by Richard Eskow | Sep 4, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Last week the Republicans gathered under the hurricane skies of approaching autumn, their convocation punctuated by thunder and underlined by rain. But there are storm clouds over Charlotte, too: clouds of cynicism and despair, clouds of joblessness and fear, clouds...
by Robert Borosage | Sep 4, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
As Democrats gather in Charlotte, N.C., one fundamental challenge remains in President Obama’s reelection campaign. He must use the convention to provide a compelling answer to the basic question on voters’ minds: What does he plan to do to get the economy going and...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 3, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
What is Labor Day? And why is it a national holiday? Labor Day is our national holiday to celebrate the contribution that regular working people make to our country and our economy. It is also a holiday that celebrates the way We, the People democracy can deliver...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 1, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
First, a great music video, We Are The Union, from CWA. I love this one, "Brooklyn Cablevision workers saw through the corporate lies, organized to join CWA, and immortalized the experience in this amazing song." One of my favorites, What Have The Unions Ever Done For...
by Terrance Heath | Aug 27, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
What do Marie Antoinette and one Bill Koch have in common? If you'd asked me that a few days ago, I'd have answered "Not much." That is, until yesterday, when I about Bill Koch's private Western town. There's a new town in Colorado. It has about 50 buildings,...
by Sam Pizzigati | Aug 26, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
The national leader of one of America's feistiest unions is aiming to expand the economic fairness debate. He's proposing a cap on incomes at the top that rises only if incomes at the bottom rise first. With Labor Day fast approaching, what better time to reflect...
