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Former child janitor to Gingrich: Your jobs plan ‘offended’ me | The Raw Story:
"“Really poor children, in really poor neighborhoods have no habits of working and have nobody around them who works so they have no habit of showing up on Monday,” the Georgia Republican insisted. “They have no habit of staying all day, they have no habit of I do this and you give me cash, unless it is illegal.”"
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Legacy of the Farm Worker Movement and Chavez Honored
Legacy of the Farm Worker Movement and Chavez Honored: "Now, as I walk past the Hall of Honor and Cesar Estrada Chavez Memorial Auditorium, they serve a reminder not just of our history, but also of our continuing responsibility to the American worker. They’re places where we can learn from our past and draw strength for a better future. Even in the hardest times."
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Monday, March 26, 2012
The Rich Get Even Richer - NYTimes.com
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Government has also played a role, particularly the George W. Bush tax cuts, which, among other things, gave the wealthy a 15 percent tax on capital gains and dividends. That’s the provision that caused Warren E. Buffett’s secretary to have a higher tax rate than he does.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
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Friday, March 16, 2012
A writer's appeal to the UN: Treat the global financial crisis as a human rights crisis
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As we learn more about the behavior within our financial institutions, we see that just about everyone accepted a reckless system that rewards transactions but rejects responsibility for the consequences of those transactions. Bankers, brokers, and financial specialists were all willing participants in a self-centered business model that celebrates what's good for organization insiders while dehumanizing and distancing everyone else—the outsiders.
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Seeing the Forest
Seeing the Forest:
We entered into "free trade" agreements that enabled our businesses to take advantage of exploited labor in countries like China, and the plutocrats used that as a wedge against us here to drive down our wages, get rid of our benefits and break our unions. Now your own business leaders are taking advantage of eroded labor rights here, and if you let them get away with this they will want to bring these working conditions back to you.
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We entered into "free trade" agreements that enabled our businesses to take advantage of exploited labor in countries like China, and the plutocrats used that as a wedge against us here to drive down our wages, get rid of our benefits and break our unions. Now your own business leaders are taking advantage of eroded labor rights here, and if you let them get away with this they will want to bring these working conditions back to you.
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2012 election: Labor's lost love for Obama returns - POLITICO.com
2012 election: Labor's lost love for Obama returns - POLITICO.com:
The White House began patching frayed relations with its labor allies last summer, when the bridges it tried to build with Republicans and the business community weren’t leading to bipartisan breakthroughs or a fresh wave of private-sector hiring. Unions and their progressive allies had a long list of complaints: the lack of a public option in the health care law, unfilled seats on the National Labor Relations Board and Obama’s offer to strike a “grand bargain” on deficit reduction with House Speaker John Boehner.
“It was all of that, plus [in labor’s] opinion we were not being aggressive” on their issues, said one former White House aide with knowledge of the situation. That experience, the aide said, led Obama to pivot to a more populist, labor-friendly agenda with jobs as the centerpiece. Both the White House and the president’s reelection campaign in Chicago declined to comment for this story.
Perhaps Obama’s most important asset in resetting his relationship with labor: Compared with him, the Republicans vying to replace him are downright hostile.
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Communications Workers of America President Larry Cohen, whose union endorsed Obama last month, said the president has earned more time to rebuild an economy that can benefit more than the wealthy 1 percent. “We’re extremely confident that he will win, and we will work tirelessly to that end,” Cohen said.
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The White House began patching frayed relations with its labor allies last summer, when the bridges it tried to build with Republicans and the business community weren’t leading to bipartisan breakthroughs or a fresh wave of private-sector hiring. Unions and their progressive allies had a long list of complaints: the lack of a public option in the health care law, unfilled seats on the National Labor Relations Board and Obama’s offer to strike a “grand bargain” on deficit reduction with House Speaker John Boehner.
“It was all of that, plus [in labor’s] opinion we were not being aggressive” on their issues, said one former White House aide with knowledge of the situation. That experience, the aide said, led Obama to pivot to a more populist, labor-friendly agenda with jobs as the centerpiece. Both the White House and the president’s reelection campaign in Chicago declined to comment for this story.
