UWUA News
Successful Local 223 First Annual Unity & Solidarity Picnic with Over 500 Members Share
The Local 223 Unity and Solidarity Picnic had a variety of activities for the young and old, including a face painter, a balloon maker, DJ, and two moon walks. Read More

Fighting for Labor and Our Democracy Featuring Stewart Acuff, UWUA Chief of Staff Share
"The only thing we can do is to choose whether we fight for rights of people, freedom and democracy or whether we sit it out on the sidelines." Read More

Labor News
Labor Day 2011, Let's Put America Back to Work Share
"Labor is on board — business is on board," Obama said. "We just need Congress to get on board. Let's put America back to work." Read More

NLRB Chairwoman Departs; Political Fights Loom for Labor Panel Share
Without new people to fill those seats, the five-member board will be down to just two — not enough to have the legal authority to issue decisions, due to a 2010 Supreme Court ruling. Read More

Industry News
Bachmann Stands By Everglades Drilling, Denounces ‘Radical Environmentalists’ Share
“Let’s access this wonderful treasure trove of energy that God has given us in this country,” Bachmann said in an interview Tuesday with WTSP. “Let’s access it responsibly.” Read More

Effects of EPA's New Coal Rules in Tennessee Disputed Share
Some say Tennesseans could face higher electric bills, power shortages and job losses when a series of new or anticipated federal regulations hits coal-fired power plants in the coming months and years. Others argue the changes could lead to a cleaner environment, fewer health problems and small increases in power rates. Read More

States of Denial
Bernie Sanders Introduces Bill To Lift The Payroll Tax Cap, Ensuring Full Social Security Funding For Nearly 75 Years Share
To keep Social Security strong for another 75 years, Sanders’ legislation would apply the same payroll tax already paid by more than nine out of 10 Americans to those with incomes over $250,000 a year. Watch Video

Contrary To GOP Claims, Small Businesses Say Taxes And Regulation Aren’t Holding Back Hiring Share
Several respondents actually pointed to the 2009 Recovery Act (i.e. the stimulus), which was almost unanimously opposed by Republicans, as helping to boost their businesses. Read More

Indiana Union Challenges Public Employee Collective Bargaining Prohibition Share
In effect, the law makes collective bargaining between the state and any union illegal. It takes away any future governor’s ability to sign an executive order that would confer collective bargaining rights to state employees. Read More

Human Rights
$7.25 Per Hour Wasn't King's Idea Of Justice Share
With unemployment above 9%, what task absorbs our elected leaders? Certainly not an urgent search for ways to put people back to work. Instead, we're obsessed with deficit-reduction measures that, if applied in the short term, would destroy jobs rather than create them. Read More

What Would Martin Luther King Jr. Say to President Obama? Share
His dream was about building a society based on simple justice that values the dignity and the worth of every human being. Read More

Veteran's Affairs & Information
Obama Makes a Vow to Veterans, but Can He Keep It? Share
“As a nation, we’re facing some tough choices as we put our fiscal house in order,” Mr. Obama told the legionnaires. “But I want to be absolutely clear: We cannot, we must not, we will not, balance the budget on the backs of our veterans. As commander in chief, I won’t allow it.” Read More