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Bonfire of the Vampires
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 11-29-2023

Who will answer?
Part 2
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 11-22-2023

Last Chance Joe meets Sherlock Holmes
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 11-15-2023

My brother died for his country. Twice.
Larry Barbano, 1947-2023
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Special Veterans Day Edition 11-11-2023

Carano/Caesars outfit and Culinary Union cut a deal before strike deadline
Other Gomorrah South gambling joints predicted to follow suit
By Howard Stutz / Nevada Independent / 11-8-2023
U-News UPDATE: Union holds Caesars, MGM & Wynn contract ratification votes Nov. 20-21-22, a Happy Thanksgiving indeed.

Upsy daisy Nevada crazy
New renters' rights organization tries again
Judge bounces teachers union petition to put Oakland A's tax-paid corporate welfare stadium before voters
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 11-8-2023

A Brief History of the End of the World
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 11-1-2023

Happy Hallowe'en / All Hallows Eve
All Souls Day/All Saints Day
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Letter to the Lord of War
For my bro Larry Barbano, 1947-2023
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 10-25-2023

Wasting workers where everybody knows your name
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 10-18-2023

STRIP DOWN—>Thousands picket LV Strip 8 MGMs+Caesars
Thursday 10-12-2023

Ted Pappageorge, Culinary Union Secretary-Treasurer and
union members will be available for English and Spanish interviews:
10am-12noon: Paris Casino, 3655 Las Vegas Blvd. South
5:00pm-7:00pm: Park MGM, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. S.

Contact: Bethany Khan <BKhan@culinaryunion226.org>

The most dangerous animal in the world
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 10-11-2023

Unforgettable, Unforgivable & Unnecessary
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 10-4-2023

The Last Picture Show: Serenata for Renate
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 10-4-2023

The fires of September that changed forever

Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar Joins Strikers @ Stead Warehouse

Wednesday 10-4-2023 5:30p.m. PDT TEN-ISH ANYONE?: State Treasurer Zach Conine hits the line Tuesday 10-10@10-ish — 10:30 a.m. or thereabouts

NEW PBS American Experience 90-minute documentary
A Song for César: The life & legacy of César Chávez
Telecast schedule, preview, watch online
CésarChávezNevada.com

¡Sí se puede!

We know how to fight

Communications Workers of America National President Pickets with Reno/Stead UAW Strikers
Nationwide Release 9-28-2023

George "Battling" Nelson, the UAW and the Fight of the Century

Unions go for Nevada hat trick
—> 1. National UAW strike spreads to GM in Reno

Déjà vu all over again "Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it." — George Santayana

Déjà vu all over again (5-15-2009) — César Chávez/ Nevada Labor.com Hall of Famers Sam Lumpe (1940-2016), left, and George "Battling" Nelson (1932-2016), second from left, lead the United Auto Workers Local 2162 March to Reno City Hall in 2019. Good Sam was a retired member of Sheet Metal Workers Local 26/AFL-CIO. Boxing aficionado Nelson was an internationally recognized member of the United Auto Workers Union, honored with the Walter Reuther Distinguished Service Lifetime Achievement Award not long before his death. The signs speak for themselves. The more things change, the more they stay the same. (NevadaLabor.com photo by Andrew Barbano)

WITNESS TO HISTORY: IN THE BEGINNING In his own words: George Nelson with César Chávez and UAW President Walter Reuther at UFW groundbreaking George "Battling" Nelson, the UAW and the Fight of the Century

This just in from Gomorrah South —>
—> 2. Culinary Union schedules 9/26 strike vote that could make Vegas go dark
—> 3. Culinary 226 launches organizing campaign vs. Alexxa's LV in Paris Casino

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KLANWATCH —> Indivisible Northern Nevada and Battle Born Progress co-host 9/28 public meeting warning of the Orwellianly named "Moms for Liberty" now metastasizing in Nevada. MFL designated as a hate group according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. (White sheets optional but not recommended.)

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Washoe will decide presidency in 2024
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 9-27-2023

MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ORGANIZING CAMPAIGN —>
(U-News 9-6-2023) —> Longtime Teamsters Union Local 533 leader Bill Montgomery died Sept. 5
May the big guy rest in peace. Watch NevadaLabor.com for more information.

