Monday, April 08, 2019

Some Tweets from Bernie Sanders


  •  2 hours ago
    What the billionaire class understands is that if they can destroy the trade union movement in America, there is nothing to stop them in their never-ending quest to have it all. If we work together, that is a fight that they are going to lose.
    246 replies484 retweets2,337 likes
     
     
  •  4 hours ago
    Corporate America and the billionaire class have been waging a 40-year war against the trade union movement in America. That is not a war they are going to win. We will expand and strengthen the trade union movement.
    307 replies556 retweets2,404 likes
     
     
  •  4 hours ago
    I stand with AAUP-AFT Rutgers professors who are prepared to strike in order to defend affordable, quality higher education. When we organize and stand together, we win.
    Flyer with an image of a crowd holding red picket signs. Image text says: First strike of faculty and grads in Rutgers' 253 year history? It could happen. Soon. Our working conditions are students' learning conditions.
    For more than a year, we've been fighting for quality education and research at Rutgers. Pres Barchi, who earns close to $1 mill in annual compensation, has other priorities.…
    84 replies312 retweets1,008 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     7 hours ago
    This this this. After the , American announced $2B in stock buybacks, the CEO took home over $19M. Thank you , crystal clear and cuts to the heart of it.
    Sanders says regarding CEO of American Airlines: If you can buy back stock, "you damn well have the money to pay your workers a decent wage"
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    37 replies298 retweets1,193 likes
     
     
  •  6 hours ago
    Each day since the Trump tax cut was signed into law, the average billionaire in America has seen a $33 million increase in wealth, while the average worker got an extra bonus of just 24 cents. When we talk about a rigged economy that is exactly what we are talking about.
    622 replies1,898 retweets6,152 likes
     
     
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     7 hours ago
    The bold course that ⁦⁩ has charted when it comes to union solidarity is a very big deal. It has the potential to transform not just presidential and party politics but the governance that will extend from the 2020 election.
    74 replies369 retweets1,317 likes
     
     
  •  10 hours ago
    We need elected officials and candidates at every level to get serious about forcefully speaking out for unions. It’s not good enough for candidates to say they like “workers” or the “middle class.” We need to specifically and explicitly support trade UNIONS.
    262 replies888 retweets3,966 likes
     
     
  •  11 hours ago
    President Trump, get your act together. Try to tell the truth for once.
    632 replies2,305 retweets9,152 likes
     
     
  •  11 hours ago
    Anyone who understands American history knows that it was the trade union movement that built the middle class in this country—and it is the trade union movement that is going to rebuild the disappearing middle class in America once again.
    359 replies866 retweets4,102 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     11 hours ago
    Senator takes the stage at , saying “it is the trade union movement in this country who created the middle class!”
    24 replies117 retweets438 likes
     
     
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  •  13 hours ago
    Meanwhile, one in four Americans skip health care they need because they can't afford it. Our health care system today is fundamentally immoral and that is why we must pass Medicare for All.
    62 health care CEOs made a combined $1.1 billion in 2018 when calculating the actual value of cashed-out stock. That's $157 million more than what the CDC spent on chronic disease…
    544 replies1,226 retweets4,617 likes
     
     
  •  Apr 7
    Another horrific attack in the Saudi-led war in Yemen. More children dead. President Trump, I urge you to sign the resolution Congress passed last week ending U.S. support for this conflict. Yemen needs humanitarian aid, not more bombs.
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    At least 13 children killed after a Saudi air strike hit a girl’s school in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, say Houthi rebels media. Saudi-led coalition denies the accusation
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    399 replies3,111 retweets9,101 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     Apr 7
    The city of Malcom, IA has a population of 287. 230 showed up for town hall.
    207 replies1,041 retweets5,933 likes
     
     
  •  Apr 7
    Join our town meeting in Malcom, Iowa!
    164 replies345 retweets1,190 likes
     
     
  •  Apr 7
    It’s absurd that we have to say this in America in 2019: When you turn on the tap in your home, whether it's in Vermont or Iowa or Flint, Michigan, you have a right to expect that the water coming out is clean.
    495 replies2,249 retweets12,891 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     Apr 7
    Senator taking us to the church of change this morning in Oskaloosa, Iowa with .
    68 replies272 retweets1,240 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     Apr 7
    Full balcony, full house in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Iowa is turning out big this weekend for !
    61 replies233 retweets1,332 likes
     
     
  •  Apr 7
    We will no longer tolerate the situation in which the wealthy and large corporations stash billions in tax havens throughout the world. You cannot be an American company only when it is convenient.
    875 replies1,598 retweets8,058 likes
     
     
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