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MTA Greed vs Transit Workers Needs

When there were deficits, the MTA, NYC and NYS called for sacrifices by the workers.

But now it has a billion dollar surplus, the MTA is offering only modest wage increases, and is calling for givebacks in pensions, sick leave, health care for new employees and job restructuring.

The TWU-MTA pact will also affect the pattern for all public workers. Will there be a strike? TWU Local 100 has a policy and tradition of no contract, no work. And the contract is up at 12:01 Friday morning.

Alito Favored Overturning Roe vs. Wade and State-Level Barriers to Reproductive Rights

with Kim Gandy, President National Organization for Woman

Samuel Alito, nominee for Justice of the US Supreme Court, urged the filing of a brief with the goal of “[eventually] overturning of Roe v. Wade, and in the meantime, of mitigating its effects” while working in the Reagan Administration.

We present the evidence of Alito’s radical right wing Golden Gavel Award record as a judge and how it to demonstrates his eagerness to overturn Roe v. Wade.

How Safe are Our Workplaces?

Heartland Labor Forum Magazine: Dec 8/9: Albert Lakona interviews Jordan Barab from Confined Space blog who discusses Bush administration actions to weaken OSHA.

• Judy Ancel interviews Workers Comp Attorney John Boyd who discusses the impact on workplace safety and health of Missouri’s “reformed” Workers Compensation Law • Karen Kennedy talks to Pete Coyle of the Carpenters District Council of Kansas City about how the growing practice of misclassifying construction workers 1099 contract employees affects workplace health and safety.

The News from Our Side: • Human Rights/Workers Rights Day • Will Immigration Reform Proposals Deal with Real Immigrants? • How Will New Tax Cut Bill Affect Workers? • New Pre-apprenticeship Program Launched in KC • Economics Unmasked with Prof. Gene Wagner

World Bank’s Claims on WTO Doha Round Disputed

With Mark Weisbrot, Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy Research

A recent press release issued by the World Bank on tariff reform was found to be highly misleading.

The press release states a study supports the claim that abolition of tariffs, subsidies and domestic support programs would boost global welfare by nearly $300 billion per year by 2015. The press relase is contradicted by the study itself....

NWA Documentary Proposed, Funding Needed

A team of award winning documentary filmmakers has started work on a film to document the struggle of workers at Northwest Airlines.

Whether you’re a mechanic, ground worker, pilot, flight attendant, union member, or someone who supports union workers, please help make this film a reality.

An AMFA picket line Sept 05