Elon Musk, President of the United States
Plus 2 Barbwire National News Exclusives
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 9-20-2023

Death by a thousand cuts
The incredible shrinking phony phone book
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 9-13-2023

THIS JUST IN (U-News 9-6-2023) —> Longtime Teamsters Union Local 533 leader Bill Montgomery has died. May the big guy rest in peace.
Watch NevadaLabor.com for more information.

A tale of two cupcakes
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 9-6-2023

You bet your life
Broken promises, broken bodies, broken bets & broken democracies
Make your Labor Day weekend count for workers
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 8-30-2023

Life as a color cartoon
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 8-23-2023

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford keynotes Aug. 26 NAACP dinner FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information contact Patricia Gallimore, President, NAACP Reno-Sparks Branch No. 1112 (775) 846-2952 <patriciagallimore1@gmail.com> RenoSparksNAACP.org NEVADA ATTORNEY GENERAL AARON FORD KEYNOTES NAACP 75th ANNUAL FREEDOM FUND DINNER RENO, Nev. USA (8-23-2023)— Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford will keynote the Reno-Sparks NAACP's 75th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet this Saturday, Aug. 26, at the Atlantis Resort in Reno. The event is the longtime civil rights organization's most important fundraiser of the year. "Human rights, civil rights, labor rights, minority rights — all are under attack worldwide. The work of America's and Nevada's oldest civil rights organization is more critical now than ever," stated NAACP Reno-Sparks President Patricia Gallimore. "We are thus honored to welcome a great civil rights leader, Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, as keynote speaker at our most important event of the year," she added. A social mixer and silent auction begin at 5:30 p.m. The dinner and program start at 6:30 p.m. The Atlantis Resort Casino and Spa is located at 3800 S. Virginia Street in Reno, across from the Reno-Sparks Convention Center. This year’s theme is "Thriving Together," which exemplifies the NAACP mission of justice and equality for all, specifically for those in underserved communities. A few reserved tables for ten remain available for $1,200.00 or $850.00 for qualified non-profit organizations. Individual tickets for non-members are $105.00 per person in advance, $115.00 at the door; one-year regular membership included. Individual admissions for Reno-Sparks NAACP members are $75.00 per person in advance, $85.00 at the door. Youth (12-17) and student (with i.d.) tickets are $55.00 in advance, $60.00 at the door. Reservations may be made via RenoSparksNAACP.org or by calling (775) 322-2992. Vegetarian or special needs entrées are available by advance request. Checks should be made payable to Reno-Sparks NAACP. Established in 1945, NAACP Reno-Sparks Branch No. 1112 is part of the nation's oldest civil rights organization founded in 1909. The Reno-Sparks branch consists entirely of community volunteers. AA8/23 FF75pr/apnaacp/opsn23 -30-

Renate Neumann: Once upon a time
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 8-16-2023

Tin boxes and tin men
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 8-9-2023

The apogee of the apocalypse
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 8-2-2023

Déjà vu all over again—> BLACK SMOKE AND BLACK FIRE
Culinary Union publishes Station Casinos' hiring discrimination lists
If you are identified as a union sympathizer, your name is MUD
8-2-2023
As always, gambling moguls consider themselves above the law
Barbwire revealed such casino practices in 1999
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 7-11-1999

HONOR ROLL: The late great Sen. Joe Neal, D-North Las Vegas, was born on 7-28-1935 in Mounds, Louisiana. Happy Birthday, old friend.

The Hounds of the Tubervilles
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 7-26-2023

Eviction court shows aftermath of expiring protections
By Michael Lyle / NevadaCurrent.com 7-21-2023
The above item also appeared in the 7-26-2023 Reno Gazette-Journal
Much more at RENTVOLUTIONV.ORG

