Social Security Checks Enter the Debate New York Times ...As part of a deal being negotiated by President Obama and Speaker John A. Boehner to avert the worst of the year-end tax increases and spending cuts, Social Security payments might be lower in the future for millions of Americans...
2 million will lose jobless benefit if Congress fails to act McClatchy ...While most states provide jobless workers up to 26 weeks of unemployment insurance, the federal program adds an additional 14 to 47 weeks, depending on the state’s unemployment rate...
Boehner’s Plan B Fails; Inmates Running Asylum New York Magazine ... Boehner isn’t going to get a chance to make his plan work, because Republicans themselves have revolted against it...
“Fix the Debt” - Defense Contractor Ties Exposed Washington Monthly ... the group Fix The Debt - which advocates for Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security cuts while pushing corporate tax reform - has 38 leaders with “ties to 43 companies with defense contracts totaling $42.3 billion in 2012...”
Breaking the hold of corporate welfare on America's incarceration industry Guardian ...because incarceration has become a virtual jobs program in many states and because certain corporations are profiting handsomely from the incarceration binge that has been in place for the past few decades, the reduction in prison populations and prison closures is being met with huge resistance...
Labor Voices: A new coalition to fight for Michigan Detroit News ...This past Friday, faith, labor, community and progressive groups announced the formation of We Are Michigan, a coalition of Michiganians who are ready to work together to fight back against Snyder's attacks on working people...
Greenburgh Teamsters Relieved To Settle Contract Greenburgh Daily Voice ...After almost four years without a contract ... The new contract will give Teamsters union members a 1.75 percent salary increase in 2012 and 2013 plus an additional $500 each year and a 2.25 percent increase in 2014 with an additional $400...
Illinois Central School Bus Workers Join Teamsters Local 777 IBT ...School bus drivers and monitors at Illinois Central School Bus in Aurora and Montgomery, Ill., have voted by an overwhelming 4 to 1 margin to join Teamsters Local 777 in Lyons, Ill...
