Bob Reiter
President, Chicago Federation of Labor
@chicagolabor.bsky.social
#Unions #1U
Shoegazing punk rocker and fitness guy
Taking life one comic book at a time
- I’m the Mayor of Minneapolis. Trump Is Lying to You. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...
- No surprises here… a picture is f Trump “disappears” from the Epstein files. www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
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- This is bittersweet. I’m glad Bovino is leaving Chicago, but the trauma and bs he’ll bring to another city is not a victory. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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- Political violence is evil. 3 months ago, former MN Speaker Melissa Hortman & her husband were murdered & State Sen John Hoffman & his wife were shot. Now Charlie Kirk has been murdered. Donald Trump & Paul Pelosi have both been attacked. Steve Scalise, Gabby Giffords. This is everyone’s problem.
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- Too bad. I always liked his version of Superman. I feel like he’s been searching for relevance ever since. It’s no wonder he found his way to crazy town.
- [A]n attorney for James, said, “Investigating the fraud case Attorney General James won against President Trump and his businesses has to be the most blatant and desperate example of this administration’s carrying out the president’s political retribution campaign.” www.cnn.com/2025/08/08/p...
- ‘Nuff said
- Political violence tragically continues. with the assassination of an elected in Minn, just a 6 hour drive from the Chicago area. With another elected & his wife clinging to life, we see how delicate our democracy is. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
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- What got us here? Trump pivots to xenophobic hardline populism every time he steps on a rake. But these aren’t abstract messaging games. At our best, America is a promise for refuge & prosperity. Trump doesn’t want us at our best. He wants us to wallow in his misery. America is better than.
- Reposted by Bob ReiterThe devastating cuts in the GOP tax bill are an attack on workers, the LGBTQ+ community, immigrants, reproductive rights, healthcare, clean energy jobs, and the environment in IL and beyond. We stand united against these cuts and urge the Senate to reject them.
- Reposted by Bob ReiterWhen customers visit Offshore Rooftop at Navy Pier, Server Frank Martinez says they often ask, “How do I get to Chicago’s other great tourist attractions and events?” He tells them public transit is the best, most affordable way to get around. Public Transit drives our economy #UnitedWeMove
- Reposted by Bob ReiterCFL Secretary-Treasurer and proud Filipino American Don Villar was on hand at City Hall earlier this week for a resolution honoring Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. #AAPIHeritageMonth
- Reposted by Bob Reiter“Transit is the heartbeat of the city. And without us, we are the veins and the vessels that make the city move.” Now Springfield needs to move on a bill to save our public transit! #UnitedWeMove
- Reposted by Bob ReiterThis Memorial Day, we remember and honor the brave souls who made the ultimate sacrifice.
- Reposted by Bob ReiterLet's set the record straight on the Obama Center and Chicago's hard-working and talented union construction workers.
- Love you Lori, until we meet again friend.
- For 10 yrs., Lori Healey’s been a close ally & confidante of mine.. Total badass woman who loved the Chicago. An important supporter of @chicagolabor.bsky.social, Lori vigorously both Hire360 & the CFL Initiative. I know she’s kayaking up in the clouds, www.chicagobusiness.com/obituaries/f...
- Straight up offensive. www.cnn.com/2025/05/04/w...
- Reposted by Bob ReiterWorkers are facing the most broad and brutal attacks we’ve seen in recent history. But as long as we have our unions, we know we are not alone in the fight. On May Day, we stand with workers from across the world in strength and solidarity, and recommit to the fight for justice for all workers.
- Reposted by Bob ReiterWe demand Congress support federal civil servants who keep workers healthy and safe on the job through the fiery words of the remarkable Mary “Mother” Jones: “Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living!” 2/2
- Reposted by Bob ReiterToday is Workers’ Memorial Day. This morning we gathered at the Stockyard Gate & stood together to remember workers who died on the job. With the recent deaths of carpenter Francisco J. Ruiz-Reyes and CFD Capt. David Meyer in mind, we call on congress to stop the efforts to gut OSHA and NIOSH. 1/2
- Reposted by Bob ReiterWe enjoyed a beautiful morning yesterday for Chicago's Union-Powered 5K! Thanks for stopping by and joining in the fun ABC 7!
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- Reposted by Bob ReiterFour down, two to go! Join us on May Day for the Rally & March at Union Park at 11 and the Haymarket Memorial for the CFL & ILHS May Day commemoration at 4:30!
