by Dave Johnson | Jul 10, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The fast-track authority legislation for the Trans-Pacific Partnership recently passed by Congress says we can't make "trade" agreements like TPP with countries that violate human rights. There is a report that to get around this rule the administration is going to...
by Jeff Bryant | Jul 10, 2015 | Blog
Nearly two years ago, a North Carolina classroom teacher wrote to her state legislature that her salary of $31,000 "is wholly insufficient to support my family. So insufficient, in fact, that my children qualify for and use Medicaid as their medical insurance, and...
by Bill Scher | Jul 10, 2015 | Blog
Democrats were quick to jump on Jeb Bush after he told a newspaper editorial board, "people need to work longer hours," thinking they caught him in a classic out-of-touch gaffe. Politico reported, "Just as Republicans in 2012 turned 'You didn’t build that' into a...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 10, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Key Democrats in the Senate on Thursday worked to ratchet up the pressure on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, calling for him in a letter to move forward with a long-term transportation bill before federal authorization for the program expires at the end of the...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 9, 2015 | Blog, Economy
Republicans have shut down the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank as of midnight, July 1. They are touting it as a blow against "corporate welfare" and "crony capitalism." But who are the real winners here? It's certainly not us workers. Last year the bank helped finance...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 9, 2015 | Blog, Economy
The Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service is calling for support of two House resolutions that urge restoration of overnight mail service standards and a continuation of six-day delivery. The alliance consists of more than 70 national organizations. The...