Perhaps Obama’s most important asset in resetting his relationship with labor: Compared with him, the Republicans vying to replace him are downright hostile.
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Communications Workers of America President Larry Cohen, whose union endorsed Obama last month, said the president has earned more time to rebuild an economy that can benefit more than the wealthy 1 percent. “We’re extremely confident that he will win, and we will work tirelessly to that end,” Cohen said.
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New Levels of Capitalism: Finance
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As the railroads increased so did corruption, which took many forms: absconding with public funds, distributing unfunded stock certificates, inflating public stocks, padding construction costs, and accepting bribes for political favors. When financial markets collapsed, the railroads exercised their considerable political influence and the state forgave loans or renegotiated payments. Richard White maintains that “the railroads and the modern state were co-productions. . . . Congress and the courts created ways in which corporations could fail repeatedly and arise again.”
DOL Special Reports - The African-American Labor Force in the Recovery
DOL Special Reports - The African-American Labor Force in the Recovery:
"While the unemployment rate for African Americans fell substantially in January to 13.6 percent, it remains significantly higher than the 8.5 percent rate of November 2007, just prior to the recession. Aggregate numbers show that the African-American community as a whole has exhibited poorer labor market outcomes than other races even prior to the recession and during the recovery, demonstrating that they often face different and greater challenges. By breaking down the data by age, gender, education, and other criteria, this report examines in greater detail the trends in employment and unemployment among African Americans and shows how they have been faring in the economic recovery. The "Looking Forward" section at the end of the report discusses the President's 2013 Budget and highlights various ways in which Department of Labor programs have helped to address the challenges faced by African Americans in the labor market."
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"While the unemployment rate for African Americans fell substantially in January to 13.6 percent, it remains significantly higher than the 8.5 percent rate of November 2007, just prior to the recession. Aggregate numbers show that the African-American community as a whole has exhibited poorer labor market outcomes than other races even prior to the recession and during the recovery, demonstrating that they often face different and greater challenges. By breaking down the data by age, gender, education, and other criteria, this report examines in greater detail the trends in employment and unemployment among African Americans and shows how they have been faring in the economic recovery. The "Looking Forward" section at the end of the report discusses the President's 2013 Budget and highlights various ways in which Department of Labor programs have helped to address the challenges faced by African Americans in the labor market."
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
Sunday, March 11, 2012
The Washington Current: Think Again: Labor and the 'Civil Right' to Organize
The Washington Current: Think Again: Labor and the 'Civil Right' to Organize:
" “After decades during which their numerical strength has slowly but steadily declined, U.S. trade unions are now facing an unprecedented assault from a radicalized Republican right. Legislation is advancing to strip collective-bargaining rights or membership from unions.”"
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" “After decades during which their numerical strength has slowly but steadily declined, U.S. trade unions are now facing an unprecedented assault from a radicalized Republican right. Legislation is advancing to strip collective-bargaining rights or membership from unions.”"
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University of Texas School of Law professor Jack Getman, in his book Restoring the Power of Unions, says the Supreme Court specifically allows right-wing lunatics to hold signs reading “God Hates Fags” and "Thank God for Dead Soldiers" at the funerals of American soldiers but will not allow workers to hold signs that tell the truth about a certain company’s labor practices if the company can be defined as the target of a secondary boycott.
Given laws like these—to say nothing of the untoldriches the right has spent stacking the courts with antilabor judges and demonizing anyone in public lifewho sticks up for unions—it is no wonder that organized labor finds itself on the ropes in almost every respect these days. From its fall from roughly one-in-three workers in private industry in the 1950s to less than 8 percent of private workers today, labor has not only found itself buffeted by global economic winds and relentless political attack but also been forced to fight back in legal handcuffs, arms tied behind its metaphorical back.
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Saturday, March 10, 2012
Tax Refund Scams - ID Theft, Fraudulent Returns, IRS - AARP
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The tip-off can come when you try to e-file your tax return but it won’t go through. Or when an expected refund doesn’t arrive. Or when the IRS sends you a letter saying that multiple returns were submitted in your name.
