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It’s time to get Big Money out of politics, says former Labor Secretary Robert Reich in his new documentary film “Inequality for All.” “Inequality for All” is set to open in theatres Friday, September 27, 2013. Directed by Jacob Kornbluth, the film aims to be a game-changer in our national discussion of income inequality, says
Read moreRepublican lawmakers in Congress have proposed another dubiously-titled bill that would undercut collective bargaining rights for every American. The RAISE Act (H.R. 3154), as they call it, would give employers the right to ignore previously-negotiated collective bargaining agreements in order to give arbitrary pay increases and bonuses to select employees. Passage of the bill could
Read moreThe enrollment deadline for the 2013 IAM Communications Department’s Communicator Course is October 4. The class will be held December 8-13, 2013 at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Southern Maryland. The Communicator course is designed for new lodge Communicators, or Communicators who are not publishing websites or newsletters and need help
Read moreRight-wing conservatives are again using the threat of a government shutdown to accomplish their anti-worker agenda. Party like it’s 1995, they say – the last time the GOP forced the federal government to shut its doors. Their targets this time around aren’t surprising: public housing assistance, money for schools with low-income students, food inspection and
Read moreAs the countdown to a possible government shutdown ticks to fewer than two weeks, House Republicans are spending their time voting to slash food stamps and, of course, defund the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The GOP-backed food stamp bill would cut $39 billion over the next decade from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which
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