Showing posts with label union. Show all posts
Showing posts with label union. Show all posts
Friday, June 15, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
The History Blog » Blog Archive » The centennial of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire
The History Blog » Blog Archive » The centennial of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire
It was one hundred and one years ago there was a fire that brought in the progressive era.
It was one hundred and one years ago there was a fire that brought in the progressive era.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Scott Walker's Bait and Switch: Before Election Explicity Promised to Ne...
Who could believe a thing this man says? Obviously this is became Wisconsin became a territory of the Koch Brothers and Scott Walker became their vassal.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Scott Walker is just too pro-labor unfortunately the vast majority of his laborers don't realize it.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/excerpts-scott-walker-s-address_626586.html
Simple: the big government union bosses from Washington want their money. They don’t like the fact that I did something fundamentally pro-worker; something that’s truly about freedom. I gave every one of the nearly 300,000 hard-working public servants in my state the right to choose. Now, each of them gets to determine whether they want to be in a union or not; and the unions can no longer automatically deduct dues from their paycheck. … The big government union bosses are worried that workers may actually choose to keep the money for themselves. That’s why the big government union bosses spent tens of millions last summer to try and win the six state senate recall elections in Wisconsin. In fact, the total amount spent by all parties was over $40 million.
Simple: the big government union bosses from Washington want their money. They don’t like the fact that I did something fundamentally pro-worker; something that’s truly about freedom. I gave every one of the nearly 300,000 hard-working public servants in my state the right to choose. Now, each of them gets to determine whether they want to be in a union or not; and the unions can no longer automatically deduct dues from their paycheck. … The big government union bosses are worried that workers may actually choose to keep the money for themselves. That’s why the big government union bosses spent tens of millions last summer to try and win the six state senate recall elections in Wisconsin. In fact, the total amount spent by all parties was over $40 million.
Friday, February 10, 2012
New Hampshire's Right-To-Work Bill Is Not A Job Creator, Critics Say
New Hampshire's Right-To-Work Bill Is Not A Job Creator, Critics Say
The proposed legislation would prevent union contracts at private sector workplaces from requiring employees to pay dues. A slew of related bills are in the works that also seek to curb union power in the state.
Supporters frame the issue as one of "freedom of choice" -- that workers should be allowed to choose whether they want to pay dues to a union. But in New Hampshire, some employers don't want the government dictating how they interact with their employees.
The proposed legislation would prevent union contracts at private sector workplaces from requiring employees to pay dues. A slew of related bills are in the works that also seek to curb union power in the state.
Supporters frame the issue as one of "freedom of choice" -- that workers should be allowed to choose whether they want to pay dues to a union. But in New Hampshire, some employers don't want the government dictating how they interact with their employees.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
PPP: Kasich Would Lose A Do-Over In Ohio By Twenty | TPM2012
PPP: Kasich Would Lose A Do-Over In Ohio By Twenty TPM2012
The drubbing Ohio Governor John Kasich (R) took over the repeal of SB 5, his signature legislative initiative that striped collective bargaining rights from public unions as a way to curtail state and local budgets, has effectively crushed his personal standing in the state. A new Public Policy Polling (D) survey shows only 33 percent of Ohio general election voters approve of his job performance, while a majority of 53 percent are disappointed with it. Those numbers translate into a serious case of buyer’s remorse on the behalf of Ohioans, as Kasich would lose a rematch against former Gov. Ted Strickland (D) by twenty points in the poll.
“Ohio voters sent John Kasich a strong message in November by repealing Senate Bill 5 and his numbers haven’t improved any since then,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling in a release. “He remains one of the least popular Governors in the country and that could help Democratic prospects in the state this fall.”
The drubbing Ohio Governor John Kasich (R) took over the repeal of SB 5, his signature legislative initiative that striped collective bargaining rights from public unions as a way to curtail state and local budgets, has effectively crushed his personal standing in the state. A new Public Policy Polling (D) survey shows only 33 percent of Ohio general election voters approve of his job performance, while a majority of 53 percent are disappointed with it. Those numbers translate into a serious case of buyer’s remorse on the behalf of Ohioans, as Kasich would lose a rematch against former Gov. Ted Strickland (D) by twenty points in the poll.
“Ohio voters sent John Kasich a strong message in November by repealing Senate Bill 5 and his numbers haven’t improved any since then,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling in a release. “He remains one of the least popular Governors in the country and that could help Democratic prospects in the state this fall.”
Senate Passes FAA Bill With Anti-Union Measure
Senate Passes FAA Bill With Anti-Union Measure
WASHINGTON -- The Senate passed a Federal Aviation Administration bill on Monday that includes an anti-union measure bitterly opposed by labor groups.
The bill, which modernizes America's air traffic control system and funds the FAA through 2014, was fought over for four years, leading to a partial shutdown of the FAA last summer because of anti-union measures added by the Republican-controlled House.
