The Case for Working With Your Hands http://tiny.cc/workhand
The television show “Deadliest Catch” depicts commercial crab fishermen in the Bering Sea. Another, “Dirty Jobs,” shows all kinds of grueling work; one episode featured a guy who inseminates turkeys for a living.
Should Employers Be Required To Give Paid Sick Days? http://tiny.cc/sickdays
Is paid sick leave unhealthy for small businesses?
Take Action Organizing for America Event Canaveral Groves Health Care Event http://tiny.cc/obamaevent
Time: Saturday, June 6 from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Host: Jo Shim Contact Phone: 321-636-4493 Location: 4010 Dakota Ave. (Cocoa, FL) Cocoa, FL 32926
Join OFA at Health Care Organizing Events http://tiny.cc/healthcareevent
Real health care reform: It's happening and it's happening now. Find an Organizing for America Health Care Kickoff Event near you:
Make or break time for health reform: Obama http://tiny.cc/healthcarereform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama stepped up efforts to build public support for a broad revamp of U.S. healthcare on Tuesday, saying the country could no longer afford the soaring costs of the current system that leaves millions without medical coverage
Is Employee Free Choice dead? http://tiny.cc/EFCAdead
THE FIGHT for the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) appears to be stumbling, with Corporate America increasingly confident that it will defeat the most "controversial" parts of the pro-union legislation.
Chinese Company Buying G.M.’s Hummer Brand http://tiny.cc/Chinahummer
General Motors has reached a preliminary agreement for the sale of its Hummer brand of large sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks to a machinery company in western China with ambitions to become a carmaker.
Newspapers want U.S. help, not bailout http://tiny.cc/newsbail
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many U.S. companies consider lobbying the government just another cost of doing business. When newspapers want help from Uncle Sam, the cost could be their reputation
Budget cuts shrink size of summer school http://tiny.cc/budgetedu
Summer school begins today, but only a small number of students will benefit from the extra help this year tags education,budget
Is Slam in Danger of Going Soft? http://tiny.cc/slampoem
CHICAGO — Slam poetry was invited into the White House last month and it is also the focus of the recent HBO documentary series “Brave New Voices.” So you might think that the originator of the poetry slam, a raucous live competition that is more likely to take place in a bar than in a bookstore, would be feeling rather pleased these days.
Is a $9 Flight Too Good to Be True? http://tiny.cc/9dolflight
How does a $9 flight sound to you? Sounds good to me, too -- and starting July 13 -- when JetAmerica takes off, every one of its flights will have nine seats for $9. Tags,airlines, travel