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In case you haven’t heard, the government shut down [Tuesday morning] as Congress failed to pass a “continuing resolution” to keep it operating. You’ll hear a lot of people saying this is a “standoff” or a simple case of two sides being unable to compromise. But it’s not politics as usual—it’s an unusual, and dangerous, hijacking of politics by a determined minority. Here are eight things to keep in mind as you watch this play out.
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka issued the following statement on the immigration reform bill introduced in the House today by a group of Democratic lawmakers:Today, as House Republicans continue to hold the country hostage, a group of Democrats introduced a bill that will fix the immigration system and move our country in a positive direction. The bill, which is based on bipartisan legislation that passed the Senate by a wide margin in April, has overwhelming support from the labor movement, faith organizations, immigrant communities, civil and human rights groups, business and many others.
The stock market is getting a little bumpy as the government shutdown wears on, but if Congress pushes a deadline on the federal debt limit in two weeks, you can buckle up for something much scarier — maybe even a replay of the 2008 financial crisis.
Republicans in the House forced the government to shut down this week because they can’t win any of the crazy things they want in the American way, fair and square, writes AFL-CIO Policy Director Damon Silvers in a letter to activists.Our country is shut down, and we need you to sign this petition we’ll deliver ASAP to Congress.
Several hundred union and community activists and music lovers joined the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM) members of the Minnesota Orchestra in a downtown Minneapolis rally Tuesday to mark the one-year anniversary of the lockout by orchestra management, the Minnesota Orchestral Association.
My partner, a federal worker, is locked out of his job because the Tea Party Caucus wants more spending cuts. By stranding 800,000 federal employees without pay, the billionaire-backed fraction of Congress’ extreme right wing is sending a clear message: they are not accountable to any working Americans, and they are coming for all of our jobs.
We’re excited to unveil our new health care website: WorkingAmericaHealthCare.org.In the thousands of conversations we have every week, health care is consistently one of the most important issues to our members. That’s why we’ve spent a decade as a champion for coverage, and why we fought so hard to pass the Affordable Care Act. And now that the law is taking effect, we want to do everything we can to make sure it works.
Prosecutors decided Wednesday not to bring charges against a motorcyclist who was caught on tape punching the window of a Range Rover that was besieged by angry bikers on a New York City highway.
Jacksonville International Airport in Florida was closed for six hours after a man going through security told a checker that he had a bomb hidden inside his camouflage backpack, authorities said Wednesday.The man, Zeljko Causevic, was charged with having a hoax bomb.
As the government shutdown entered its second day, people across America were feeling the effect -- and lots of them wanted to tell lawmakers just how fed up they were.