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Crooks may get thousands of dollars per fake return; real taxpayers are left with a hassle-filled ordeal of having to prove their own identity to get the money they’re owed. Or worse — if a taxpayer is receiving disability benefits, the Social Security Administration could take the return as evidence that the person is working, and cut off the benefits.
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Friday, March 9, 2012
Federal Judge Throws Out Union Pension Lawsuit - South Brunswick, NJ Patch
Federal Judge Throws Out Union Pension Lawsuit - South Brunswick, NJ Patch:
"On Monday, a federal judge threw out a lawsuit filed by New Jersey police officers, teachers, firefighters and public workers that challenged the reform law requiring them to pay more for their health benefits and pensions. The suit, filed in June by the state Policemen's Benevolent Association, challenged the constitutionality of the law and its implications to collective bargaining. "
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"On Monday, a federal judge threw out a lawsuit filed by New Jersey police officers, teachers, firefighters and public workers that challenged the reform law requiring them to pay more for their health benefits and pensions. The suit, filed in June by the state Policemen's Benevolent Association, challenged the constitutionality of the law and its implications to collective bargaining. "
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AARP - Health, Travel Deals, Baby Boomers, Election News, Over 50, Online Games, Retirement Plan
AARP - Health, Travel Deals, Baby Boomers, Election News, Over 50, Online Games, Retirement Plan:
"DISCOUNTS & BENEFITS"
"DISCOUNTS & BENEFITS"
Restaurants
Applebee’s: 15% off with Golden Apple Card (60+)
Arby’s: 10% off (55+)
Ben & Jerry’s: 10% off (60+)
Bennigan’s: discount varies by location
Bob’s Big Boy: discount varies by location (60+)
Boston Market: 10% off (65+)
Burger King: 10% off (60+)
Captain D’s Seafood: discount varies on location (62+)
Chick-Fil-A: 10% off or free small drink or coffee (55+)
Chili’s: 10% off (55+)
CiCi’s Pizza: 10% off (60+)
Culver’s: 10% off (60+)
Denny’s: 10% off, 20% off for AARP members (55+)
Dunkin’ Donuts: 10% off or free coffee (55+)
Einstein’s Bagels: 10% off baker’s dozen of bagels (60+)
Fuddrucker’s: 10% off any senior platter (55+)
Gatti’s Pizza: 10% off (60+)
Golden Corral: 10% off (60+)
Hardee’s: $0.33 beverages everyday (65+)
IHOP: 10% off (55+)
Jack in the Box: up to 20% off (55+)
KFC: free small drink with any meal (55+)
Krispy Kreme: 10% off (50+)
Long John Silver’s: various discounts at participating locations (55+)
McDonald’s: discounts on coffee everyday (55+)
Mrs. Fields: 10% off at participating locations (60+)
Shoney’s: 10% off
Sonic: 10% off or free beverage (60+)
Steak ‘n Shake: 10% off every Monday & Tuesday (50+)
Subway: 10% off (60+)
Sweet Tomatoes: 10% off (62+)
Taco Bell: 5% off; free beverages for seniors (65+)
TCBY: 10% off (55+)
Tea Room Cafe: 10% off (50+)
Village Inn: 10% off (60+)
Waffle House: 10% off every Monday (60+)
Wendy’s: 10% off (55+)
White Castle: 10% off (62+)
Applebee’s: 15% off with Golden Apple Card (60+)
Arby’s: 10% off (55+)
Ben & Jerry’s: 10% off (60+)
Bennigan’s: discount varies by location
Bob’s Big Boy: discount varies by location (60+)
Boston Market: 10% off (65+)
Burger King: 10% off (60+)
Captain D’s Seafood: discount varies on location (62+)
Chick-Fil-A: 10% off or free small drink or coffee (55+)
Chili’s: 10% off (55+)
CiCi’s Pizza: 10% off (60+)
Culver’s: 10% off (60+)
Denny’s: 10% off, 20% off for AARP members (55+)
