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@jamieson @TraderJoesUnite These are complaints made by a handful of workers. There has been no hearing. This simply states the initial charges. Please do research before fanning flames. There is more to this story. Not all the workers agree with these accusations.

Labor board prosecutors just issued a complaint against Trader Joe’s alleging the company retaliated against pro-union workers, made illegal threats, and spread ‘false information’ about @TraderJoesUnite in Hadley MA. Story: huffpost.com/entry/trader-j…

@mdhhsu @jamieson @TraderJoesUnite It would be if it were true.

@jamieson @TraderJoesUnite Terrible!

@iMajorWish Astrid on PBS

What’s some good tv to binge watch this summer? 👀

@SPACEdotcom To balance an egg on a beer bottle? Phssht. Anyone can do that! (Read the articles, people. Don’t just respond to headlines. 😉)

A new viral video chronicles an epic three-year quest. trib.al/CfRYMxh

@AmoneyResists thank you for this and for the good work you do.

I’m putting together a thread the DISASTROUS impacts that the illegitimate six’s unconstitutional overturning of Roe is having across the country. In the meantime, I’m gifting this article so you can read it in full for free here: nytimes.com/2023/05/02/us/…

Utah Republicans passed an all out abortion ban—a judge blocked it sending it to the State Supreme Court—keeping abortion legal up to 18 weeks. Meanwhile, Republicans passed ANOTHER bill outlawing abortion *CLINICS* (where 95% of them are done)—and a judge just blocked that too.

@GovTimWalz thank you

I just signed three bills into law that:   ✔️Protect people seeking or providing abortions in Minnesota ✔️Ban the harmful practice of conversion “therapy” ✔️Protect access to gender-affirming health care   In Minnesota, we’re protecting rights – not taking them away.

@Shut_downAmazon @TraderJoesUnite @amazonlabor While it may be true that the Amazon warehouses needed your support. Trader Joe’s doesn’t need this union. They’re incompetent and have already lost thou$ands for the workers in the MA store. Leave us alone.

Out here at Oakland Trader Joe’s VOTE YES @amazonlabor stands with you @TraderJoesUnite 🔥✊🏽

@raxsha @TraderJoesUnite In most cases, I agree. But this union is incompetent and grossly unnecessary. Our store is no better, worse even, since the union was voted in. There are other unions and activism far more worthy of support.

@SalazarSenate @TraderJoesUnite I’m a liberal voter who believes that unions are necessary in some workplaces - mining, first responders, teachers, healthcare, etc. But Trader Joe’s treats its workers fairly and this is a misguided union. Please research the facts instead of believing all of the lies.

I support the Essex St store crew in their efforts to become NYC’s first unionized Trader Joe’s. Join @TraderJoesUnite workers tomorrow for a rally ahead of their election! RSVP here: bit.ly/traderjoesrally

@heif @TraderJoesUnite Trader Joe’s doesn’t need a union!!! We are treated fairly. Trader Joe’s United is spreading so many lies to get you all on their side. But we who don’t want it are being silenced.

I love Trader Joe's. I support @TraderJoesUnite bc it's possible for more people to win: The customers, the execs, the owners, the suppliers, AND the workers. Just need some "power re-balancing" so execs/owners forced to share more w/ workers. This small thing is huge. People aren't powerless

@Xicana_Lea @TraderJoesUnite Trader Joe’s doesn’t need this incompetent union!!

@raxsha @TraderJoesUnite What’s actually disgusting is promoting unnecessary unions for personal gain. Trader Joe’s doesn’t ned a union. This union is incompetent. It has destroyed our store and lost thou$ands for its workers - and we don’t even have a contract yet! Please don’t listen to the union lies.

@mike__perles @TraderJoesUnite Why? We don’t need a union. We are treated fairly and get good benefits. Jamie et al are just trying to ride the union wave for personal glory, not because they truly care about us. They voted against a benefit and cost us thousands of $. Worthless.

@eastofadamo @TraderJoesUnite @reiunionsoho I hope they vote NO! so that they don’t have to endure the incompetence that the Hadley store has been subjected to. Trader Joe’s, unlike many other professions, doesn’t need a union. It has destroyed the our camaraderie, lost individual workers thou$ands, and gained nothing!

.@reiunionsoho out here in solidarity with @TraderJoesUnite! Good luck on the election this week! ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻

@EmilyAssembly @TraderJoesUnite @nycDSA @organizeworkers Trader Joe’s isn’t pretending. They have always been at the forefront of fair treatment of their workers. This is just a small group of disgruntled workers trying to ride the union wave. Unions are necessary for many professions. We don’t need one.

My team was on the Lower East Side today in solidarity with @TraderJoesUnite workers ahead of their union election. It doesn’t matter how progressive a corporation pretends to be—only collective bargaining gets the goods. Let’s go! #1u ✊

@deefreemank @TraderJoesUnite @MaketheRoadNY @SecureJobsNYC This is an unnecessary union. There are so many workers that are deserving of unions, but this was started by a bunch of grandstanders for their own glory. TJ’s hires above minimum wage and provides safe workplaces and good benefits. Research before retweeting, please.

An organizer from @MaketheRoadNY is speaking in solidarity with the Trader Joe’s workers and advocating for @SecureJobsNYC, a bill that would end most at-will firings in NYC. “Job security should be a human right available to all and not something we should have to bargain for.”

I’m at this rally today where workers from @SBWorkersUnited, @804_local, @amazonlabor and other unions are supporting these Trader Joe’s workers who are voting this week to decide if they will join @TraderJoesUnite.

Wow

@SethGoldstein13 @NLRB And yet you wouldn’t let actual workers from the actual store observe contract negotiations and had them removed by security? Hypocrisy, much?

@MorePerfectUS You should not be allowed to vote on library funding if you do not have a library card or didn’t go to a library in your youth. Correlation: You can’t vote on health care funding if yours is paid for life.

Missouri House Republicans have voted to defund the state's public libraries. A budget bill that would end state library funding will soon head to the Senate. If approved, libraries in rural areas, which rely more on state funds, will likely be forced to close, librarians say.

@LisaDNews And I adore your reporting.

Woosh. Lots moving fast. My vid of Bernie Sanders exiting, w police escort … followed by Starbucks’ Howard Schultz w police escort … and then we hear Starbucks’ pro-union folks yelling out a couple of thoughts/questions.

This Starbucks hearing is maybe the most attended I’ve seen this session of Congress. Packed. Also has gotten fiery. And fascinating.