by Dave Johnson | Oct 4, 2011 | Blog
'A Massive, Militant Movement' AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka addresses the Take Back the American Dream conference October 4. AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka called for a "mighty movement for jobs and a just economy" today at the Take Back The American Dream...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 4, 2011 | Blog, Economy, Making it in America
There is a green manufacturing revolution occurring in the world -- the rest of it, anyway -- and it is on track to create millions of jobs and trillions of dollars of new wealth. The Take Back The American Dream conference session titled "Stop Outsourcing the Dream:...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 1, 2011 | Blog
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is back to work, and for the first time in years has started doing its job. This is a shock to anti-government corporate conservatives, and teaches a lesson about just why they are anti-government. A functioning government in...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 1, 2011 | Blog
What can a democracy like ours do when giant companies say, "Rules? We don’t need no stinkin’ rules! We don’t got to pay you no taxes!" and "We will just move out of your puny country if you try to tell us what to do." Government is beginning to enforce labor laws...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 1, 2011 | Blog
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is engaging in legal action against Boeing and is threatening to sue Arizona, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Utah for anti-union activities. It has been so long since the NLRB was willing and able to engage on the side of...