Dunkin’ Donuts: 10% off or free coffee (55+)
Einstein’s Bagels: 10% off baker’s dozen of bagels (60+)
Fuddrucker’s: 10% off any senior platter (55+)
Gatti’s Pizza: 10% off (60+)
Golden Corral: 10% off (60+)
Hardee’s: $0.33 beverages everyday (65+)
IHOP: 10% off (55+)
Jack in the Box: up to 20% off (55+)
KFC: free small drink with any meal (55+)
Krispy Kreme: 10% off (50+)
Long John Silver’s: various discounts at participating locations (55+)
McDonald’s: discounts on coffee everyday (55+)
Mrs. Fields: 10% off at participating locations (60+)
Shoney’s: 10% off
Sonic: 10% off or free beverage (60+)
Steak ‘n Shake: 10% off every Monday & Tuesday (50+)
Subway: 10% off (60+)
Sweet Tomatoes: 10% off (62+)
Taco Bell: 5% off; free beverages for seniors (65+)
TCBY: 10% off (55+)
Tea Room Cafe: 10% off (50+)
Village Inn: 10% off (60+)
Waffle House: 10% off every Monday (60+)
Wendy’s: 10% off (55+)
White Castle: 10% off (62+)
Retail And Apparel
Banana Republic: 10% off (50+)
Bealls: 20% off first Tuesday of each month (50+)
Belk’s: 15% off first Tuesday of every month (55+)
Big Lots: 10% off
Bon-Ton Department Stores: 15% off on senior discount days (55+)
C.J. Banks: 10% off every Wednesday (60+)
Clarks: 10% off (62+)
Dress Barn: 10% off (55+)
Goodwill: 10% off one day a week (date varies by location)
Hallmark: 10% off one day a week (date varies by location)
Kmart: 20% off (50+)
Kohl’s: 15% off (60+)
Modell’s Sporting Goods: 10% off
Rite Aid: 10% off on Tuesdays & 10% off prescriptions
Ross Stores: 10% off every Tuesday (55+)
The Salvation Army Thrift Stores: up to 50% off (55+)
Stein Mart: 20% off red dot/clearance items first Monday of every month (55+)
Banana Republic: 10% off (50+)
Bealls: 20% off first Tuesday of each month (50+)
Belk’s: 15% off first Tuesday of every month (55+)
Big Lots: 10% off
Bon-Ton Department Stores: 15% off on senior discount days (55+)
C.J. Banks: 10% off every Wednesday (60+)
Clarks: 10% off (62+)
Dress Barn: 10% off (55+)
Goodwill: 10% off one day a week (date varies by location)
Hallmark: 10% off one day a week (date varies by location)
Kmart: 20% off (50+)
Kohl’s: 15% off (60+)
Modell’s Sporting Goods: 10% off
Rite Aid: 10% off on Tuesdays & 10% off prescriptions
Ross Stores: 10% off every Tuesday (55+)
The Salvation Army Thrift Stores: up to 50% off (55+)
Stein Mart: 20% off red dot/clearance items first Monday of every month (55+)
Grocery
Albertson’s: 10% off first Wednesday of each month (55+)
American Discount Stores: 10% off every Monday (50+)
Compare Foods Supermarket: 10% off every Wednesday (60+)
DeCicco Family Markets: 5% off every Wednesday (60+)
Food Lion: 6% off every Monday (60+)
Fry’s Supermarket: free Fry’s VIP Club Membership & 10% off every Monday (55+)
Great Valu Food Store: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)
Gristedes Supermarket: 10% off every Tuesday (60+)
Harris Teeter: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)
Hy-Vee: 5% off one day a week (date varies by location)
Kroger: 10% off (date varies by location)
Morton Williams Supermarket: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)
The Plant Shed: 10% off every Tuesday (50+)
Publix: 5% off every Wednesday (55+)
Rogers Marketplace: 5% off every Thursday (60+)
Uncle Guiseppe’s Marketplace: 5% off (62+)
Albertson’s: 10% off first Wednesday of each month (55+)
American Discount Stores: 10% off every Monday (50+)
Compare Foods Supermarket: 10% off every Wednesday (60+)
DeCicco Family Markets: 5% off every Wednesday (60+)
Food Lion: 6% off every Monday (60+)
Fry’s Supermarket: free Fry’s VIP Club Membership & 10% off every Monday (55+)
Great Valu Food Store: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)