It passed 75 to 20, with a majority of Democrats backing it.
Among the controversial provisions were changes to labor law for rail and airline workers -- backed by the airline industry -- that would count anyone who did not vote in an election for a union as voting against it, making it much more difficult to certify attempts to organize new unions.
That measure was stripped in a conference committee to work out differences between the Senate and House versions of the bill, only to be replaced by another that raises the threshold for seeking a union from requiring 35 percent of workers' signatures to requiring half.
LP - The war on unions continues.
WASHINGTON -- The Senate passed a Federal Aviation Administration bill on Monday that includes an anti-union measure bitterly opposed by labor groups.
The bill, which modernizes America's air traffic control system and funds the FAA through 2014, was fought over for four years, leading to a partial shutdown of the FAA last summer because of anti-union measures added by the Republican-controlled House.
It passed 75 to 20, with a majority of Democrats backing it.
Among the controversial provisions were changes to labor law for rail and airline workers -- backed by the airline industry -- that would count anyone who did not vote in an election for a union as voting against it, making it much more difficult to certify attempts to organize new unions.
That measure was stripped in a conference committee to work out differences between the Senate and House versions of the bill, only to be replaced by another that raises the threshold for seeking a union from requiring 35 percent of workers' signatures to requiring half.
LP - The war on unions continues.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Who needs unions? Not Apple or Communist China. They appear to be in business together
31 cents and hour and 12 years in jail for trying to form a union. Thank God we have the apple job creators.
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Saturday, January 14, 2012
Badger Blue, Times Two: Contempt, thy name is Fitzgerald
Badger Blue, Times Two: Contempt, thy name is Fitzgerald
LP - Who is Scott Fitzgerald and why does he need to be removed from office?
BECAUSE I WAS THERE.
I was there in the committee room on the evening of
March 9, 2011, the night a partial Wisconsin Senate rammed through the bill
killing collective bargaining for public employees. Not in the hallway. Not in
the gallery. In the room. I was standing ten feet from Fitzgerald, on the
other side of the table at which he was seated. Don't ask me how or why, it is
a long story for a different day. What matters is that I was THAT close. Close
enough to observe him, evaluate his body language, and hear his words without
amplification. For those who don't work with me, I and my coworkers make our
living in part by watching and evaluating people to determine their credibility
and truthfulness. It is a skill that comes unconsciously to police officers.
That night I watched in utter horror as Scott Fitzgerald ran the sword
through the belly of Wisconsin democracy. With Fitzgerald at the helm, he and
his Republican cohorts steamrolled, at breakneck speed, what should have been a
deliberative, transparent, and reflective process. I bore witness as the rule
of law disintegrated in this man's grasp.
I watched him ignore another warrior in this fight, Representative Peter Barca, as Barca asked those pesky
and annoying questions such as "what exactly is in this bill we are voting on?"
(Fitzgerald himself said "changes" had been made, and Barca clearly had not been
given the opportunity to READ IT before voting). Or another obnoxious question
of "why are we violating the open meetings law and not providing proper notice,"
while Barca clutched a copy of the REPUBLICAN Attorney General's opinion on the
issue. When I say Scott Fitzgerald ignored Barca, I mean that he literally
spoke over him as if he wasn't even in the room. In Fitzgerald's world, there
is no room for dissent, and the rule of law can be broken at will to further an
agenda. However, in my world, ignoring a colleague, and dismissing his very
presence as a human being, is disrespectful beyond words.
As this unfolded in front of me, I looked in Scott Fitzgerald's eyes. What I saw was
pure, unmitigated contempt. It was so apparent that it almost dripped off of
him. He couldn't begin to hide it, and I seriously doubt he even knows
how.
Contempt for Peter Barca. Contempt for the 30 or so people watching
this from the small committee room gallery, who were truly struggling to not
come unglued. Contempt for the thousands of citizens who were streaming into
the Capitol on the news of this cloak-and-dagger legislative charade, and whose
growing roar could be heard from within the room itself. Contempt for the
hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin citizens who had marched in the snow and the
cold to have their voices heard. And, most certainly, contempt for the
thousands of citizens who just had their voice in their workplace stripped
without apology in order to further the interests of corporate campaign
contributors.
LP - Who is Scott Fitzgerald and why does he need to be removed from office?
BECAUSE I WAS THERE.
I was there in the committee room on the evening of
March 9, 2011, the night a partial Wisconsin Senate rammed through the bill
killing collective bargaining for public employees. Not in the hallway. Not in
the gallery. In the room. I was standing ten feet from Fitzgerald, on the
other side of the table at which he was seated. Don't ask me how or why, it is
a long story for a different day. What matters is that I was THAT close. Close
enough to observe him, evaluate his body language, and hear his words without
amplification. For those who don't work with me, I and my coworkers make our
living in part by watching and evaluating people to determine their credibility
and truthfulness. It is a skill that comes unconsciously to police officers.