Trucking Giant Yellow Shuts Down Operations By Sarah Nassauer & Paul Page • Wall Street Journal / Sunday 7-30-2023 Hot August Strikes! 7-25-2023 — Teamsters reach tentative deal with UPS. Where have we heard that one before? Oh, yeah. See July 2, hereinbelow. Stay tuned. "It ain't over 'til it's over" — Yogi Berra Teamsters Local 533 president hails tentative UPS agreement Ratification vote dates not yet announced By Bob Conrad / ThisIsReno.com 7-25-2023 Current strikes by the Writers Guild, Screen Actors Guild (SAG), the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) and at Bigbux Overpriced Coffee may be only the beginning. More nationwide work stoppages are imminent at United Parcel Service (UPS) [Teamsters]; Yellow Corp. [YRC Freight and Holland, formerly known as Yellow Freight] (Teamsters); and General Motors, Ford and/or Stellantis [Chrysler-Dodge-Fiat-Peugeot] or all of the above (United Autoworkers). Tune up your picket sign and stay tuned. Viva Huelga! ¡Sí se puede! Hot August Strike? AGAIN? Northern Nevada UPS drivers hold 'practice picket' as possible strike over contract looms By Ben Margiott / KRNV TV-4 & KXRI TV-11 / 7-6-2023 More than 1,200 Reno-area UPS employees may go on strike Aug. 1 By Bob Conrad / ThisIsReno.com 7-5-2023 1997 NevadaLabor.com UPS strike archive After marathon sessions, UPS negotiations collapse Teamster.org 7-5-2023 Love's Labours Lost Dept. Teamsters and UPS reach tentative agreement, diminishing national strike chances By Julia Mueller / The Hill 7-2-2023 Sparks police acted like company strikebreakers in 1997 UPS strike Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 6-14-2023 340,000 UPS workers are voting whether to authorize a massive strike By Vanessa Yurkevich / CNN 6-6-2023 1997 NevadaLabor.com UPS strike archive Teamsters Local 533 War Room

Miss Priscilla Goodbody channels Princess Cassandra
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 7-19-2023

Love letters from Miss Priscilla Goodbody
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 7-12-2023

True Confession: I drink Bud Light
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 7-5-2023

If you strike a king
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 6-28-2023

Lithium Nevada sues Thacker Pass opponents, alleging trespass, vandalism and threats
By Bob Conrad / ThisIsReno.com 6-29-2023

Teamsters 533 warns Austin, Texas, transportation regulators not to hire Keolis Transit
Sparks Tribune 6-28-2023

Culinary Union wins card-check agreement at former Sheldon Adelson Las Vegas properties
6-27-2023

RENTVOLUTIONV.ORG
Republican Gov. Giuseppe Lumbago vetoes pro-tenant bills despite warnings of impending homeless crisis

Invasion of the Chicken Pluckers
Gov. Ron DeSatanist soils the Silver State at GOP testiclefest
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 6-21-2023 / Expansions in blue

Politicians with nothing to hide
The Barbwire Nakedly & Unabashedly Announces Its New Fleshing Out Follytix Forum—>
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 6-14-2023

More naked reality

Sparks police acted like company strikebreakers in 1997 UPS strike
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 6-14-2023

GOOD JOBS WITH A FUTURE. Laborers' Union Local 169 is accepting applications for its apprenticeship program. Apply online at local169.com/apprenticeship/ For more info, call (775) 343-0171 or e-mail <laborerstraining@local169.com> Tell them you heard about it on the Barbwire.

Freebies for the rich and famous
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 6-7-2023

340,000 UPS workers are voting whether to authorize a massive strike
By Vanessa Yurkevich / CNN 6-6-2023
1997 Nevada UPS strike archive

Teamsters 533 scores legislative victory for transit workers
By Kristen Hackbarth / This IsReno.com 6-4-2023
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Tina Turner's Basketburger
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 5-31-2023

GOATs, cults and corporations
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 5-24-2023

Cutting your woke to spite your face
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 5-17-2023

Beth Elise Wait Jacobs
Distinguished Nevada Educator and Union Stalwart
1930-2022

Humpty Dumpty & the blackguard dwarves
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 5-10-2023

Gov. Lumbago's Slush Fund
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 5-3-2023

The awful truth and then some
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 4-26-2023

The Veep and the Bus Boy Vice-President Kamala comes to Reno & the Bus Boy gets the blues Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 4-19-2023

An earful of cider
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 4-12-2023

What's in it for me?
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 4-5-2023

Hearing March 29
Sen. Daly's SB274 to help injured first responders
IMPORTANT! Send your support via above link

Who will answer?
Part 1
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 3-29-2023

Culinary Union supports AB340 reforming evictions
Culinary Union Local 226 President Ted Pappageorge / 3-29-2023

Bill would regulate mobile home park rent increases
Sen. Skip Daly's SB275 would prevent manufactured home parks from raising rents higher than the “maximum annual rent increase percentage."
Reno Gazette-Journal / 3-29-2023