Gristedes Supermarket: 10% off every Tuesday (60+)
Harris Teeter: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)
Hy-Vee: 5% off one day a week (date varies by location)
Kroger: 10% off (date varies by location)
Morton Williams Supermarket: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)
The Plant Shed: 10% off every Tuesday (50+)
Publix: 5% off every Wednesday (55+)
Rogers Marketplace: 5% off every Thursday (60+)
Uncle Guiseppe’s Marketplace: 5% off (62+)
Travel
Alaska Airlines: 10% off (65+)
Alamo: up to 25% off for AARP members
American Airlines: various discounts for 65 and up (call before booking for discount)
Amtrak: 15% off (62+)
Avis: up to 25% off for AARP members
Best Western: 10% off (55+)
Budget Rental Cars: 10% off; up to 20% off for AARP members (50+)
Cambria Suites: 20%-30% off (60+)
Clarion: 20%-30% off (60+)
Comfort Inn: 20%-30% off (60+)
Comfort Suites: 20%-30% off (60+)
Continental Airlines: no initiation fee for Continental Presidents Club & special fares for select destinations
Dollar Rent-A-Car: 10% off (50+)
Econo Lodge: 20%-30% off (60+)
Enterprise Rent-A-Car: 5% off for AARP members
Greyhound: 5% off (62+)
Hampton Inns & Suites: 10% off when booked 72 hours in advance
Hertz: up to 25% off for AARP members
Holiday Inn: 10%-30% off depending on location (62+)
Hyatt Hotels: 25%-50% off (62+)
InterContinental Hotels Group: various discounts at all hotels (65+)
Mainstay Suites: 10% off with Mature Traveler’s Discount (50+); 20%-30% off (60+)
Marriott Hotels: 15% off (62+)
Motel 6: 10% off (60+)
Myrtle Beach Resort: 10% off (55+)
National Rent-A-Car: up to 30% off for AARP members
Quality Inn: 20%-30% off (60+)
Rodeway Inn: 20%-30% off (60+)
Sleep Inn: 20%-30% off (60+)
Southwest Airlines: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount)
Trailways Transportation System: various discounts for ages 50 and up
United Airlines: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount)
U.S. Airways: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount)
Alaska Airlines: 10% off (65+)
Alamo: up to 25% off for AARP members
American Airlines: various discounts for 65 and up (call before booking for discount)
Amtrak: 15% off (62+)
Avis: up to 25% off for AARP members
Best Western: 10% off (55+)
Budget Rental Cars: 10% off; up to 20% off for AARP members (50+)
Cambria Suites: 20%-30% off (60+)
Clarion: 20%-30% off (60+)
Comfort Inn: 20%-30% off (60+)
Comfort Suites: 20%-30% off (60+)
Continental Airlines: no initiation fee for Continental Presidents Club & special fares for select destinations
Dollar Rent-A-Car: 10% off (50+)
Econo Lodge: 20%-30% off (60+)
Enterprise Rent-A-Car: 5% off for AARP members
Greyhound: 5% off (62+)
Hampton Inns & Suites: 10% off when booked 72 hours in advance
Hertz: up to 25% off for AARP members
Holiday Inn: 10%-30% off depending on location (62+)
Hyatt Hotels: 25%-50% off (62+)
InterContinental Hotels Group: various discounts at all hotels (65+)
Mainstay Suites: 10% off with Mature Traveler’s Discount (50+); 20%-30% off (60+)
Marriott Hotels: 15% off (62+)
Motel 6: 10% off (60+)
Myrtle Beach Resort: 10% off (55+)
National Rent-A-Car: up to 30% off for AARP members
Quality Inn: 20%-30% off (60+)
Rodeway Inn: 20%-30% off (60+)
Sleep Inn: 20%-30% off (60+)
Southwest Airlines: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount)
Trailways Transportation System: various discounts for ages 50 and up
United Airlines: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount)
U.S. Airways: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount)
Activities And Entertainment
AMC Theaters: up to 30% off (55+)
Bally Total Fitness: up to $100 off memberships (62+)
