Senate Logjam Points Out Need for Rank-and-File Pressure
June 18, 2010
Washington, D.C.
UE Political Action Updates
Looking Ahead to the UE Political Action Conference in September
April 12, 2010
WASHINGTON
The national UE Political Action Conference will be held this year in Washington, D.C. from Sunday, September 19 to Wednesday, Sept. 22. It is now time for UE local unions to start planning in order to ensure that your membership is represented at this important event. The Political Action Conference has been discussed at UE regional and sub-regional meetings over the past several months, and detailed hotel cost and logistical information will be issued shortly.
For Updates on the Unfolding Health Reform Process
March 21, 2010
Washington, D.C.
Health Care Reform in Final Stage -- Maybe
March 20, 2010
Washington, D.C.
Senate Votes to Restore Unemployment Benefits
March 1, 2010
Washington
Senate Republicans Test Democrats by Attacking the Unemployed
February 27, 2010
Washington
Working people are watching with growing frustration as the basic functioning of the United States Congress continues to deteriorate. Despite their large majorities in both the House of Representatives and Senate, Democrats cannot muster enough unity to push aside the Republican roadblocks on any front. This sorry performance -- exemplified by the weakness and paralysis of Senate Democratic leadership -- has only emboldened the worsening obstructionism of the pro-business Republican minority.
More Health Reform Theater Will Not Get the Job Done
February 25, 2010
Washington, D.C.
Tell President Obama to Staff the NLRB - Today!
February 15, 2010
The agency charged with implementing and enforcing our nation’s labor laws – the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) – has been limping along for several years without its full board of five members. Currently it has two members and is barely functioning. U.S. labor laws are already some of the weakest and least enforced in the industrial world and this situation is nothing less than an embarrassment and a disgrace. Corporate America is quite satisfied with this situation, which allows them to violate worker rights on an even bigger scale than usual.
Health Insurance Profit Revelations Make Case for Price Controls
February 14, 2010
While working people are experiencing the worst economic crisis in our lifetimes, the health insurance industry is setting new records for their profitability. The pro-reform group Health Care for America Now! has released a blockbuster new report detailing this corporate robbery.
If Democrats Will Not Use Their Congressional Majority, Can Working People Borrow It?
February 2, 2010
As the situation facing working people continues to worsen across the board, Congress has returned to Washington to take up business for the coming year. The battle lines are clearly drawn; the Democratic Party majority remains disunited, paralyzed, and unfocused, while the Republican Congressional minority is absolute in its opposition to every single legislative initiative launched by Democrats. The only people unaware of this situation appear to be large numbers of Democrat lawmakers.