in Minnesota, in the United States)—and I feel like we have collectively treated it like any one of the other many forms of violence we experience almost daily. But this is different, a marker in the story of our authoritarian decline. This assassin had an agenda, and I believe, I fear, we may look back on June 14 as an inflection point.

Great to see @ZohranKMamdani bringing on experienced staff to support his incredibly talented upstart team as we take this race to the finish line. nytimes.com/2025/07/09/nyr…

“Bargaining for the common good means you see everyone and you use the vehicle of the contract as a way of providing for everyone. I think we’ve been able to expand and grow stronger because people do see a benefit for themselves, their families, and they also see a very discernible benefit in the young people that they engage with.” - CTU President, Stacy Davis Gates As the second Trump era takes shape, CTU is stepping up to protect our students, educators, and public schools. The stakes are higher this time around—but so is our resolve. CTU is fighting to defend our school communities from attacks on our students, educators and on public education. From Board of Education meetings to lobby days in Springfield, we are not backing down. We will not stop until we win the schools our students deserve. #CTUStrong edweek.org/teaching-learn…

It’s 2AM on Sunday and I’m heading to the Capitol to FORCE a full reading of the Republicans’ 940-page bill. This bill will rip health care coverage away from 16 million people and cut food assistance. It’s sick. And we will not stand for it.

Ruth Messinger, who in 1997 became the first woman to win Dem nomination for NYC mayor, in a robocall for Lander: “Andrew Cuomo is weaponizing antisemitism for his own political gain.. Brad Lander is a proud Jewish New Yorker who is committed to keeping our community... safe.”

The #Army250 parade starting 30 minutes early due to incoming weather. Crowd nowhere near the 200,000 expected. @nbcwashington

I debated whether to share my story on here, but I guess I will. I think there's an idea out there that millions of violent criminals are pouring across the border, carrying machetes and drugs, looking to harm Americans. Certainly, while some people fall into that category, the vast majority of undocumented immigrants don't. My family escaped Vietnam after the Tet Offensive and went through an arduous journey that eventually landed them in the Canada. My father worked there for a time as a janitor; my mother, a secretary. When work fell through, my dad was offered to work with his sister in the United States, so he went, as our family needed money. He ended up staying in the US longer than he was supposed to — not knowing immigration laws — and asked my mom to come be with him. Of course, she went and carried me over the border while I was still a baby. I'm still unsure whether we technically broke an immigration law. The border between Canada and the United States was pretty porous (as it is today, for the most part). But either way, since I came here without legal documentation, I eventually fell into the category of being an undocumented immigrant. Yet, I've been in the United States since I was a baby. My identity and roots are very much based in this country, no different from anyone else. The lack of legal immigration has totally shaped my life. It has made every interaction with the law much scarier. It has shaped which opportunities I could or could not get. It has taken an emotional toll, as this legal issue hangs over your head like a black cloud. There are millions of people in my situation — people who were brought here as children, some babies, and were unable to raise their hand during this process and say "maybe we should hire a lawyer." Parents may have crossed the border not knowing about the law, as the law can be pretty confusing and lawyers are expensive. Perhaps, in the end, they should have hired a lawyer; but sometimes life is messy. In the end, they crossed for the same reason many people rise every day: to support their families. I think it's unreasonable to deport millions of people who have contributed positively to society. It's simply not true that the majority of these people are violent criminals carrying drugs. Many own small businesses; many work as skilled laborers (including garment workers!). The vast majority are good, honest people. For those of us who grew up in the United States, sending us "back" to our "home" country would mean sending someone to a foreign land, as they grew up in the United States. Tearing families apart based on immigration status seems inhumane. About twenty years ago, I watched with some small measure of hope that the Dream ACT would pass and help a portion of undocumented immigrants. I saw people march angrily in the streets (something I supported). But I was dismayed to see nothing really come about. In fact, when Obama passed DACA, I was skeptical that it would be sensible to give your information to the federal government without a guaranteed path to citizenship. It seems that the Trump administration may use those lists to hunt down immigrants. I think the ICE sweeps are inhumane. I support and admire the protestors who are putting their bodies on the line for non-violent resistance. Ultimately, I think we need to solve this issue on a systemic level. It's unreasonable to me to expect that the government will deport some 10-20 million people. Even deporting 1 million will cause an insane amount of chaos, not to mention an incredible amount of wasteful government spending. The militarization of law enforcement is over the top and only escalate the situation. I have seen people march on this issue, only for it to be dropped later and dissolve into quiet grumbles. In the end, nothing is done for immigrants. Time passes until decades later, we have another political crisis like the one we have today. This cycle seems unsustainable. I hope people sustain this energy to solve the immigration issue and put undocumented immigrants — most who are peaceful, skilled, and hard-working citizens — on a path to citizenship. As time continues to go by, many undocumented immigrants are seeing their lives wasted away. If you care about this issue, I hope you get involved on the long haul: volunteer for pro-immigrant groups, donate to mutual aid, and perhaps pursue career paths that help people in this situation. I was moved to read someone on here say that, when they found their employee was undocumented, they helped them get a green card. The path was difficult, as our immigration system is broken (it took them 11 years). But I can tell you that this is like pulling someone drowning in raging waters. Ultimately, I hope me sharing this story helps push back against the idea that all undocumented immigrants are MS-13 members. I know many people in my position and they are all like your neighbors.

