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Tag Archives: AFL-CIO
Richard Trumka: I’m Marching Today to Make Wall Street Pay
Our message is simple: Big Banks tanked our economy and took our money when they needed a bailout. Now they’re thumbing their noses at our communities but making billions in profits. It’s time they pay up. Read Complete article at huffingtonpost.com [Editor's Commentary: The above sound byte is one of the most ridiculous utterances I [...]
Labor plans march on Wall Street
AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka says more than 10,000 union supporters will “march on Wall Street” on April 29 in support of a financial-transactions tax and higher taxes on private-equity and hedge funds. The march coincides with Senate action on financial regulatory reform, an Obama administration priority for the spring. Workers will flood subways and [...]
Posted in Business, Economy, New York, Politico, Solid Principles, Wall Street
Tagged as: AFL-CIO, Financial Regulatory Reform, NYSE, Partnership for New York City, Politico, Richard Trumka, Wall Street
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Even Dems in New Jersey backing away from budget-destroying public sector unions
By: Mark Hemingway Commentary Staff Writer Chris Christie is turning out to the most pleasant political surprise in years. He’s taken a wrecking ball to special interests in the state. Now things have gotten such that even New Jersey Democrats are starting to get on board his program, by distancing themselves from greedy public sector [...]
Posted in Budget, Business, Gov. Chris Christie, Republicans, Solid Principles
Tagged as: AFL-CIO, Gov. Chris Christie, Gov. Jon Corzine, Labor Leaders, New Jersey, Public Sector Unions, Tax Cuts
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Is Specter a Wet Blanket for Democrats?
Are Democrats now saying ‘wait a minute’ over Specter? In the pre-Super Majority Senate, the Democrat Party purchase of the ‘White Elephant’ Arlen Specter seemed a mighty score for the early days of the Obama Administration. For the Republican Party, the Specter defection was another black eye for a party seemingly ruined by Senator Obama’s [...]
Posted in 2010 Elections, Democrats, Republicans, Senate
Tagged as: AFL-CIO, Arlen Specter, Democratic Party, Joe Sestak, PA Democratic Party, Rasmussen, SEIU, Super Majority Senate
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