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Off to Denver
on Oct 18, 2008 in Labor 2008 Barack Obama AFSCME AFL-CIO Mark Udall Colorado As if this blog wasn't dead enough lately, I will be going to Denver for the next two weeks on behalf of my union. I'll be working with the AFL-CIO's Labor 2008 political operation to elect Barack and Mark Udall as well as defeat 3 anti-labor ballot...
On News Tribune Anti-Labor Bias...
on Dec 22, 2008 in Washington State politics Gregoire Olympia AFSCME labor budget What follows is a striking example of a journalist taking an overtly anti-labor stance in what should be a fairly straightforward news story: Union sues governor because she left their pay raises and additional fringe benefits costs out of her budget...
Who does a union represent?
on Jan 28, 2009 in General Toledo AFSCME union Last week I posed a question to both my union steward and the alternate steward. They agreed that my perspective was correct but we should consult people further up in the union hierarchy to see what, if anything, I might be missing. Since I have n...
Citigroup Audit Committee Faces a Vote
on Apr 19, 2009 in Corporate Finance AFSCME audit committee bank bailout Citi Citigroup RiskMetrics toxic assets Tomorrow Citigroup holds its annual meeting, and with it a vote on the Audit & Risk Management Committee. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Pension Plan is pushing for a no vote on the currently serving me...
Card Check: Oh, Forget Compromise, Forget the Whole Thing
on Apr 23, 2009 in Labor Unions AFSCME Andy Stern card check EFCA Employee Free Choice Act SEIU United for Change A descriptively titled news release, “AFSCME, Americans United for Change Launch New Television Ad Spotlighting the Republican ‘Party of NO’ and the Middle-Class Priorities They Turned Their Back On,” excerpted: Gerald W. McEntee, Pre...