Don't Drink the Tea. Think With the WE.
Jul
2011
20
In the 1990’s, the comedy of Roseanne Barr had a polarizing effect on America. Many saw her take on Middle Class life in small town America as a reflection of their own lives. Many others simply didn’t want to have to see, in primetime, that others were struggling to live honest lives when things were ...
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Jul
2011
20
The GOP has decided to go to war with everything Obama, no matter the cost to the nation. A frequently rehashed battle takes place on the tracks of the various high-speed rail (HSR) projects the administration and many Democratic leaders have supported in recent years. By trying to divert the already-pledged HSR funds to Midwestern ...
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Jul
2011
19
Joplin, MO residents who are still trying to recover from the May 22nd tornadoes that ravaged their community are getting some real help from the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA). The union is offering a Recruit, Train, and Employ (RTE) program to local residents. The three week program teaches basic construction skills...
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Jul
2011
19
“There is a tradeoff between building renewable energy in California and building it in Mexico to import into California. In the case of Sempra’s proposed Energia Sierra Juarez transmission line, California and more specifically, Imperial County, loses.” In the 2008 Presidential Campaign, President Obama laid out a plan in which...
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Jul
2011
19
The United States Department of Labor has recovered $105,000 in back wages for 57 workers in Anahuac, TX who had been denied overtime compensation. The discovery of violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) followed an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division. The workers were employed by Cecil Parker Jr., the owner ...
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Jul
2011
19
Below, video of a protest yesterday when Scott Walker attempted to open a Welcome Center in Wisconsin. Crowds gathered and chanted familiar slogans of “Shame” and “Recall Walker.” Recall elections begin today, with one of the few Democratic incumbents up for recall, Dave Hansen, heavily favored to win...
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Jul
2011
19
It’s not about labor peace. We’re part of the community. We’re coaches in the little league, we’re volunteer firemen. At the end of last week, We Party Patriots had the privilege of attending and presenting at the inaugural Project Labor Agreement/Community Workforce Agreement Conference in Atlantic City, NJ. It was put...
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Jul
2011
18
The LR13000 is the single most powerful crawler crane in the world. Officially, it has a maximum lifting capacity of 3,000 tons at a distance of 12 meters. Not content with official numbers, LR13000 successfully lifted 3,371 tons in November 2010. Gizmodo reports on the “World’s Strongest Crawler Crane”: A crawler crane is like...
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Jul
2011
18
The influx of Freshmen Republicans to the 112th congress has brought about a wave of former lobbyist hirings to key staff positions that has led to the number of lobbyists working on Capitol Hill being doubled in one year’s time. The 111th Congress laid claim to 60 former lobbyists, while the 112th tallies 127. In ...
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Jul
2011
18
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law legislation that will bring a new clean energy coal-to-natural gas conversion plant and 1,300 jobs to the state by 2015. Of those jobs, 200 will be permanent positions at the plant, 165 will be in the mining sector, and close to 1,000 jobs will be created in the ...
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Jul
2011
18
The likelihood of the NBA Lockout affecting the 2011 – 2012 regular season is growing as both sides still seem miles apart in negotiations. Although the Lockout wouldn’t officially begin to interrupt the regular season until mid-September, some players are already looking elsewhere for an opportunity to get paid for their skills. NBA...
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Jul
2011
15
As T-Mobile workers push to form a union and await the fate of the proposed AT&T/T-Mobile merger, their peers at rival Verizon face the prospect of making huge concessions to keep their jobs. 45,000 workers are being asked to tie pay to performance and to require union employees to pay a portion of their health ...
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