Robert Reich on immigration reform plan: ‘The stars are aligned in a very weird and unusual way’
“I can’t remember the last time the AFL-CIO and the Chamber of Commerce got together on anything.” —Robert Reich watch video
Topic: Unions
Thom Hartmann: Anti-union, pro–fossil fuel forces are the real reasons the USPS is struggling
“Ever since 1981, when Ronald Reagan declared war on union workers, the Republican war against unions has been relentless.” —Thom Hartmann watch video
John Fugelsang celebrates Reagan’s birthday by remembering what ‘Fox News wants you to forget’
“Some of our conservative brothers and sisters might think this is mean, my reciting several actual things Reagan actually, really did.” —John Fugelsang watch video
Union leader Eliseo Medina on immigration reform: ‘Let’s fix it once and for all’
“There should not be anything like a second-class American worker in this country.” —Eliseo Medina watch video
Dan Gross on the latest jobs report: Wages must go up for the economy to improve
“The underlying problem in the economy isn’t uncertainty and it isn’t taxes. It’s demand.” —Dan Gross watch video
Eliot Spitzer takes on Lou Dobbs over false claim about ‘forced union membership’
“Federal law clearly prohibits unions from requiring membership.” —Eliot Spitzer watch video
Eliot Spitzer: Fox News didn’t do the math on right-to-work and unemployment
“According to the Economic Policy Institute, wages for full-time, full-year union and nonunion workers in right-to-work states are about $1,500 less annually than a similar worker in a non–right-to-work state.” —Eliot Spitzer watch video
Sander Levin on Michigan anti-union law: ‘This is a tragic day in the history of the labor movement’
“If people can freeload and not pay their fair share, there will be less of a resource for the union to represent people.” —Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich. watch video
Reich on why right-to-work legislation is anti-labor: ‘As labor unions have declined, wages have declined in tandem’
“As labor unions have declined, workers have had less power, and — significantly — the median wage has declined in tandem.” —Robert Reich watch video
Hostess bonuses are ‘half-baked’
Let’s take a look at what the management at Hostess has been up to over the last few years. read post
