Damon Silvers
@DamonSilvers
Visiting Prof, @IIPP_UCL; Visiting Prof, @UniofNewcastle; Senior Advisor, @AFLCIO; Senior Advisor @AFTUnion. Tweeting in a personal capacity.
I went to St Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC to say a prayer for #PopeFrancis. A @nytimes reporter asked me why. This is what I said. @CentralLaborNYC @AFLCIO @USCCB @CatholicLabor
#popefrancis @pontifex nytimes.com/live/2025/04/2…
A great university is supposed to be a haven for truth, knowledge and diversity of opinion. Columbia University caved to their billionaire benefactors and to the Trump administration. This pathetic act of cowardice is one lesson their students should never forget.
Jeff Bezos’ editorial page misses the point. AI should make workers’ lives better, not pad CEOs’ pockets. Trump’s new “AI action plan” is a gift to Big Tech that fails to protect working people from obvious AI harms. We’re pushing for a path on AI that respects workers’ rights.
JOANN Fabrics, Party City, Toys R Us, Red Lobster — private equity drove all of them to the ground. Now, Donald Trump is giving private equity the green light to keep running their destructive playbook. I'm fighting back.
Fighting for working people? That’s our patriotic duty. #BetterInAUnion
Kelly: And there are a lot of people in D.C. who’ve forgotten what this symbol truly means. So I promise you—we will remind you every day. You say you stand with veterans—then how can you justify the cuts you’ve made at the VA?
Russell Vought, one of the architects of Project 2025, is threatening to gut the National Institutes of Health even MORE. Cuts to the NIH and their essential research will put lives at risk. cbsnews.com/news/vought-wo…
The working class is fed up with a system where greedy top CEOs make 285x what workers make—and the Trump admin’s anti-worker agenda is only widening that gap. Working families deserve better. fastcompany.com/91373536/the-g…
DOGE is using AI to gut government regulations that keep working people safe and healthy. Less regulations so giant corporations can make even more money, all decided by AI systems in the dark. What could go wrong? theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…
Elizabeth Warren wants answers from Social Security chief on phone wait times trib.al/IUZPX04
The big ugly bill’s Medicaid cuts will put millions of people’s health at risk, including children. America’s unions will hold those who voted for these cuts accountable—and make sure working people nationwide hear about its devastating consequences. thebaltimorebanner.com/education/earl…
60 percent of Americans have no income from capital. And yet income from capital is more lightly taxed than income from labor. This is plutocracy.
The answer to UK stagnation is staring us in the face - my op-ed for @FT £ (tldr: its the regional economy, stupid!) ft.com/content/393e8c…
🚨 Tory & Lib Dem Peers are doing the bidding of bad bosses. They voted to: ❌ Keep zero-hours contracts ❌ Let bosses sack workers unfairly ❌ Attack teaching assistants’ pay It’s time they got out of the way.
"We have to find ways to bring people together.” — @rweingarten If November 2026 could decide whether we remain a democracy or slide into dictatorship, then the work starts now. #TEACH25 #ProtectOurKids
Trump is finding every lever he can to misuse his power and kill any speech that's critical of him—whether that’s the media, universities, or law firms. These groups are the independent guardians of our democracy. We must speak out to preserve free and independent speech.
"Since Ronald Reagan, every Republican president has appointed anti-union and management-side officials to head both the Labor Department and the NLRB, despite the fact that the NLRB was established to ensure workers’ rights to collective bargaining." prospect.org/blogs-and-news…
Pope: ‘Hunger must not be used as a weapon of war’ - Vatican News @Pontifex vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2…
My latest: The coming crypto crisis ft.com/content/efc848… via @ft
The answer to UK stagnation is staring us in the face - my op-ed for @FT £ (tldr: its the regional economy, stupid!) ft.com/content/393e8c… via @ft
Every human person possesses an inherent dignity, bestowed by God himself. I urge all parties involved in conflicts to recognize this dignity and to end every action that violates it. I call for negotiations aimed at securing a future of peace for all peoples, and for the…
I am following with great concern the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, where the civilian population is suffering from severe hunger and remains exposed to violence and death. I renew my heartfelt appeal for a ceasefire, the release of hostages, and the full respect of…