Busch Gardens Tampa: $3 off one-day tickets (50+)
Carmike Cinemas: 35% off (65+)
Cinemark/Century Theaters: up to 35% off
U.S. National Parks: $10 lifetime pass; 50% off additional services including camping (62+)
Regal Cinemas: 30% off
Ripley’s Believe it or Not: @ off one-day ticket (55+)
SeaWorld Orlando: $3 off one-day tickets (50+)
AMC Theaters: up to 30% off (55+)
Bally Total Fitness: up to $100 off memberships (62+)
Busch Gardens Tampa: $3 off one-day tickets (50+)
Carmike Cinemas: 35% off (65+)
Cinemark/Century Theaters: up to 35% off
U.S. National Parks: $10 lifetime pass; 50% off additional services including camping (62+)
Regal Cinemas: 30% off
Ripley’s Believe it or Not: @ off one-day ticket (55+)
SeaWorld Orlando: $3 off one-day tickets (50+)
Cell Phone Discounts
AT&T: Special Senior Nation 200 Plan $29.99/month (65+)
Jitterbug: $10/month cell phone service (50+)
Verizon Wireless: Verizon Nationwide 65 Plus Plan $29.99/month (65+).
AT&T: Special Senior Nation 200 Plan $29.99/month (65+)
Jitterbug: $10/month cell phone service (50+)
Verizon Wireless: Verizon Nationwide 65 Plus Plan $29.99/month (65+).
Miscellaneous
Great Clips: $3 off hair cuts (60+)
Super Cuts: $2 off haircuts (60+)
Great Clips: $3 off hair cuts (60+)
Super Cuts: $2 off haircuts (60+)
I have been told that A&P supermarkets offers 5% off to people over 55 every Tuesday.
Age 60 and over: NJ Transit offers a discount of 50% — write them for a discount card.
Age 65 and over: MTA in NY City apply for a Metro Card for half price on city Subways and Buses.
Age 60 and over: NJ Transit offers a discount of 50% — write them for a discount card.
Age 65 and over: MTA in NY City apply for a Metro Card for half price on city Subways and Buses.
Companies' Pension Plea - WSJ.com
Companies' Pension Plea - WSJ.com: "A provision attached to the Senate highway bill would change the formula many large companies, including General Electric Co. , Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. , must use to calculate how much to add to their pension funds, potentially shrinking their combined contributions by billions of dollars a year."
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
The Shock and Slow Bleed of Lockouts - Working In These Times
The Shock and Slow Bleed of Lockouts - Working In These Times:
"A lockout—a work stoppage initiated by a company during contract negotiations with union workers—is the corporate union-busting equivalent of the “shock and awe." As the New York Times reported, the tactic is increasingly employed by U.S. companies. It was legalized in 1957 as a result of a Supreme Court decision. There were 17 lockouts in the country last year, according to Bloomberg BNA."
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"A lockout—a work stoppage initiated by a company during contract negotiations with union workers—is the corporate union-busting equivalent of the “shock and awe." As the New York Times reported, the tactic is increasingly employed by U.S. companies. It was legalized in 1957 as a result of a Supreme Court decision. There were 17 lockouts in the country last year, according to Bloomberg BNA."
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Worker ‘Occupations’ in 3 States Yield Successes, but Counterattack Begins - Working In These Times
Worker ‘Occupations’ in 3 States Yield Successes, but Counterattack Begins - Working In These Times:
"The backlash has begun: Last week, a Georgia State Senate Committee passed SB 469, which would ban picketing outside of the home of CEOs and give a company the right to ask a judge to force protesters—whether union or nonunion—to stop picketing outside of any business."
