Archive for the 'Labor' Category
Employee Free Choice
Posted on February 18, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Employee Free Choice Act, Labor | Leave a Comment
I take this development on the Employee Free Choice Act to mean two things: One, the Democratic leadership is making definite plans to place the bill on the agenda this year and fulfill the party’s biggest promise to labor. Two, the Blue Dogs are willing to support EFCA in significant numbers so long as party [...]
Was Sarah Palin Really A Union Member?
Posted on October 7, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, John McCain, Labor, Sarah Palin | Leave a Comment
The answer appears to be, “Kinda.” (Via)
The Las Vegas Sun appears to have spent some serious time and effort trying to find the facts of Palin’s union membership. The McCain campaign’s regional office wouldn’t respond to the paper’s inquiries. The national headquarters directed reporters back to the regional office. A spokesperson in the governor’s office [...]
Least Surprising News Of The Morning
Posted on July 23, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Bush administration, Labor | Leave a Comment
The Bush administration is both acting secretively and pushing pro-business, anti-worker policies? HAS THE WORLD GONE MAD?!?
Political appointees at the Department of Labor are moving with unusual speed to push through in the final months of the Bush administration a rule making it tougher to regulate workers’ on-the-job exposure to chemicals and toxins.
The agency did [...]
Personal Scouting In The Veepstakes
Posted on June 25, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Kathleen Sebelius, Labor, running mates | Leave a Comment
As I mentioned, I saw Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius last night. She received an award from the labor organization American Rights at Work and I was lucky enough to be invited by a friend who works for the organization.
Governor Sebelius certainly has an impressive list of accomplishments from her efforts to protect working Kansans. Without [...]