Tomorrow! Join the movement and learn how to host your own May Day event as a part of the May 1st National Day of Action. It's time to STOP the billionaire agenda and put the community FIRST. #MayDay Register at bit.ly/maydaymovement

Caution is fatal for the labor movement—instead, "we need to make billionaires and corporations feel the pain that they are inflicting on all of us." New from @stephenlerner: inthesetimes.com/article/trump-…

It is crystal clear that Chicagoans support ⁦@CTULocal1⁩’s advocacy for librarians, sanctuary schools, social workers, nurses and lower class sizes, schools with clean drinking water that are free of mold and lead paint, and housing for our 20,000 houseless students.

Trump's federal funding attacks and threats could cut lifelines for working families, from new mothers and infants to students who depend on meals in schools and families who depend on housing and child care vouchers. seiu.org/2025/01/seius-…

@LaurenLJacobs @bcgproject Thank you, @LaurenLJacobs ! Being able to organize with you has been some of most meaningful in my life! So appreciate your leadership at this critical time. @RutgersCIWO @sarahljaffe @powerswitchact @stephenlerner

The vast number of lives -workers, students, organizers, union leaders-touched by and mentored by Marilyn is astounding. She is indeed a working class hero!!

Thank you for all of the support to do this work from Colleagues and partners and @RU_SMLR and the wonderful staff of @RutgersCIWO and @bcgproject

@RU_SMLR @RutgersCIWO @sarahljaffe @inthesetimesmag Thank you to @RU_SMLR and @RutgersCIWO and so many colleagues and partners for all of the wonderful support!

SMLR's @MSneiderman recently retired as executive director of @RutgersCIWO, closing the latest chapter of her influential career in the #labor movement and #highereducation. @sarahljaffe writes about Marilyn's remarkable journey for @inthesetimesmag. inthesetimes.com/article/marily…

@bloomekatz @sarahljaffe @inthesetimesmag Thank you to this important community…we need each other more than ever…@sarahljaffe @NelStamp @bloomekatz @inthesetimesmag @bcgproject @JosephMcCartin @mari_matsuda

If you don't know much about Marilyn Sneiderman's impact on the labor movement—and even if you do—I urge you to read this piece from @sarahljaffe in @inthesetimesmag . Sneiderman just retired, but her transformational impact is ongoing. A great read. inthesetimes.com/article/marily…

@inthesetimesmag @sarahljaffe Thank you @sarahljaffe and @inthesetimesmag for capturing some of the work we tried to move over the years—may we learn from and build from these at this critical time. Grateful to @RutgersCIWO and RutgersSMLR and @bcgproject

"Sneiderman’s story is a window into the attempts to transform organized labor in the past few decades, a time with few major triumphs but plenty of trials." —A great piece about the work of Marilyn Sneiderman by @sarahljaffe inthesetimes.com/article/marily…

Thank you @SherrodBrown for always standing up and standing with working families! You are a hero to union workers across the country!