Published 22 Nov, 2011 Congressional intransigence appears to be at an all time high as the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, more commonly known as the ‘Super Committee’, failed to move forth any plans for reducing the debt and deficit. Assembled by Congress after the debt limit debacle in August, the committee was tasked…
Published 23 Nov, 2011 Friday, November 18 was a terrible day for workers’ rights. The Association of Flight Attendants-Communications Workers of America and the Transport Workers Union join together in condemning the decision by the National Mediation Board (NMB) denying charges of management interference by Delta Air Lines in the November 2010 union representation election….
Published 16 Nov, 2011 James C. Little, President of the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO (TWU), announced today that the Committee on Freedom of Association of the International Labor Organization (ILO) has found that the New York law banning and penalizing public worker strikes violates fundamental workers’ rights protected by international law. This decision…
Published 02 Nov, 2011 Off-year elections are often sleepy affairs with low turnout and not much voter enthusiasm. Nobody’s sleeping in Ohio in 2011. After an intense campaign, the state’s eight million registered voters will have a chance to vote on Issue Two. A “yes” vote supports SB 5, Gov. John Kasich’s controversial ban on…