The Walmart Revolt In These Times ...at a time of growing unrest among low-paid workers, the Walmart campaign could help the labor movement take a giant leap forward...
2012 ends strongly for manufacturing sector manufacture this ...Despite hitting a 40-month low in November, manufacturing activity not only rose, but expanded in December, concluding the year with a positive sign of growth...
An Eyes Wide Open Look at U.S. Manufacturing Trade Reform ...“The fate of the U.S. economy will be decided in the next four to five years. The question is: Do we continue on the course to becoming a third-world country, importing finished goods and exporting raw materials, or will we rebuild our manufacturing base and once again become the premier industrial leader?”...
Japan plans 'nationalisation' of factories to save industry The Telegraph ...Japan's government is to take the unprecedented step of buying factories and machinery directly with taxpayer funds, the latest in a series of radical steps to lift the country out of its deep slump...
Small business recession explains poor sentiment Sober Look ...after a gradual recovery since 2009, US small business revenues have been consistently declining for most of 2012. Recent declines have lasted for 9 consecutive months … and are visible across all major industries...
The Big Fiscal Cliff Deal Winners: Hedge Fund And Private Equity Moguls Forbes ...hedge fund and private equity moguls will continue to be taxed relatively lightly after the new fiscal cliff legislation...
At $250B, costs of occupational injury and illness exceed costs of cancer Economic Policy Institute ...Occupational injuries and illnesses are overlooked contributors to the overall national costs of all diseases, injuries, and deaths...
Lost day: NHL, union don't meet Thursday for full bargaining session The Republic ...Any momentum gained from a long night of negotiations between the NHL and the players' association seemed to have been lost Thursday when the sides remained mostly apart...
State inks deal to privatize S. Fla. inmate health care Tampa Bay Times ...Gov. Rick Scott's administration announced Thursday the state has signed a contract with a Pennsylvania based company, Wexford Health Sources, to outsource all medical care to more than 15,000 inmates in several South Florida prisons...
United Natural Foods, Teamsters to hold dispute talks just-food.com ...United Natural Foods and the Teamsters trade union will hold fresh talks as customers voice disquiet over the ongoing worker strike in Washington state...
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
Today's Teamster News 07.28.11
A baker’s dozen lies in the “Walker was right” viral email Russ' Filtered News ...If you have any wingnut relatives, friends or co-workers, you’ve probably received an email containing the Washington Examiner post below. The post asserts that Wisconsin’s Gov.Scott Walker’s attack on teacher’s unions have been proven correct by the wonderful results...
Kasich tours fairgrounds, talks budgets Columbus Dispatch ...When asked about local governments’ budgets, Kasich said, "Let me have their budgets…I mean, let me control their budgets. We balanced the budget in Washington while I was there, we've got the budget balanced in Ohio. Change what you're doing, think creatively..."
Ford and Chrysler's 2Q results make it harder to plead poverty at UAW talks Detroit Free Press ...Ford and Chrysler posted solid vehicle sales and operating profits again Tuesday, setting the stage for an interesting face-off with the UAW this summer over how to share the wealth in a more stable U.S. auto industry...
Daniels suggests he might support right-to-work bill Indianapolis Star-Tribune ...The last time Indiana's legislature held a hearing on the controversial right-to-work issue, Gov. Mitch Daniels not only didn't endorse it but told lawmakers that 2011 was the wrong year to deal with it. It's looking a lot like his administration sees 2012 -- his final year as governor -- as just the right year...
Small businesses lose big advocate Sun-Sentinel ...Florida's 1.9 million small businesses may have thought they had a friend in Tallahassee, but that ended in May, when Gov. Rick Scott abolished the state's Office of the Small Business Advocate. To fill the void, the governor established his own watchdog operation — one that is showing signs of loose dentures...
CEOs in Their Own Words: Don't Plan on Much Hiring Wall Street Journal ...Outside of rail and technology companies, almost none of them discussed long-term plans to significantly expand their work force...
House Dems Join Senate In Urging DOJ To Fight Voter ID Laws Talking Points Memo ..."Many of these bills only have one true purpose, the disenfranchisement of eligible voters -- especially the elderly, young voters, students, minorities, and low-income voters," they write in the letter...
Kasich tours fairgrounds, talks budgets Columbus Dispatch ...When asked about local governments’ budgets, Kasich said, "Let me have their budgets…I mean, let me control their budgets. We balanced the budget in Washington while I was there, we've got the budget balanced in Ohio. Change what you're doing, think creatively..."
Ford and Chrysler's 2Q results make it harder to plead poverty at UAW talks Detroit Free Press ...Ford and Chrysler posted solid vehicle sales and operating profits again Tuesday, setting the stage for an interesting face-off with the UAW this summer over how to share the wealth in a more stable U.S. auto industry...
Daniels suggests he might support right-to-work bill Indianapolis Star-Tribune ...The last time Indiana's legislature held a hearing on the controversial right-to-work issue, Gov. Mitch Daniels not only didn't endorse it but told lawmakers that 2011 was the wrong year to deal with it. It's looking a lot like his administration sees 2012 -- his final year as governor -- as just the right year...
Small businesses lose big advocate Sun-Sentinel ...Florida's 1.9 million small businesses may have thought they had a friend in Tallahassee, but that ended in May, when Gov. Rick Scott abolished the state's Office of the Small Business Advocate. To fill the void, the governor established his own watchdog operation — one that is showing signs of loose dentures...
CEOs in Their Own Words: Don't Plan on Much Hiring Wall Street Journal ...Outside of rail and technology companies, almost none of them discussed long-term plans to significantly expand their work force...
