Steve Farner
@stevefarner
TVA was built to serve the public. Its first mission was to provide affordable energy to rural families and farmers. timesfreepress.com/news/2025/jul/…
LIUNA Local 99 and Constable Terrica Williams were featured on Louisiana First for their back-to-school backpack giveaway happening this Wednesday. Business Manager Chris LaFleur spoke about the union’s commitment to community support beyond the job site. #LaborersRising
We’re not just talking about organizing the South—we’re doing it. The latest In The Know breaks down why this fight is personal, historic, and essential to our march to ONE MILLION strong. The South is rising—and so are we! 📽️ Watch NOW! #LaborersRising #LIUNA #1u #FeelThePower
From Colorado City, TX: LIUNA’s Gulf Coast Pipeline Coordinator J.D. Hulsey (Local 99) reports in from the Bahia Pipeline. With lightning in the area, crews cabbed up — because jobsite safety is more than a priority, it’s our culture. #FeelThePower (cc: @LIUNAmidwest)
PLA use didn’t increase project costs, Illinois study finds constructiondive.com/news/plas-illi… via @constructdive
Nearly two dozen @Culinary226 members were arrested at Virgin Las Vegas yesterday. Union workers at the hotel have been without a contract for more than a year — and the company is offering a contract with no raises for the next three years.
I just wrote FERC to Support the Ridgeline Expansion Pipeline. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/suppor…
During the eight and a half minutes @GM CEO Mary Barra appeared on CNN this morning, she "earned" more money than any autoworker makes in a full work day. And that's how the Big Three wants to keep it. #StandUpUAW
Last week, @TradeGov & @EconAtState celebrated joint efforts that have helped 🇺🇸 businesses and advanced 🇺🇸 commercial objectives at the Benjamin Joy Awards. Congratulations to our colleagues at @USEmbassySLO & @usembassysjo! Learn more: trade.gov/press-release/…
All of the 400-foot tall chimney stacks at the retired Allen Fossil plant in Memphis were safely imploded this morning. We are striving for cleaner and more efficient energy generation as we build the energy system of the future while restoring the site for economic development.
The single best-trained workers and trades in the world are American union workers.
When I tweeted earlier that @comcast had asked a constituent for $19,000 upfront for broadband service, I had no idea at the flood of similar stories I would hear today. They asked Mrs. Harrelson for $257,638.64 to serve her home in Pontotoc Co. (Shared w/permission)
Joe Biden was asked why he was "still holding crowded campaign rallies in March," while criticizing President Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Here's how he responded:
#Delta Props to the crew of Flight 2690 today for the compassion and patience with the passengers on our delayed, and then diverted, flight to Tampa.
I’m at the corner of 16th and H. The White House flag is not at half mast. The flags at the Hay Adams hotel, the AFL-CIO building across the street and the Laborers’ International Union building a block away are all at half mast. This country is better than its president.
#RediscoverDiplomat @Diplomatflorida happening right now! pscp.tv/w/bK0StzFQWEVk…
UPDATE: Dave Chappelle to perform at Tennessee Theatre; tickets sold out knoxville.com/news/2013/jun/…
Stein Construction Co. run by 4th generation of family after 100 years of business | timesfreepress.com timesfreepress.com/news/2012/mar/…
