Posted by Mike Hall to AFL-CIO NOW Not only is the U.S. health care system on the “wrong track” and needs to “change direction,” but its performance is declining, it costs too much and ranks below most other industrialized nations in terms of access and quality. A new report from the Commonwealth Fund, a […]
Netroots Nation Labor Caucus Stresses Employee Free Choice
by Seth Michaels, Jul 18, 2008 The Netroots Nation conference has come to Austin, Texas, this year, and it’s brought together people from across the progressive movement. State, local and national bloggers are taking part in what has become an annual meeting to get together with other activists face to face and swap ideas. As […]
Author/Reporter Phil Dine: Unions Equal Economic Strength
by Mike Hall, Jul 17, 2008 The nation’s labor movement is “more relevant today than ever,” but unions need to help the general public “connect the dots” between a strong and growing union movement and improving their lives, says Phil Dine, veteran St. Louis Post-Dispatch labor reporter. Dine, author of […]
AFL-CIO in Coalition to Fight McCain’s Efforts to Gamble Away Social Security
by Mike Hall, Jul 17, 2008 Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has voted to protect and strengthen Social Security and against privatizing the nation’s most successful retirement security program. On the other hand, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) says Social Security is an “absolute disgrace” (see video) and that President Bush’s failed privatization scheme is the […]
Worksite Leafleting Gets the Message Out on Obama, McCain
by Seth Michaels, Jul 16, 2008 Union volunteers around the country are getting involved and making a difference in this election in a number of ways. One of the most important is through worksite leafleting. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TXII08FHNrs&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TXII08FHNrs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Member-to-member contact is at the heart of the AFL-CIO […]
Recession Blather Hides the Real Economic Crisis
by Tula Connell, Jul 16, 2008 The nation’s talking heads still are debating whether the country is in a recession. Such noise is a distraction from the real issue: The short- and long-term decline in living standards experienced by the vast majority of us is real. (The long list of short-term trends includes word today […]
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