Alderperson Mike Rodriguez, Political Account

People deported in violation of court orders. Kids deported while undergoing life-saving treatment. ICE at schools and churches.

This isn’t “law and order.” This is chaos. And it puts all of our rights at risk.

A Mexican immigrant who grew up in Little Village “has been selected as the next Illinois National Guard Director of the Joint Staff and will be promoted to brigadier general”. Congratulations Brigadier General Jorge M. Fonseca!

Republicans governing by the “hey we’re all gonna die sometime” doctrine

@seiu.org @seiulocal1.bsky.social @peopleslobbyusa.bsky.social @machinistsunion.bsky.social

Chicago restaurateurs push for repeal of law raising tipped wages; supporters want to expand it statewide Owners say since the city's One Fair Wage law took effect last year, it has forced them to raise prices, cut staff or limit hiring.

One Fair Wage shouldn't be repealed.
“Workers shouldn’t have to be the ones that are paying for Donald Trump’s policies. To say that we’re okay with people earning less than the minimum wage does not make sense to me."
@rodriguezfor22.bsky.social in @chicago.suntimes.com
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I wanted to share the Progressive Reform Caucus statement on Blue Sky regarding the intentional murders last week in Washington D.C. of two Jewish individuals. My heart breaks over senseless violence.

I wanted to share the Chicago Latino caucus statement on Blue Sky regarding the intentional murders last week in Washington D.C. of two Jewish individuals. My heart breaks over senseless violence.

New Yorkers: Rally w/us Mon, May 19 to demand the release of farm worker leaders who were detained by ICE.

We’ll rally in Kent NY – in front of Lynne-Ette & Sons Inc where workers were snatched off a company bus on their way to work.

We'll also hold a solidarity rally in Brooklyn, NY.

Back with another Medicaid myth to bust. Let's go!

🚫 Myth: Immigrants get free Medicaid without paying in.

✅ Fact: Immigrants do pay into Medicaid—but most don’t qualify for full benefits unless they’ve been lawful residents for 5+ years.

📞 Call 866-426-2631—tell Congress: Protect Medicaid.

4/29/25 Our Progressive Caucus Statement in Opposition to the Proposed Curfew Ordinance

Working class people are being tricked into believing immigrants are to blame for our problems vs corporate and billionaire greed.

Immigration One in five workers in America wasn’t born here. Immigrants are America’s workers, vital to the fabric of our communities, our economy and our labor movement.

Immigrants are America’s workers, vital to the fabric of our communities, our economy and our labor movement.

The agenda of mass deportations is a recipe for economic disaster. The real threat that workers face is not immigrants. It’s corporate greed. deptofpeoplewhowork.org/immigration

Marcha de la solidaridad con los trabajadores migrantes en todo Estados Unidos - La Opinión En la celebración del natalicio del líder campesino César Chávez, miles de trabajadores del estado viajaron y marcharon en Delano

Marcha de la solidaridad con los trabajadores migrantes en todo Estados Unidos

En la celebración del natalicio del líder campesino César Chávez, miles de trabajadores del estado viajaron y marcharon en Delano

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@voanews.com.web.brid.gy is an important international voice of factual news. Defunding them because you don’t like what they say about you, the truth Mr. President, is un-American and empowers the dictators of Russia and North Korea to fill the information gap left by their departure.

@jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social deserves an award for bravery and professionalism. Thank you for doing your job and holding this incompetent federal administration to account. What a mess they are.

Rapid Response 47 on X: "🚨 POTUS signs an executive order on election integrity that includes the following provisions: - Requires documentary, government-issued proof of U.S. citizenship on its voter registration forms. - Conditions federal election-related funds on states complying with the integrity https://t.co/6A5zVdOAYn" / X 🚨 POTUS signs an executive order on election integrity that includes the following provisions: - Requires documentary, government-issued proof of U.S. citizenship on its voter registration forms. - Conditions federal election-related funds on states complying with the integrity https://t.co/6A5zVdOAYn

BREAKING: This executive order would block tens of millions of American citizens from voting. Presidents have no authority to do this. This order, like the SAVE Act now before Congress, would hurt voters and suppress the vote.

#HandsOffOurMedicaid! Last week, members from Yolo and Napa counties visited the office of @mikethompson.house.gov to ensure all our California leaders will resist cuts to Medicaid. Rep. Thompson’s office agreed: #MedicaidSavesLives! 📞Don’t let up: tell Congress to #SaveMedicaid: (800) 719-0332

This is sinister. Thanks for bringing to light @seiu.org

“President Trump’s Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s firing of 1,315 Department of Education workers is an all-out attack on our nation's future and will roll back decades of progress...” April Verrett, SEIU President, Read full statement: seiu.co/43CmK0n

@projectliberal.org

Coalition of Unions, Small Businesses, Veterans, and Conservation Organizations Seek Injunction to Prevent Unlawful Firings “Overnight, tens of thousands of federal employees received the same termination letter citing ‘performance issues’ without any explanation or reasoning,” said AFSCME President Lee Saunders.

Unions, veterans, small businesses and conservation groups are standing together to stop mass federal firings. We know these actions hurt all of us and our communities.
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1000lb boxes full of lemons in a ca lemon orchard

Juan is harvesting lemons near Sanger CA. He earns $47 per 1000 lb box. Working at a fast rate, he can fill 2 of these boxes in 6 to 7 hours. He worries about days when it rains as they don't work, and this means they don't earn the money they need for basic expenses. #WeFeedYou

"This administration’s pattern of using immigrants as political scapegoats to distract from their billionaires’ agenda is clear. SEIU members stand with Haitian TPS holders, their families, and all immigrant workers who contribute to this nation." April Verrett, SEIU President. seiu.co/41r6NZJ

Keep up the fight @AFL-CIO we stand with you!

A Winter Weather Advisory has been Issued by the National Weather Service in Chicago beginning at 9am Wednesday, 2/ 12 until 3am Thursday, 2/13. Residents are urged to be prepared for possible travel impacts due to hazardous conditions from snow accumulation.

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From the Office of Emergency and Communications: @chicagooemc.bsky.social

AFL-CIO President Responds to President Trump Union Busting Federal Workforce | AFL-CIO In response to an executive order that will cancel or modify collective bargaining agreements with tens of thousands of federal government workers, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following st...

Rejecting federal workers’ collective bargaining agreements is union busting, plain and simple.

Farm worker working in a Rose nursery

Farm workers stack rose bush trimmings that will be used to start other plants or be grafted to make a different variety in CA. #WeFeedYou

Immigration agents attempted to enter a Chicago elementary school, school district says However, a spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it was not their agency that attempted to enter the school.

Chicago Public School officials confirmed that federal immigration agents came to a school in the Back of the Yards on Chicago’s South Side today.

A spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, denied it was the immigration agency.

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An immigrant doesn't stand between you and a good job. A billionaire does.

Our unions will fight for the fundamental rights of all working families.