Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

How did we discover this? @UAW union workers, climate organizers, and anti-corruption activists came to us with critical information to sound the alarm. We proceeded to investigate, and when I asked a USPS official about it under oath, this happened: https://t.co/DYsUi04en3 — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @jacobbogage: Finally, @AOC landed a haymaker with her questions about Workhorse's unionized workforce. Getting USPS to admit that it kn… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Under Louis DeJoy’s leadership, USPS is awarding multibillion-dollar contracts to defense contractors that are de-unionizing domestic vehicle production. It’s absolutely heinous. He needs to go. — PolitiTweet.org

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The USPS just inked a $3B defense contract to produce tens of thousands of obsolete postal trucks that guzzle TONS of gas. But at least Oshkosh Defense uses union labor, right? Until they got the cash. Now they’re running with the money to build a scab facility to trash the 🌎 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RepCori: 🕵️‍♀️ let’s talk. — PolitiTweet.org

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Well, won’t you look at that — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Turn on your 2-factor everybody! — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @MorePerfectUS: EXCLUSIVE: New evidence reveals Amazon’s culpability for the deaths of 6 workers in a warehouse collapse last year. Bui… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AOC: @davidaxelrod When I waitressed, I had to pay $100s/month for the privilege of paying thousands in deductibles each year for ACA i… — PolitiTweet.org

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Yes, but they also chose to nominate one of the most moderate/conservative candidates possible for the job. How is there surprise when he acts conservatively despite the evidence & doesn’t lead decisively even when circumstances demand it? That is what conservative moderation is — PolitiTweet.org

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

@MarcyPorter7 Yes, over many years it’s been sliced and diced for private extraction. That’s why the official name for the bill has been “Improved & Expanded Medicare for All” — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

If we had a universal system, the huge sums we pay for their insurance could just go into their pocket in form of potentially $1000s in raises. The answer can’t continue to be subsidizing the ACA more & more as premiums go up & up. It’s single payer healthcare: Medicare for All. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

@davidaxelrod To this day I work so my campaign staff is better insured than I am. But as an employer, I hate that their healthcare is tied to employment. When people get debilitating diagnoses, why does our system force us to stress about care ending w/ employment rather than getting better? — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

@davidaxelrod I went uninsured until I was sworn into Congress. Members of Congress (as you know) receive Gold plans off the ACA that we co-pay for. We buy it using the same exchanges I haggled w/ as a waitress, & I STILL have what’s considered a “high deductible” plan. #M4A is the way — PolitiTweet.org

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@davidaxelrod I remember vividly one day I decided to walk around and ask everyone I worked with - waiters, bussers, cooks - what insurance they had. Everyone had the same answer: none. It was better for us to save up the money we’d otherwise pay on premiums & spend it on actual medicine/care — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CWG_Workers: CWG members from the @AOC campaign were out supporting @SBWorkersUnited last night at a rally in Astoria, Queens ✊ #UnionS… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

@davidaxelrod When I waitressed, I had to pay $100s/month for the privilege of paying thousands in deductibles each year for ACA insurance that didn’t really cover RXs. It was cheaper/the best $ option to just go uninsured and prayed nothing happened. One reason why I support Medicare for All — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @QueensDSA: Yo @HowardSchultz Queens is rolling with @astoriablvdsbx, time to tap out! https://t.co/OonntTvhxw — PolitiTweet.org

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ANOTHER huge victory today - Starbucks workers at the massive NYC Roastery / @SBWorkersUnited just won a momentous union election. There are only 6 Starbucks roasteries in the world. This is the first one unionizing. 💪🏽 Want to know why? Hear from our Astoria workers below ⬇️ https://t.co/1SLMlJryIg — PolitiTweet.org

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BOOM 💥 that makes 2 major NYC ground-shaking grassroots labor victories in ONE DAY — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

For those keeping score, when asylum seekers are European, politicians quickly recognize them as refugees. When they’re from elsewhere, the same folks call them “undocumented.” Remember: seeking asylum is a legal right for ALL people, despite their prejudice. The more you know💫 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytimes: Breaking News: Amazon workers voted to unionize at a massive New York warehouse, in a stunning win for a campaign targeting th… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @greenhousenyt: In my 25 years writing about labor, the unionization victory at the Amazon warehouse in Staten Island is by far the bigg… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @chasestrangio: Here is what is going to happen. Today we are going to raise $3million for trans-led work. Ariana Grande is matching up… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jamieson: BREAKING: Disclosure filings show Amazon spent *$4.3 million* on anti-union consultants last year in an effort to defeat orga… — PolitiTweet.org

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@JordanChariton @krystalball Security was an issue as well. 2021 included a lot of high level threats on my life, which limited what activities I was able to do, especially those outside. The combination of that + when we are able to get resources/time to secure them creates scheduling + logistical conflicts — PolitiTweet.org

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@krystalball @DanPriceSeattle So what exactly is the insinuation here? That we are secretly in the tank for Amazon? That we’re “sellouts” despite leading congressional investigations into Amazon, taking huge blowback to call out the scam HQ2 deal, meeting with workers in our district warehouses? It’s reaching — PolitiTweet.org

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@krystalball Regardless we are ecstatic of today’s organizing results and worker demonstration of what’s possible not only in Staten Island but across the country. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

@krystalball The warehouse isn’t in my district and maybe you should look at a map before claiming so. One scheduling conflict aside, we have requested oversight investigations into Amazon, met with Amazon workers in the Woodside warehouses, and more. Hope you do more due diligence next time. — PolitiTweet.org