Union busting Archives

Uraniun enrichment firm guilty of leaking toxic waste, retaliates against labor

by magix | Apr 27, 2011 | Featured, Politics | 0 |

in September, one of the workers, who was not following procedure, damaged a safety valve on a container of UF6 gas. Now, UF6 gas is highly toxic. A couple puffs of it, and you’re dead. By not following procedure, he damaged a safety valve, and it released some traces of UF6 gas into the plant. Now, had that safety valve failed completely—there was 10,000 pounds of UF6 gas in that canister, and had that been released, it would have killed everybody within a six-mile radius of the facility in Metropolis, Illinois.

The Daily Show – Crisis in Dairyland – For richer for poorer

by aghast! | Mar 4, 2011 | Featured, Politics, video | 0 |

Jon disseminates the difference in perception between teacher pay and Wall Street executive pay. Perhaps we should ascribe the same performance based testing system to Wall Street we try to apply to teachers in schools with racially segregated and poverty stricken students.

The Daily Show – Crisis in Dairyland

by magix | Mar 1, 2011 | Media, Politics | 0 |

Rather than ending tax cuts for the wealthy or closing corporate tax loopholes, Republicans want to get money from the teachers.

Solidarity – Labor fights back across the nation and the Middle East

by magix | Feb 26, 2011 | Featured, Politics | 5 |

The middle class working stiff has had enough in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and finally in the US. More than one hundred thousand are expected to swarm the capitol in Madison, Wisconsin today with thousands more holding protests at every state capitol in the country.

Radical Wisconsin governor elected by stealth, funded by stealth

by magix | Feb 24, 2011 | Media, Politics | 0 |

Governor Scott Walker speaks reverently about Ronald Reagan’s firing of air traffic controllers as a clear message to communist countries that American stands firm for freedom. If that reasoning makes no sense to you, you are not alone, but Walker clearly believed his benefactor, “David Koch” would understand.

Colbert – Union busting

by aghast! | Feb 24, 2011 | Featured, Politics, video | 0 |

Stephen takes on collective bargaining..

Matt Taibbi-“Why isn’t Wall Street in jail?”

by magix | Feb 22, 2011 | Featured, Media, Politics | 0 |

Matt Taibbi, writing for Rolling Stone magazine, pens another expose on the crimes committed by Wall Street against pension funds and millions of homeowners.

Idaho union busting bills talked down by 17 year old student

by magix | Feb 22, 2011 | Politics, video | 0 |

My generation has left our youth with huge environmental, economic, educational and social deficits and we have to support kids like this one, who really can and should change the world.

Olbermann – GOP goes union busting and the media helps

by magix | Jan 4, 2011 | Featured, Politics | 0 |

In December, 60 Minutes, aired a report about state and local level budget deficits. Entitled The Day of Reckoning, the piece paints a grim picture for states like California and New Jersey

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