Sunday, May 16, 2010

County budget workshop
BCC’s Cocoa Campus Building 14, Coc...
Tomorrow, May 17 at 6:00pm

Space Coast CLC Meeting Endorsements for Congress 15,
State Represenative 30 and 31 will be voted on.
Thursday May 20, 6:30PM

County budget workshop
BCC’s Palm Bay Campus Building 20,...
Thursday, May 20 at 6:00pm

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Causes - Rally
Date:Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Time:4:00pm - 5:30pm
Location:Outside Senator LeMieux's Downtown Orlando Office
Street: 201 S. Orange Ave., Suite 350 City/Town:Orlando, FL


Start Time:Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 8:30am
End Time:Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 12:00am
Location:


Labor Unions May Have To Abandon Obama to Beat Corporate America | Economy | AlterNet

As president of the AFL-CIO, Richard Trumka is emerging as the voice of an increasingly irrelevant labor movement. As unionized work sinks to only 7 percent of the private sector, the labor movement is losing its influence within the Democratic Party.

World's richest 1% own 40% of all wealth, UN report discovers | Money | The Guardian


AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Telecom and Satellite TV Workers, Police Officers and More Join AFL-CIO Unions

Telecommunications workers, satellite TV installers, police officers and freight handlers are among the latest workers to win a voice at work with AFL-CIO unions.
In Indiana and Michigan, 315 AT&T Mobility workers joined the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The former Centennial Wireless workers joined through a majority sign-up agreement between CWA and AT&T

Tracking the Landline’s Demise

Some 22.9 percent of U.S. adults have a wireless phone at home but no landline, according to new data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Miami Beach employees closer to living wage increase - Miami Beach - MiamiHerald.com

Miami Beach's lowest paid workers are one step closer to a hard-fought raise.
City commissioners gave preliminary approval Wednesday to raising Miami Beach's living wage -- something that hasn't been done in nine years despite a legal obligation to do so.The city's living wage, which applies to city employees and those working for contractors with agreements worth $100,000 or more, is today at the 2001 level of $8.56 for employees receiving benefits

Robert Creamer: Progressives and the Deficit

It would be easy for Progressives -- even with the best of intentions -- to fumble the growing debate on the federal deficit. Here are six rules for how Progressives should approach the issue in the months ahead:


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