March 11, 2009
The army of anti-worker corporate groups hiring armies of lobbyists and pouring $200 million into defeating the Employee Free Choice Act have devoted most of their time and money to hammering home a single talking point: The bill will eliminate the sacrosanct "secret ballot" now enjoyed by workers d...
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Laura Clawson aka MissLaura March 10, 2009
The Employee Free Choice Act is set to be introduced in both chambers today, which will kick off a public relations battle over passage in which corporate special interest groups plan on spending some $200 million to defeat it. Already, the framing wars are underway, with corporate opponents referri...
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David Waldman aka Kagro X There’s a periodic discussion that weaves its way through the progressive blogosphere that goes like this: “How the hell can I make any money off my blog?” Sadly, the fact that we still have the discussion as often as we do means there have been no sure-fire answers found as of yet...
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March 05, 2009
Credit where credit is due: when it comes to promoting the Republican agenda, there is no one better than Fox News. And with the White House announcement that Vice President Biden would address the AFL-CIO Executive Council in Miami Beach, the Fox team was armed for a double-barrel attack against tw...
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Barbara Morrill aka BarbinMD February 28, 2009
Hilda Solis was confirmed as Secretary of Labor this week. After a bumpy confirmation process in which her nomination was held up by questions about her role as a lobbyist for the Free Choice Act while also serving in Congress, she was approved overwhelmingly by the Senate.Unions are happy with Soli...
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Phillip Wilson
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[I'm extremely late in posting this and I've been blogging sporadically because sometimes real flesh and blood life intrudes on pixels on the screen life and for the last five weeks I've been going after work each day to visit my mom in the hospital and then going to my bubba's to check in on her an...
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February 27, 2009
From Students for Life of Illinois: SPRINGFIELD, IL --- House Bill 2354, also known as the Reproductive Justice and Access Act (RJAA) has been dubbed the Illinois version of FOCA. The bill is set to be heard on March 4th. In response, Students for Life of Illinois has initiated a petition to lawmake...
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daren@servantandsteward.org (The Rev. Daren J. Zehnle)
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February 24, 2009
A few minutes ago Harry Reid announced that there will be a final confirmation vote at 4:30 EST today. That means that Republican leader Mitch McConnell—husband of Elaine Chao, George W. Bush's secretary of labor, whose appointment was never subject to a cloture vote—determined it ...
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Dana Houle aka DHinMI February 23, 2009
State unemployment insurance funds have been going broke left and right. There are disputes between some states and the Obama administration about money going to state UI funds, and the transfer of the funds will require strong oversight to make sure states use the funds as intended. Fa...
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Dana Houle aka DHinMI One more step remains for Hilda Solis to become the nation's 25th Secretary of Labor, the seventh woman to hold that position. And that's supposed to happen on Tuesday. Or rather, as rules expert David Waldman aka Kagro X would say, two steps. A vote to cut off debate, which takes 60 Senators, and a...
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