House Dems Join Senate In Urging DOJ To Fight Voter ID Laws Talking Points Memo ..."Many of these bills only have one true purpose, the disenfranchisement of eligible voters -- especially the elderly, young voters, students, minorities, and low-income voters," they write in the letter...
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Koch Tea Party wrong about Boston Tea Party
What is it about the Tea Party's ignorance of American history? Michele Bachmann thinks the shot heard round the world happened in New Hampshire. Sarah Palin thinks Paul Revere warned the British. And the Koch-funded Tea Party (Americans for Prosperity) thinks the Boston Tea Party was about taxation without representation.
Actually, the Boston Tea Party was about a special corporate tax break given to a corporate monopoly. The British crown gave a tax break on tea to the Dutch East India Company, a multinational. That preferential treatment threatened to put small American entrepreneurs out of business. Hence, the tea party.
Multinational corporations can be as much a threat to small businesses as to working Americans. We all know what Wal-Mart does to Main Street retailers, and Wal-Mart isn't the only one. Multinationals also pit their suppliers against each other to drive down their costs in much the same way they pit workers against each other to drive down wages.
So labor unions and small business have a lot more in common than you might think. And in the War on Workers, we're noticing more and more alliances among unions and small businesses.
In New Hampshire, small businesses had a tweet-a-thon to support unions by opposing HB474, a right-to-work bill to destroy unions. The AFL-CIO blog reports,
Small businesses in Madison showed their support of unions during the massive protests in February and March. Shopowners advertised 10 percent discounts for teachers. And some small businesses made the extra effort, like the one pictured above.
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| A pro-union small business in Madison, Wisc. |
Actually, the Boston Tea Party was about a special corporate tax break given to a corporate monopoly. The British crown gave a tax break on tea to the Dutch East India Company, a multinational. That preferential treatment threatened to put small American entrepreneurs out of business. Hence, the tea party.
Multinational corporations can be as much a threat to small businesses as to working Americans. We all know what Wal-Mart does to Main Street retailers, and Wal-Mart isn't the only one. Multinationals also pit their suppliers against each other to drive down their costs in much the same way they pit workers against each other to drive down wages.
So labor unions and small business have a lot more in common than you might think. And in the War on Workers, we're noticing more and more alliances among unions and small businesses.
In New Hampshire, small businesses had a tweet-a-thon to support unions by opposing HB474, a right-to-work bill to destroy unions. The AFL-CIO blog reports,
Hundreds of New Hampshire small businesses are taking part in a 36-hour tweet-a-thon, telling the New Hampshire Legislature, especially House Speaker Bill O’Brien, to keep the Granite State open for business and stop playing political games with so-called right to work legislation.Here's a typical tweet:
Key to keeping NH open? NO to HB 474! Keystone Press LLC, Manchester wants to #keepNHopen4biz http://bit.ly/k5S0Le #NHhouse #standupNHIn Ohio, many small businesses are showing their support for labor by opposing SB 5, the heinous bill that strips collective bargaining rights from government workers. They're part of the Proud Ohio Workers campaign:
Proud Ohio Workers wants to ensure that small shops all across Ohio will remain open. If public employee wages are reduced and jobs are cut, local businesses will suffer. Supporting the creation and retention of good paying middle class jobs is good for local economies,One of the first actions ever took place in Youngstown at the Our Family Restaurant, where three-fourths of the customers work at the Board of Education next door.
Small businesses in Madison showed their support of unions during the massive protests in February and March. Shopowners advertised 10 percent discounts for teachers. And some small businesses made the extra effort, like the one pictured above.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Q. What do small businesses want most?
A. People to buy their stuff.
Thanks to the Washington Post's Ezra Klein, we have the results of a recent National Federation of Independent Business survey. It shows small businesses aren't mostly concerned with taxes or regulation. They're concerned about lack of demand.
Which brings us to the next question.
Q. How do you increase demand?
A. Create jobs.
Thanks to the Washington Post's Ezra Klein, we have the results of a recent National Federation of Independent Business survey. It shows small businesses aren't mostly concerned with taxes or regulation. They're concerned about lack of demand.
Which brings us to the next question.
Q. How do you increase demand?
A. Create jobs.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Links 07/19/10
Cities Rent Police, Janiitors To Save Cash Wall Street Journal
After Training, Still Scrambling for Employment New York Times
Mystery for White House: Where Did the Jobs Go? New York Times
An Apparel Factory Defies Sweatshop Label, But Can it Thrive? New York Times
Dont let politics drive a nuclear waste decision Washington Post
Letter to the Editor: Small business supports workers' rights Politico
Job creation is essential to recovery Politico
After Training, Still Scrambling for Employment New York Times
Mystery for White House: Where Did the Jobs Go? New York Times
An Apparel Factory Defies Sweatshop Label, But Can it Thrive? New York Times
Dont let politics drive a nuclear waste decision Washington Post
Letter to the Editor: Small business supports workers' rights Politico
Job creation is essential to recovery Politico
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Links 07/15/10
Obama Courts Stimulus Doubters Wall Street Journal
Small biz owners uneasy with Obama Politico
Health Plans Must Provide Some Tests at No Cost New York Times
Americans in 73% Majority Oppose Ban on Deepwater Drilling Bloomberg
Watchdog: Small banks struggling despite bailout Associated Press
Small biz owners uneasy with Obama Politico
Health Plans Must Provide Some Tests at No Cost New York Times
Americans in 73% Majority Oppose Ban on Deepwater Drilling Bloomberg
Watchdog: Small banks struggling despite bailout Associated Press
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