Untitled Document

"Show me the country that has no strikes and I’ll show you the country in which there is no liberty.”
Samuel Gompers; President, American Federation of Labor, 1925
Taken from the BIGLabor.com , check it out there is a lot of good information.
posted at 12:19 PM

The plain truth is that labor is the chief representative force that keeps the real special interests from dominating American political life.
Lane Kirkland book of Great Labor Quotation
posted at 12:22 PM

Lodge on to Quinlan.com and take a look at the latest Law Bulletin, and the HR Compliance Bulletin, there is allot of good information that could help you in your fight for justice on the shop floor.
posted at 12:35 PM

Lodge on to the United Way of the Plains to find help with, accessing social services, employment, safe and affordable housing, public safety services, food and clothing shelters, and a lot more.
posted at 12:42 PM

Labour StartWhere trade unionists start their day on the net. This is another good web site for articles and information.
posted at 1:02PM

GOP Readies Flex-Time, Comp Time Bills

The Bush administration and GOP leaders in Congress are preparing to introduce so-called “flex time” legislation that would kill the 40-hour workweek and replace it with an 80-hour, two-week pay period.

In a 2004 analysis of previous flex time proposals, Pennsylvania State University economics professor Lonnie Golden wrote that such legislation would allow employers to schedule hourly workers up to 50 hours in a given week and would not be required to pay time-and-a-half for any of the 10 hours of overtime work, provided the same workers are scheduled for no more than 30 hours in the following week.” The new legislation is expected to be similar to earlier proposals. more.........
Taken from the iMail
posted at 6:33 PM

Jobless Claims Surge by 43,000

Despite rose-colored projections by the Bush administration of increased economic activity and job creation, the U.S. Labor Department reported a surge this week in initial jobless claims to their highest level since late September.

Nearly 340,000 Americans filed first-time claims for state unemployment benefits during the week that ended Jan. 1, 2005. The figure is up from 321,000 the week before and was the highest one-week gain since the week that ended on March 30, 2002. more........
Taken from the iMail
posted at 6:40 PM

I have been trying for three days to get our web page updated, with all the power outages we have experienced in the area it has been a difficult job. We have been without electricity since Tuesday, when we got home today we were very excited to find out we now have power, but just as I booted up the computer the power went out again. Anyway we are up and running again for a while.

IAM Organizing Drive in Independence

Molly McMillin reported in the January 4 Wichita Eagle “The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers plans to file a petition today with the National Labor Relations Board calling for a vote to unionize Cessna Aircraft's assembly plant in Independence.

Labor quote for the week of January 3, 2005

We favor the repeal of all laws restricting the free action of labor and the enactment of laws by which labor organizations may be incorporated.

-- Democratic Party; National Platform, 1884
Taken from the BIGLabor.com , check it out there is a lot of good information.
posted at 7:37 PM