New Orleans By a voice vote the AFL-CIO delegates in convention approved a resolution to expand the membership to other groups. The measure appears to be largely a symbolic gesture about buildinga larger coalition for political issues and defense against attacks against working families, rather than a real effort to reverse the long decline in …
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Obamacare and the IRS
Little Rock One of the things that is interesting in learning about the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare is how much of the interface for the American public is not going to be the kind and gentle hands of the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department under whose auspices the program will be run, but …
Higher Living Wages Somewhere, Maybe? $15 Per Hour, Unlikely!
Labor DayLittle Rock A couple of days ago there was an article in the Times that examined the call by some fast food workers through their publicity strike for $15 per hour as their minimum wage. The reporters wrote of experts and economists being “flown to Las Vegas” for urgent strategy sessions on how any …