New Orleans Jesse Jackson, Jr, 47 years old and recently re-elected and now former Chicago Congressman and of course the son of Rev. Jesse Jackson, well-known civil rights leader over the last 50 years, conceding guilt to misappropriation of campaign funds said: “While my journey is not complete, it is my hope that I am …
Month: February 2013
California Nurses Go it Alone Strategy Reaps What it Sows
New Orleans In the alphabet soup of labor, the National Federation of Nurses with 34,000 members in Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Ohio, announced that they were merging with the American Federation of Teachers, coupling the AFT’s 48,000 nurses to bring that union up to 82,000 nurses. They said they wanted to go to a union …
Disconnecting Lifeline Telephone Service for Millions
New Orleans Lifeline programs are great services in our modern age and we need more of them. In concept “lifeline” conceptually stands for the provision of a basic level of service, like electricity, gas, telephone, or even internet potentially, essential for the very survival of a low income family or senior citizen. Telephone lifeline services …