The ghost of legendary Reno Mayor Barbara Bennett returns
Sen. Skip Daly picks up the torch for the little people
Mobile home park residents urge lawmakers to stabilize rents: ‘We are in dire need’
By Michael Lyle / Nevada Current via ThisIsReno.com / 3-28-2023
Much More About Renters Rights at Rentvolution.org

Keolis Transit loses federal case it filed against Teamsters Union employee
By Bob Conrad / ThisIsReno.com 3-28-2023
Much more at the NevadaLabor.com Teamsters Local 533 War Room

Michigan repeals union-busting right-to-work for less law
By Jonathan Weisman / The New York Times / 3-23-2023
Nevada's bitter history

¡VIVA CHAVEZ!

CESAR CHAVEZ ABIDES. His United Farm Workers Union in California is trying to rebound after years of erosion in a difficult environment. I was heartened to learn that Nevada Legal Services is actively working on behalf of Lyon County laborers. On March 30, 2023, an awareness event will be held at the Yerington Theater from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. For info, contact Lorena Castaneda at the Farmworker Law Project (775) 284-3491 Ext. 230, <lcastaneda@nevadalegalservices.org>

Recurring revolutions and tent control
César Chávez Yerington event 3-30-2023
Hearing March 29: Bill to help injured first responders
Nevada Womens' March 3-25-2023
Once and future rent control
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 3-22-2023

BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH

TURF WAR: Sparks City Hall wants to kill your kids
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 3-15-2023

Why the science is clear that masks work
By Zeynep Tufecki / The New York Times / 3-10-2023

Bill to rein in rental application and deposit fees weakened before first hearing
ThisIsReno.com / 3-10-2023
Culinary Union members speak in favor of renters' rights bill
YouTube video / 3-8-3023

Michigan pushes repeal of right-to-work for less law
By David Leonhardt /The New York Times 3-10-2023

Keolis Nevada infamy spreads to France, strikes and all

Selling sex in morally righteous Mississippi West
Sen. Dina Neal keeps up the heat on Elon Musk & Tesla
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 3-8-2023

INFO: Assemblymember Venicia Considine, D-Clark Seating is limited, RSVP recommended Chris.Molnar@asm.state.nv.us RSVP is not required to attend. (775) 684-8801

APOCALYPSE THEN
It can't happen here. We're too smart, right?
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 3-1-2023

Abandon hope all ye who enter here
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 2-22-2023

Moonhowlers: Fix Social Security. Please die.
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 2-15-2023

Fatherly advice from the Holy See of Me
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 2-8-2023

Snake oil, snake worship and quack news
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 2-1-2023

Gov. Giuseppe Lumbago: Pie in the Sky
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 1-25-2023

Reno VA Hospital Employees Picket Demanding More Staff
KOLO TV-8 / 1-14-2023

‘We’re all burned out’: VA workers rally outside hospital over staffing shortages
By Mark Hernandez / ThisIsReno.com 1-15-2023

Virginia Transit Strike May Impact Northern Nevada
Sparks Mayor/RTC Chair supports union right to picket
By Kristen Hackbarth / ThisIsReno.com 1-12-2023
More at U-News/Teamsters Local 533 War Room

Virginia workers strike — Keolis spares no expense at losing
Local 533 President: Nevada will honor Virginia pickets
LaborNotes.org 1-13-2023

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RIP GOP: 2000 Prediction Coming True
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 1-11-2023 / Updated 1-12-2023

Who's the boss?
Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 1-4-2023 / Updated 1-12-2023 / Expansions in blue

Betty J. Barbano 2-7-1941 / 12-27-2005 Remember her laughter

Hope you and yours enjoyed Happy High Holly Days
Christmas/Kwanzaa/Solstice/Festivus/Chanukah/Thanksgibleting
Feliz Navidad, próspero año y felicidad
HAPPY NEW YEAR / Feliz Año Nuevo / Felice Anno Nuovo
Frohe Weihnachten und beste Wuensche fuer 2023
Vaxx up, stay safe, pray for Ukraine and 53 other currently war-torn lands.

War in moderation? Barbwire by Andrew Quarantino Barbáno / Expanded from the Sparks Tribune 4-13-2022

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