Toronto Around 2006 the Harper government in Canada had a pretty good citizen wealth idea to advance the educational opportunity for lower income children. They would give a $500 grant to children born after 2005 in a savings instrument for future higher education expenditure, if or when the child went to a university. Furthermore they …
Month: June 2010
Breakthrough for Domestic Workers
Toronto A couple of weeks ago at the Labor Notes conference, I commented on the power of the presentation by the director of the Domestic Workers Union in New York State. My remarks were an understatement! The New York State Senate has finally passed a bill giving long disregarded and exempted domestic workers some real …
Immigration Footsie at White House
Houston Of course Governor Brewer (R-AZ) wanted a meeting with the President at the White House. Her agenda was clear: she needed cover for the racist bill she had signed while steadily trying to put lipstick on the pig. She needed Obama to allow her to say she was putting Arizona first, but “protecting” the …