An Open Letter to President Barack Obama
Dear President Obama,
We greet you in the name of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace.
We, Bishops of The United Methodist Church, whose names appear below, are deeply concerned about the escalating war in Afghanistan.
We call upon you to set a [...]
Union members at the Georgia Pacific Gypsum plant in Wheatfield, Indiana fought a long and hard battle and finally ratified a labor contract last spring. Shortly before the ratification vote, a decertification petition was filed with the National Labor Relations Board by a small group which [...] 
Nope. Federal Mogul Corporation down in Logansport, Indiana ain't no cute kind of pig.
Every day this month, 7,000 workers without jobs will lose their unemployment compensation. Why?, because of two heartless right wingers. Senators Orin Hatch, Republican from Utah, and Senator John Kyl, Republican from Arizona.
These two have twice blocked attempts in the U.S. Senate to extend unemployment benefits. Got money to make [...]
Let me offer a modest proposal: If Congress fails to pass comprehensive health reform this year, its members should surrender health insurance in proportion with the American population that is uninsured.
It may [...]
Never,/ever/spill/gin/and/tonic/onto/your/computer/keyboard.
The only thing better than an icy cold beer on a hot summer day is a union brew to quench your thirst for labor solidarity. Union beers include all Miller and Anheuser-Busch products including Miller High Life, Genuine Draft and Lite, Milwaukees Best, Sharps, Icehouse, Red Dog [...]
Protecting Coverage and Strengthening MedicareALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS
New Report Shows Seniors to Benefitfrom Health Care Reform
Retiree Leader Calls for End to “Scare Tactics”
The following statement was issued today by Edward F. Coyle, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to a new report, America’s Seniors [...]
Opponents to President Obama’s healthcare reform plan have circulated a number of serious lies and gross distortions about the UK’s National Health Service to defend their own interests and scupper plans that will help the 47 million Americans currently without healthcare cover.
What is the NHS?The UK’s National [...]
"Of all forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane."
Who can ever doubt the importance and contribution of women to the Labor Movement in the United States. We all owe women a debt of gratitude.
In 1881 as my great-grandfather lay dying, he called his children in one by one to give them his final words. My grandfather, then age 9, never forgot that his father was able to die at home surrounded by [...]
Listening to right wingers negotiate healthcare reform is a real riot. Such liars they are. It's seems to be a simple truth that no matter what a conservative right winger says, just the opposite is true.
Another great rally yesterday for Universal Healthcare took place at Senator Evan Bayh's office in Hammond, Indiana.By Peter Harbage | July 20, 2009
All of the roughly 170 million Americans with private health insurance share concerns about skyrocketing costs and shrinking benefits. But there are even greater challenges for the roughly one in four Americans who either purchase their insurance on the individual [...]
