Bike Lane Uprising @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social Report bike lane obstructions with our mobile app from anywhere in the USA & Canada.
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Tom Schuba @schuba.bsky.social WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times public safety editor
tschuba@suntimes.com
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Kate Lowe (she/hers) @kateontransport.bsky.social Mobility justice/transportation equity/urban planning and policy. Chicago!!! Proud union member (UIC United Faculty). Day job @ @uiccuppa.bsky.social
Peter Nickeas @peternickeas.bsky.social Chicago. Reporter now, @illinoisanswers.bsky.social. Focused on violence, and running to ground things related. Past: CNN, Chicago Tribune. More of a baseball account now if I am being honest.
Well used to ghostly company by this time
Addison Wright @addisonwright.bsky.social Aurora city government reporter for the Beacon-News and Chicago Tribune. Previously Daily Southtown. Covered state politics in Springfield. Lived in AVL, NC. From Nashville, TN.
Michael Liptrot @michaeljliptrot.bsky.social Reporter with @blockclubchi.bsky.social, Perfectly Imperfect β, Neo Soul Enthusiast michael@blockclubchi.org
@mariahwoelfel.bsky.social @mariahwoelfel.bsky.social 
Brenden Moore @brendenmoore.bsky.social Illinois government + politics reporter for @capitolnewsil.bsky.social. Corn dog connoisseur, White Sox fan. Always DePaul, UIS. Tips: bmoore@capitolnewsillinois.com
Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social independent journalist, thehandbasket.co
email: marisa@thehandbasket.co
signal: marisakabas.04
The Lever @levernews.com Award-winning, reader-supported media outlet holding power accountable. LeverNews.com
@ctguild.bsky.social @ctguild.bsky.social 
Democracy Now! @democracynow.org Independent, daily global news hour.
Support our work: http://democracynow.org/donate
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Alt U.S. Department of Labor @alt-dol.altgov.info The resistance team for the U.S. Department of Labor. Not an official government account. #resist #AltGov #NoKings βπ
Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social Former congressional candidate and journalist trying to change politics for good :) | www.kapow.works/
Diti Kohli @ditikohli.bsky.social boston globe transporation reporter π
Trader Joeβs United @traderjoesunited.bsky.social Independent union of Trader Joeβs crew members. #thecrewunited
www.traderjoesunited.org
Federal Workers United @fedworkersunited.bsky.social Federal workers fighting to defend public services and rebuild government for a more democratic, equitable, and just country.
JOIN OUR MOVEMENT ‡οΈ
savepublicservices.com
SAVE THE SSA/EPA/VA PETITIONS:
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Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute @oiginstitute.bsky.social The Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute at the Minneapolis Fed supports research to expand economic opportunity and inclusive growth for all. Reposts β endorsement.
73 for Palestine @local73-4palestine.bsky.social Rank and File Members of Local 73 of SEIU call to action starting with a free Palestine.
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Illinois Federation of Teachers @iftaft.bsky.social The IFT represents 103,000 teachers and PSRPs, faculty and staff at community colleges and universities, public employees, and retirees throughout Illinois.
Molly Morrow @mollymorrow.bsky.social reporting on aurora and kane county for the beacon-news / @chicagotribune.com. uchicago alum. send me tips at mmorrow@chicagotribune.com.
Sam Hensel @samhensel.bsky.social Lawyer for working people and the labor unions that represent them. Licensed in Illinois and Indiana. All opinions are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of others. 
Laura RodrΓguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social Bilingual Journalist at Chicago Tribune focused on immigration and Latinos/ Adj professor at DePaul University/ Maktub/ 1 John 4:16/ RTs β endorsements /larodriguez@chicagotribune.com
AFGE Local 704 @704afge.bsky.social Union representing 1000 federal EPA employees who protect your health and the environment every day in 6 states across the Midwest. #SaveEPA
National Center for Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Ed @highered-cb.bsky.social The National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions is a labor-management research center at Hunter College. We conduct research, organize conferences, and publish scholarship.
Robert Channick @robertchannick.bsky.social 
@upintheclaire.bsky.social @upintheclaire.bsky.social 
nora @henchw0man.bsky.social irregular girl
Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social Active transportation π²πΆπ β’ Climate and land use π³π β’ Chicago politics π¬οΈ β’ Dad x2 β’ Tweets and opinions my own β’ he/him
shawn @mulchy.bsky.social a very serious journalist | signal: shawn.56
Kayla @kaylablado.bsky.social Currently based in Brussels. alum: @nlrbgov + @epi-org.bsky.social | She/her | Opinions mine
Clara Bates @clarabates.bsky.social 
Mariah Rush @mariahrush.bsky.social retail reporter for @chicago.suntimes.com | mrush@suntimes.com
UC Berkeley Labor Center @ucblaborcenter.bsky.social The Labor Center conducts research and education on issues related to labor and employment. Our trainings serve to educate a diverse new generation of labor leaders. We also engage UC Berkeley students in learning about the labor movement.
