#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty My Story: Winning a Union at Pomona College http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Organizing-Bargaining/My-Story-Winning-a-Union-at-Pomona-College May Day was extra special for me this year. My heart was filled with joy and pride because it was my first day as a member of UNITE HERE…http://www.twitpic.com/cqf7pz
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#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #TeaParty Green-led Brighton & Hove is world's first 'One Planet Living' programme city http://greenparty.org.uk/news/2013/04/18/green-led-brighton-and-hove-is-worlds-first-one-planet-living-programme-city/ Green politicians nationally are celebrating as Green-led Brighton & Hove City Council, the first Green-led council in the UK, became the world's first planned 'One Planet City'. The city's Sustainability Action Plan officially received independent accreditation from BioRegional for its plans to enable residents to live well within a fairer share of the earth's resources. BioRegional is an award winning charity with an international reputation for developing sustainable solutions. The Action Plan sets out how the city can meet all the international targets under BioRegional's recognised…http://www.twitpic.com/clhg78
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Purple to Blue https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/purpletoblue?refcode=CPB0313rem Forget John Boehner and Paul Ryan — Republicans don't need Congress to push their radical right-wing agenda. They're doing it right now, state by state: Ending women's right to choose Busting unions Deregulating industries and pillaging the environment Giving away huge tax breaks to big corporations and the super rich Republican state legislatures are laboratories of right-wing extremism — and we need to stop their radical agendas before they go any farther. That's why DFA is launching the Purple to Blue Project, a new multi-year effort dedicated to winning state House and Senate chambers across the country — starting right now in Virginia. Help us raise ,000 by March 31st to kick this program off right by chipping in or more today. https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/purpletoblue?refcode=CPB0313rem Even as Democrats picked up wins nationally last year, conservatives continued to cement control of state legislatures — and they're using states like Virginia to build momentum for radical, extreme agendas. We're seeing the damage they can do. Virginia's newly-enacted restrictions on abortion have spawned a national assault on women's right to make decisions about her own life: just this weekend, North Dakota's Republican-controlled legislature passed a “personhood” amendment, effectively banning all abortions in the state. Whether it's stripping away labor rights in Wisconsin, restricting voting rights in Pennsylvania, or attacking a woman's right to choose in Virginia, conservatives are growing bolder and reaching further than ever before. It's time to get back to basics. DFA is targeting five swing districts in Virginia to send a powerful message to Republicans: If you continue to wage war on our core values, progressives will defeat you at the ballot box. This isn't a process that will happen overnight, but we have to start now. We're endorsing our first round of candidates — now we need to raise ,000 to begin recruiting staff to join them in the field. Even a gift of or more will help get us to that goal — donate today. https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/purpletoblue?refcode=CPB0313rem Thanks for all you do, – Howard Governor Howard Dean, M.D. Founder, Democracy for Americahttp://www.twitpic.com/cf0rfq
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty MoJo Photo Editor Honored for Shot of Occupy Mayhem http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2013/03/mother-jones-photo-editor-honored-edgy-street-photo The shot above, by our photo editor Mark Murrmann, has been selected for inclusion in American Photography 29, a highly prestigious juried competition and photo book that leans toward edgier work. “Regarded as the books of record,” the competition website notes, they “are still produced in all their defiant, large-format, luxurious, hard cover glory.” The winning photo was part of his series from a January 2012 Occupy protest in downtown Oakland, California, where tensions between protestors and police were at the boiling point. Mark, who had to run from the riot cops along with everybody else, offered this play b…http://www.twitpic.com/cd98eg
