#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty RAILROADS HIRE MANY VETS RETURNING FROM WAR http://www.neilyoung.com/lwwtoday/ Mark Major once led a team of soldiers in combat in Iraq. Now he leads a team of railroad employees. The difference, he says, is obvious: “I'm not getting shot at anymore.” But it's the similarities between serving in the military and working for the railroad that draw Major and many other former military members to this type of work. “For a veteran — a person who thrives off excitement, a mission and a chain of command — you tend to seek out companies like that,” said Major, who has worked for Union Pacific for about two years. As thousands of American soldiers return to the civilian workforce after se…http://www.twitpic.com/cspa79
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Protesters to March On Firm Where Eric Holder Was Partner, Occupy Lobby (UPDATE) http://dcist.com/2013/05/protesters_to_march_on.php For a third day, homeowners and supporters protesting foreclosures will hold a public demonstration in D.C. And once again, Attorney General Eric Holder, who admitted early this year some banks are too big to prosecute, will be the target. Protesters gathered at Freedom Plaza at 11 a.m. Wednesday to march on Covington & Burling LLP, a law firm where Holder was once a partner. The firm, located at 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, represents or has represented major banks including Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase. A spokesman for the protesters said they plan to take over the building's…http://www.twitpic.com/csifyy
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty The Rolling Stone who's stony broke: Why Mick Taylor lives in a rundown Suffolk semi with a shabby car http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1213013/The-Rolling-Stone-whos-stony-broke-Why-Mick-Taylor-lives-rundown-Suffolk-semi-shabby-car.html It is a curious effect of the passage of time that The Rolling Stones are now as much admired for their business acumen as for their rock and roll. Nearly half a century after their rebellious beginnings, the Stones remain the world’s highest-earning rock stars. Their albums have made them £250million and their spectacular tours have grossed upwards of £1.8billion. Mick Jagger, whose androgynous sneer was once so feared by The Establishment, is now canny Sir Mick with a £225million fortune and palatial homes on three continents. Even guitarist Ronnie Wood, a r…http://www.twitpic.com/cq7uiu
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Central Park West Mansion Returns Hoping for Million http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/05/08/central_park_west_mansion_returns_hoping_for_37_million.php The mansion at 247 Central Park West has had a rocky relationship with the real estate market in the past: former owner and Coach COO Keith Monda once wanted million for the place but had to cut that price all the way to .375 million before selling the house early last year. The buyer is making no particular attempt to learn from Monda's example—he or she (masked by a corporation) has just listed the house for million. The annual taxes add another ,000 to that. Before Monda owned it, the mansion, on the park at West 85th Street, belonged to Abigail Disney (grandniece of Walt). And long before th…http://www.twitpic.com/cq7o4l
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty 'Working Families Flexibility Act' Doesn't Give Flexibility or Support to Working Families http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Political-Action-Legislation/Working-Families-Flexibility-Act-Doesn-t-Give-Flexibility-or-Support-to-Working-Families In a perfect gift for mothers, just short of Mother's Day, House Republicans have once again introduced legislation with a charming title and a potentially devastating impact for working women and families. According to the bill's sponsors, the “Working Families Flexibility Act,” or H.R. 1406, would give employees the “freedom” to determine work schedules and time off. In reality, this bill would provide more work and less pay…http://www.twitpic.com/cph7lm
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty In China, Breathing Becomes a Childhood Risk http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/23/world/asia/pollution-is-radically-changing-childhood-in-chinas-cities.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0 The boy’s chronic cough and stuffy nose began last year at the age of 3. His symptoms worsened this winter, when smog across northern China surged to record levels. Now he needs his sinuses cleared every night with saltwater piped through a machine’s tubes. The boy’s mother, Zhang Zixuan, said she almost never lets him go outside, and when she does she usually makes him wear a face mask. The difference between Britain, where she once studied, and China is “heaven and hell,” she said. Levels of deadly pollutants up to 40 times the recommended exposure limit in Beijing and other cities have struck fear into parents and le…http://www.twitpic.com/cmqhad
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #TeaParty Retirement for All http://wisaflcio.typepad.com/wisconsin-state-afl-cio-blog/2013/04/retirement-for-all.html This is a guest blog post by Philip Anderson, AFT-WI Retiree Chapter Member. Being able to retire with some dignity and financial independence was once part of the American Dream. But for many people a secure retirement is slipping out of reach. Many experts claim we are facing a retirement crisis. The Internet is full of grim statistics. Only 42% of private sector workers age 25 to 64 have any pension coverage in their current job. Only half of American workers have access to a 401(k) plan, and only about 30% take advantage of that plan 75% of 401(k)s have an average balance of ,000. The median account balance is less than ,000. One-thi…http://www.twitpic.com/cli88g
#occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty [VIDEO] Struggle at Home Intrudes on Chechen Haven in America http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/22/us/chechens-in-us-feel-exposed-and-embarrassed.html?hp&_r=0 Four days after the Boston Marathon bombings, Ali Tepsurkaev was at work on a construction site on Nantucket when his boss approached him to deliver the news: the two prime suspects had been identified as ethnic Chechens. For Mr. Tepsurkaev, 33, who fled the wars in Chechnya more than a decade ago, immediate disbelief turned quickly to fear and despair. The violence that had once consumed his homeland had found him again, this time shattering the quiet refuge he had found here in New England. “I was so upset, I couldn’t work,” said Mr. Tepsurkaev, who soon left his Nantucket home to be with his extended…http://www.twitpic.com/cl2765
#occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty MICHELLE RHEE EXPLAINS IT ALL http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/michelle-rhee-kids-in-private-schools-041713 Gee, I was asking myself the other day, I wonder what educational reform grifter Michelle Rhee is up to these days? Has she found a new subordinate to scapegoat? An unpaid teacher to kid? Another billionnaire with, as young Mr. Stewart once put it, before he decided to be Mel fking Torme, a lot more money than sense? No, she's just pretty much being a public dickhead again. In the interview, Rhee also confirmed that one of her two daughters attends a private school in Tennessee, where the girls live with their father, that state's top education official. Rhee is now married to Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson. She has previously describ…http://www.twitpic.com/ckay6v
#occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty MICHELLE RHEE EXPLAINS IT ALL http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/michelle-rhee-kids-in-private-schools-041713 Gee, I was asking myself the other day, I wonder what educational reform grifter Michelle Rhee is up to these days? Has she found a new subordinate to scapegoat? An unpaid teacher to kid? Another billionnaire with, as young Mr. Stewart once put it, before he decided to be Mel fking Torme, a lot more money than sense? No, she's just pretty much being a public dickhead again. RELATED: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/education/la-me-rhee-20130418,0,4385169.storyhttp://www.twitpic.com/ckayr1