Reposted by Eric DirnbachLaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Visit LaborLab.us for resources on your right to organize and how to fight union-busting. 053
Reposted by Eric DirnbachEric Dirnbach @ericdirnbach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC - @organizeworkers.bsky.social) has done great work helping thousands of workers organize unions. I've been volunteering there for years. Join me in being a sustaining monthly donor to support this important work! secure.actblue.com/donate/ewocs...secure.actblue.comBecome a sustaining donor today!Movements are strongest when they're sustained by the people building it– on the shop floor, on the picket line, and organizing behind the scenes. Become a monthly donor today. 033
Reposted by Eric DirnbachMiriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 18/03/2026*breathing into a paper bag* 1102035182
Eric Dirnbach @ericdirnbach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC - @organizeworkers.bsky.social) has done great work helping thousands of workers organize unions. I've been volunteering there for years. Join me in being a sustaining monthly donor to support this important work! secure.actblue.com/donate/ewocs...secure.actblue.comBecome a sustaining donor today!Movements are strongest when they're sustained by the people building it– on the shop floor, on the picket line, and organizing behind the scenes. Become a monthly donor today. 033
Eric Dirnbach @ericdirnbach.bsky.social · 27/09/2026PHILS! #RedOctober #Philly www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/phi...cbssports.comPhillies survive scare, clinch playoff berth in Game 162: Three reasons why they can win the World SeriesPhiladelphia is in pursuit of its first World Series since 2008 and just its third in franchise history 010
Eric Dirnbach @ericdirnbach.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Hey NY Post, thanks for advertising the Radical Assembly conference, maybe I'll go! nypost.com/2026/09/15/u...nypost.comCUNY-funded NYC school hosts Marxist ‘Radical Assembly’ complete with ‘comradely’ chats about ‘imperial hubris,’ rise of China and ‘trans futures’The school, part of the City University of New York system, is co-sponsoring the event next spring with a three-day event stocked with anti-capitalist and pro-socialist panels. 040
Reposted by Eric DirnbachTyler King @tyleraking.com · 27/09/2026Guys I don’t think the president of the United States knows what he’s doing. 15314
Eric Dirnbach @ericdirnbach.bsky.social · 27/09/2026True! "The NYC chapter of the DSA...offers daily opportunities for face-to-face socializing: a Sing in Solidarity choir, soccer & softball leagues, picnics & potlucks, Coffee with Comrades, a running club, dance parties, singles mixers, game nights & birding outings" www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Young Democrats Are Putting the Party Back in Politics. It’s Working. (Gift Article)Fun, free events communicate a larger goal: that everyday people should be able to afford a joyful life. 030
Eric Dirnbach @ericdirnbach.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your f@#$%&* ears!" 010
Eric Dirnbach @ericdirnbach.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Um, likely not true, but even if it was, how is this fraud? How would you make money doing this? Maybe it's MAGA Math. 010
Eric Dirnbach @ericdirnbach.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Sleeper agent Comrade Melania has been activated. 000
Eric Dirnbach @ericdirnbach.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Maybe karma is real! www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...cbsnews.comEd Sheeran's Gillette Stadium concerts canceled due to nor'easter, tour promoter saysEd Sheeran's Gillette Stadium concerts in Foxboro, Massachusetts, have been canceled as Boston braces for a nor'easter. 030
Reposted by Eric DirnbachThe Onion @theonion.com · 25/09/2026“He definitely isn’t fluent, and I doubt he’ll ever get there, but he’s truly come a long way from being unable to pronounce a single word intelligibly.” — Xi Jinpingtheonion.comXi Jinping Impressed With How Much Trump’s English Has Improved Since Last VisitWASHINGTON—Marveling at how his American counterpart’s grasp of the difficult language had progressed, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told reporters Thursday that he was deeply impressed with how much Pres... 383807574
Reposted by Eric DirnbachWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026When Philly says, “Free Palestine, Go Birds. Fuck ICE” we back it up 1035083
