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Category Archives: Labor/Jobs
Walker, You’re Next
LISTEN TO JESSE ZARLEY & BRIAN WARD [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “Why is a 5 percent tax increase on the rich called ‘socialism,’ when a 14 percent wage reduction on workers is called ‘doing your … Continue reading
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Unions Under Attack: From D.C. To Wisconsin
Tuesday, March 8, International Women’s Day, on “More Room On the Outside” on DCTV, journalist Pete Tucker joined co-host Toussaint Tingling-Clemmons for a wide-ranging discussion. From D.C. to Wisconsin, unions are under attack, particularly teachers’ and nurses’ unions, which are … Continue reading
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A Message To Metro
LISTEN TO MIKE GOLASH: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “Our message to Metro on Thursday is that they better make a careful calculation,” said Mike Golash, a recently retired Metro bus operator and former president of … Continue reading
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WHC Nurses: From Strike to Lockout
LISTEN TO STEPHEN FRUM: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 6:55 AM Saturday morning, when Stephen Frum began the interview, he was on strike. By the time it was completed, Frum was locked out. The 19-year veteran … Continue reading
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Nurses at Washington Hospital Center to Strike Tomorrow
LISTEN TO LORI MARLOWE: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” – author and historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, who has written on women’s labor history “We’re fed up. The nurses are tired. We’re … Continue reading
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Yes! Says No to Walmart
LISTEN TO GARY CHA [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “Once they get their foothold in D.C. we can never go back,” said Gary Cha, owner of Yes! Organic Market, which has seven stores, all located in … Continue reading
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The Huffington Post’s “Firing” of Labor Journalist Mike Elk
LISTEN TO MIKE ELK [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “There are so many reporters that sellout to Wall Street, that print Wall Street’s talking points, that do all the bidding of Wall Street. The thing that … Continue reading
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Tunisia. Egypt. Mexico?
LISTEN TO JAMES COCKCROFT [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “I talk to audiences all over this country… and you’d be surprised how many questions I get from the public [asking], ‘Well, what would Mexico do without … Continue reading
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A Valentine’s Day Request: Have a Heart, Don’t Take Our Homes (Part Two)
LISTEN TO LINDA LEAKS [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Today at 1:00 PM, a group will gather at the Russell Senate Office Building (Constitution Avenue and 2nd St, NE) to deliver Valentine’s Day cards to senators … Continue reading
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A Bittersweet Settlement for Black Farmers
Dec. 8, 2010, President Obama signed into law an historic discrimination settlement, known as “Pigford II,” which provides $1.15 billion to 75,000 black farmers. The settlement is a continuation of Pigford vs. Glickman, a class-action lawsuit brought against the U.S. … Continue reading
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