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GOP Kills Bill to Hire Teachers, First Responders
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October 27, 2011
One day after teachers, firefighters, police officers and other workers converged on Capitol Hill last week, Senate Republicans killed legislation that would have funded 400,000 teaching and emergency service jobs nationwide.
Click Here: A Workers' Roundup of the Web's Best
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October 27, 2011
Before your friends and family sign up for the next cell phone contract, urge them to check out www.getunionwireless.com.
Social Security Administration Fact Sheet - October 24, 2011
News
October 24, 2011
Included are the new maximum taxable earnings, earnings limits for Social Security recipients, and SSI data.
CWA: Report Finds Growing Impact of Service Agreements on Local News Diversity, Competition
A new report by the University of Delaware's Center for Community Research and Service provides a critical look at the impact of shared services and news sharing agreements on local media markets. The report will be filed today with the Federal Communications Commission to inform its review of media concentration and ownership in local markets.
Using Every Tool in Their Arsenal, Delta Lobbies Against Fair Elections
Press Release
The manager of corporate communications for Delta Air Lines, Chris Kelly Singley, recently said, "We don't want to engage in a political debate…And we just thought we were flying airplanes." Yet new revelations included in Delta's new lobbying disclosure report highlight that Delta doth protest too much. Despite their avowedly apolitical stance Delta continues to drive a union-busting political agenda, and is ready and willing to throw around a range of dollars and perks to sweeten the pot for lawmakers - no matter the cost to the American taxpayer or traveler.