Reposted by Eric DirnbachMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Nearly 190,000 home health workers in New York could unionize in one of the biggest U.S. labor drives in decades. SEIU Local 1199 says they've gotten almost 70,000 signatures, enough to trigger a union vote, and now the union has petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to hold an election. 4450110
Reposted by Eric DirnbachDemocratic Socialists of America @demsocialists.bsky.social · 17/09/2026BOYCOTT STARBUCKS 🚫☕️ DSA supports baristas fighting for fair wages and conditions against one of the biggest union busters around! 520160
Reposted by Eric DirnbachBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Pretty insightful stuff here from Bret Stephens, who admits he's literally as out of touch as possible with every New Yorker alive right now. Zohran is the most popular politician in the country, Dem leadership is historically unpopular, and he's just... the opposite. And he works for the NY Times. 2433766404
Reposted by Eric DirnbachMeg @prayingmantis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This headline is sending metheguardian.comTexas police department ordered closed for failing to provide any benefit to communityDisbanding of department in Trinidad comes after arrest of a resident for posting about issues with local water supply 13596157
Eric Dirnbach @ericdirnbach.bsky.social · 15/09/2026"Why were so many powerful people in America, a country whose civic culture is steeped in resistance to tyranny, so willing to abase themselves and their institutions?" www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...nytimes.comOpinion | They Could Afford to Stand Up to Trump. Why Didn’t They? (Gift Article)The more the logic of capitalism pervades the rest of life, the less room there is for compassion, honor or heroism. 112
Reposted by Eric DirnbachMatt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Can't believe "I hate you. You're the dumbest generation. You don't deserve jobs." hasn't been a winning sales pitch. 1139976
Eric Dirnbach @ericdirnbach.bsky.social · 15/09/2026"Workers and community members gave public testimony at the Convergence for Democracy about the human rights violations they experienced during Operation Metro Surge." workdaymagazine.org/the-horror-o...workdaymagazine.orgThe Horror of Occupation, the Solidarity of Community: Minnesotans Testify on Operation Metro Surge - Workday MagazineWorkers and community members gave public testimony at the Convergence for Democracy about the human rights violations they experienced during Operation Metro Surge. 000
Eric Dirnbach @ericdirnbach.bsky.social · 15/09/2026"A new report finds a massive divide between working-class voters and college-educated progressives. Closing it means handing working-class people real power over a left-wing program." jacobin.com/2026/09/work...jacobin.comThe Left Needs More Working-Class LeadersA new report finds a massive divide between working-class voters and college-educated progressives. Closing it means handing working-class people real power over a left-wing program. 100
Reposted by Eric DirnbachTPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 15/09/2026The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s bid to take unprecedented control over federal elections Monday, a massive development ahead of the midterms.talkingpointsmemo.comSupreme Court Rejects Trump’s Effort to Break Vote By Mail Before MidtermsThe Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s bid to take unprecedented control... 29518
Reposted by Eric DirnbachMatt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online. 484297707660
Eric Dirnbach @ericdirnbach.bsky.social · 14/09/2026"As the right attacks mass participation head on, the center is telling the rest of us to pipe down while the elites are talking." theintercept.com/2026/09/13/c...theintercept.comCentrists Are Soft-Launching the Idea That We Have a Little Too Much DemocracyBy railing against small-dollar donors and “purity tests,” Third Way and the Abundance Network are empowering the political elite over the rest of us. 1176
Eric Dirnbach @ericdirnbach.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Just as we see a sharp upward line change in every bad chart indicator starting in the reagan era, we'll see another in the trump era. 041
Reposted by Eric DirnbachDigital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 30/04/20251/🧵 It’s not dysfunction. It’s design. The GOP uses a ruthless disinformation playbook to confuse, divide, and exhaust the public. They don’t want you informed—they want you disoriented. Here’s how their machine works—and how we expose it. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue 691447952