That night I watched in utter horror as Scott Fitzgerald ran the sword
through the belly of Wisconsin democracy. With Fitzgerald at the helm, he and
his Republican cohorts steamrolled, at breakneck speed, what should have been a
deliberative, transparent, and reflective process. I bore witness as the rule
of law disintegrated in this man's grasp.
I watched him ignore another warrior in this fight, Representative Peter Barca, as Barca asked those pesky
and annoying questions such as "what exactly is in this bill we are voting on?"
(Fitzgerald himself said "changes" had been made, and Barca clearly had not been
given the opportunity to READ IT before voting). Or another obnoxious question
of "why are we violating the open meetings law and not providing proper notice,"
while Barca clutched a copy of the REPUBLICAN Attorney General's opinion on the
issue. When I say Scott Fitzgerald ignored Barca, I mean that he literally
spoke over him as if he wasn't even in the room. In Fitzgerald's world, there
is no room for dissent, and the rule of law can be broken at will to further an
agenda. However, in my world, ignoring a colleague, and dismissing his very
presence as a human being, is disrespectful beyond words.
As this unfolded in front of me, I looked in Scott Fitzgerald's eyes. What I saw was
pure, unmitigated contempt. It was so apparent that it almost dripped off of
him. He couldn't begin to hide it, and I seriously doubt he even knows
how.
Contempt for Peter Barca. Contempt for the 30 or so people watching
this from the small committee room gallery, who were truly struggling to not
come unglued. Contempt for the thousands of citizens who were streaming into
the Capitol on the news of this cloak-and-dagger legislative charade, and whose
growing roar could be heard from within the room itself. Contempt for the
hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin citizens who had marched in the snow and the
cold to have their voices heard. And, most certainly, contempt for the
thousands of citizens who just had their voice in their workplace stripped
without apology in order to further the interests of corporate campaign
contributors.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
Romney Confronted On Opposition To Auto Bailout
Another one where Kermit is just like Obama unless you don't want him to be.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
A good story from Truth Out: The US Continues To Eat Its Own Destroying Any Institution That Provides Services For Its Own People
Postal Workers: The Last Union
by: Allison Kilkenny, Truthout | News Analysis
The recent attacks against the United States Postal Service (USPS) are more than signs of desperate times - a natural sunset moment for a service rendered archaic by FedEx and UPS. Rather, the Postal Service has been under constant, vicious assault for years from the right, who views this as an epic battle with the goal of finally taking down the strongest union in the country, the second largest employer in the United States (second only to Wal-Mart,) and a means to roll the country ever closer toward the abyss of privatization.
The Postal Service, which is older than the Constitution itself, stands at a precipice. If this great institution, which provides one of the oldest, most reliable services in the country, is permitted to fall and Congress kills its great union, then truly no collective bargaining rights, no worker contract, no union will be safe within the United States.
Full Story Here: http://www.truth-out.org/last-union/1315492298
Thursday, August 25, 2011
From addictinginfo.com. Ofcourse they hate every union except the ones they are collecting from
Tea Party Congressman Collects Disability From His Union Job
Representative Chip Cravaak (R-MN). Image from http://www.congressratings.com/1338/chip-cravaack-r-mn-8th-rep/
Even as he bashed unions during his election campaign, Cravaak enjoyed the benefits of being a member of one. He worked as a pilot for Northwest Air, now Delta, as recently as 2007 and being a pilot means that you are automatically a union member, thus receiving the benefits of union negotiated salaries, vacations and ultimately, disability payments. According to financial records released by Cravaak himself, the Tea Party Representative received $92,273 from disability payments in 2010 alone. So while Cravaak was busy bashing “big government” and unions, he was cashing disability checks.
But this isn’t the only example of his hypocrisy. In addition to receiving Congressional health care, which is paid for by the government, Cravaak also receives government run health care as a military veteran, meaning he can walk into any government owned medical facility to receive medical care and the taxpayer picks up the tab. He enjoys what he and the Tea Party call “socialized medicine” even as he votes to strip senior citizens of their own government health care.
This kind of hypocrisy is outrageous. This guy got elected after campaigning against unions and government run health care and yet it’s perfectly fine that he gets to enjoy the benefits of both. Just another example of ‘do what I say, not as I do’ politics in America.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Thought for the day
"One thing (the unions) used to do was give us a middle-class society where
corporations were scared to break the law"
This is put under a section of the fact that corporations are now being asked to police themselves.
From Michael Moore's website of what the union's have done for us.
corporations were scared to break the law"
This is put under a section of the fact that corporations are now being asked to police themselves.
From Michael Moore's website of what the union's have done for us.
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