by Dave Johnson | Apr 10, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
You might have been hearing about "wage theft." The wage theft problem is about people showing up for work but not getting paid for the time they put in. It's a common problem and it is one of the ways people are being ripped off by a rigged system. How common is this...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 10, 2014 | Better Off Budget, Blog, Jobs and Growth
As expected, the Congressional Progressive Caucus' "Better Off Budget" was defeated on the House floor Wednesday, picking up only 89 Democratic votes and none from Republicans. But that vote does not end the fight for the priorities and values that budget document...
by Bill Scher | Apr 9, 2014 | Blog
On Monday, one Speaker John Boehner's allies Rep. Tom Cole told Politico, "I don’t think there is a great sense of pressure on our members" to pass the Senate's extended unemployment insurance bill, because "it’s time for this program to come to an end." Yet 24 hours...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 9, 2014 | Blog, Retirement Security
The unseen hand of antigovernment ideology can be found everywhere nowadays – even in your mailbox. The proof is in what you won’t find there, like your annual statement of earned Social Security benefits. The government stopped mailing those out in 2011. It’s also...
by Bill Scher | Apr 8, 2014 | Blog, Unemployment Benefits
Finally, a hard-fought compromise to temporarily reinstate unemployment insurance benefits to the long-term unemployed cleared the Senate, with six Republicans joining a unanimous Democratic caucus. With nearly 3 million jobless desperately needing the renewal of...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 8, 2014 | Better Off Budget, Blog
Tell your member of Congress (MOC) to vote for the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) "Better Off Budget' (BOB). Click to call. This week the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the "Ryan"/Republican corporate/conservative budget and the CPC "Better...
