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Terri Gerstein
@terrigerstein.bsky.social
Director, NYU Wagner Labor Initiative at NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Workers rights lawyer. Sometimes writer. Mom of two people taller than me. Brooklynite.
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NEW REPORT: Cities & counties can stand up for workers - even when states try to stand in their way. LiJia Gong of Local Progress and I wrote a new report about what local government can do in 😡 states with anti-worker preemption laws. localprogress.org/wp-content/u...

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I was honored to have the chance to talk with @climateone.org podcast about extreme heat at work: 👉why it’s dangerous 👉what’s needed to protect workers 👉OSHA’s proposed heat rule 👉why we urgently need state & local laws 👉how unions & worker organizations are taking action Have a listen!

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Progressive NYer here; I appreciate this dispatch from the Bible Belt. It’s also a chance to consider why some Jews wrongly think the crew you describe are our friends. We’ve had so few friends though history that maybe ppl kind of viscerally just appreciate when anyone appears to be a supporter.

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That sounds like mishegas to me. Or maybe I mean michigas.

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Reposted by Terri Gerstein
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The owner of Grimaldi’s Pizzeria and the manager of its Manhattan branch were arrested on Thursday and charged with stealing more than $20,000 in wages from at least seven employees.

Owner and Manager of Grimaldi’s Pizzeria Are Charged With Wage Theft
Owner and Manager of Grimaldi’s Pizzeria Are Charged With Wage Theft

The men bilked seven employees of more than $20,000 in wages, the Manhattan district attorney said. Workers sent desperate text messages.

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Would you explain the connection to Come on Eileen? When I’ve revisited the lyrics, it sounds…not quite rapey but full of sexual pressure.

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This is completely disgusting. I’ve met people whose beloved family members were disappeared and it’s the most horrifying thing. It’s grotesque that anyone would make a joke or weirdo right wing comment about that.

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Terri Gerstein
@terrigerstein.bsky.social
Director, NYU Wagner Labor Initiative at NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Workers rights lawyer. Sometimes writer. Mom of two people taller than me. Brooklynite.
250 followers118 following31 posts