More of that abusive crony capitalism that I detest….. The Video: The Story via NBC LA (H/T to Raw Story) More than a dozen farm workers in Southern California were out of a job after walking out of the fields last week, forced indoors because of heavy smoke from a massive wildfire burning nearby. “Oh, …
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Please note: When I write this here, I am not doing it to bad mouth anyone at all. Least of all the UAW or the General Motors or Chrysler workers. It simply is not their fault that the companies that they work for were horribly mismanaged for many years and are now not doing so …
Honestly, what does Barack Obama have against the working class in this Country? Quite a bit, it seems: With President Obama poised to tap current chief of staff Jack Lew as his next treasury secretary, Republicans are already attacking Lew for supposed slights during budget talks. Some progressives may bring renewed scrutiny to his time …
Needless to say, I feel like a chump. I trusted that those that I linked to, might be have actually telling the truth about this incident. Well, it turns out, they, of course, were lying about that as well. Go figure. Anyhow, Chris Savage, much to his credit flushes out the spin and hype about …
This could be some very good news, hopefully, the unions and the Democrats can pull this one off and quickly: Today, Governor Rick Snyder is expected to sign “right to work” legislation in Michigan. Obviously, this will constitute a hard blow to organized labor, for a host of reasons, symbolic and practical alike. But NBC’s …
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But truthfully, he incited the whole thing himself.
Serves them right for being idiots. UPDATE: emptywheel reports that the AFP people provoked the entire thing and loosened the ropes on the tent. So typical. Update #2: Eclectablog has proof as well, that the entire thing was staged. Blogger Round up here
This is very good: To understand why the impending transformation of Michigan into a right-to-work state is so mortifying to labor and its supporters—far worse, even, than what happened in Wisconsin and Ohio—one must consider the totemic status of the United Auto Workers (UAW). Although there are, despite all you have heard, many good reasons …
I find this to be very encouraging, perhaps Governor Snyder did not realize what he was getting into, or maybe he did. The Story via Greg Sargent at Washington Post: The “right to work” battle in Michigan may not be over quite yet. Top Democrats in the Michigan Congressional delegation just wrapped up their meeting with Governor …
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Look, I am all for unions fighting for their right to organize; but this, is just plain stupid: They looked jolly in red scarves and reindeer antler headbands, but the carolers outside of Troy’s Oakland Mall today were actually protestors conveying a serious message: No to right-to-work legislation in Michigan. And they delivered their feelings …
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This is so typical of the propaganda wing of the Republican Party: Michigan Republicans touched off a firestorm Thursday with an abrupt push to pass right-to-work legislation, in what would be a blow to organized labor in the home of the U.S. auto industry. Right-to-work legislation prohibits unions from forcing workers to pay union dues. Unions and …
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Some good news for my Dad. (Reuters) – The proposed Michigan “right-to-work” law will not apply to existing union contracts, a leading sponsor of the proposal said on Friday, which may blunt its immediate impact on the huge auto industry in the state. Michigan Republicans pushed through the state legislature on Thursday a law making …
This is from a progressive blog, but man is she ever right: I don’t really care why Snyder folded; the problem is that he did. Now Lansing has triggered all kindsa turmoil that we coulda shoulda avoided. Here are just a few of the ramifications of what one shitty nerd did yesterday: 1. Snyder ruined …
Looks like the bankruptcy could not be staved off. Fox Business reports: A U.S. bankruptcy judge approved Hostess Brands’ plan to wind down the company after last-minute mediation fell through Tuesday night between the snack maker and one of its biggest unions. The liquidation comes after the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco and Grain Millers Union called …
This video is quite damning to the President. In last night’s debate, President Obama basically said that he was not going to fight for so-called “Low Skill” jobs. Here is a newsflash for the President; a good part of Michigan is filled with people who would work these “low-skill” so-called “low-income” jobs. Not everyone in …
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