🗣️ "We must be together; our masters are joined together and we must do the same thing."—Mary Harris "Mother" Jones, #Union organizer & activist
#WednesdayWisdom
11.03.2026 16:00
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🗣️ "We must be together; our masters are joined together and we must do the same thing."—Mary Harris "Mother" Jones, #Union organizer & activist
#WednesdayWisdom
🎥 Gov. Mikie Sherrill highlights @weareliuna.bsky.social #Local472 @gatewayprogram.bsky.social Laborer Tracy Porter during her FY27 Budget Address.
Gov. Sherrill's been fighting for #Gateway & NJ affordability since Day 1.
LIUNA doesn't just have a seat at her table—we helped build the damn thing.
📲 An #InternationalWomensDay msg from @weareliuna.bsky.social GP Booker:
"We're on our March to A Million members & we're going to do that by increasing the number of women on our job sites...
"Just knowing that our #Union is a welcoming place for women."
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⏰ Brothers & Sisters—Don't forget (like we almost did) that #DaylightSavingsTime begins tonight, so be sure to:
• Set your clocks one hour ahead;
• Attend your monthly union meetings;
• organize, #Organize, ORGANIZE; &
• Work Safe!
🎥 "As hard as it is to hand out layoff checks, it comes full circle when you get to call the guys back and let them know that they're going to have a job again."— @weareliuna.bsky.social #Local472 #Laborer Daniel Horvath on @gatewayprogram.bsky.social project resuming, putting members back to work.
Substructure wear and tear on the existing Newark Bay Bridge
Substructure wear and tear on the existing Newark Bay Bridge.
🌁 A great day for @stateofnewjersey.bsky.social thx to NJTA approval of a new #NewarkBayBridge.
Folks know about the #congestion problems, but take it from skilled @weareliuna.bsky.social members, no one should be happy relying on a bridge in this condition.
A smart investment to keep NJ moving!
When we fight, we win! 💪
A long-form look back at our fight to keep
@gatewayprogram.bsky.social funded, told through the voices of @weareliuna.bsky.social #Local472 members on the job and our legislative partners who are pro- #Union, pro-LIUNA, and pro-infrastructure.
vimeo.com/1169639412
She shows up, she puts in the work, and she does it with a smile. Happy Women in Construction Week to every #LIUNA sister out there holding it down on the job site. 💪 #WomenInConstruction #GirlPower #WIC2026 #bluecollarbabe
👷♀️ Whether they're fighting for our rights, or advocating to build the right way—the #Union way—our Sisters in @weareliuna.bsky.social & across NABTU are taking the lead on the job and in the hall every day.
We're happy to recognize their skills & leadership this #WomenInConstructionWeek.
⏱️ Got 60 seconds? @weareliuna.bsky.social will show you how we make #Solidarity a VERB.
Introducing the #Solidarity60 —a 1 minute current events-style breakdown of Union Laborers doing what they do best.
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Happy to support a pro-Union, pro-@weareliuna.bsky.social member of the House 💪
💪 @robmenendez.com is a pro-Union, pro-@weareliuna.bsky.social ally who stands with us on everything from #affordability to @gatewayprogram.bsky.social funding.
🎉 #Congratulations to the newest group of @weareliuna.bsky.social members laying the Foundation to become successful RISE activists.
They are #LaborersRising: https://www.laborersrising.org/
#Solidarity isn’t a slogan. It’s a promise! From Missouri to Manhattan, #Laborers backed Doe Run workers going #union with #LIUNA Local 829. #LaborersRising #OrganizeOrDie
Absolutely killed it, Derrick! Thanks so much for representing your @weareliuna.bsky.social brothers and sisters so well! 💪👷♂️🧡
💪 A very New Jersey, very blue collar chat between @pallone.house.gov & @weareliuna.bsky.social #Local472 member (and laid off @gatewayprogram.bsky.social #Laborer) Derrick Healy ahead of tonight's State of the Union address.
![Derrick Healy, LIUNA Local 472 Gateway Tunnel Union Laborer:
"I know a lot of you jokers out there. We had a lot of fun on these jobs, but we gotta keep it going. I said, remember one thing.
"When Trump campaigned, what did he campaign for? Make America Great Again. What's he doing? Exactly [the opposite]. So is this a political scheme where it's just politics as usual, and a guy's going to say one thing and do something different?
"And who pays for it? The blue collar working class. Here again, we're always the guy at the short end of the stick.
"So, if everybody sticks together like we do here, we won't be the short end of the stick. We are the stick."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6we6qkkre2xas36abadbuz2m/bafkreifp7kvq6vaf2ua2cqtlbbkykhqtmtaomkplewsftf3lsstnceeyxi)
Derrick Healy, LIUNA Local 472 Gateway Tunnel Union Laborer: "I know a lot of you jokers out there. We had a lot of fun on these jobs, but we gotta keep it going. I said, remember one thing. "When Trump campaigned, what did he campaign for? Make America Great Again. What's he doing? Exactly [the opposite]. So is this a political scheme where it's just politics as usual, and a guy's going to say one thing and do something different? "And who pays for it? The blue collar working class. Here again, we're always the guy at the short end of the stick. "So, if everybody sticks together like we do here, we won't be the short end of the stick. We are the stick."
![Justin Fowler, LIUNA Local 472 Gateway Tunnel Union Laborer:
"You know, I put my boots on just like the rest of y'all. [But] this isn't a great America.
"Gateway shouldn't have been stopped. We all have mouths to feed, and this is just upsetting.