Democracy Notes Perspectives @democracy-notes.bsky.social Perspectives and analysis for (and from) the US democracy space.
https://democracynotesperspectives.substack.com/
Gabe Lerner @gabe-lerner.bsky.social doin stuff to help US democracy (but not in a boring way)
I write: https://democracynotes.substack.com/ 
Alderperson Mike Rodriguez, Political Account @rodriguezfor22.bsky.social 22nd Ward Chicago, Alderperson and Democratic Committeeperson, Executive Vice Chair, Cook County Democratic Party
Phil Thompson @philthompsontrib.bsky.social Chicago Tribune Bears reporter.
Emma Janssen @emmarjanssen.bsky.social Staff writer at The New Republic covering Dems in Congress // Chicago-based // hello, hallo, merhaba, Ψ³Ϊ΅Ψ§Ω!
Ruby Rorty @rorty.bsky.social 2L at @umichlaw interested in emerging tech. I used to be an organ economist.
Austan Goolsbee @goolsbee.bsky.social Chicago diehard. President & CEO of the Chicago Fed, econ prof Chicago Booth School, former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.
I do not speak for the Fed or others on the FOMC
Ian Kullgren @kullgren.bsky.social White House reporter for Bloomberg Gov, covering unions, workers and the economy under Trump II. ikullgren@bloombergindustry.com
Signal: IanKullgren.38
In These Times @inthesetimes.com A publication committed to informing and advancing movements for social, economic, racial and environmental justice. Founded in 1976.
https://inthesetimes.com/
The Nation Magazine @thenation.com Founded by abolitionists in 1865. Committed to progressive journalism. Subscribe: http://subscriptions.thenation.com.
Heidi Stevens @heidikstevens.bsky.social Writer
Optimist
Chicago stan
Michael Loria @michael-loria.bsky.social usa today reporter in chicago, mainly
signal: mloria_usat.24
Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org Labor econ. Formerly White House CEA senior economist for labor, UMN prof, union organizer, bike courier, dishwasher. Minneapolis. Posts mine, not employer's (@upjohninstitute.bsky.social). Fellow @iza.org
aaronsojourner.org
Be kind. Work hard. Have fun.
Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live cooler by the lake πΆοΈποΈ
Current* view of a webcam located around Lake Michigan, every 30 minutes
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@the.mazz.zone
Quinn Myers @quinnmyers.bsky.social reporter @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Email: quinn@blockclubchi.org
Aaron Gettinger @aarondgettinger.bsky.social he/him
Elise Gould @elisegould.bsky.social Economist, bike commuter, ultimate frisbee player. Studying wages, jobs, and economic inequality. Striving to be part of the solution.
https://www.epi.org/people/elise-gould/
alice @aalicepark.bsky.social 
Municipal Corporation @nikhunder.com (hire me policy professionals) Lighter of people, policy person, @chirppradio.org DJ. Bike guy. Chicago Dog stan. Doesn't proofread. Chicago by way of Cleveland | π³π΄
Alex Gough @alexgough.bsky.social Press Secretary for Governor JB Pritzker
Will Lee @midnoircowboy.bsky.social Windy City journalist/cheeky bastard. I love Soul music, toys and the 1980s. Also pie>cake.
Random Restaurant Bot @restaurant-bot.bsky.social Random Restaurant bot on Bluesky using code created by @friendo.bsky.social, bot engineered by Turbo Dong 420
Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth @leniann.bsky.social She/her. Personal account. π΅ππ³οΈβπππ»π
For official aldermanic services and response go to the48thward.org
JB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social Husband, Father, Entrepreneur at 1871 tech, Founder @thinkbigusa.bsky.social, Governor.
Fighting for a stronger, fairer, and safer Illinois.
Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov Husband and father. Proudly serving as Illinoisβ 43rd governor.
Labor Action Tracker @laboraction.bsky.social Labor Action Tracker from Cornell ILR and LER at Illinois https://striketracker.ilr.cornell.edu/. Comprehensive data on strikes in the US, 2021-present. β Report a strike or labor protest π http://tinyurl.com/dtw7tkje
@appelmando.bsky.social @appelmando.bsky.social 
Tal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social journalist, author, reads too much. haggard and unblest. trans guy, he/him. feygeleh & proud π¦©
newsletter:
buttondown.email/theswordandthesandwich
contact: talialavinwrites@gmail.com
Christopher Silber @csilber.bsky.social In the weeds | Chicago housing and property tax system research | UIC | DePaul | geography, journalism, etc. | He/Him | Views = my own
dmercer.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social Look up and stay curious. Mostly architecture.
Grace Hauck @gracehauck.bsky.social State Investigative Reporter @illinoisanswers.bsky.social. Previously @usatoday.com. Email ghauck@illinoisanswers.org
Power At Work @poweratwork.bsky.social Contributing to a discourse that puts workers and worker power at the center of the conversation
@BurnesCenter
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Anders Lindall @alindall.bsky.social 
Maxwell Evans @afrodip.bsky.social south shore, woodlawn + hyde park for @blockclubchi.bsky.social. kalamazoo's child. what is it, where is it, how will it affect me
Jeremy Gorner @jeremygorner.bsky.social Illinois State Capitol reporter for the Chicago Tribune
Jono Soglin @jonosoglin.bsky.social 
Mackenzie Hawkins @mackhawk.bsky.social I cover tech/geopolitics for @bloomberg.com & mostly write about chips. mhawkins71@bloomberg.net/mackhawk.71 on Signal
Jason Meisner @jmetr22b.bsky.social Chicago Tribune reporter covering the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse and criminal justice issues in Chicago.
