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UAW President Bob King tells In These Times’ Molly M. Ginty:If we restructure the city just like we restructured the auto industry, there’s hope that Detroit, too, can see a turnaround.
In Bakersfield, Calif., on Wednesday, thousands rallied outside the office of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R) in support of a comprehensive immigration policy that includes a road map to citizenship. Republican leaders say they will not bring up the bill that was passed by the Senate, but instead will focus on several smaller immigration bills. María Elena Durazo, executive secretary-treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, said there will be consequences if House Republicans block the Senate bill.
Former Illinois lawmaker Jesse Jackson, Jr., was sentenced to 30 months in prison at a North Carolina prison to be determined on Wednesday, to be followed by 36 months of probation.
The bad news on student loans just keeps coming. Within the past few months, federal student loan debt has surpassed the $1.2 trillion mark, Congress raised interest rates for incoming students and tied them to market swings and the average graduate from the class of 2013 left college with a record $30,000 of debt.
The Department of Defense announced a plan Wednesday to extend a range of federal benefits to same-sex spouses of military service members starting Sept. 3.
A large UPS cargo plane crashed early Wednesday morning near the airport in Birmingham, Ala., killing the pilot and co-pilot, said city Mayor William Bell.The two were the only people killed or injured in the fiery crash, Bell said.
On today’s 78th anniversary of Social Security, a new survey (see video) from the National Academy of Social Insurance finds that most of America's workers support increasing benefits, protecting benefits against inflation and lifting the Social Security tax cap so that wealthy people pay their fair share as working families do now.You can add your voice to the call to strengthen, not cut, Social Security by signing this petition from the Alliance for Retired Americans.
Buzz is building around a new documentary film series, "Strength in Union," which is currently being filmed. Covering the history of the labor movement and highlighting the stories of workers, the series also will feature interviews from historians and labor leaders, including Leo W. Gerard, international president of the United Steelworkers (USW); Cliff Guffey, president of the Postal Workers (APWU); Lawrence J. Hanley, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU); and Captain Lee Moak, president of the Air Line Pilots (ALPA).The NH Labor News reports it is likely the series will air on PBS, as well as in select theaters and film festivals.
What's choreographer Marty Kudelka's favorite part of being on tour? He doesn't have to make his bed every morning.Kudelka, who has worked with Mariah Carey and Justin Timberlake, is part of a group of performers, including singers, dancers and choreographers, who regularly tour with big name acts as part of their jobs. While many performers have a voice on the job when they work in music videos or on TV and film, they do not have the union contract for their tour work. This affects everything, from access to health insurance to retirement benefits and safety on the job.
Pfc. Bradley Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst convicted of espionage for leaking 700,000 secret government documents, plans to take the witness stand Wednesday at a military sentencing hearing.