"It's really upsetting."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6we6qkkre2xas36abadbuz2m/bafkreicichowphtnrsvfnhkjqp45pfemhge4twxtqevtnyxu2f2qqth3vm)
Justin Fowler, LIUNA Local 472 Gateway Tunnel Union Laborer: "You know, I put my boots on just like the rest of y'all. [But] this isn't a great America. "Gateway shouldn't have been stopped. We all have mouths to feed, and this is just upsetting. "It's really upsetting."
✊ Derrick & Justin of @weareliuna.bsky.social #Local472 are repping us as @pallone.house.gov & @repnellie.bsky.social's guests at STOU.
Derrick: "Is it politics as usual w/Pres. Trump saying one thing & doing another?"
Justin: "@gatewayprogram.bsky.social shouldn't have stopped. It's upsetting."
💪 @weareliuna.bsky.social @gatewayprogram.bsky.social Laborer Derrick Healy is representing us at tonight's State of the Union as a guest of @pallone.house.gov, a pro-Union ally.
Thank you for standing with @gatewayprogram.bsky.social #workers & for honoring one of our own @weareliuna.bsky.social #Local472 journeyworkers, Derrick Healy! 💪
🎥 Dan Horvath, a @weareliuna.bsky.social Local 472 member, on what continued @gatewayprogram.bsky.social funding means for #workers:
"Fully funding this project means hours in the books, steady paychecks & stability at home.
"When it's finished, a #Laborer is gonna pour the last yard of concrete."
A #mustread from @prospect.org on @gatewayprogram.bsky.social funding, feat. @weareliuna.bsky.social VP @uniontillidie.bsky.social :
"I view the action by the White House as offensive, using workers as political pawns for political gain."
prospect.org/2026/02/18/g...
Workers rally on Feb. 9, demanding the federal government put jobs over politics and Keep Gateway Funded.
LIUNA Vice President and Eastern Region Manager Mike Hellstrom addresses 200-plus LIUNA members rallying on Feb. 9 at the shuttered Tonnelle Avenue Gateway Tunnel job site, demanding the federal government Restore Gateway Funding.
LIUNA General President Brent Booker amps up 200-plus LIUNA members rallying on Feb. 9 at the shuttered Tonnelle Avenue Gateway Tunnel job site, demanding the federal government Restore Gateway Funding.
A statement from the Gateway Development Commission on the full disbursement of federal funding owed.
✊ The full $205 Million in frozen funding owed @gatewayprogram.bsky.social has been released by Pres. Trump.
@weareliuna.bsky.social workers expected to return next week.
#LIUNA VP @uniontillidie.bsky.social:
"Members: thank you for your activism, commitment & for joining the fight."
🎥 @weareliuna.bsky.social VP @uniontillidie.bsky.social w/an update on #Union growth in PR & a msg to #LIUNA members fighting to Keep @gatewayprogram.bsky.social Funded:
"We're moving on to a million members through PR.
"On Gateway, thank you for your activism, commitment & for joining the fight."
👷♀️ Laura Whitelaw, of @weareliuna.bsky.social Local 3 & our newest #JCBrigade Capt., is showing what #LaborersRising looks like!
"I feel very thankful and grateful for the Union that's given me the opportunity to be able to step into a role where I can use my voice for positive events."
Governor Mikie "Keep Gateway Funded" Sherrill speaks during a news conference on the Gateway Tunnel funding freeze.
LIUNA Local 472 Member Tracy E. Porter shares how he was laid off of the Gateway Tunnel project because of the federal funding freeze, and how that experience has impacted him and his family.
LIUNA Local 472 Member Adam J. Pezanowski III shares how he was laid off of the Gateway Tunnel project because of the federal funding freeze, and how that experience has impacted him and his family.
Governor Mikie Sherrill takes questions from reporters during a news conference on the Gateway Tunnel funding freeze.
💪 Thx to our "Tunnel Obsessed" Gov. Mikie Sherrill for standing w/us at every phase of our fight to Restore @gatewayprogram.bsky.social Funding.
B/c of her efforts & the those of @weareliuna.bsky.social members, #Gateway funding has been partially restored:
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
🤬 Since Mon., @gatewayprogram.bsky.social has been shut down. @weareliuna.bsky.social leaders on why:
#LIUNA GP Brent Booker: "Pres. Trump's holding funding up... b/c he wants something named after him."
LIUNA VP @uniontillidie.bsky.social : "We're sending a message to DC to Fund #Gateway NOW!"
Get to know our Gov. James J. Florio Award honoree, Hudson County Executive Craig Guy!
Highlights of his work:
1⃣Hudson County Vision Zero Action Plan
2⃣ Hudson County Affordable Housing Initiative
3⃣ Supporter of Gateway Program, the Essex–Hudson Greenway
✊ @schumer.senate.gov stands with @weareliuna.bsky.social members in demanding Pres. Trump fund @gatewayprogram.bsky.social NOW:
"These hardworking men & women need their jobs to help their families.
"We're saying to Trump: Fund #Gateway Now! NY & NJ depend on it. 1000s of #workers depend on it."
💪 Thx @jakeephros.bsky.social, Joel Brooks & @katiebrennan.bsky.social for standing w/the #JCBrigade & calling on Namdar Grp. to drop exploitative contractors AJD & Concrete Rising!
Excited to work w/you, Mayor Solomon & the City Council to ensure future development benefits all of Jersey City.
✊ NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill stands with @weareliuna.bsky.social members in demanding Pres. Trump FUND #GATEWAY NOW:
"He's supposed to be releasing funding, but he's illegally withholding that funding. Enough is enough. Get people back to #work. Get our brothers & sisters in #Labor back on the job..."
