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  • Candidates should speak to the American worker

    Democratic candidates for the Presidency would do well to pay attention to the fundamental, structural issues facing the American workforce, issues which have so far been given short shrift by most of the candidates. First, the quality of the workplace: It would be positively revelatory to hear a presidential candidate truly speak to the ...
    Posted to Russ McBee (Weblog) by RussMcBee on December 5, 2007
  • Happy May Day! Hug a union organizer!

    In most of the world, May 1 is celebrated as Labor Day. To shed the day of its icky socialist origins, the US recognizes the ominously-named ''Loyalty Day'' instead, which frankly sounds a bit Maoist, if you ask me. Regardless of what they decide to call it, today brings certain facts to mind: Union membership in the United States has been ...
    Posted to Russ McBee (Weblog) by Russ McBee on May 1, 2007
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