#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Naomi Klein: 'Anti-Shock Doctrines' Show the Way to Resist https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/06/06-4 While media portray alternatives to austerity as “apocalypse,” we must say no, but also “show the yes,” said Klein In the midst of the current “final colonial pillage” for natural resources and a bombardment of “there is no alternative” to austerity messages, Shock Doctrine author Naomi Klein urged the left to seize this “crucial moment” to build real resistance movements that offer a “message of critical hope.”http://www.twitpic.com/cxzelw
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Why Labor Union Leaders Should Run for Office and How We Can Help http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Your-Turn/Why-Labor-Union-Leaders-Should-Run-for-Office-and-How-We-Can-Help Last year, I ran for San Francisco District Supervisor in a crowded field of nine candidates and lost by 132 votes out of 35,351 votes cast. I would be less than truthful if I told you I wasn't disappointed. But my campaign experience also opened my eyes to new possibilities for organized labor to take a more active role in our democracy.Here’s why more labor union leaders should run for office.1) Put a face on organized labor. As a 35-year member of theInternational Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and the former seven-term elected Business Manager of IATSE Local 16, my roots in labor run deep. I have been a member of the San Francisco Labor Council executive board since 1994 and am involved with various labor organizations…http://www.twitpic.com/cxzfh2
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty [VIDEO] Working Families Call on the Senate to Strengthen Worker Protections, Keep Families Together in Immigration Reform Bill http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Political-Action-Legislation/Working-Families-Call-on-the-Senate-to-Strengthen-Worker-Protections-Keep-Families-Together-in-Immigration-Reform-Bill Worker protections, a road map to citizenship, family unification…these are the priorities of union members and working families this week as the Senate Judiciary Committee continues its markup of the immigration reform bill. Today, Republican senators are debating the SAFE Act, which would increase inhumane detentions and harmful policies that tear families apart from each other…http://www.twitpic.com/cxyxz2
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty [VIDEO] THE RETIREMENT GAMBLE: FRONTLINE's investigation raises troubling questions about how America’s financial institutions protect our retirement savings. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/retirement-gamble/http://www.twitpic.com/cxyrbt