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Stamp Out Hunger Letter Carriers' Campaign - Thursday, May 05, 2011
The Letter Carriers’ (NALC) annual national food drive this month comes at a time when millions of Americans are still struggling to put food on the table. More than 50 million people—including 17.2 million children—live in households that are hungry or at risk of hunger, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That’s a 30 percent increase in one year and represents more than one in seven households in the country (14.6 percent).
Workers Memorial day - Thursday, April 28, 2011
Workers' Memorial Day is Thursday, April 28. Unfortunately, the last year marked the untimely passing of too many United Steelworkers' brothers and sisters.
Fight Back America - Friday, April 22, 2011
United Steelworkers Associate Member Program
What is it?
A new program that allows ALL Americans, no matter what their job or profession, to join the United
Steelworkers...
CEOs earn 343 times more than typical workers - Thursday, April 21, 2011
WASHINGTON (CNNMoney)-- In 2010, chief executives at some of the nation's largest companies earned an average of $11.4 million in total pay -- 343 times more than a typical American worker, according to the AFL-CIO.
The Paul Ryan Budget Ends Medicare as we know it! - Thursday, April 21, 2011
·Privatizes Medicare and turns care over to insurance companies. Currently, Medicare pays for all medically necessary health care without limits. Under the Ryan budget, current workers under 55 must choose a private insurance plan when they go on Medicare. Traditional Medicare will end.
It's Not a Spending Problem - It's a Revenue Problem - Monday, April 18, 2011
Corporate-backed politicians at every level of government are trying to convince us that we’ve got a spending problem as they look to cut and balance budgets on the backs of America’s middle and working class. But, they’re failing to talk about the real problem: the amount of revenue our government is – or rather, isn’t – taking in.
Here are a few facts to consider:
Retiree Steve Matthews Has Art Exhibit in Murfreesboro at Bradley Academy - Monday, April 04, 2011
As the 150th year since the beginning of the Civil War approaches April 12, Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center is putting the finishing touches on an exhibit that relates untold stories of the war.
"It is something you have never seen in an exhibit," said Dr. George Smith, who is working with Murfreesboro artist Steve Matthews to bring the U.S. Colored Troops to life through the exhibit.
We Are One Rally - Tuesday, March 29, 2011
We Are One
Join Together to Support Workers’ Rights
April 4, 2011 5:00 pm
Legislative Plaza
600 Charolette Ave.
Nashville, TN 37244
South Side of the Capitol
Bring your family and friends!
Honoring the Legacy of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire - Wednesday, December 31, 1969
On March 25, 1911, 146 garment workers – most of them young women and girls – died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City. After the fire, public pressure spurred critical and long overdue workplace safety reforms.
Japan’s disaster survivors cope with cold, illness, fuel shortages and personal loss - Monday, March 21, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011 — Shaken by its worst disaster in recent memory, Japan is battling to restore the hope for a shocked and vulnerable population, including hundreds of thousands crowded into evacuation centers, and slowly get back on its feet despite daunting obstacles.
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