by Dave Johnson | Dec 5, 2014 | Blog, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Obama administration is negotiating a huge trade deal. The President promises CEOs he will go against his own party to push its passage. To get this done the corporations are pushing Congress to pass something called Fast Track -- a process that essentially...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 3, 2014 | Blog
Everyone knows the law requires rank-and-file workers to be paid overtime if they work more than 40 hours a week. But do you know that millions of ordinary workers no longer get overtime pay for putting in 50-hour or 60-hour work weeks? President Obama can, and...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 2, 2014 | Blog
Monday's post, "Is The Democratic Party Relevant Anymore?," looked at November's low turnout. Did voters stay away because the Democrats have seemingly turned themselves into a milder Republican neoliberal, pro-Wall Street party instead of pushing hard for the...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 2, 2014 | Blog, Democracy
The 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference will be held Jan. 15–19 in Atlanta at the Westin Peachtree Plaza. The event is hosted by the AFL-CIO’s Civil, Human and Women’s Rights Department. Through plenaries, workshops and panels, attendees will...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 1, 2014 | Blog
For six years, Republicans in Washington have blocked almost every effort to improve conditions and wages for working people. Around the country, cities and states are no longer waiting for Washington to act, and are taking things into their own hands. They have...
