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Category Archives: Labor
Dubuque Working Families Summit
Dubuque Federation of Labor to Host Dubuque Working Families Summit On Saturday, November 7th, the Dubuque Federation of Labor, AFLCIO, will host a day-long program, “Working Families Summit” at Northeast Iowa Community College Downtown Dubuque Campus from 10am – 4PM … Continue reading
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“So That A Positive Conservative Message”
“can rise to the top of the field.” This is a line that Scott Walker used in his speech retiring his presidential bid for this round. BTW, look out Wisconsin – Walker will be wanting to burnish his right wing … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Climate Change, Economy, Education, firearms, gun control, Immigration, Income inequality, Internet Issues, Labor, Medicare, minimum wage, Republican hypocrisy, Social Security
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Pushing Back On Raising Minimum Wage
RURAL JOHNSON COUNTY — The nearby City of Solon is concerned about the impact of the recently passed county ordinance to raise the minimum wage. The city council doesn’t buy in, local businesses don’t buy in. On Sept. 10, the … Continue reading
The Union Difference: Fair Wages and Benefits
The continuing debate over our economic inequality focuses on globalization and technology. These are seen as the determinants of our transformed economy and rising inequality. Remedies usually focus on better education and more training. But this explanation largely omits discussion … Continue reading
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Tagged decent benefits, labor, wages
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Two Things About Labor
As a child Dad would take us to the Eagles hall for a Labor Day event sponsored by his union. There were speeches and socializing, food and beverages, and one year I won a canned ham in a raffle which … Continue reading
Lincoln: Labor Is The Superior Of Capital
As yet another Labor Day rolls by, there is optimism among the ranks of labor unions that they will once more hold a prominent place in the economy of our country. With the rise of the right wing in this … Continue reading
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Wages And Private Sector Unions
As we approach Labor Day, the lockout of United Steel Workers at six Allegheny Technologies plants is a sad commentary on the state of affairs of public sector unions. “Management has locked out more than 2,000 workers in an effort to … Continue reading
Everyone's Becoming Fungible
(Editor’s Note: Robert Reich has been a media pundit, lecturer and writer popular with progressives. From time to time he hits home as with this post on the lack of income predictability for a growing segment of Americans. It is … Continue reading
Slavery And The Costco Halo
On Thursday the Los Angeles Times reported a Costco member sued the retailer on allegations that it knowingly sold frozen prawns that were the product of slave labor. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in the Northern District … Continue reading
Rockin' With Mother Jones
Rockin’ with Mother Jones By Mike Matejka, Grand Prairie Union News No one in American labor history has won the mythic status of Mary “Mother” Jones (1837-1930). This Irish immigrant, who lost her family to disease and her business to … Continue reading
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