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RealJournalism Oct 20, 2025

Seven Million Turn Out for #NoKings Protests Nationwide. Next Up, Massive Disruptions Backed by Unions? https://inthesetimes.com/article/no-kings-march-union-organizing-trump-democrats-ice #1u

Seven Million Turn Out for “No Kings” Protests Nationwide. Next Up, Massive Disruptions Backed by Unions?

People from across the country marched. Now what?

In These Times

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Ramesh #NotGoingBack Oct 21, 2025

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>> Next Up, Massive Disruptions Backed by #Unions?

Umm, NO.

#TaftHartley Act prohibits jurisdictional strikes, wildcat strikes, solidarity or political strikes, secondary boycotts, and more.

Besides, #PoliticalWhore #ShawnFain, president of #UAW, who campaigned for #KamalaHarris last year was praising #Trump #Tariffs this year. So, forget unions as an ally.

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Alex

@rameshgupta @RealJournalism Is the Taft-Hartley in the room with us?

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Ramesh #NotGoingBack Oct 21, 2025

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>> Is the Taft-Hartley in the room with us?

Taft died in 1953, Hartley died in 1969, but #TaftHartley Act very much remains in force in #US, as far as I can tell, but I will "let you google it."

Your pinned post says: "Trying to figure out Mastodon and how it works… I am interested in building community…"

Pro tip: Dispense with snark on first interaction and provide helpful tips + add to the knowledge, preferably with links to credible info.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taft–Hartley_Act

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