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"The backlash has begun: Last week, a Georgia State Senate Committee passed SB 469, which would ban picketing outside of the home of CEOs and give a company the right to ask a judge to force protesters—whether union or nonunion—to stop picketing outside of any business."
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Saturday, March 3, 2012
Your Rights at Work
screwed (Photo credit: woowoowoo)"Working people in America have certain basic legal rights to safe, healthy and fair conditions at work. But many employers—perhaps yours—violate these fundamental rights because they value their profits more than their workers.
This site will enable you to find help if that happens to you, with links to government agencies that investigate complaints as well as advocacy organizations that assist people with related problems."
This site will enable you to find help if that happens to you, with links to government agencies that investigate complaints as well as advocacy organizations that assist people with related problems."
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Why the Job Search Is Like 'Throwing Paper Airplanes into the Galaxy' - Knowledge@Wharton
Why the Job Search Is Like 'Throwing Paper Airplanes into the Galaxy' - Knowledge@Wharton:
"Even in a down economy, companies continue to hire, according to Bersin. "The turnover rate is about 15% to 20%, and that doesn't change. It's not that there aren't any job openings; it's that companies are hiring more slowly."
Whether the economy is roaring ahead or limping along, HR experts and researchers say anyone looking for a job needs to do more than scan online sites and hit the "submit resume" button. Most companies have a recruiter and a hiring manager, says Bersin. The recruiter is a screener. The hiring manager will make the actual decision. The job candidate's goal is to "become so compelling to the recruiter that he or she gets through to the hiring manager.""
Whether the economy is roaring ahead or limping along, HR experts and researchers say anyone looking for a job needs to do more than scan online sites and hit the "submit resume" button. Most companies have a recruiter and a hiring manager, says Bersin. The recruiter is a screener. The hiring manager will make the actual decision. The job candidate's goal is to "become so compelling to the recruiter that he or she gets through to the hiring manager.""
He advises candidates to make sure their resume addresses the "skills, capabilities and values of the company. If the company is passionate about customer service, an applicant should use the words 'customer service' in his or her resume. The resume searching software is not very smart, but it's smart enough to compare phrases on the job descriptions and the resumes." In addition, Bersin says, applicants for a particular job "should see if they know anyone who works there, talk to their friends, try to find a connection. The most valuable way to get a job is still through a referral."
Crispin agrees, citing surveys he has done with companies about their reasons for hiring one applicant over another. This past year, he says, at least 28% of all hires came from employee referrals, although he suggests the number may be even higher. If a job applicant has someone in the company who is referring him or her, "that is huge. It's a game changer."
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Four Fiscal Phonies - NYTimes.com
Four Fiscal Phonies - NYTimes.com:
"And nobody should be surprised. It has been obvious all along, to anyone paying attention, that the politicians shouting loudest about deficits are actually using deficit hysteria as a cover story for their real agenda, which is top-down class warfare. To put it in Romneyesque terms, it’s all about finding an excuse to slash programs that help people who like to watch Nascar events, even while lavishing tax cuts on people who like to own Nascar teams."
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Working Families Flexibility Act Reintroduced in House and Senate : Washington D.C. Employment Law Update
Image via Wikipedia"On February 29, 2012 Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) reintroduced the Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 4106, S. 2142), a bill that would provide employees with a statutory right to request flexible work terms and conditions."
Specifically, this legislation would authorize an employee to request from an employer a change in the terms or conditions of the employee’s employment if the request relates to: (1) the number of hours the employee is required to work; (2) the times when the employee is required to work or be on call for work; (3) where the employee is required to work; or (4) the amount of notification the employee receives of work schedule assignments. Upon receiving a request, an employer would be required to hold a meeting with the employee to discuss his or her application and provide a written decision regarding the application “within a reasonable period” after the meeting. If the application is rejected, the employer would be required to provide a reason for the denial. The employer would be permitted to propose an alternative change to the employee’s hours, times, place, and amount of notification of schedule assignments. If the employee is dissatisfied with this proposal and has another supervisor, the employee would have the right to have the other supervisor reconsider the alternate schedule.
