Senate Passes FAA Bill With Anti-Union Measure

WTF are Democrats 'compromis­ing' on this?

Collective Bargaining Raises Wages—Espe­cially for Women and People of Color


Unions are about respect. Training. Community. Collaborat­ion. A voice on the job. Unions enable working people to come together and, through the collective bargaining process, negotiate for fairer wages. Union members earn nearly 28 percent more than nonunion members. The union wage benefit is greatest for people of color and women. Latino union workers earn nearly 51 percent more than their nonunion counterpar­ts. Union women earn almost 34 percent more than nonunion women and African Americans in unions make 31 percent more. White male workers in unions make nearly 21 percent more than those who are not in unions, and Asian American workers in unions earn 1 percent more.
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Senate Passes FAA Bill With Anti-Union Measure

WTF are Democrats 'compromisi­ng' on this for?

Union members earn better wages and benefits than workers who aren’t union members. On average, union workers’ wages are 30 percent higher than their nonunion counterpar­ts. While only 14 percent of nonunion workers have guaranteed pensions, fully 68 percent of union workers do. More than 97 percent of union workers have jobs that provide health insurance benefits, but only 85 percent of nonunion workers do. Unions help employers create a more stable, productive workforce—­where workers have a say in improving their jobs.



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Senate Passes FAA Bill With Anti-Union Measure

Democracy V. Plutocracy­, Unions V. Servitude
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Karen Handel, Susan G. Komen's Anti-Abortion VP, Drove Decision To Defund Planned Parenthood

The fact that the "friend" that Nancy Brinker turned to was Ari Fleischer for advice says it all.

Susan G. Komen is not a political organizati­on my bass.
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Karen Handel, Susan G. Komen's Anti-Abortion VP, Drove Decision To Defund Planned Parenthood

The wrong people are resigning over this (Mollie Williams, Deb Anthony, Kathy Plesser); Karen Handel should be resigning.

And, as usual, the media has it wrong when they say Komen had decided to reverse the Planned Parenthood decision and apologize.  That's spin.  Komen isn't re-funding Planned Parenthood­, but will 'consider PP when it comes to handing out grants'.  That's political-­speak for 'kicking the can down the road', when things quiet down, on a busy news day when Komen can bury their rejection of grants to Planned Parenthood­.  

Why is Karen Handel still at Komen?  Does she have compromisi­ng photos of Komen's Nancy Brinker and Elizabeth Thompson?
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Rick Santorum Opines On Susan G. Komen Foundation's Planned Parenthood Decision

Ketchup is a vegetable, trees cause pollution.
About Rick Santorum 2012
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False Apology: At Least Four Komen Recipients -- and Sponsors Like Bank of America -- Are 'Under Investigation'

The wrong people are resigning over this (Mollie Williams, Deb Anthony, Kathy Plesser); Karen Handel should be resigning.
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