Change You Can Believe In On Immigration
Since we’ve written before in this space about the Bush Administration’s disastrously militaristic approach to immigration enforcement — an approach...
March 2009 Archives
March 31, 2009
March 27, 2009
Cesar Chavez Day Events Spotlight Warehouse Workers United
If you’re in Southern California, mark your calendars for next Tuesday, March 31. That’s when you can join the United...
March 25, 2009
TPMTalks with Anna Burger
Good video interview between our Chair, Anna Burger, and David Kurtz of Talking Points Memo:...
March 23, 2009
"Unacceptable"
You may have seen some stories in the news over the weekend (like this one) describing a “middle ground”...
March 19, 2009
Scenes From the Recession
I’ve written before about my love for the Boston Globe’s photojournalism blog The Big Picture, and here’s another great...
March 17, 2009
New Poll Shows Majority Support Employee Free Choice
Sam Stein at the Huffington Post reports on a new poll fromThe Gallup Organization that shows a majority of...
March 16, 2009
The $789 Billion Question: With Stimulus Passed, What Now?
[ Note: This is a guest post by Jerome C. Ringo, President of the Apollo Alliance, a coalition of...
Angry About AIG? Here's How You Can Do Something About It
Over the weekend, the news broke that bailed-out insurance company AIG was becoming the latest in a parade of...
March 13, 2009
Wage Cuts "Worsening the Spiral Into an Even Greater Depression"
Our executive director, Chris Chafe, was interviewed on NPR’s Morning Edition this morning about the trend of companies such as...
March 12, 2009
Another Bailed-Out Bank Lobbying Against Employee Free Choice
Since we’ve reported extensively about bailed-out banks using public money to lobby against your right to free choice, it’s worth...
Rachel Maddow Is Making Sense
She’s been on fire this week covering the Employee Free Choice Act:...
March 10, 2009
Employee Free Choice Act Introduced In Congress
Well, I’ve just returned from Capitol Hill, where today saw the Employee Free Choice Act introduced in both houses of...
March 6, 2009
Obama Convenes Health Reform Forum
Yesterday President Barack Obama brought together leaders from across the economy — including Change to Win leaders General President...
Unemployment Hits 25-Year High
… as 651,000 more workers lost their jobs in February: Nonfarm payroll employment continued to fall sharply in February...
March 5, 2009
Bank of America: Hey Hey, Ho Ho, Time You Fired Your Awful CEO
This morning, the CtW Investment Group delivered a letter to O. Temple Sloan, lead director of the board of...
Lesson: Don't Cancel on Jon Stewart
Since we pointed out early how bizarrely wrongheaded Rick Santelli’s now-infamous “Chicago Tea Party” rant was, I feel I must...
The Answer Is "Rich People"
Republican Congressman Zach Wamp (TN-03) explains to MSNBC how in his opinion health care is a right for some people...
March 4, 2009
Obama to Workers: "You Will Always Have a Seat At the Table"
Addressing the AFL-CIO’s Executive Council meeting in Miami by video yesterday, President Barack Obama spoke strongly on the need for...
March 3, 2009
Scary Movie
Great video from our brothers and sisters at SEIU today exposing the horrifying rhetoric CEOs are using to try and...