Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was on-site with striking members of Teamsters Local 202 at the Hunts Point Produce Market last week and it sure does look like they were breaking social-distancing guidelines.
Imagine what would happen in New York City if a local pizzeria was so cavalier about the rules? But when AOC does it, it’s okay:
AOC is handing out pizza come support the strike pic.twitter.com/MAPH5bkN50
— Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) January 23, 2021
She also doesn’t feel a need to wear a mask while shouting at union members:
"Yes, change happens at the ballot box. Yes, change happens in policy. But change happens on the picket-line too, and we can't ever forget that. That kind of solidarity is how we win everything.”
–@AOC
?✊?✊??#HuntsPointStrike #SolidarityForever pic.twitter.com/m78XauCWqN
— NYC-DSA ? #JoinDSA (@nycDSA) January 23, 2021
But there’s a “phenomenal” vibe at this strike so why cares about Covid-19?
The vibe at the hunts point strike is phenomenal. If every strike was supported like this things would change real quick. pic.twitter.com/noHcWIMbUf
— Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) January 23, 2021
The “Hunts Point Strike,” also known as a super-spreader event, right?
AOC on the mic again at the hunts point strike pic.twitter.com/GJ0L2W4pIn
— Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) January 23, 2021
Oh, and the union was successful. Masks and social distancing, again, not required because Covid-19 doesn’t spread when Dems are happy. It’s science:
14/ By the end of the three-year contract, most workers will earn $20 an hour or more.https://t.co/nbshaQ7MDl
— THE CITY (@THECITYNY) January 25, 2021
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