Signal: jmeisner48.08
Ray Long @raylongchicago.bsky.social Retired Chicago Tribune investigative reporter, 40+years govt/pols/scoops: 2x Pulitzer Finalist, 7 govs, City Hall, Obama, Burke, Madigan.
Author: The House That Madigan Built
Teamsters @teamsters.bsky.social The International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.2 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
Nick Blumberg @ndblumberg.bsky.social @wttw.bsky.social correspondent and Week in Review host | Chicago kid | lover of bike rides, books, and a good Negroni | nblumberg at wttw dot com
josh terry @joshterry.bsky.social chicago-based writer. newsletter producer at wttw news (@wttw.bsky.social). i also run the music and culture blog no expectations. ex: vice, chicago tribune, etc. tips, email: joshhowardterry@gmail.com
https://www.noexpectations.fyi
Andrew Kreighbaum @kreighbaum.bsky.social Immigration and labor reporter @bloomberglaw.com. Covering the legal and policy landscape affecting immigrant workers in the US.
Member of @wbng.org
Email: akreighbaum@bloombergindustry.com
Signal: kreighbaum.85
More reporting: https://aboutblaw.com/bj21
@lfelizleon.bsky.social @lfelizleon.bsky.social Journalist. Staff writer at Labor Notes. Solidarity! Contact: lfelizleon@gmail.com. Substack:
https://open.substack.com/pub/lowerfrequencies
Natascha Elena Uhlmann @nataschaelena.bsky.social The worker must have bread but she must have roses too.
Chris Bohner @radishresearch.bsky.social Research-tivist with stops @ IBT, UNITE HERE, Culinary 226, AFL-CIO, worker centers, and 50/50 Climate Project. Research Director at UAW, opinions my own.
Sophie Hurwitz @hurwitz.bsky.social reporter @motherjones.com etc | signal: @shurwitz.18, email: shurwitz@cir.org
AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social America's communities never rest. That's why people who work in public service never quit.
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Jordan Barab @jbarab.bsky.social Workplace safety & health, & labor. OSHA Deputy Assistant Secretary 2009-17. Ran AFSCME's health & safety program 1982-98. Also House Ed & Labor Ctte & Chemical Safety Board
Read my workplace health & safety blog: Confined Space http://jordanbarab.com
Seth D. Harris @mrsethharris.bsky.social Pro-worker/pro-union; @BurnesCenter.bsky.social @ Northeastern Univ; fmr Biden White House & Obama Labor Dept; Dad+Husband+Cyclist & Knicks+Nets
https://poweratwork.us/
@suz-portnoy.bsky.social @suz-portnoy.bsky.social 
Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social Historian of race and class; Author: The March on Washington & The Tribe of Black Ulysses; Professor, University of Minnesota; President, @umn-tc-aaup.bsky.social; Editor, "Up For Debate" @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social
ORCHID: 0000-0001-9295-866X
Jerry Nowicki @nowickipress.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief at Capitol News Illinois.
Carson Leigh Brown @carsonleigh.bsky.social π¨π»
bilingue
Based between Dakar, Senegal and Richmond, Virginia.
Currently doing comms for progressive campaigns. Also: union organizer, journalist.
Barry Eidlin @eidlin.bsky.social Former organizer, current Associate Professor of Sociology at McGill University. Author, Labor and the Class Idea in the US and Canada (Cambridge University Press, 2018)
armando l sanchez @mandophotos.bsky.social Photojournalist for the @chicagotribune. Born in ATX. Still getting used to the cold. Breakfast taco enthusiast. No such thing as bad light or small stories.
Daisy Pitkin @daisy-pitkin.bsky.social Union Organizer. Writer. Yinzer.
Director at Starbucks Workers United.
Author of ON THE LINE, Two Womenβs Epic Fight to Build a Union
Jeff Schuhrke @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social Author of No Neutrals There (Haymarket, 2025) and Blue-Collar Empire (Verso, 2024).
UE @ueunion.org The Union for Everyone
Members Run This Union
ueunion.org
Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social Putting the movement back in the labor movement since 1979. linktr.ee/labornotes
Eric Blanc @ericblanc.bsky.social
author We are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big
www.ucpress.edu/books/we-are-the-union/
Red State Revolt,
laborpolitics.substack.com;
EWOC, AAUP-AFT, πΉ
Workday Magazine @workdaymagazine.bsky.social A non-profit newsroom devoted to holding the powerful accountable through the perspective of workers. Based in Minnesota, covering the Midwest.
David Michaels @drdavidmichaels.bsky.social Epidemiologist, Professor GW School of Public Health; Longest serving OSHA head (2009-17); former Asst Secretary of Energy for Environment, Safety, & Health; Author: Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception. http://drdavidmichaels.com