Working Life

Over the past few months, I’ve made it a habit to try to hold Democrats accountable for their votes or actions when it comes to labor-related votes. A few people yelp: why are you picking on Democrats? My friends, we know how Republicans are going to act (sure, that’s an over generalization–there are a few […]

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Well, reader Sue took me to task in yesterday’s post for not keeping everyone fully informed on what Change To Win is up to. I guess I should feel honored that you’all expect me to be the bearer of news. BUT, this blog was started precisely so that people could have a place to debate […]

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The juxtaposition couldn’t be more startling. The president and the Republican House leadership (when it isn’t attacking John Murtha) continue to talk about staying the course until somehow they “pacify” the country. And, on the other hand, the violence increases: Mosque Attacks Kill 70 in Iraq; Hotel Is Hit, Too By EDWARD WONG BAGHDAD, Iraq, […]

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The AFL-CIO has developed a cool tool–though it’s a pretty sobering one. It’s the job tracker. The job tracker has data on some 60,000 companies, and spits out information on many of their misdeeds. You can check out, by state and community, which companies have outsourced jobs and which companies have a record involving violations […]

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We’re chock full of info on the Beast of Bentonville. First,the Wal-Mart Alliance for Reform Now (WARN) and the Wal-Mart Workers Association just released this report on working conditions for the Beast’s workers in Florida. Surprise, it’s not what the company says. From the conclusions of the report: Even under the most conservative assumptions, it […]

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Now, the pro-war faction is in a pickle. John Murtha’s call for immediate withdrawal from Iraq shakes up the establishment–the guy is a hawk and a Vet. I particularly like his delicious retort to Dick “I Had Other Priorities” Cheney. From The New York Times website: WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 – An influential House Democrat called […]

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It seems like ages since the Solidarity Charter issue was being debated (I divide time now between BSI–Before Scooter’s Indictment–and ASI–After Scooter’s Indictment). But, it seems as if we’re done and the major issues have been resolved, with negotiations continuing on the exact “specific amount and mechanism for a solidarity fee to be paid by […]

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I’ll need to look at the details before I say more but here’s the media reports: Senate Approves Legislation To Shore Up Private Pensions By JOHN GODFREY DOW JONES NEWSWIRES November 16, 2005 WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday passed a sweeping pension funding bill that touches on almost every type of federally regulated retirement […]

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[PUBLISHING NOTE: IT’S REALLY WEDNESDAY! Your weary correspondent will be up at 4:30 a.m. here in the nation’s capitol to catch a flight to the West Coast so…this will have to do for your Wednesday feeding until perhaps later in the day] I hear that House minority leader Nancy Pelosi and Rahm Emanuel, ex-Clintonista and […]

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Some day, I’ve been meaning to go off on the world view of Thomas Friedman. His book “The World Is Flat” is the newest installment of his endless fascination with globalization–and his blindness to either the consequences or history and economics. I’ve gotten a big enough dose of his trips to Bangalore, India via his […]

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