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Alleged union bashing by CEO of DDS provider confirms the plan is keep direct-care wages low

March 20, 2018 By dave-from-hvad 3 Comments

(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) We hope a federal investigation of Triangle, Inc., a corporate provider to the Department of Developmental Services for alleged anti-union activity brings public attention to the potential for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: developmental-disabilities, executive-compensation, privatization, unions

Thought provoking discussion on labor law reform at regional LRAN forum

November 18, 2013 By Rand Wilson Leave a Comment

About 35 union organizers, labor researchers and academics attended a forum to discuss "Labor Law Reform: Which Way Forward?" on Nov. 13.  The forum was held at SEIU Local 888 and was organized by a regional committee of the Labor Research … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Just Cause, labor law reform, unions, workers-rights

Teachers Union Nod? Oh, Yes!

June 1, 2013 By Mara Dolan 29 Comments

Public schools need to be better.  A whole lot better.  Yet in the valuable discussion of what to do and how, it is easy to fall into good union/bad union cliches which undermine even the most well-meaning critics, create a presumption of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, education, mara-dolan, teachers, unions

Could “Just Cause” be the next state labor law reform?

July 15, 2012 By Rand Wilson 15 Comments

The editors of Labor Notes asked several activists to contribute articles for a special 400th issue of the magazine.  They requested we address what happened to labor—and what we should do given the spot we're in. I wrote an article … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: employee-free-choice-act, Just Cause, labor, labor law reform, unions

Boston telecom workers support Boston occupation

October 6, 2011 By Rand Wilson 1 Comment

IBEW Local 2222 members voted at their monthly meeting on Oct. 5 to support the occupations opposed to corporate greed in New York and Boston's financial districts. Labor support for the occupations has been growing.  On Oct. 4, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ibew-local-2222, labor, Occupy Boston, telecom workers, unions

On Doing Better Than 50%, Part Two, Or, Is “Made in USA” A Jobs Program?

August 22, 2011 By fake-consultant 1 Comment

When last we met, it was to discuss a Big Idea that the Obama Administration might apply to get some job creation going, despite a difficult Congress; the Big Idea was to look at the “Buy American” provisions that exist in our laws, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Buy American, congress, economy, elections, jobs, labor, Made in USA, unions, white-house

An Open Letter – Gilded Mouthpieces for Big Business Shill Class Warfare Agenda for Corporate Sugar

April 6, 2011 By massaflcio 4 Comments

An Open Letter - Gilded Mouthpieces for Big Business Shill Class Warfare Agenda for Corporate Sugar Daddies After that blatantly manufactured "statewide" report on municipal health insurance ("The Utility of Trouble, Municipal Health Plans: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: health-insurance, labor, mass.-afl-cio, unions

MA Progressive Derides Monarchy

April 5, 2011 By massmarrier Leave a Comment

Small's UMN has successfully attacked some of the most daunting issues for communities of color here. That includes high unemployment,CORI reform, prisons, and education in poor communities. Listen in as he talks about successes...and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: african-american, cori, horace-small, latino, legislature, massachusetts, prison, reform, umn, unions

New Hampshire GOP Legislators Try to Ban Collective Bargaining

March 23, 2011 By JimC 28 Comments

NHDP Chair Ray Buckley, on Blue Hampshire. I was just told that the House Republicans just attached an amendment on the budget bill calling for the repeal of collective bargaining. http://www.bluehampshire.com/d... I imagine Governor Lynch … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: unions

Dear President Obama

March 10, 2011 By Jasiu 25 Comments

I am asking you to speak up loudly and strongly against the recent actions of Republican governors and legislatures in Wisconsin and other states. The working people of the United States, the very people who comprised the army of grassroots … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: obama, unions, wisconsin, working-class

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“..it could become one of the most effective laws to fight poverty in a generation. Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy estimates that the plan would reduce the poverty rate by more than a quarter for adults and cut the child poverty rate in half.”

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i hope that, when he speaks on its passage, Biden explicitly claims partisan credit for the bill. public should hear, loudly and clearly, that the money in their pockets is from the democratic party

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My legislation for more than $7 billion in E-Rate funding is included in the rescue package. It provides the Wi-Fi hotspots and devices needed to help all students connect to classrooms from home, especially those in communities of color, low-income households, and rural areas.

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It has been a very long night but we are about to pass a $1.9 trillion relief package for the American people. This is only just the beginning.

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The "Stefanik" section is 34 pages, "Zeldin" 24 pages, "Malliotakis" 18

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New: Rep. Zoe Lofgren has released a nearly 2,000 page report documenting the social media posts of GOP colleagues leading up to Jan. 6th who voted to overturn the results of the election. The report includes a breakdown of members by state.https://lofgren.house.gov/socialreview

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