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Johnny Zuagar just wants to go back to work. It’s been 72 hours since he’s been locked out of his job at the U.S. Census Bureau in Suitland, Md., and he’s scared.“I don’t know what bills to pay,” says Zuagar, who has two young children. “I’m afraid I might lose my house. I don’t know how it got to this.”
When the most despised player in Major League Baseball wanted to take a swing at the Yankees, who did he turn to? A guy once dubbed "the most hated lawyer in New York.
When several Secret Service and Capitol Hill police officers put their lives on the line in the tragic events of Thursday, several good reporters noted that these workers were not getting paid because of the current standoff caused by House Speaker John Boehner’s insistence on shutting down the government. Unfortunately, some reporters said that the workers were on duty because they were “essential” personnel. Though they are essential, essential to their mission of protecting the president and Congress, all government workers are essential to the mission of their agencies. These workers are being ordered to work even though there is no authority to pay them, because of an attorney general’s ruling during the Carter administration. These workers are doing jobs that are exempted from the Anti-Deficiency Act prohibition of authorizing government expenditures without congressional budget authority.
The House Republican government shutdown is getting a lot of press, but few people are getting their voices heard.How has the government shutdown affected you? Share your story here: http://go.aflcio.org/shutdown-story.
After the jump is a list of resources for federal and other workers who have been locked out or lost their jobs because of the House Republican government shutdown. We will be updating this list as we receive more info in the coming days.
Kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart says she survived her nine month ordeal by following her captors’ commands and earning their trust, which ultimately helped set her free.“Things that I'd always told myself I'd never do, I would do them if it meant I would survive.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett is apologizing for comparing same-sex marriage to the marriage of a brother and sister during a Friday television interview, angering gay-rights groups.
After two years of organizing, more than 7,000 independent home care providers in Vermont have voted overwhelmingly to be represented by AFSCME Vermont Homecare United in negotiations with the state of Vermont. The vote, which concluded yesterday, marks a major milestone in the fight for home health care workers and is the largest organizing win in Vermont’s history. Out of the 7,500 eligible home care providers, 71% voted for AFSCME.
A colossal storm system over the central U.S. is producing heavy snow and high winds in Wyoming, South Dakota and northern Colorado.Weather Channel winter weather expert Tom Niziol said the blizzard-type conditions created by Winter Storm Atlas were “ridiculous” for this time of year.
Warning: Some viewers may find this video disturbing. Dramatic dash-cam video captured a man in fatigues opening fire on a police officer during a routine traffic stop on an Oregon highway while the man’s three children waited in his car.