Eric Dirnbach @ericdirnbach.bsky.social · 13/09/2026It must be so boring for folks who defend capitalism all the time. "Let the market decide!" "Investors deserve their wealth!" "Yes they may engage in some occasional pedophilia!" "Billionaires should be able to buy our organs!" 051
Eric Dirnbach @ericdirnbach.bsky.social · 13/09/2026My old union GEO needs support and solidarity! "This is a clear criminalization of ordinary labor organizing. It’s also a “fishing expedition” that is meant to help the government’s case against Palestine solidarity activists." mondoweiss.net/2026/09/the-...mondoweiss.netThe U.S. government is going after a Michigan labor union over its Palestine activismThe U.S. government is criminalizing a campus labor union at the University of Michigan for supporting Palestine. We are calling on fellow labor organizers to resist this dangerous act of repression 031
Reposted by Eric DirnbachKate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Union organizing has been loads of fun this year, and I want to share a few quick stories from office and lab visits to show that 1) it's not that hard to talk to colleagues, 2) interesting things happen, and 3) you build solidarity in the meantime. 718143
Eric Dirnbach @ericdirnbach.bsky.social · 12/09/2026"The measure, which has seen broad cross-party support in the Statehouse, would affirm workers’ right to organize and prevent lawmakers from easily reversing existing labor protections in the future." vtdigger.org/2026/09/07/v...vtdigger.orgVermonters will vote on constitutional amendment enshrining labor protections in November - VTDiggerThe measure, which has seen broad cross-party support in the Statehouse, would reaffirm workers’ right to organize and prevent lawmakers from easily reversing existing labor protections in the future. 011
Eric Dirnbach @ericdirnbach.bsky.social · 12/09/2026To the astonishment of all, Trump yells out "Tiocfaidh ár lá" and slurps a giant Shamrock Shake. 010
Reposted by Eric Dirnbachpublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 08/09/2026CDC’s 9/11 world trade center health program was one of the first things this regime purged. just something to remember when republicans get really into the performative nationalism this weekabcnews.comNew York Republicans scold Trump for CDC cuts that affect 9/11 respondersCritics say the Trump administrations cuts to CDC staff will negatively affect a health fund for 9/11 first responders. 6409200
Eric Dirnbach @ericdirnbach.bsky.social · 11/09/2026"This is the Democratic Doom Loop — a party that overpromises when it is out of power, then underdelivers (for everyone other than its donors) when it is in power — prompting voters to then angrily vote for a GOP that promises to destroy the whole system." www.levernews.com/how-status-q...levernews.comHow Status Quo Democrats Could Create Another TrumpA new study suggests Democrats’ broken promises won’t just cost them elections — they could fuel an even more dangerous MAGA backlash. 010
Reposted by Eric DirnbachEric Dirnbach @ericdirnbach.bsky.social · 11/09/2026YES, great cover, can't wait for this to come out! 0166
Eric Dirnbach @ericdirnbach.bsky.social · 11/09/2026YES, great cover, can't wait for this to come out! 0166
Reposted by Eric DirnbachSam Pizzigati @sgp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Some numbers worth appreciating this Labor Day weekend. @epi.org #inequality www.epi.org/publication/...epi.orgUnions are extremely popular: 56 million workers would join a union if they couldNew Gallup polling finds that 71% of people in the U.S. approve of unions, continuing the highest period of favorability in over 60 years. This coincides with the greatest number of workers represente... 01210
Eric Dirnbach @ericdirnbach.bsky.social · 10/09/2026"May 2028 is now only a year and a half away. Are unions getting in gear for a season of strikes and labor action around then, as contracts expire in manufacturing, education, logistics, grocery, and the building trades?" labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0...labornotes.orgPersecuted by Trump, Will Unions Build Towards May 2028?Three years ago the United Auto Workers, glowing with confidence after a successful strike at the Big 3 and pledging ambitious new organizing drives, put out a call for a national strike on May 1, 202... 000
Reposted by Eric DirnbachThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 10/09/20266. Every word here is a lie, including "and" and "the." 215217
Reposted by Eric Dirnbach𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 09/09/2026Even the crickets were embarrassed. 692252945416