Logan Arkema

The WHITE HOUSE website reads Democrat Shutdown is Imminent With a clock displaying 05:32:29 but the numbers look fuzzy because they are improperly scaled

The DOGE vibe coders can’t even scale a clock to a screen www.whitehouse.gov/government-s...

Immigrant Subway Cleaners in New York Win Millions The victory surrounds back wages and the dangerous work cleaners undertook during the Covid-19 pandemic.

ICYMI: About 450 immigrant workers hired to disinfect New York City’s subways at the height of the pandemic were given inadequate equipment and paid less than the city’s prevailing wage. They have now won more than $3 million in back pay. inthesetimes.com/article/new-...

DC will not stand idle as this administration tries to take our people and our home.

Crimes I Have Witnessed as a Resident of Washington, DC “President Donald Trump said on Monday he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking over the city’s police depar...

- The humidity in August

- Realizing the zoo is about to close, but you are all the way at Amazonia with two children and a stroller, and you took the metro here

- Off-leash golden doodle at Petworth Farmers Market

There are tons of non-confrontational ways to create safety by opening up an escape route or injecting a non-creepy topic into conversation.

Look out for both friends and strangers that are in uncomfortable situations, and help them. We work in security FFS, your *JOB* is to protect people.

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some good news here — we’ve won voluntary recognition!! now we prepare for the bargaining table.

from @newsguild.org:

newsguild.org/workers-at-s...

Talks - BSides Las Vegas BSides Las Vegas is a nonprofit organization formed to stimulate the Information Security industry and community.

For friends attending Hacker Summer Camp next month, I'll be speaking at Security BSides Las Vegas on one of my favorite topics: ✨unions✨ (the labor organizations, not the database operation)!

bsideslv.org/talks#ZNXL8D

text of a letter to Congress about GAO and CRS funding

signatures on a letter to Congress about GAO and CRS funding

We signed onto this letter to Congress because cutting GAO's funding by 49% is a bad idea, plain and simple. These cuts would reduce Congress’s ability to ensure taxpayer funds are used wisely and to prevent waste, fraud and abuse.

Some good news: the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers reached a landmark tentative agreement with CBS last week.

The workers secured major pay increases, provisions over the use of AI, and other historic wins.

Unions can give us hope even during dark times.

"Closing the office won't actually save the agency much money. NASA already signed a $3 million per year lease on the building through 2031, and they can't sublet the space to outside parties. Those dollars ultimately come from taxpayers. 'It makes no fiscal sense whatsoever,' said Biggs."

It's official: the ballots have been counted and we have officially been recognized as the Washington Post Tech Guild by the NLRB! In a 171-38 BLOWOUT vote, we voiced loudly that our union is important to us. That's 81%!

AFSCME members add worker protections to City of Austin’s AI policy AFSCME members in Austin, Texas, fought for a worker-first AI policy.

AFSCME members in Austin, Texas, crafted an AI policy that puts humans in charge. @afscme1624.bsky.social

of all the terrible advice, this is the terriblest

Gut-wrenching day at work - we’re seeing multiple 25+ year workers, literal experts in their fields who have dedicated their careers to the nation working at the US Army Corps of Engineers, leaving with the “fork in the road.”

Our ballots are out and we are voting YES!

Our friends at @nytguildtech.bsky.social shared their support for our union and why they unionized!

We love seeing this type of solidarity across Guild newsrooms. This is what being in a union is all about!! ✊

Good luck to the Post Tech Guild as workers receive their ballots this week for their union election!
@wapotechguild.bsky.social @nytguildtech.bsky.social

Did AI kill your job? If so, I want to hear about it. Send your story to AIKilledMyJob@pm.me

Did AI kill your job? If so, I want to hear about it.

The response to my story on the AI jobs crisis has been overwhelming. I heard from so many people impacted by AI that it made me want to collect and organize these stories to better understand the phenomenon.

Share yours at: AIKilledMyJob@pm.me

Honestly? More embarrassing for them than that time they crashed the global economy for a day. This is an intentional decision, they should feel bad, and the community shouldn't let them live it down.

How Federal Workers Without a Union Can Still Act Like a Union The reality for over 1.3 million federal government workers leading up to the second Trump Administration has been collective bargaining through unions recognized by the Federal Labor Relations Author...

"If recognition from the employer is off the table, we have to be able to build power through collective action instead. The reality is: There’s still so much workers can do!" Republished from @organizeworkers.bsky.social blog: labornotes.org/blogs/2025/0...

Hey, D.C. natives! If you were born and raised in the District and love trivia and game shows, sign up to be on a team of D.C. natives at our inaugural Ask A D.C. Native, Live! event.
The deadline to apply is Tuesday, May 6. Apply here: airtable.com/appao7xLg1AC...

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