#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty [VIDEO] May Day marchers call for end to deportations http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-may-day-marchers-call-for-end-to-deportations-20130501,0,3708474.story Several thousand demonstrators marched through downtown Chicago on Wednesday, banging drums and chanting loudly in support of comprehensive federal immigration reforms that many think could be passed by Congress this year. “Now is the time!” the crowd shouted repeatedly as marchers poured into Federal Plaza for a rally to end the march. The turnout was larger than for May Day immigration marches held in recent years, though the mostly Latino crowd still fell far short of the massive demonstrations of 2006 and 2007. RELATED VIDEO: http://wgnradio.com/2013/05/01/may-day-march-to-close-loop-streets/http://www.twitpic.com/cnqhl1
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Start collecting signatures for an ILP Guaranteed Income Citizens http://www.acampadadebarcelona.org/2013/05/02/ilp-renda-garantida-ciutadana/ TRANSLATED FROM CATALAN SPANISH BY GOOGLE CHROME TRANSLATOR This past April 5 presented the campaign to collect signatures for a Popular Legislative Initiative Guaranteed Income Citizen . Minimum Income This concept appears reflected in the current Statute of Catalonia. This law has not yet been developed and Promotion Committee, after writing and presenting a bill to the Parliament of Catalonia. 3 tomorrow, talk ILP Guaranteed Income Citizen 664 € / month ' by Jesus Plaza, a member of the Assembly Standing Barcelona. At 19pm on Francesc Candel Library. c. 10 Amnesty International (Barcelona). | Getting there The following links for more information, cornerstones of bill collection points signtures … As we read the Commission's Web developer, “the article 24.3 of this Statute of Catalonia says “families or individuals in poverty are entitled to a Guaranteed Income Citizen aced that guarantees a dignified life.” The law proposes a Guaranteed Income Citizen 664 per month (twelve payments) : . Explanatory memorandum – link . Text of the bill – link To be considered in the Parliament of Catalonia will NEED to collect at least 50,000 signatures . -> -> Follow this link to see the collection points . -> -> If you want to be fedatàries / is (and cooperate in the collection of signatures), you will find the information by following this link . For more information: . Web : Guaranteed Income Citizen . Facebook : ILP in the Guaranteed Income Citizen . Twitter : @ ILPRendaGC Videos explaining the campaign: . Version short : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO57bBu3B8w . Version Long : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GDe9VGWAog – cornerstones of the bill: The guaranteed income is to ensure that no one is below the poverty line and consists of: 1-A universal right of all citizens of Catalonia, not subject to budgetary or obligation to participate in activities of social and labor. 2-A legal right of an individual but linked to the economic situation of the person and, where appropriate, the family or cohabitation. 3-The right to receive a financial benefit of, at most, 664 per month for twelve payments. 4-The benefit of the RGC has extra character, is entitled to receive the amount necessary so that, added to income to be taken by any concept, it has an income equal to 664 euros per month for twelve payments . 5-The eligibility requirements for the right to receive the benefit of the RGC are: a) Be 18 years or older, or be emancipated minor. b) Being lawfully living in Catalonia. c) Have continuous residence in Catalonia for at least 12 months. d) provide for income above the minimum guaranteed amount equivalent to the indicator of income adequacy Catalonia (by the year 2012, 664 per month for twelve payments), for at least 4 months prior to the request. 6 – The bill also regulates the RGC obligations of individuals receiving the benefit, the breach of obligations may result in suspension or loss of the right to receive the RGC. 7 – The RGC is funding the budgets of the Generalitat of Catalonia, and will be maintained by the Administration of the Generalitat of Catalonia, local authorities, and the involvement of third sector organizations duly accredited. 8 – The non-response of the public institution to request made by the citizen involve recognition of the right to receive the benefit. – Presentation In the presentation of proppassat April 5 , gave the word in alphabetical order to the representatives of the organizations supporting the project ILP and expressed his desire to intervene: – José María Álvarez UGT – Oriol Amoros on behalf of ERC – the Chem Arrufat CUP – Luis Blanco IAC – James Botey of Christians for Socialism – James Collboni on behalf of PSC – David companionship for EUiA – Ramon Openness to Socialism 21 – XSUC – Antonio Fuertes of ATTAC-Agreement – Juan Carlos Gallego CCOO – Bishop Emeritus of Peru – John Godayol – Juan Herrera on behalf of ICV – Ramon Masque of the Assembly worker / unemployed Barcelona to – Silviane the Federation of Neighbours Barcelona – Daniel Raventos on behalf of Basic Income – by Victor Rios Civic Front – Tuesday May 3 Talk ILP Guaranteed Income Citizen 664 € / month ' – By Jesus Plaza, a member of the Assembly Standing Barcelona – At 19pm in the Library Francesc Candel. c. 10 Amnesty International (Barcelona). | Travel – Organised by Navy Assembly (ZF) and the Assemblies of unemployed Barcelona Navy (ZF)http://www.twitpic.com/cnqtgp
