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Labor Day Tweet Of The Day: Today We Celebrate The Business Man!
Typically today we celebrate the working men and women of this country. You know, those everyday working people who have built this country with their hands and their sweat. Unfortunately, the Republican Party doesn’t see it that way anymore. For Republican Majority Leader, Eric Cantor, the meaning of Labor Day is to celebrate the businessmen of this country. Sorry workers, the Republican Party just took away your one and only holiday…
Posted in Best Thing On #tcot, Election 2012, Labor, Politics, Twitter
Tagged american federation of teachers, conservative, education minnesota, eric cantor, Government Union, labor, Labor Day, labor unions, labor/unions, national education association, Public Union, republican, republican party, secretary of labor, tea party, teachers, union
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Happy Labor Day! Thank You To The Union Brothers & Sisters Who Made It Possible…
Once again it’s Labor Day, the day we celebrate the American worker. A day that has been brought to you through the blood and sweat of workers and their fight to organize… More than 100 years after the first Labor Day observance, there is still some doubt as to who first proposed the holiday for workers. Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, was first in suggesting a day to honor those “who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold.” But Peter McGuire’s place in Labor Day history has not gone unchallenged. Many believe that Matthew Maguire, a machinist, not Peter McGuire, … Continue reading
Dear Teachers, Conservatives Think You Are The Enemy…
Conservatives really do hate it when 3.2 million teachers across the country organize to advocate for public education. In fact, teachers, they think you are the “enemy”: Just keep that in mind when wondering what party to vote for…
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Tagged conservative, education, just a reminder about mitt romney, labor unions, labor/unions, michelle malkin, mitt romney, national education association, paul ryan, public education, republican, Republican GOP Rep. Paul Ryan, republican party, romney, tea party, teachers, twitter
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Public Speaks Out Against Anti-Union Amendment
Various members of the public were given an opportunity to speak out against the Minnesota Republican Party attempt to put a union busting amendment on the ballot this November. Among other reasons to oppose the amendment, the measure would allow people to become free riders by not paying fair share dues but still getting all of the negotiated benefits of the union.
Posted in Election 2012, Issues, Labor, Legislation, Minnesota Constitution, Minnesota Politics, Minnesota Senate, Politics, Youtube Video
Tagged 2012 legislative session, amendment, anti-union, antiunion, conservative, democrat, democratic party, dfl, free rider, labor, labor and business, labor unions, labor/unions, liberal, minnesota, mnleg, mnsenate, politics, progressive, republican, republican party, right to freeload, right to work, the uptake, union, union busting, video
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Rukavina v. Garofalo: The Battle For The Middle Class
Representative Tom Rukavina (DFL) and Representative Pat Garofalo (R) had words with each other in committee each accusing the other and their party of hurting the middle class in Minnesota.
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