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That's the argument that Dave Jamieson makes, quite compellingly, in a new article at The Huffington Post. When President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address next week, the centerpiece of the speech is expected to be income inequality. Jamieson says that wouldn't have happened without the hard work done by low-wage workers at fast-food restaurants who went on strikes and protested poverty-level wages.
Hey, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, can we talk for a minute? I love you guys. I think "The Heist" is one of the best albums of the past few years. I've sung three different songs of yours at karaoke and I'm practicing a fourth. I'm one of the people who knows that when you talk about Capitol Hill in your songs, you're not talking about D.C.
What's the state of your union? What issues would you like President Obama to talk about in his address? Share your thoughts in the comments below or tweet some ideas using the hashtag #ourSOTU on Twitter. If you want to get AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka's take on the State of the Union and have the opportunity to get your thoughts shared on the AFL-CIO Now blog, text SOTU to 235246 (standard data and message rates may apply).
Virginia's attorney general will announce Thursday that he has concluded that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, local news providers reported early Thursday.A spokeswoman for Democrat General Mark R.
A massive fire ripped through a senior complex in eastern Quebec early Thursday, killing at least three people and sending firefighters into the flames to search for 30 others still missing, officials said.The fire broke out around 12:30 a.m.
Nearly 202 million people were unemployed in 2013 around the world, some 5 million more than in 2012, because the number of jobs is not keeping pace with the growing workforce. As the world’s elite meet in Davos, Switzerland, this week to discuss global economics, the International Labor Organization released its annual jobs report, showing how much work must be done to ensure workers can support themselves and their families.
Five mobsters, including several organized crime captains, have been arrested in the investigation of the infamous 1978 Lufthansa heist, law enforcement sources tell NBC 4 New York.
Here are some headlines from the working families news we're reading today (after the jump).
Despite being one of the most frequently cited boogeymen of right-wing extremists and the target of bipartisan policies that cut their pay and benefits, government employees are very frequently part of the solution and are leading the way in innovating on new and better ways to work with management and improve services and costs.
There’s no respite in sight from the worst of winter. Not even in Texas.Forecasters say nuisance snowstorms — nothing like earlier this week, but enough to hamper cleanup efforts — will dust the Northeast over the coming days.
