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Expansions of civil rights laws like the CROWN Act are more urgent than ever given Trump administration attacks on nondiscrimination protections & DEI initiatives. • Read the full breakdown 👉 epi.org/blog…
30 states have passed some version of the CROWN act…now it is up to Congress to pass a federal version.
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"This is how we take back what's ours."
ICYMI @steelworkers.bsky.social President Roxanne Brown's call-to-action breaks down how workers can reclaim their power; build a bigger, stronger middle class; and in the process save democracy.
Read it here 👇 usw.org/this…
This is How We Take Back What’s Ours. - United Steelworkers
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This is How We Take Back What’s Ours. - United Steelworkers
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If blurbs like these tickle your fancy,
"If union membership in the U.S. tripled, the median worker would earn $7,700 more per year!"
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"If union membership in the U.S. tripled, $1.2 TRILLION would shift to workers EVERY YEAR!"
Your next great beach read has arrived + is in stock now 👇
The case for tripling union membership: How rebuilding union power would strengthen workers, the economy, and our democracy
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The case for tripling union membership: How rebuilding union power would strengthen workers, the economy, and our democracy
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It would be great to win the argument about deportations on humanitarian grounds alone.
But that's not working.
Trump is taking $268.9 BILLION—or $2,358 per taxpayer—to pay for his inhumane mass deportations regime. So we built a calculator so you can see what that money could have funded instead—in every U.S. state, city, and county.
Check it out at epi.org/depor…
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Ever think about what the $4.4 billion of federal taxpayer dollars spent on mass deportations could buy instead?
We did. Wednesday, we're launching a tool that shows the economic tradeoffs of Trump's immigration + deportation assault on our communities.
Get a peek here 👇
The cost of mass deportations in states like Minnesota—and what federal tax dollars could be funding instead
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The cost of mass deportations in states like Minnesota—and what federal tax dollars could be funding instead
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Minnesota! 📣
Ever think about what the $4.4 billion of federal taxpayer dollars spent on mass deportations could buy instead?
We did. Wednesday, we're launching a tool that shows the economic tradeoffs of Trump's immigration + deportation assault on our communities.
Get a peek here 👇
The cost of mass deportations in states like Minnesota—and what federal tax dollars could be funding instead
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The cost of mass deportations in states like Minnesota—and what federal tax dollars could be funding instead
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ICYMI - a few weeks ago Chloe East + Minnesota's own Aaron Sojourner joined Erica Williams for a deep dive into the economic cost of DHS attacks on immigrants in our communities.
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The Cost of DHS Attacks on Immigrants
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The Cost of DHS Attacks on Immigrants
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