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Umbrella Lottery http://nowiknow.com/umbrella-lottery/ Flip a coin. There’s a 50% chance it will come up heads. Roll a six-sided die, and you have about a 33% chance of rolling a one or a two. Buy a lottery ticket and your odds of winning are astronomical, but at least it’s pretty straightforward. Check your weather forecast, and you may see something like this: “Mixed clouds and sun this morning. Scattered thunderstorms developing this afternoon. A few storms may be severe. High 93F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.” Does that mean you’re probably going to need an umbrella? Maybe not. Because if you stay roughly where you are all day long, the chance you’ll be rained on aren’t actually 60%…http://www.twitpic.com/cacygh
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Union Musicians Score at Academy Awards http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Other-News/Union-Musicians-Score-at-Academy-Awards While the world’s eyes Sunday night were focused on the actors, video clips and red carpet gowns at the 79th Academy Awards show, their ears were being treated to melodies and rhythms—both in the Oscar winning films and live broadcast—of the members of Professional Musicians (AFM) Local 47. Local 47 members composed and performed on the musical scores of 10 films that received 39 Oscar nominations and won 10 Oscars. Mychael Danna took home the Best Original Score award for “Life of Pi,” recorded on the Newman Scoring Stage at 20th Century Fox with a 77-piece union orchestra. Member Alexandre Desplat composed the music to Bes…http://www.twitpic.com/c74nge
#union #iww #ows #occupy #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot Under new rules proposed by Republicans, President Obama would have lost to Mitt Romney despite winning the popular vote. Stand with us and fight the Republicans' scheme to rig the electoral college! http://www.democraticgovernors.org/electoral-schemehttp://www.twitpic.com/byvh49
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #tlot #tcot #fiscalcliff Wall Street, the Kochs, and Rove lost to the people– so let's make Washington govern for the people http://www.hightowerlowdown.org/node/3180 As I learned from experience in my “vote-for-me” period, the nature of the political scramble is this: You win some, you lose some. Counting Democratic primary contests, I ran seven statewide races in Texas, winning five. My final loss was a squeaker in November 1990, having been surprised by a fusillade of truly vile TV ads fired at me in the last two weeks by a fellow who went on to become nationally infamous as the Michelangelo of Smear: Karl Rove. But: Win some, lose some. In my concession press conference, I simply noted that in politics, “One day you're a peac…http://www.twitpic.com/bqy2k2
#union #iww #ows #p2 #tlot #tcot Obama pressing business and labor on fiscal cliff http://finance.yahoo.com/news/obama-pressing-business-labor-fiscal-075244524.html Obama lobbying business and labor groups ahead of fiscal cliff talks with Congress In a challenge to Republicans, President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to extend expiring tax cuts immediately for all but the highest income earners as a way to eliminate half of the so-called fiscal cliff that threatens to send the economy back into recession. “What I'm not going to do is to extend Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent that we can't afford and according to economists will have the least positive impact on the economy,” the president said at his first news conference since winning re-election last w…http://www.twitpic.com/bdkl3o
#union #iww #ows #p2 #tlot #tcot How Republicans persuaded women to re-elect President Obama http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/nov/15/republicans-persuaded-women-reelect-obama For the activists of Emily's List, working to improve women's political representation, Republicans like Todd Akin were a gift In spite of the hype from Fox News that the gender gap of women voting in Democrats' favor has vanished, a new Gallup poll revealed that this year's gap was the largest ever recorded in the polling company's history. With Obama winning women by 12%, and Romney winning men by 8%, the full gender gap was an unprecedented 20 percentage points. While analysts point to the obligatory “social safety net” appeal of Democrats for women, versus the entrepreneurship appeal of Republicans fo…
#union #iww #ows #p2 #tlot #tcot How Republicans persuaded women to re-elect President Obama http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/nov/15/republicans-persuaded-women-reelect-obama For the activists of Emily's List, working to improve women's political representation, Republicans like Todd Akin were a gift In spite of the hype from Fox News that the gender gap of women voting in Democrats' favor has vanished, a new Gallup poll revealed that this year's gap was the largest ever recorded in the polling company's history. With Obama winning women by 12%, and Romney winning men by 8%, the full gender gap was an unprecedented 20 percentage points. While analysts point to the obligatory “social safety net” appeal of Democrats for women, versus the entrepreneurship appeal of Republicans fo…http://www.twitpic.com/bfvazj