Editors' Blog
Sec. Solis defends union rights of workers
In a statment at a Democratic National Committee meeting a couple days ago Labor Secretary Hilda Solis made the following remarks:
Pres. Obama Cautions Governors Against Villifying Public Workers or Trampling on their Rights
This statement made directly to U.S. governors is the second person statement by the President, and the latest among several by top administration officials, against the hostilities launched by Gov. Walker in Wisconsin:
Participant Note on Rally in N.J.
I've just come back from the AFL-CIO led Solidarity rally for Wisconsin Public Employees in Trenton, New Jersey.
Republican Government Shutdown Would Stop Social Security Payments
This from the Stregnthen Social Security Campaign:
Wave of Workers Protests...
This from Jobs with Justice:
Republican budget cuts would kill jobs, slow recovery
New economic analysis reveals that a projected GDP growth of between 3 and 4 percent could be cut in half if the budget cuts voted in by House Republicans are allowed to pass into law.
Response to Sam Webb's essay: "A Party of Socialism in the 21st Century: What If Looks Like, What It Says, and What It Does"
Editor's note: The following article represents the views of its author alone.
The Battle of Wisconsin
Here at Rutgers our union is actively involved with the larger labor movement in solidarity campaigns for Wisconsin public workers.
