If you’re in Buffalo, come out and stand with @CWADistrict1 & #strikechs.

It’s been one week since the strike began, and nurses like Jen are out here because they deserve safe staffing, fair contracts, & a hospital that pays its workers more than $12.50 an hour
also, shoutout to Jen’s nails

#BillsMafia
Matter of fact, whole picket line had great nails

(these are glow in the dark!!)
last thing, great buttons too 😤

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More from @ZohranKMamdani

20 Sep
Today, the @NYTWA started a 24-hr protest outside of City Hall for debt relief.

@JabariBrisport and I are here to stand with drivers in their struggle for dignity.

Come through-
This is Richard Chow. He is 63 yrs old. He has driven a taxi for 16 yrs

He owes $389k to a hedge fund for his medallion. Before the pandemic, he had to pay $2,766/month

His brother Kenny was a taxi driver who committed suicide in 2018 bc of his debts. He owed $580k at the time
This is Augustine Tang.

He is 37.

He has been driving a taxi for 5 years.

He owes $495,000 to the same hedge fund.

Before the pandemic, his mortgage payment was $2,851/month.
Read 10 tweets
17 Sep
On the day we passed #LessisMoreNY, Jose Mejia Martinez, a 34yo jailed on a parole violation, died on Rikers

Now, 3 mo later, @GovKathyHochul signs the bill with an expected implementation of March '22

How many more will die while we wait?

Implement Less is More immediately 🧵
Jose was the 3rd man jailed on a minor parole violation to die on Rikers in 2 months

Another, Thomas Braunson III, was 35 when he died on Rikers on April 19

He was a new father — his daughter, Vinessa, was born just 3 months before his death

thecity.nyc/2021/6/14/2253…
Both Thomas & Jose were held on Rikers for alleged shoplifting — a low-level misdemeanor

They died awaiting trial

Under NY’s parole laws, a criminal court judge couldn't have released them if they’d wanted to

Less is More gives judges discretion to grant their release
Read 7 tweets
3 Dec 20
People often ask what socialists mean when we say we want to "decommodify" housing.

Basically, we want to move away from a situation where most people access housing by purchasing it on the market & toward a situation where the state guarantees high-quality housing to all. (1/8)
Big Real Estate & the politicians they purchase want you to think that's a fantasy.

But in some places, it's a reality.

In Vienna, 62% of residents live in beautifully constructed social housing, with ample green space & vibrant community life. (2/8) huffpost.com/entry/vienna-a…
How do they do it?

One-third of all new apartments constructed every year in the city are funded by the government & commissioned by non-profit housing associations, funded by a mix of income & corporate taxes.

The result? Just compare the rents in Vienna to those in NYC: (3/8)
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