FOR THE RECORD: Kosmas, Posey blast Obama space budget, job losses in statements Among those disappointed by President Obama's pivotal space budget were Brevard County's two U.S. Representatives. Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas, the Democrat whose district includes Kennedy Space Center, and Congressman Bill Posey, whose district includes space worker and contractors, had fought to extend the life of the shuttle fleet or boost development of the Orion -Ares spacecraft system for trips to the moon and Mars. We got neither and expect a net loss of about 6,000 space jobs.

Brevard Commission boss Bolin: Jobs Brevard's biggest issue | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY QUESTION: When you campaigned for office in 2006, you told FLORIDA TODAY: "In walking door to door, the conversation was about roads . . . and what was I going to do about the growth pattern?" What are voters telling you today?

AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Poll: Public Supports Stimulus Provisions As Congress considers new jobs legislation, a new poll shows a large majority of the public supports the basic provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Obama budget's military increase should reach Brevard | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY Obama's 2 percent proposed increase in the military budget could help high-tech industries in Brevard County

GOP's Key Anti-Union Witness Underpaid Workers, Violated Wage Laws | TPMMuckraker House Republicans held a forum last month to slam the Obama administration's alliance with organized labor, charging, among other things, that government favoritism toward the labor movement was unfairly preventing non-union companies from getting contracts.

Policymakers warn on recovery, stimulus exit | Reuters DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Top policymakers warned on Thursday the world economy is not out of the woods and a global recovery is still far from secure, urging caution as central banks work on withdrawing critical support.


Obama to recast agenda to focus on jobs, deficit | Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will recast his agenda in a high-stakes address to the American people on Wednesday, focusing on jobs and deficits as he seeks to weather his worst political storm since taking office.

Our views: Step back, fast (Jan. 27) | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY Did we hear this right? Economic development isn’t that important to Brevard County?

Brevard’s unemployment rate inches upward | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY
Unemployment on the Space Coast jumped to 12.1 percent in December as the area’s job woes continue to darken.The rate was the same as November, which state labor officials recalibrated from its earlier estimate of 11.9 percent

Take Action: Internet Access Denied? FactCheck.org

Q: Is Obama seeking power to "disconnect your computer, shut down your favorite websites, or block your email"? A: A Senate bill would allow the president to restrict access to government or "critical infrastructure" networks in case of a "cybersecurity emergency." But it has bipartisan support, and even critics admit it would not allow him to shut down all private Internet traffic.

The Obama Phone? FactCheck.org

Q: Has the Obama administration started a program to use "taxpayer money" to give free cell phones to welfare recipients? A: No. Low-income households have been eligible for discounted telephone service for more than a decade. But the program is funded by telecom companies, not by taxes, and the president has nothing to do with it.

Take Action: Real Health Care Reform Now!

Nothing communicates better to a member of Congress than a short personal letter from a constituent. Mention that you are counting on your member of Congress to represent you and so many others who want and need health care reform.

House health-care reform bill includes public option, Medicaid expansion - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) unveiled a health-care reform bill Thursday that includes a government insurance option and a historic expansion of Medicaid, although sticking points involving abortion and immigration remain unresolved.

Sorry Deniers, There's No Such Thing as 'Global Cooling' Environment AlterNet

The latest plot by some global warming deniers is to push a bogus 'theory' that the earth is actually cooling, instead of warming. But the AP's Seth Borenstein took the hot air out of their sails.

