Pot, Kettle, Black?
The extreme right would have you believe (without offering any substantial evidence) that unions use members’ dues for political purposes without their consent. Yet, it turns out it’s actually Romney’s...
View ArticleThis Labor Day Weekend ... Let's remember a few things.
“The most troubling economic trend facing America this Labor Day weekend is the increasing concentration of income, wealth, and political power at the very top -- among a handful of extraordinarily...
View ArticleAsk what has your union done for you. Then ask what the next president will...
What have unions done for us? Did you know that "unions run the largest career training program outside the military? Union apprenticeship programs generally partner with employers or industries to...
View ArticleThe Middle Class is Disappearing. It’s About Time Somebody Started Talking...
At least one party is putting the middle class, and not mega-rich, at the center of their agenda. Democrats put middle class at center of convention themes - Detroit Free Press Which Presidential...
View ArticleWalmart is still at it!
Officials from Walmart contracted warehouses have been caught blatantly lying to a judge regarding key documents that shed light on labor violations that warehouse workers are forced to endure. It’s...
View ArticleWhich party is looking out for your economic interests? There is a 1% chance...
With the Democratic National Convention coming to a close, one party stands out as the champions of the middle class. We will give you one guess as to which party it is...Joe Biden gets the middle...
View ArticleRomney, Ryan Means Reverse for Labor
You think Mitt Romney cares about the middle class? A quick look at his website shows he wants to gut unions, making it easier for big corporations to take even higher profits at the expense of...
View ArticleUnions = The Middle Class
While the far Right tries to paint fire fighters, teachers, and blue collar workers as the bad guys, whose “lavish” salaries and benefits are ruining our economy, these same workers are falling out of...
View ArticleStand Up, Fight Back!
Warehouse workers in Southern California have gone on strike, and are marching from the Inland Empire to Los Angeles, to draw attention to conditions they toil in every day: temperatures that can reach...
View ArticleToday is Constitution Day!
What better way to celebrate than by examining a few of the ways our elected officials are either protecting or slashing our constitutional rights on the job!?This Constitution Day, we should remember...
View ArticleClass warfare is real, and 99% of us are losing.
“Republicans have used the phrase ‘class warfare’ as their personal mantra and defensive armor. They hit anyone who dares point out the stunning inequality growing in America, over the head with it.”...
View ArticleGOP Claims Middle Class Favors Romney, 99% Laugh Hysterically
According to the GOP analysis of a George Washington University poll, Mitt Romney leads Obama among middle-class Americans by 14 points (cue rolling eyes and deep sighs). If we thought for a moment...
View ArticleUnion-Busting Members of GOP Punting on Anti-Union Positions? Something...
Scott Walker, a man who is “synonymous with crushing unions,” is now calling for the NFL to settle with its locked out referees. We still aren’t sure why Scott suddenly doesn’t like the idea of...
View ArticleGOP Attacks Messenger of its own Floundering Message
Whether it’s Sarah Palin complaining about “got ya questions” after she was unable to name a single news publication she reads, or Newt Gingrich lambasting any reporter who asks him a question he...
View ArticleDebate Tailgate
“There's no question about it: debate fever is starting to spread through the media. With both President Obama and Mitt Romney largely hunkered down preparing for Wednesday's one-on-one forum in...
View ArticleIt might sound crazy, but talk jobs maybe?
We, too, would like to hear both President Obama’s and Mitt Romney’s take on why wages have gone nowhere while productivity and profits have increased. If the “job creators” are doing better than ever,...
View ArticleGood News for Workers, Bad News for Walmart
The Huffington Post reports that over 70 LA Walmart workers walked off the job in a historic, first-ever strike against the retailer. Workers said the strike was in response to management’s frequent...
View ArticleStriking Walmart Workers: Fighting for Good Jobs when Congress will not.
“Full employment is by far the best social program we have. Many of the problems that liberals worry about—from the deficit to the job prospects of those who have been unemployed—are significantly...
View ArticleUnions: Making the Middle Matter
It was true back in the day, and it is still true now; unions are critical to a strong American economy and a strong middle class. Why unions still matter - SalonThe 1.2 million households whose...
View ArticleWalmart Worried about Spreading Strikes
The Huffington Post obtained a confidential Walmart memo, which makes clear that the world's largest private employer is threatened by the walkouts and strikes that have spread to its stores and...
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