11/18-19 News Roundup & Open Thread
Greetings birdies!
While Democrats gave away all leverage to pass a good BBB bill, one spark of good news on the labor front.
John Deere Workers Approve New Contract, End Strike
The picketers won significant concessions since their strike began in mid-October.
The first contract agreement reached between Deere and UAW negotiators, on Oct. 1, offered immediate raises of 5 to 6 percent, depending on the job, and an additional 3 percent in 2023 and 2025. It also proposed eliminating pensions for new hires. Workers rejected the offer by a wide margin.
The second agreement offered an immediate 10 percent raise and an $8,500 ratification bonus, plus 5 percent raises in 2023 and 2025. Deere workers rejected that one, too, but the vote was closer — 55 percent to 45 percent.
The latest contract made “modest modifications” to the second offer, the UAW said. Workers said those included tweaks to how Deere calculates bonuses for workers who meet production targets.
Kristin Jordan, a 19-year veteran at a Deere combine factory in East Moline, Ill., said she was relieved to see the vote pass.
“I’m exhausted and nervous, but I’m proud of what was accomplished,” she said Wednesday night.
Picketers at other companies have also recently won concessions: striking Nabisco and Frito-Lay employees returned to work after negotiating better terms for pay and working hours.
More news, tweets, and of course, your comments below. This also serves as an open thread. Sure Happy It’s Thursday!
Tips for the John Deere workers and other groups who are succeeding in getting better pay and benefits.
ty benita :o). j just finished a duolingo round and it sounded good. muchas gracias! ❤️😘🌼🐻🌊🐋🙏🐳🧬👠🐿🦔🦜🪶🦚🦤🦃🦃🦃❤️❤️❤️
Sanders Says Deficit Concerns ‘Seem to Melt Away’ When It’s Time to Fill Pentagon Coffers
Go, Bernie! Maybe progressives need to sit that one out, until our priorities are recognized and enacted.
Bernie still our shing light.
the admin and the dnc must have some way of pressuring them. i wish i knew what.
or we don’t have enough true progressives.
like ro and maybe even pramila. good they’re there, but would love to see more brave and true ones in there.
Anyway, looks like Bernie is back to giving his speeches for posterity, which I am very glad that he does
and that someone publishes it.
Oh, you mean the sacred War Department budget? Are we supposed to genuflect at the sacred war altar?💩💩💩💩 Wouldn’t it be something if yahoos like Manchin suddenly dropped dead? You can add Stephanie Murphy to that noxious mix.💩
Yves Smith, the founder of Naked Capitalism, considers private equity as the lowest $$$ life that slithers. Her area is finance so she knows.
excellent 🧵 by Cory, but then i’m prejudiced.
I also love how tech savvy he is. I don’t know of any other tweeter, although I’m sure there are some, who always link to a webpage to read the article on. No need to unroll his threads anymore.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/18/us/politics/house-vote-pelosi-social-policy-bill.html
Hey Nancy, how about increasing it by $778B just like you gave the War Department for one year? What’s the matter? You, a crooked millionairess, just might have to pay some taxes? Geez, the horror!
https://twitter.com/davidsirota/status/1461413309358305283?s=20
Sinema, the poster gal for corruption and bribery. Wonder what kind of $$cushiony$$ job the Deathcare robbers have promised her when her term ends? What a piece of stupid, despicable 💩.
T and R, and TGIThursday, Ms. Benny!! 🦃☮️😊👍 Good news on the Deere front!👏👏
Large Majority of Voters Support Build Back Better Act and Its Provisions
64% of Voters—Including 63% of Independents—Support Passing the Build Back Better Act
A substantial majority of voters support the Build Back Better Act in its current form and strongly support its provisions, a new poll released today by Data For Progress and Invest in America finds. 64% of voters, including 87% of Democrats, 63% of Independents, and 42% of Republicans, support the Build Back Better Act. Additionally, Data for Progress finds a majority of voters support BBB’s pay-fors and provisions.
https://www.filesforprogress.org/datasets/2021/11/dfp-iia-nov16-toplines.pdf
Menendez is actually the good guy here.
Accidents do happen even with the corrupt.
Medicare drug pricing negotiations is stretching it.
glad there are some good things with the giveaways.
capping insulin is great. I hope it starts right away and it’s universal.
Nearly all of the healthcare will be stripped out.
will research if the $35 insulin is restricted to part d diabetics.
https://twitter.com/BobSmith4152/status/1461572079296266242?s=20
https://www.healthline.com/diabetesmine/new-medicare-program-caps-insulin-prices-at-35
we are probably paying insurance companies to provide that. idk
night 💜