Gregory A. Butler

@GREGORYABUTLER

EXCEPT NOT REALLY just another person who sells my labor power for wages Radical Union Guy ("all power to the working class") workerist not leftist

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Joined April 2009

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Gregory A. Butler@GREGORYABUTLER · Oct 10, 2023

amazon.com/dp/0595391435/… DISUNITED BROTHERHOODS: ...race, racketeering and the fall of the New York construction unions by Gregory A. Butler

GREGORYABUTLER's tweet card. Just 40 years ago, the construction unions of New York City were among the most powerful labor organizations in the world. They were also among the most openly racist and sexist, and were thoroughly...

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JD Supra@JDSupra · 13 h

What’s Next for Tax on Tips and Overtime Wages? jdsupra.com/legalnews/what…

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Gregory A. Butler@GREGORYABUTLER · 13 h

Redevelopment proposal moves ahead to add private units at some NYCHA developments pix11.com/news/local-new…

GREGORYABUTLER's tweet card. NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — The city has proposed a way to provide more housing and improve public housing. A private developer could build at selected NYCHA developments. The project promis…

Gregory A. Butler@GREGORYABUTLER · 13 h

Made in Cleveland: Local factory grows as companies shift back to U.S. manufacturing news5cleveland.com/news/local-new…

GREGORYABUTLER's tweet card. In just three months, the landscape at Jergens Inc. has changed. The local factory floor is now filled with equipment and employees.

Gregory A. Butler@GREGORYABUTLER · 13 h

Hundreds of Iowa Meatpacking Employee Visas Revoked sentientmedia.org/iowa-meatpacki… via @sentient_media

GREGORYABUTLER's tweet card. 200 JBS employees from four countries are losing their U.S. work authorization.

Gregory A. Butler@GREGORYABUTLER · 13 h

Four Months After Guard Strike, Prison Staffing Crisis Persists @nysfocus nysfocus.com/2025/07/22/new…

GREGORYABUTLER's tweet card. The prison agency's security ranks are 4,700 corrections officers and sergeants short of what it says it needs to run every program and housing area…

Gregory A. Butler@GREGORYABUTLER · 13 h

CWA Urges OSHA to Strengthen Heat Safety Standards to Protect All Workers -- Occupational Health & Safety ohsonline.com/articles/2025/…

GREGORYABUTLER's tweet card. Union leaders testify at a federal hearing, pressing for comprehensive protections against heat-related injuries and deaths in both outdoor and indoor workplaces.

Gregory A. Butler@GREGORYABUTLER · 13 h

Roofing Contractor, U.S. Labor Department Finalize Settlement Over Fall Protection Violations -- Occupational Health & Safety ohsonline.com/articles/2025/…

GREGORYABUTLER's tweet card. Following multiple 2024 inspections, Newark-based RRC Home Improvement agrees to pay $155,000 and implement enhanced safety measures to protect roofing workers.

Gregory A. Butler@GREGORYABUTLER · 13 h

Construction workers rally in Meriden, CT for safer working conditions after colleague's death fox61.com/article/news/l…

GREGORYABUTLER's tweet card. In May, police said 36-year-old Elvin Monzon Guzman, who was a trades worker, died at a job site on Bee Street in Meriden.

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Current Affairs@curaffairs · 13 h

Being here illegally is not even a crime at all, but a civil infraction. You can treat violations of immigration procedures like speeding tickets, or you can treat them as the equivalent of serious violent crime. And how you treat them is a choice. currentaffairs.org/news/you-could…

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CNN International@cnni · 13 h

The driver accused of ramming into a crowd in Los Angeles has been charged with 37 counts of attempted murder, a prosecutor says cnn.it/471zkIa

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Gregory A. Butler@GREGORYABUTLER · 13 h

1 injured in crane tip at Fort Randall Dam keloland.com/news/local-new…

GREGORYABUTLER's tweet card. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District officials are responding to an incident involving a contractor crane that tipped over Monday afternoon at Fort Randall D…

Gregory A. Butler@GREGORYABUTLER · 13 h

Columbia University disciplines at least 70 students who took part in campus protests nbcnews.com/news/us-news/c… via @nbcnews

GREGORYABUTLER's tweet card. The crackdown ranges from probation to degree revocations and expulsions.

Gregory A. Butler@GREGORYABUTLER · 13 h

Prisoners’ Phone Calls Will Soon Be Free in New York State nytimes.com/2025/07/22/nyr…

GREGORYABUTLER's tweet card. The move will save the loved ones of the state’s more than 30,000 prisoners over $13 million a year, advocates say.

Gregory A. Butler@GREGORYABUTLER · 13 h

At 70, skyscraper Stalin 'gifted' to Warsaw still evokes strong feelings reuters.com/world/70-skysc…

GREGORYABUTLER's tweet card. Seventy years after Soviet dictator Josef Stalin "gifted" the Palace of Culture and Science to Warsaw, the towering skyscraper at the heart of Poland's capital still stirs strong feelings among Poles.

Gregory A. Butler@GREGORYABUTLER · 13 h

Zohran Mamdani is calling for city-owned grocery stores. NYC already has them. gothamist.com/news/zohran-ma… via @gothamist

GREGORYABUTLER's tweet card. The idea has broad support from progressives, while some critics warn against “radical socialism.” But New York already has city-owned grocery stores.

Gregory A. Butler@GREGORYABUTLER · 13 h

Eugene sawmill wins tax exemptions for modernization project klcc.org/economy-busine…

GREGORYABUTLER's tweet card. The owners of a Eugene sawmill will receive an estimated $6 million in new state tax exemptions.

Gregory A. Butler@GREGORYABUTLER · 13 h

Butler union members reject hospital's "final" offer, citing inadequate wages wpri.com/news/local-new…

GREGORYABUTLER's tweet card. The union criticized Butler for publicly posting the proposal online and issuing a press release on July 11 before giving members a chance to review it.

Gregory A. Butler@GREGORYABUTLER · 13 h

Hanwha Philly Shipyard Lands First U.S. LNG Carrier Order in Decades From Hanwha Affiliate gcaptain.com/hanwha-philly-…

GREGORYABUTLER's tweet card. Hanwha Shipping, a unit of South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group, announced today it has ordered a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier from Hanwha Philly Shipyard, marking the first U.S.-ordered,...

Gregory A. Butler@GREGORYABUTLER · 13 h

Philadelphia Sanitation Department says recycling pickup running behind following strike fox29.com/news/philadelp…

GREGORYABUTLER's tweet card. The Philadelphia Sanitation Department says it's running behind on recycling pickup following the District Council 33 strike and work stoppage.

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Laborers Local 79@local79nyc · 20 h

#DavisBacon Prevailing Wage protects ALL #workers against exploitation. But @LIUNA's opponents want to see Davis-Bacon abolished & are busy muddying the waters w/fiction. DON'T BE FOOLED! ➡️ Click through to get the facts on Davis-Bacon (& learn what opponents are saying).

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