Lieberman: Sure, I'd Filibuster A Health Care Reform Bill With A Public Option Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) told reporters today that he would in fact filibuster any health care bill he doesn't agree with--and right now, he doesn't agree with the public option proposal making its way through the Senate

News Monday 29 December 2008

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Farm workers under UFW contract enjoy decent wages, benefits & working conditions. When you purchase agricultural products, please help farm workers maintain hard won victories in the fields by looking for these labels: Read more




Burdens That All Should Share
In hard times like these, a president's most reliable compass is a commitment to shared sacrifice. Barack Obama prominently embraced that idea during his recent appearance on "Meet the Press." The "notion of shared benefits and burdens is something that I think has been lost for too long," the president-elect insisted, "and it's something that I'd like to see restored." Read more




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The quarterly Newsletter of the Union Label Department of the AFL-CIO


Veterans fundraising event canceled
How bad is Brevard County's economy? A nonprofit group that finds housing for struggling veterans had to cancel its only public fundraiser. Read more





The Personal Politics of Hopelessness
As I write this I'm eating a sub I bought from across the street. While it was being prepared I chatted with the young woman making it, and she told me about moving from the Canadian Maritimes to Toronto, to, in essence, get a job that pays a little more than minimum wage. Because out in the Maritimes she had trouble getting even that. Read more

Commentary

Sometimes You just gather a bunch of stories and there seems to be no Preason to their selection. Today was one of those days, yet I seemed to have a theme. Maybe the order is wrong, but still a message to me. What is our shared burden? Do we as organizations and individuals share the burden of the homeless vet. They did their share to defend our country. Is it our turn?

We can end the politics of hopelessness by supporting the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. Not only do unions build wage, they provide dignity and respect for the workers.
KRS

News 10 Dec 2008 Summary

Chicago Workers Occupy Factory

Chase offers $400,000 in Chicago factory sit-in

DiPatri: School cuts to be 'devastating"

National Review: Get in the race, Jeb

The Wire for 15 August 2008

Income chasm widening in state - The Boston Globe
It's not just Florida not just Commie Pinko (or worst Liberal) New York Times reporting the story
Consumer prices surge, job market remains strained
Another "surge" can't wait to see the results of this one.
Study Tallies Corporations Not Paying Income Tax - NYTimes.com
And no-bid contracts What a Country!, no wonder we have an immigration problem of multi-national corporations swimming across the oceans
Orlando Sentinel - Black voters fuel Florida Democratic registration surge by Aaron Deslatte
Finally a surge that I can support
32 protesters arrested outside Disneyland
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell were handcuffed, frisked and loaded into police vans Thursday at the culmination of a labor protest that brought a touch of reality to the Happiest Place on Earth
Poverty, health fears leave kids unvaccinated - 08/15/2008 - MiamiHerald.com
What happens to your children when Little Johnnie next to them coughs?.
WMFE Public Broadcasting Stations : Ballot 2008 - U.S. Congress, District 24, Democrats
Better than most, do you really think I was going to say who I thought won?
The truth will set you free and I don't want to leave just yet
Candidates face off on Brevard's issues floridatoday.com FLORIDA TODAY
Candidates face off on Brevard's issues, dang thought I would get to see a hockey game, all they did was talk
District 3 commission candidates address jobs, water issues floridatoday.com FLORIDA
Elvis Presley:" Return to sender, address unknown"
We recommend FLORIDA TODAY Ralph Kennedy Port Authority
Funny Florida Today wouldn't publish Space Coast AFL-CIO Recommendations, the power of ink by the barrel and paper by the ton
still we own the cyber space so please subscribe to Space Coast Working News (unashamed plug for Working News newsletter)
Ron Stump is the clear choice for Space Coast in State House District 31
I'm stumped, I'm a Democrat or Christian Right and can't vote in the election.
Orlando Sentinel - Crist proposes fact-free economic stimulus plan by Aaron Deslatte
Hurray! We found the money for intrastructure just in time for the election!
Orlando Sentinel - UPDATE: McCain, Obama and Bush(?) in Central Florida by Jim Stratton
Good idea to have Bush at this Convention for Veterans of Foreign Wars,
He has done so much to increase the membership of that organization, he should be recognized by them
Man fatally shoots Ark. Dem. chairman at party HQ - Yahoo! News
Hate+ Fear+Mental Illness= death