Why We Love Organized Labor
This “alternative” PSA makes me proud to support labor in America.
Mar 9, 2007 by Matthew Slutsky in
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Labor Prepares for 2006
The A.F.L.-C.I.O. voted to spend 40 million dollars in targeted races for 2006. This will be the most money ever spent by organized labor in a mid-term election and we’ll have to hope their efforts help.
Union leaders said they would concentrate their efforts on 15 Senate races, 40 House races and governors races in California, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
John Sweeney, the head of the A.F.L.-C.I.O insists that his union is nonpartisan but has also called President Bush the most antiworker president ever, citing his tax cuts favoring the wealthy and his efforts to revamp Social Security.
You can read more in the NYTimes…
Feb 28, 2006 by Matthew Slutsky in
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Strike That
The New York Times is reporting that NYC transit workers have rejected the deal that ended the three-day strike that took place during this past holiday season. The decision was decided by a mere 7 votes.
During the strike the union was fined $3 million, and it was deemed to be illegal and wrong by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. While Bloomberg is considered very moderate for a Republican, his stance against the unions in this matter has been quite unnerving.
Jan 20, 2006 by Jake in
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