Don't Drink the Tea. Think With the WE.
May
2011
27
Hilarious clip from an episode of Family Feud this year. Steve Harvey, a brilliant choice by the show’s producers as the latest host, does an amazing bit of improv comedy surrounding these two polar opposite answers. Watch the entire clip, it keeps getting better. Special shout-out to Nathan Henderson-James for sharing...
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May
2011
27
16-foot, inflatable Rat Balloons have been deemed legal by the National Labor Relations Board in a case that Bloomberg dramatically claims “will expand the scope of worker protests.” The NLRB, which mediates disputes between unions and companies, decided that rat balloons at a company’s suppliers or customers, not just the...
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May
2011
27
As critics deride the Right Wing for its latest attempt to spin its own spin of the destruction of Medicare and Democrats rejoice in their second straight special election victory in a traditionally Republican district, tempers are only flaring up more than ever. The week’s most entertaining incarnation of said flare comes from the...
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May
2011
26
Ohio Governor John Kasich is trying to extract more tax revenue for his state than voters approved, causing casino developers Rock Ohio Casino and Penn National Gaming, Inc. to halt construction on four new Ohio casinos. The companies have threatened to scale back the projects entirely if they are asked to concede more than the ...
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May
2011
26
A Labor Notes article this week breaks down the collective bargaining concessions being asked of workers by Democratic legislators in four states: Massachusetts: “In Massachusetts, a Democratic stronghold, lawmakers are pressing to strip 175,000 municipal employees of health care bargaining rights.” New Jersey: “Health care...
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May
2011
26
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has signed into law an act that will move forward the $1.6 billion urban renewal of downtown Quincy, Massachusetts and create thousands of new construction and permanent jobs. The Quincy & South Shore Building Trades negotiated an understanding with the developer, StreetWorks, to employ 100% Union Labor...
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May
2011
26
Cory McCray, an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) organizer from Baltimore, Maryland, recently penned his “5 Reasons Why I Don’t Support Privatization of Government Services.” With a rightly harsh eye turned toward the often overlooked misclassification of employees, McCray weighs in: Cons of Privatization of...
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May
2011
26
You’ll need to like to rock to read this post. An enigmatic concept, the documentary “TRUCKFIGHTERS” follows the Swedish stoner rock band of the same name as they record an album and try to “make it” while working regular day jobs. What makes this forthcoming film different than any other often-told musician’s...
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May
2011
26
Recently, TV construction personality has made some noise on behalf of skilled labor, authoring an article for Politico and appearing before the House Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. An article in the New York Times — “Workplace Cited as a New Source of Rise in Obesity” — indrectly supports Rowe’s call...
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May
2011
25
On May 18th, We Party Patriots launched a contest asking contestants to use Facebook and Twitter to guess what year the Insulators Union journal entry that we posted had been published. Those who guessed correct would receive a free We Party Patriots T-Shirt. In doing this, our aim was to encourage surrogate ambassadors of the ...
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May
2011
24
That’s right folks. Dirty politics reign supreme in New Hampshire. It was announced that GOP House Speaker William O’Brien’s attempt at a Republican override of Democratic Governor John Lynch’s Right-to-Work veto — wherein House Republicans would attempt to gain the veto-proof 2/3s majority vote they have as yet...
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May
2011
24
In a free market, public agencies should be able to choose to partner with superior apprenticeship programs. But what would the agency do, when lower performing programs cry “discrimination”? The story begins over two years ago, when the San Diego Unified District adopted a Project Stabilization Agreement (PSA) to govern all projects...
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