Category Archives: The War On Workers

How messed up is the Supreme Court? Hobby Lobby decision opens floodgates

I was waiting for this to happen and now it has: Hobby Lobby decision opens floodgates for anti-birth control lawsuits. The DailyKos article begins: The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which brought you the Hobby Lobby suit that was really not … Continue reading

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“Fired foreman sues notorious coal CEO over pressure to donate to Republicans”

How many bad references can there be in one headline? “Fired foreman sues,” “notorious coal CEO,” “pressure to donate to Republicans”? There are probably a few more encoded in that sentence. One is that the “fired foreman” is a woman … Continue reading

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Happy Labor Day! “More Workers Are Claiming ‘Wage Theft’”

This morning I heard a new anti-teachers union radio commercial on my news radio station, full of out-and-out lies and distortions. It is most likely a product of charter school corporations, Campbell Brown, et al., and very rich people such … Continue reading

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