- Lindsey Graham is a moron.
- I was honored to attend mtgs in Rome last May concerning Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato si, “our common home” I am hopeful that his work to support workers, migrants, and the environment through Laudato si will continue.
- Bravo! 🙌 www.reuters.com/legal/trump-...
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- Reposted by Bob ReiterTrump is forcing Americans who are seeking their earned benefits to sign up for Elon Musk's app. Pure corruption.
- Just got my #covidbooster at Cook County Health - like the flu shot & other preventative medicine, getting a booster reduces the chance I get sick and also reduces the chances of someone else also getting sick. For people who are vulnerable, whether they know it or not, could make the difference!
- We need to continue to invest in good union clean energy jobs. Build our communities while prorecting the environment. chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...
- If you want to experience the meltdown of a fragile man… read this. www.cnn.com/2025/04/10/p...
- A critical bill MUST pass the Illinois House by April 11th! Please take 30 seconds to email your state representative to urge them to vote YES on Safe Schools for All (HB 3247), and push back against Trump's anti-immigrant agenda: icirr.quorum.us/campaign/117...
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- For those who didn’t pull cash out yesterday. Yes, the market goes up and down, and we’ve seen moments like this before. But a tool that can be used to help workers strategically, is having the opposite affect. Total chaos. www.cnn.com/2025/04/10/i...
- Why is Lauren Boebert in Washington? www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...
- “To oversimplify history is to distort it,” Bordewich went on. “Americans are not infants: they can handle complex and challenging historical narratives. They do not need to be protected from the truth.” www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/u...
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- Reposted by Bob ReiterHey Hey! Ho Ho! The Orange Clown has got to GO! #HandsOff
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- If you couldn’t hear yesterday, it boils down to this… Donald Trump and billionaire jagoff Elon Musk need to take their #HandsOff of America and we need to #RiseUp and #FightBack! ‘Nuff said!
- The Hands Off anthem?….it captured the mood in Daley Plaza when played during the rally today (volume on 11)… open.spotify.com/track/57bgto...
- Reposted by Bob Reiter💙🌊 Chicago!! 🥰 beautiful!! #Handsoff 💃💙
- Reposted by Bob ReiterWell done america. ✌️✌️✌️
- Reposted by Bob ReiterYES!!! Way to go, America! Sending lots of love and cheering you on from Canada! 🇨🇦
- “Our exports are going to crater,” Reiter said. “What we’re doing is training countries to source from other markets.” www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
- Yesterday we raised hell in the streets… Today we take that energy to neighborhoods, to our elected officials… No appeasement… We don’t normalize Trump and Musk… We organize! #HandsOff #RiseUp Photo Credit: Paul Goyette
- Donald Trump golfed… We took the streets!!!
- “…Donald Trump and Elon Musk have slashed thousands of jobs, gutted worker protections and destabilized the entire economy,” said Bob Reiter, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor. “We will not allow Trump and Musk to loot our government…” chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/04...
- I don’t live in NY. If Dems in NY want Schumer so be it, he can be their Senator (good luck with that Chuck), But as a Democrat, I don’t see a reason he should continue as Minority Leader after rolling over his caucus & the House caucus. I’d much rather see someone like Tammy Duckworth in that spot.
- This is leadership. Former Speaker Pelosi stepped back as a leader and continues to be a strong voice. Chuck should step back and fade.
- If Chuck Schumer needs to see what leadership looks like, he should look to Hakeem Jeffries and AOC. Unfortunately for Chuck, it’s probably too late for him.
- I wish Senator Durbin was here in Chicago today to kickoff St. Patrick’s Day weekend… so he wouldn’t have taken that horrible & disappointing vote that now allows for the defunding of the federal government to move forward.
- Reposted by Bob ReiterWe urge our IL Senators to vote NO on cloture and the Republican Continuing Resolution today.
- Thank you Senator!!! #Illinois
- We urge our IL Senators to vote NO on cloture and the Republican Continuing Resolution today.
- “‘A president who touts an image of himself as a ‘king’ or a ‘dictator,’ perhaps as his vision of effective leadership, fundamentally misapprehends the role under Article II of the US Constitution,’ wrote Howell.” #NoKings #BetterThanThis www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- “Our union has been out in front challenging this administration’s unlawful actions targeting federal workers, both in the legal courts and in the court of public opinion,” the union said. “Now our TSA officers are paying the price with this clearly retaliatory action.” apnews.com/article/coll...
