Tom Sullivan

Tom Sullivan

@serfwaveski.bsky.social

Leftist dad fighting for a better future. Irish mechanic in the US Midwest (oof) Union steward. Elected Trustee Chair. Aspiring mutual aid organizer. Reading: "We Refuse" by Kellie Carter Jackson, "Rules to Win By" by Jane F. McAlevey (would recommend)

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Unions have the power to do so much good for you. Imagine paying $1,029 over the course of a year and getting people to work in some cases for hundreds of hours for you similar to a lawyer. What a concept. Experience economic harm? We got you. Experience harms from harassment? We got you. Sign up. 🤙

So when we beat the nazis again, I have a suggestion. We give them forehead swastikas like in Inglourious Basterds. This way, they can't slither back into the shadows and plot against us for 80 years. We'll know who they are and not allow them to breathe. Hopefully, most end up dangling from trees.

The same people who say "those who cannot do, teach," are the people who also tell you to go to trade school (and don't see the irony), and the people who never went to school beyond grade 12.

Taking on my biggest case yet. An employee retired last May and shortly after, got a bill for $3,000 from the company. I just found $110,000 they owe him. Now I just have to put rock-solid arguments together because I know they won't settle this without a fight.

What can a union do for you? Today I got a member paid $3200 for 187 days he should have been paid a higher rate, and was successfully able to argue that the figure should be adjusted for inflation. That goes on his next check. In essence, he lost nothing but the opportunity cost of investing it.

Want your life to get better? Think the world sucks? Struggling to make ends meet? Stop voting for people who hate the working class. Let's be clear. Elite Republicans hate the working class (including working-class Republicans)

Uber has always been a shit business model. It only exists to benefit executives and shareholders. The rides are overpriced. The drivers don't get paid fairly. Let it die. People should not be doing this in their spare time to make ends meet. Employers should pay their people better.

Laura Kowalski Linden@samoart.bsky.social

Uber steals from its contractors Lies about it Profits from it Dear Reader, it won’t surprise you to know Uber supports Trump and also supported the big Kill America Bill. Uber=Trump End it.

Who knew that *checks notes* "promising to make life better for Americans" would be so popular in a time when life is fucking horrible for most Americans. That's crazy

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Sure, sex is cool... but have you ever experienced a supervisor exposing all of the dirty things his colleagues do in writing? On an unrelated note, I have so much crap to hold over my bosses' heads now. Holy fuck

A management structure where the lowest levels of management are instructed to interpret rules in the most ridiculous and unreasonable manner possible is inherently wasteful. It creates the "us versus them" mentality. It creates resentment. When something is unambiguous, follow the damn rule.

My hope is that people are going to swing hard left in reaction to the disaster that is the Trump presidency. Zohran Mamdani's win in this primary against a despicable wretch of a sex pest is bringing hope to the rest of the United States.

All of the worst people on X can't shut up about Mamdani winning the primary. It's all they're talking about. They are so fucking coordinated It's an actual conspiracy meant to sway public opinion. The left needs to get this organized and fight their rhetoric.

An employee got mad because I got him paid the proper amount for a day he should have had higher level pay. No grievance, just a 2-minute chat with the supervisor who agreed that he was entitled to higher level pay. I'll never understand this anti-union attitude from employees.

I don't even live in New York. I live in Minnesota, but it's hard for me to overstate how much I want Zohran Mamdani to win. Asshats like Cuomo had ample opportunities to lead, and they've always fucked it up.

So SNAP and Medicaid are getting cut because we "don't have the money" but we can drop 14 multi-million dollar bombs from $2.2bn planes at a moment's notice without proper authorization. Cool. And by cool, I mean "fuck you."

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And just like that, the ‘No New Wars’ people are all-in on a new war. Proving yet again that they really believe in nothing other than what one man tells them to believe today. Which could be different tomorrow. The very definition of a cult.

#APWU family, I am officially endorsing two candidates for national office of the APWU. I have seen the arguments and tactics of their opposition and I don't believe those are the kinds of people we need. We need fighters. That's why I'm endorsing Jonathan Smith, & Vance Zimmerman for Pres. & VP.

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Following the President’s decision to bomb nuclear facilities in Iran, I’ve directed our public safety teams to be on heightened alert for potential threats to Minnesota. While there’s no known threats at this time, we’ll continue to monitor the situation and respond accordingly.

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We have a madman in the White House who is actively trying to trigger total war. If Jeffries, Schumer, or any other Democratic leaders try to justify this, shrug indifferently, or write a strongly-worded letter and call it a day, they need to step down or be aggressively primaried.

Employee is owed $5098.91 or overtime makeups that include 40 hours of 1.5x pay and 40 hours of penalty 2x pay. Management: we have him working 2 hours of overtime per day now. Does that mean we can get rid of this grievance? Me: hahahahahaha fuck no

Trump administration proving once again that they have soft hands and even softer constitutions. Fascists hate appearing silly. Make them feel silly for this insanely sensitive reaction to pushback.

Mike Masnick@masnick.com

Cannot stress enough that this is a pitiful action by a weak, scared, pathetic group of insecure, wannabe authoritarians, and they should be mocked until the end of time for wanting to bring in the military over some people protesting them at a Home Depot.