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty 'Fix the Debt' Corporations Take at Least 3 Million in Taxpayer Subsidies http://blog.aflcio.org/Blog/Corporate-Greed/Fix-the-Debt-Corporations-Take-at-Least-953-Million-in-Taxpayer-Subsidies A new report from the Institute for Policy Studies and Campaign for America's Future shows that the CEOs who run the 90 corporations in the '”Fix the Debt” coalition, which advocates for cuts to earned benefits like Social Security while reducing tax rates for, well, themselves, accept massive subsidies from the U.S. government. The amount they have taken in subsidies ranges from a possible low of 3 million to a possible high of .6 billion. The AFL-CIO's Executive PayWatch covers related issues…http://www.twitpic.com/cnquvk
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Vegas Taxi Drivers Victorious in 60-Day Strike http://blog.aflcio.org/Blog/Organizing-Bargaining/Vegas-Taxi-Drivers-Victorious-in-60-Day-Strike Las Vegas taxi drivers represented by the Industrial, Technical and Professional Employees Union (ITPEU)/OPEIU Local 4873 won a new contract as a result of their 60-day strike at Yellow Checker Star Transportation. Drivers will receive a share of the metered fares, reinstatement of eligibility for a four-day/12-hours-a-day workweek, increases in annual bonuses and other benefits. The new contract was signed Thursday morning. OPEIU applauded the settlement, via press release: 'I’m extremely proud of the fact that we have the loyal support of so many drivers, all of whom are the heart and soul of this struggle,' said OP…http://www.twitpic.com/cnqw2v
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Chicago Teachers Are Unified and Unionized at UNO http://blog.aflcio.org/Blog/Organizing-Bargaining/Chicago-Teachers-Are-Unified-and-Unionized-at-UNO The teachers and staff in one of Chicago’s largest charter school networks overwhelmingly voted to join the Chicago Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff (Chicago ACTS), an AFT affiliate. The more than 400 educators work at the 13 schools, with about 6,500 students, that are operated by the United Neighborhood Organization (UNO). The election was conducted under a neutrality agreement reached in March in which UNO agreed not to take a position and to respect the workers’ choice. The educators voted by 87% to join Chicago ACTS. AFT President Randi Weingarten says the UNO election could be a “turning point” in the w…http://www.twitpic.com/cnqx39
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Occupy Movement-Style Superheroes Are in My Favorite Panel This Week http://kotaku.com/occupy-movement-style-superheroes-are-in-my-favorite-pa-487334896 The Movement #1 – I was skeptical about The Movement at first back when DC comics announced it as part of a pair of new series focused on the fractious class and political divides in modern-day America. These could be comics that felt horribly out of touch if the execution stumbled. The first issue’s out and I can say that there are ingredients here that I like: crowd-sourced social justice that approximates how technology gets used in the real world and a cast of new characters that riff on the X-Men/Teen Titans/adolescent alienation template. But, Simone deals her protagonists an extremely easy…http://www.twitpic.com/cnqzmd
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Students say Chancellor David Ward's remoteness drove them to occupy his office http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/writers/pat_schneider/students-say-chancellor-david-ward-s-remoteness-drove-them-to/article_a17d3d26-b2d2-11e2-a85b-0019bb2963f4.html Students who occupied the UW-Madison chancellor's office Monday say they just want to be heard. They say they felt pushed into their extreme action because interim Chancellor David Ward has ignored two official findings that labor practices at the Milwaukee factory that makes Palermo’s Pizzas sporting Bucky Badger logos violate the university’s Code of Conduct for licensees. Both the Worker Rights Consortium, a labor rights monitoring organization of 180 affiliate universities that Ward had UW-Madison join more than a decade ago, and a campus shared governance committee on licensing po…http://www.twitpic.com/cnr0v3
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty [VIDEO] The Last Internationale Demand That 'Workers of the World Unite!' http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/the-last-internationale-demand-that-workers-of-the-world-unite-20130501 Folk-rockers rally for protest anthem New York's counterculture spirit lives on in the Last Internationale, a group of impassioned folk-rockers, and the new video for their fiery protest song “Workers of the World Unite!” In it, the band plays through the stripped-down track in an isolated shack, and images of hard-working farmers filter throughout the video (which you can watch here exclusively). Tom Morello Leads Occupy 'Guitarmy' Through New York for May Day “[The song] is about poverty, oppression, injustice, the myth of the American dream and the need for workers' revolution against ca…http://www.twitpic.com/cnr249
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty [PHOTO ESSAY] May Day protests http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/may-day-protests/2013/05/01/8a492966-b25b-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_gallery.html#photo=1 May 1, also known as International Workers’ Day, inspires marches and protests around the world.http://www.twitpic.com/cnqpzy
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty [PHOTO ESSAY] May Day 2013 in Chicago http://galleries.apps.chicagotribune.com/chi-130501-may-day-2013-in-chicago-pictures/http://www.twitpic.com/cnqizp