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Despite everything, some good things
Deficit drop ♥ From Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, FACT: the strongest economic growth in almost 40 years, powered by American Rescue Plan, has put the deficit on track to drop by more than $1.3 trillion this year. This is the … Continue reading
Posted in Good Things Happening, Government, Joe Biden and his people, Judiciary, Law, suits and order, The Facts of Life, The War On Workers, Trumpism, War on Ukraine
Tagged deficit drop, Department of Labor, Donbas, Grinnell College, Judge Arthur Engoron, labor unions, Marty Walsh, Starbucks, Trump contempt, Ukrainian resistance, utin
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More good things happening? Sure
♥ The House just passed a bill capping the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for insured patients. (193 ♥ Republicans, over 90% of the delegation, voted “no.” So irrational. Don’t those 193 Republicans have constituents with diabetes?) As Tristan … Continue reading
Posted in Good Things Happening, Joe Biden and his people, Judiciary, Law, suits and order, Politics, The Facts of Life, The War On Workers, Trumpism
Tagged Amazon Union, decriminalizing marijuana, insulin, Jan 6 prosecutions, Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, unemployment
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How (not) to get the facts about joining a union?
I love to read news about unions and unionization. Today, the Times has an article, pretty exciting to me, about how workers at Amazon, specifically the Bessemer, Alabama plant, are now voting on whether to join a union. Great, I … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer boycott, Fascism, Human rights, The Facts of Life, The War On Workers
Tagged Amazon Bessemer, Amazon unionization, Benjamin Sachs, Bessemer Alabama, Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union
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