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The role of Independent Unions in Egypt’s Revolution
From the AFL-CIO’s Solidarity Center Website
For the thousands of workers who helped lead Egypt’s February 2011 revolution, a new day has dawned. On March 12, 2011, the International Labor Organization (ILO) hailed the Egyptian Minister of Manpower and Migration’s historic recognition of workers’ right to form independent trade unions, free from government interference, that represent...
Wisconsin Democrat Fleebaggers violate Senate Rule 23
Yes, Rule 23:
Senate Rule 23Senate Rule 23. Committee not to be absent. Members of a committee, except a conference committee, may not be absent by reason of their appointment during the sitting of the senate, without special leave.[am. 2001 S.Res. 2] emphasis mine
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Who Benefits From Government Unions?
Everyone has priorities. During the past week, Barack Obama found time to be interviewed by a Wisconsin television station and weigh in on the dispute between Republican Gov. Scott Walker and the state’s public employee unions. Walker was staging “an assault on unions,” he said, and added that “public employee unions make enormous contributions to our states and our citizens.”
Enormous...
“A Biblical Program for Recovery” DSA Conference 2009
Kim Bobo, the founder of Interfaith Worker Justice, speaks to the 2009 Conference of the Democratic Socialists of America about a “Biblical Program for Recovery”
(you might do yourself a favor and fast forward to the 3:00 mark)
Kim Bobo " A Biblical Program for Recovery" from Frank Llewellyn on Vimeo.
The founder of Interfaith Worker Justice addresses the national convention of Democratic...
Progressive/Socialist/Communist/Democrat “One Nation” coalition to continue beyond the Nov. 2 elections
The 567 organizations and groups that turned out several hundred thousand people for the “One Nation” march in Washington on Oct. 2 will try to stay together to work on each other’s causes after the Nov. 2 election, a top union participant says.
In an interview with Press Associates during the march, new Service Employees International Union secretary-treasurer Eliseo Medina added...
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AFL-CIO economist to Cavuto: You’re an A-hole
Via Greg Hengler. Finally, after a year and a half, the stimulus produces something useful: A golden TV moment. The money bit comes at around 4:05, but the whole thing’s worth watching; at the very least I’d recommend starting at 2:40 to get a flavor for the conversation. I understand Cavuto’s frustration with ye olde “created or saved” spin, but … he’s really badgering the guy. And...
What’s the opposite of a “Healthcare Bounce”?
Politico: New Mexico Democrat Rep. Harry Teague dropped his employer-based health coverage for his employees at Cavaloz Energy as the debate over health care reform surged in Congress. Teague boasted that his company provided health coverage in 2008 when he was running, but “once he won his seat, Teague, a Democrat, voted twice against his party’s health care reform bill because ‘it...
Green For All: Van Jones Founded, Obama Approved
I started looking into Green for All over a year ago when the Cap & Trade bill was being debated in the house of representatives. It has been a while since I looked at this stuff, but I figured I would post some of the information I have on this well funded & well connected organization. Green for all is a part of the Apollo Alliance & Emerald Cities, as discussed by Glenn Beck today....
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