Toronto President Obama and his administration have announced an “always-on-the-shelf,” but long overdue move to revise the rules on definition and pay limits defining supervisory and discretionary workers and their eligibility for overtime. In a sobering commentary noting the slow, grinding wheels of government, some have noted that a rule making procedure along these lines …
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Enough with the Privatization of Security
Little Rock Edward Snowden, the NSA leaker, appeared via video-conference to an applauding audience in Austin at the South by South West conference among the Technorati to argue for better protection of privacy data. He was lobbying for improved encryption programs and reportedly Google, Yahoo and others are on the job already. Snowden’s hope, reportedly, …
Another Crossroads for Immigration Reform Strategy and Tactics
http://www.kabf.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/wadesworld%20nov82013.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans Rich Trumka of the AFL-CIO lambasted the Republican “principles” on immigration reform as a non-starter virtually creating a permanent apartheid of immigrants inside the country. There was a time when the vigorousness of labor’s opposition would have signaled the death of such a bill. This time …