AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | NFL Players to Join
State Federations
It happens too often. Workers become more productive,
often risking serious injury on the job, and make the owners more money.
But instead of sharing the wealth, the owners demand givebacks
and threaten to shut down the company if the workers don’t agree.
Issa to Push for Postal Service Changes -
NYTimes.com
“This loss only underscores the urgent need for the Postal Service to trim
its operating costs to match revenues,” Mr. Issa said in a statement.
“Congress has an obligation to ensure that effective solutions are
implemented and taxpayers don’t get stuck paying for a bailout.”
Honoring Our Veterans in 2010
Homelessness
2,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have so far received
2,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have so far received
help from the Department of Veterans Affairs' homeless outreach program
107,000 veterans are homeless on any given night, according to 2009
estimates from the Veterans Administration. About one-third of homeless
adult Americans are veterans, only about one-tenth of all adults are veterans.
Republicans Turn Against Their Own
Health Reform Proposals
Congressional Republicans are threatening to repeal the
Affordable Care Act, the recently passed health care reform law.
But President Barack Obama pointed out on “60 Minutes” Sunday night
that the law is very similar to Republican Gov. Mitt Romney’s
health reform law in Massachusetts. And it turns out the law reflects
many other ideas that enjoyed Republican support in the past.
Here are 10 of those ideas.
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