November 2009 Archives

November 20, 2009

Organizing 2.0

Join us at the first-ever conference explicitly aimed at the intersection between community organizing and online organizing

November 19, 2009

Stay Classy, Tom

Cash rules everything around U.S. Chamber CEO Tom Donohue

U.S. Chamber Extremism Protested in San Francisco, Too

Protesters object to Chamber CEO Tom Donohue's cynical attempts to block health, financial, climate reforms

16 Deaths Per Day

That's how many workers are killed by their employers' negligence in America every day

November 18, 2009

Senate HELP Committee Approves Nomination of David Michaels To Head OSHA

Obama nominee wins bipartisan approval

November 17, 2009

Sweatshop-Free Gifts For The Holidays

Don't give lumps of coal to the men and women who make your holiday presents -- buy your clothing gifts sweatshop-free

November 16, 2009

OSHA Audit Flaws Drop Workplace Accidents Down the Memory Hole

New GAO report finds that OSHA audit process has sizable holes -- holes that corporations can use to underreport health and safety risks on the job

November 9, 2009

In Historic Vote, House Passes Health Reform

Reform bill passes House of Representatives, 220-215

Retrofit Roadshow Brings Drive for Good Green Jobs to Maine

Laborers bring campaign to weatherize America to the Pine Tree State

November 6, 2009

Unemployment: 15.7 Million Out Of Work

Total unemployed are now equivalent to every adult in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Idaho being out of work

November 2, 2009

Philly Rallies Against U.S. Chamber Extremism

A diverse coalition of progressive groups confront Chamber President Tom Donohue and his extreme right-wing agenda in Philadelphia