Plunderbund

As is usually the case, I’m on the side of labor on this one…

Yo, mega-media corps: you are making money off of the work of the writers - and they should be paid for their labor.

I didn’t hear much about this yesterday, but there was a hearing before the Senate subcommittee looking into the UT mine disaster last month. More evidence of how pathetic the Bush Administration is…and I agree with the president of the United Mineworkers (full disclosure: this is another union my company works with) that SOMEONE […]

One of my firm’s clients is the IAFF - the fire fighters union that has been taking on Giuliani. I’ve been keeping a secret for a week, but we finally got the go-ahead to break the news at 4pm today…
The IAFF is endorsing Senator Dodd for president at a news conference tomorrow in DC. […]

Hilarious redub of an old union commercial. How can conservatives not see the value of unions? This commercial should make that value obvious. (If language and a rough-and-tumble Jersey style make you clutch your pearls, best not give this one a listen.)

You hear or read somet things and immediately think “uh huh…that’s about right”. This headline in yesterday’s NYT is one of those times:
OSHA Leaves Worker Safety in Hands of Industry
In this administration? You bet. This graphic tells you about all you need to know:

Since George W. Bush became president, OSHA has issued […]

Consider me unsurprised.
“Teenagers are being put in the position of doing tasks that are either illegal or dangerous,” said lead author Carol Runyan, of the University of North Carolina Injury Prevention Research Center.
Although enforcement of laws could be improved, she said, “the real burden lies with employers.”

37 percent of teens younger than 16 said […]