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  • AFL-CIO To Start Spending Millions To Screw The Working Class By Getting Democrats Elected (Video)


    Blue Collar Philosophy — Authority Authority: 478
    The AFL-CIO is starting a $1.5 million ad buy that spends union members money that will result in the harm of those union members if Democrats get elected. From the Daily Kos : The AFL-CIO is launching a $1.5 million initial ad buy in Pittsburgh and Austin, expanding to other cities in coming months. Rather ...
    1 week ago

  • Unions Fight for Relevancy


    LaborPains.org — Authority Authority: 102
    Union membership has  steadily declined for decades. Membership peaked in 1979, with over 20 million union members. Today, less than 15 million members remain—less than half of which are in the private sector. In light of the recent push for labor reform and right-to-work laws, combined with unions’ ...
    1 week ago

  • Obama State Dept. To Reject Keystone XL


    Pirate's Cove — Authority Authority: 628
    Didn’t I just get done noting this morning that Obama’s own Jobs Council favors more oil programs? ( Politico ) The State Department on Wednesday will reject the Keystone XL pipeline, multiple sources following the project told POLITICO. The Obama administration’s formal announcement is expected at 3 p.m. ...
    1 week ago

  • New AFL-CIO Campaign Highlights How ‘Work Connects Us All’


    AFL-CIO NOW BLOG — Authority Authority: 599
    Viewers in Austin, Texas, and Pittsburgh are getting the first public look at a new AFL-CIO television spot, “Work Connects Us All: America’s Unions.” The evocative ad features members of many unions, from virtually every industry, and is part of a broad campaign that aims to “fly above the tactics and ...
    1 week ago

  • Breaking-> Big Labor Says It Has 1 Million Signatures to Trigger Recall of Wis. Gov. Scott Walker


    Big Government — Authority Authority: 768
    The Big-Labor backed Walker Recall coalition says they’ve turned in a million signatures today, well in excess of the 540,000 necessary to trigger a recall later this year. Our report: We’ll continue to bring you the latest on this, including the signature verification efforts, which will begin almost ...
    1 week ago

  • AFL-CIO launches ad campaign saying work is what connects us


    Daily Kos — Authority Authority: 773
    The AFL-CIO is launching a $1.5 million initial ad buy in Pittsburgh and Austin, expanding to other cities in coming months. Rather than being targeted at specific politicians or policies, these spots advertise unions and the shared identity conferred by work, saying work "is what binds us together." Gawkers ...
    1 week ago

  • Unions Need (Much) Better Ads [Video]


    Gawker — Authority Authority: 827
    Unions are not doing well. Their membership has been plummeting for years. Their political influence is at an all time low. Theyre a convenient scapegoat for just about any social or economic problem plaguing America. At least they deserve some good ads. More »
    1 week ago

  • Highligts of Day 1 of 2012 AFL-CIO Martin Luther King Jr. Observance


    Talking Union — Authority Authority: 416
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    1 week ago

  • In Bastrop, Texas, a Union Member Steps Up


    AFL-CIO NOW BLOG — Authority Authority: 599
    Autumn has come and gone in Bastrop, Texas, but many of those who lost homes and possessions in the raging late-summer wildfires there still need help.  This week, Philip Lawhon jumped at the chance to use his skills as an electrician to keep the Bastrop relief effort humming. Lawhon is director of member ...
    2 weeks ago

  • AFL-CIO’s King Observance Focuses on Economic, Social Justice


    Talking Union — Authority Authority: 416
    by Mike Hall In Detroit—a historic crossroads for both the labor and civil rights movements—more than 550 activists and leaders of those movements will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the AFL-CIO’s  annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observance and National Conference . The Jan. ...
    2 weeks ago

  • President Obama: Listen to Trumka and labor


    Get Energy Smart! NOW!!! — Authority Authority: 457
    As the American ‘traditional’ media seems fixated on asserting that “labor” supports the Keystone XL pipeline, it seems oblivious to the reality that America’s labor movement now has some of the most thoughtful voices about how to address climate change challenges to foster a stronger social stability ...
    2 weeks ago

  • AFL-CIO Head Rich Trumka: ‘Congress Is Effectively Controlled By Climate Change Deniers’


    Think Progress — Authority Authority: 833
    Speaking at the 2012 United Nations Investor Summit on Climate Risk & Energy Solutions, AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka blasted climate deniers in Congress for threatening the free enterprise system and the future of civilization. Trumka began his speech laying out the stark challenge of global warming: a ...
    2 weeks ago

  • Obama’s NLRB Appointments Raise Concerns About Board


    Building A Better Indiana — Authority Authority: 111
    The National Labor Relations Board has been in the news quite a bit lately, as we mentioned a couple of weeks ago on this blog. Now, President Obama’s latest NLRB appointments are drawing the ire of some concerned he may be creating an anti-business sentiment on the board. National Journal reports: President ...
    2 weeks ago

  • Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: David Dreier for Senate? Seriously?


    Daily Kos — Authority Authority: 773
    Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here . Leading Off : • CA-Sen, CA-31 : Well, this is a novel idea. Kevin McCarthy, the third-ranking Republican in the House and last years NRCC recruitment chair, is actually looking to give a member of ...
    2 weeks ago

  • (I Owe Ya) ……… or I-O-WA


    kavips — Authority Authority: 114
    I attack the bastion that Iowa should be the first primary… For one, it is not a primary. For two, it is not indicative of the whole United States, and three, it has been hyperbolated far beyond it’s own potential.. In essence, both Iowa and New Hampshire, are harmful to the American voting process…. very ...
    3 weeks ago

  • "Bread and Roses" Strike Centennial


    John's Labour blog — Authority Authority: 112
    Hat-tip to UNISONActive for their post on the Centennial anniversary next year of the " Bread and Roses " Textile Factory Strike in the United States.  Check out this link for the AFL-CIO site and video. YouTube clip of the Boston Workmens Circle A Besere Velt (A Better World) Yiddish Chorus.  Which is quite ...
    4 weeks ago

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