Category Archives: Labor

Couple of Great Ideas

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Dave Bradley

1) Don’t know if you may have heard of this, but members of the Occupy Wall Street have come up with a great idea: buy debt on the debt market for pennies on the dollar and then forgive that debt. The … Continue reading →

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Money Never Sleeps

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Dave Bradley

One thing we must realize in the wake of avoiding the major disaster named Romney is that money doesn’t sleep, nor does it take a day off. By that I mean that despite being beaten those who gave major money to … Continue reading →

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Lockout Leaves Bitter Taste

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Got this in email. Quite a reminder of the state of Labor in America today. Please join in boycotting Crystal Sugar. Corporate greed isn’t sweet no matter how many spoons of sugar you take with it. Just ask the sugar … Continue reading →

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Boycott Crystal Sugar Products For Locking Out Iowa Workers

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and Iowa Federation of Labor President, Ken Sagar “It’s unfortunate that this lockout by Crystal Sugar has come to an official boycott”, said Ken Sagar, President of Iowa Federation of a Labor. “We have … Continue reading →

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Labor Center Programs On UI Campus

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Trish Nelson

iowaaflcio.org/ UPCOMING CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL PROGRAMS Iowa City Barbara Ehrenreich, Fall 2012 Univ. of Iowa Lecture Committee series Monday, Sept. 24, 7:30 p.m. Englert Theater, 221 E. Washington St., Iowa City Ehrenreich, best known for her 2001 book, Nickel and … Continue reading →

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Why Republicans Hate The GM Loan

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Dave Bradley

 “Let Detroit Go Bankrupt” Mitt Romney said. Earlier in the week before Mitt Romney’s mouth exploded on him, (or it may have been last week, sometimes it is hard to keep track) he once more attacked the loan that General Motors … Continue reading →

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Hard Times For American Workers

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Trish Nelson

by Ralph Scharnau American workers face hard times. While the Great Recession reduced incomes and increased unemployment across all socioeconomic groups, the poor got hit harder than anyone else. Over the past forty years, moreover, many workers have experienced stagnant … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – They Did Build America

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Got to admit it – no matter who wants the credit for building America there is one group that can really lay claim – that is the laborer. Their hammers, their wrenches, their power tools are the ones that have … Continue reading →

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2012 Iowa Labor Day Activities

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Black Hawk—Waterloo From noon to 3 pm, on Monday September 3, there will be a picnic in Cedar Falls at the Cedar Falls Gateway Park (100—199) Lincoln St. There will be food, drinks, kids activities, bingo and speakers. Clinton Labor … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: 90% of Teachers In Chicago Public Schools Vote To Strike

Posted on June 18, 2012 by bfiatracykurowski

Teachers Fight For Way Of Life 22,000 members of the Chicago teachers union voted to strike For several years now, heavy-handed centralized management of the Chicago Public School system – by a CEO nonetheless, not even a superintendent – have … Continue reading →

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