Working Life

   A little insight into the world of Verizon, the company attacking its workers not because it has to from a financial point of view but just because of greed. People need to make some connections. For example: Despite earning over $32.5 billion over the last 3 years, Verizon not only paid nothing in corporate […]

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   We can wait until the next inevitable capitulation–anyone want to take bets on the Bush tax cut expiration deal?–or we can keep debating about what has already, predictably, happened. We can complain about the Tea Party, FOX News etc–but I confess to being bored by that discussion simply because, get over it, they are […]

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Here we are living at a time of the greatest class warfare in at least half a century. It is almost impossible to form a union legally in the U.S.–corporations have all power in the workplace. We have the greatest divide between rich and poor in 100 years. And now comes some clear evidence of […]

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   You might remember that last week, I mused about the corporate visibility at the Democratic Convention in Denver. This isn’t a small thing–do we think that those folks are ponying up six- and seven-figure contributions just out of civic pride? This isn’t a new subject. But, it’s worth continually hammering home.    So, I’ve […]

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   First, yours truly is supposed to be on CNBC today at 2:20 Eastern time debating the following: If Obama wins, unions will get a big boost.  Are unions bad or good for America?  You can come back here, if you see it, and keep the discussion going here (I emphasize "SUPPOSED TO BE" because […]

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  Here, for your reading pleasure, is the draft, as of today, of the entire Democratic Party’s Platform.    Besides the trade language, here are my initial thoughts about some of the other economic-related language.    The good:    There is very strong language about the right to organize and other similar worker protection issues. […]

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   I keep my promises. I’ve just been given the language on trade that will likely be in the Democratic Party’s platform. Here it is, followed by some commentary (the numbers to the left of the language are from the draft pages…too lazy to take them out):   Smart, Strong, and Fair Trade Policies 20 […]

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