March 10, 2011 The Great Recession Is to Blame By David Madland, Nick Bunker The conservative explanation for state budget deficits is that employee compensation for public-sector workers is out of control. But a close look at the facts demonstrates these claims are...
Economic Policy Institute has released a new report today investigating wages and benefits in so-called “Right to Work†states. In RTW states wages are lower and employees less likely to have employer sponsored health and pension programs. The report can be found...
Brothers and Sisters, This new video is from the Chemical Safety Board, it is about 15 minutes long and the last half of the video is on the Kleen Energy explosion. This is the site where we lost 4 UA members last year. It is a well designed film so please take the...
View Article Carney’s answer was this: “Well, I will – on the specific actions that members of different legislatures have taken, I’m not going to judge that, but I will – from here. But I will say that there is nothing wrong with – as...
View Article “Governors across the country are facing, you know, tough budget issues – as the president is here – but we have to support our hardworking teachers and make sure that we do everything we can to help them do the critically important work they do...
