by Dave Johnson | May 4, 2016 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Thursday has been declared a Verizon Strike National Day of Action. There are 39,000 Verizon workers on strike right now. They are not just striking for better pay and conditions from Verizon; this is also about how all of the giant corporations are treating all of...
by Courtney Freudenthal | May 4, 2016 | Jobs and Growth
Fight for $15 supporters won a major victory on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Seattle’s recent law phasing in a $15 minimum wage. That refusal let stand a lower-court ruling against restaurant franchises that asserted the Seattle...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 2, 2016 | Conservatism, Jobs and Growth
Once again, that conservative maxim about the government that's closest to the people serves the people best was thrown out the window by conservatives when it comes to protecting the interests of workers against the abuses of businesses. The latest example is Kansas,...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 29, 2016 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Billionaire investor (he's always described that way) Carl Ichan is calling on Congress to start spending. You read that right: Ichan is saying there is a "day or reckoning" coming if the federal government doesn't spend more to stimulate the economy. CNBC has the...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 28, 2016 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) strike at Verizon is now in week three. Thirty-nine thousand workers are striking to preserve middle class wages in the U.S. The strike is affecting company operations and customers are feeling it, but the executives want...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 28, 2016 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
A Bloomberg story reports that the cellular phone company T-Mobile is being accused of creating a fake union as a way to fight off gains by the real union, the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The company is accused of pretending to have a system that...