Specifically, this legislation would authorize an employee to request from an employer a change in the terms or conditions of the employee’s employment if the request relates to: (1) the number of hours the employee is required to work; (2) the times when the employee is required to work or be on call for work; (3) where the employee is required to work; or (4) the amount of notification the employee receives of work schedule assignments. Upon receiving a request, an employer would be required to hold a meeting with the employee to discuss his or her application and provide a written decision regarding the application “within a reasonable period” after the meeting. If the application is rejected, the employer would be required to provide a reason for the denial. The employer would be permitted to propose an alternative change to the employee’s hours, times, place, and amount of notification of schedule assignments. If the employee is dissatisfied with this proposal and has another supervisor, the employee would have the right to have the other supervisor reconsider the alternate schedule.
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ZCommunications | A Letter To Other Occupiers by Staughton Lynd | ZNet Article
staughton4563 (Photo credit: stormbirdstudio)be directed to "Reformers" of the Labor Movement.
in particular, building consensus among the rank and file as opposed to the current top-down
command structure, and inviting the surrounding community into partnership with our
organizations rather than the temporary event-focused invitations in vogue today.
we may not all agree on a particular strategy but if we cannot get to a point where we
all agree on its implementation, long-term success is doubtful.
support from our community is crucial to our success. but support is the end-result of a long-term
relationship. we cannot count on leaflets, You Tube videos, and Facebook pages to build
that relationship. Thanksgiving soup kitchens, and softball games for charity are a step in the right
direction but are lop-sided affairs where the message seems to be "see we're good guys, we give
you stuff" but asks and receives nothing from the community at large. loyalty cannot be purchased.
we need to invite non-unionized folk INTO our house,
the community should be inseparable from the movement
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ZCommunications | A Letter To Other Occupiers by Staughton Lynd | ZNet Article:
"My fundamental concern is that the rhetoric of the Occupy Movement includes two propositions in tension with each other. We appear to say, on the one hand, that we must seek consensus, but on the other hand, that once a General Assembly is over individuals and grouplets are free to do their own thing."
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We need to act within a wide strategic context, and engage in more than tactical exercises.
We need to invite local people to join our ranks and institutions. We cannot hope to win the trust of others, especially others different from ourselves in class background, cultural preferences, race, or gender, unless we stay long enough to win that trust one day at a time. We must be prepared to spend years in communities where there may not be many fellow radicals.
In thinking about our own lives, and how we can contribute over what Nicaraguans call a “long trajectory,” we need to acquire skills that poor and oppressed persons perceive to be needed.
We should understand consensus and nonviolence not as rigid rules, or as boundaries never to be crossed, but as a core or center from which our common actions radiate. Consensus is not just a style of conducting meetings. It seeks to avoid the common human tendency to say, after an action that runs into trouble, “I told you so.” The practice of consensus envisions that discussion should continue until every one in the circle is prepared to proceed with a group decision. Perhaps different ones of us have varying degrees of enthusiasm or even serious apprehensions. Anyone who has such misgivings should voice his or her concern because it may be an issue that needs to be addressed. But we must talk things out to a point where as a group we can say, “We are doing this together.”
Likewise nonviolence is under some circumstances the most promising way of challenging authority. Trotsky describes in his history of the Russian Revolution how, on International Women’s Day, 1917, hundreds of women in St. Petersburg left their work in textile factories demanding Peace and Bread. The women confronted the Cossacks, the policemen on horseback, in the streets. Unarmed, the women approached the riders, saying in effect: “We have the same interests you do. Our husbands and sons are no different from yourselves. Don’t ride us down!” And the Cossacks repeatedly refused to charge.
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Friday, March 2, 2012
What Questions Should I Be Ready to Answer at Just About Any Job Interview?
What Questions Should I Be Ready to Answer at Just About Any Job Interview?: "What Questions Should I Be Ready to Answer at Just About Any Job Interview?"
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