Working Life

    Now that life is beginning to return to normal as pitchers and catchers report and all that nonsense about football recedes into a distant memory, other parts of life appear to be more abnormal. What’s this? An outburst of criticism of business? Must be that candidates are trolling for votes. Indeed, the megaphone for […]

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    Now that life is beginning to return to normal as pitchers and catchers report and all that nonsense about football recedes into a distant memory, other parts of life appear to be more abnormal. What’s this? An outburst of criticism of business? Must be that candidates are trolling for votes. Indeed, the megaphone for […]

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    As I reported exclusively yesterday, the UFCW has endorsed Sen. Obama. Here’s the statement from UFCW president Joe Hansen: For the 1.3 million members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW), the 2008 Presidential election is about restoring the American dream for America’s workers.   UFCW members are energized to seize this opportunity […]

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    As I reported exclusively yesterday, the UFCW has endorsed Sen. Obama. Here’s the statement from UFCW president Joe Hansen: For the 1.3 million members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW), the 2008 Presidential election is about restoring the American dream for America’s workers.   UFCW members are energized to seize this opportunity […]

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    I’ve just been told by a usually reliable source that two major unions–Service Employees International Union and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union–are meeting today to make national endorsements and they will endorse Barack Obama. This is huge in many respects for Sen. Obama’s campaign.     First, the two unions together account for […]

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    I’ve just been told by a usually reliable source that two major unions–Service Employees International Union and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union–are meeting today to make national endorsements and they will endorse Barack Obama. This is huge in many respects for Sen. Obama’s campaign.     First, the two unions together account for […]

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    Here’s another sign that the economy is worsening. Even though oil prices are at record highs and people are paying more for gasoline, the trade deficit dropped in December. Today’s on-line Wall Street Journal reports, based on data released by the Commerce Department: The U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in December despite a record […]

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    Here’s another sign that the economy is worsening. Even though oil prices are at record highs and people are paying more for gasoline, the trade deficit dropped in December. Today’s on-line Wall Street Journal reports, based on data released by the Commerce Department: The U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in December despite a record […]

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    No surprise: the members of the WGA voted to pull down their picket signs and go back to work pending a vote on the actual deal. This from today’s Los Angeles Times: More than 90% of the 3,775 writers who cast ballots in Los Angeles and New York voted to immediately end the work […]

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    No surprise: the members of the WGA voted to pull down their picket signs and go back to work pending a vote on the actual deal. This from today’s Los Angeles Times: More than 90% of the 3,775 writers who cast ballots in Los Angeles and New York voted to immediately end the work […]

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