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Who ya gonna call?

2011-02-28T17:33:00.003-05:00

Image by Special Collections at Wofford College via Flickr Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs Senator Rosen (R) Chairs the powerful appropriations committee. If it passes there it lives, if it gets changed there it is changed. It is very rare that anything can go far without the stamp of the chairman and the committee. If you need to know who to reach, reach out to

In Germany, they came for the Trade Unionists first.

2011-02-26T17:27:00.001-05:00

Image via Wikipedia by: NarsBars Sat Feb 26, 2011 at 17:05:00 PM EST Today in Augusta there was a Rally to support the Wisconsin Unions. Historical note: In Germany prior to the start of WWII one of the first groups to be arrested, or killed or jailed, before even the Jews, were the trade Unionists. This has nothing to do with Nazism, this is just a comparison to how Unions are viewed by

Republicans Target the Poor, Sick, and the Elderly, While Adopting Tax and Spend

2011-02-25T11:45:00.001-05:00

Image by easystand via Flickr The devastating 2 year state budget proposal, $226,000,000 larger than the last biennium, is an attempt to clump anyone receiving state services into the “welfare bum category” and tosses in State Employees as Union thugs just to round out the damage. Maine families, any employee receiving a State paycheck, working or retired, elderly or disabled. Mainers are his

Where is Obama hiding?

2011-02-24T22:33:00.001-05:00

Image by vaxomatic via Flickr He dropped single payer, gave in before the fight started. But now in Wisconsin will we see his real face or his back side as he runs from the Union support he needs to win in 2012? The Republicans want to put labor on the long march and make sure there are few survivors. Look at Maine, where all the parts of the Wisconsin budget are in place, but disguised as

Indiana Official: "Use Live Ammunition" Against Wisconsin Protesters

2011-02-23T16:31:00.000-05:00

FROM Mother Jones: Right Wing Hate For Unions "Use Live Ammunition" Indiana Official: "Use Live Ammunition" Against Wisconsin Protesters Twitter.A conservative deputy AG let his emotions get out of hand. It wasn't the first time.— By Adam Weinstein Newsletter Share Close this Share Box 398 Comments | Post Enter your Email Preview | Powered by FeedBlitz

Firedoglake Walker Pwned by Koch Fake, Planned to put Fake Troublemakers in The Crowd

2011-02-23T14:40:00.000-05:00

Firedoglake is running this story on how Gov. Darth Walker got punked by a fake call from one of the Koch Brothers. This is priceless. Ian Murphy of Buffalo Beast (the site appears to be down at the moment, but twolf1 has posted both videos on MyFDL) called up Gov. Scott Walker, posing as wealthy industrialist and campaign donor David Koch. They had a 20-minute chat. Here’s an excerpt:

Broken Promises, Tax Increases, Three Monkeys

2011-02-22T09:58:00.001-05:00

Image via Wikipedia I have been a State employee for 20 years and during that time, I've been one of those evil union "thugs" or activists...you know the type...we protect other workers, we speak to power, we try to get the other side to understand our side...and we figure out what's most important to our members. Yes, our local members. I was elected at my workplace to represent workers' best

State Retirees to see $6000.00 tax increase or 100% loss of health care.

2011-02-15T10:15:00.000-05:00

Image by Getty Images via @daylifeState Retirees to face $6000.00 tax increase or 100% loss of health care. Governor LePage said that future retirees can expect to pay a portion of their retirement until they reach 65 and are eligible for Social Security. Governor LePage’s definition of “a portion” is 100%. This Statement shows duplicity, ignorance, or both. Very few State Employees will

Tuna Delight

2011-02-15T06:29:00.001-05:00

The governor's pension proposal guarantees that State retirees will receive a pension cut every year.Limiting the pension C.O.L.A. to 2% guarantees nearly a 2% cut every year. Inflation has averaged over 3% yearly since 1929. The only exceptions are the last two years, but don’t forget Bush took the cost of many foods and fuel out of the figure. I know my gas hasn’t gone up this year, how about

Budget cuts , Short Update, Random snippets

2011-02-14T08:26:00.000-05:00

I have not been posting, see the picture above, but the current situation in Maine and the country does not let me stay silent. Sorry about this short post, but from here on in I will try to give you some local new, links to interesting places, and of course as always a Union friendly spot. With the new budget put out by Gov. LePage, almost all of the cuts he proposed are on the poor or on

Ghost Town

2010-09-06T16:31:00.001-04:00

Image by Kim Scarborough via Flickr How to turn a Pro-Union website into a Ghost Town. Posted by NarsBars on September 6, 2010. Disclaimer: I receive no help from organized labor. I do this on my own time, no Union money. no support, from anyone but friends. I have not tried to make money from this website, and I have not made one penny from it. Small bundles of unmarked cash gladly

Health Care Reform: The Morning After

2010-05-11T18:39:00.000-04:00

Image by The Library of Congress via Flickr Health Care Reform: The Morning After — Barbara O’Brien Many politicians and pundits warned us that the health care reform (HCR) legislation that just became law will destroy America. Government bureaucrats will take over health care decisions, we were told. The old and infirm would be hauled away by death panels. Everything about the way we receive

How About More Work for Less Pay?

2009-12-22T18:41:00.000-05:00

Image via Wikipedia Build the economy, Work More, Get Paid Less The work of government must still get done but the Governor is proposing more shut down days. I can't wait until the legislature adds more to the three the Governor (our friend) is proposing. American workers both public and private are working smarter and doing more in the same amount of time. Last year alone, productivity rose

Narrow and Contested Victory for NUHW in California

2009-12-19T10:45:00.001-05:00

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Three More Shut Down Days, Retirement Fund Raid, and 44 Job cuts

2009-12-18T13:02:00.002-05:00

Governor Baldacci Presents Plan to Close $438 Million Budget Gap December 18, 2009 Governor's Office AUGUSTA – Governor John E. Baldacci today released the details of his plan to close a $438 million budget gap created by declining State revenues. “We are beginning to see signs that the economy is recovering,” Governor Baldacci said. “But unemployment remains high, consumer confidence is low

We have them outnumbered, run away, run away!

2009-12-17T20:20:00.000-05:00

Spirit of the Democratic Party Image via Wikipedia With the economy, the Democrats playing dead for Lieberman and the near certainty that everything that brought us the Obama victory is being thrown out by the Congress I have not been posting. The health care bill that may be passed by Congress will be nothing more than a give away to the insurance companies unless the House stands firm. Enough

Taxing Benefits Instead Of Millionaires?

2009-11-19T07:15:00.001-05:00

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The Truth is Out There. Whos Truth?

2009-11-17T22:11:00.001-05:00

Image via Wikipedia More About: This post contains large amounts of a direct mailing from NUHW, the new, or rogue, labor Union, depending on your point of view. Even though they are 180 degrees opposed to what many SEIU members believe and support the coincidence in what was done by SEIU in response to Democratic support of NUHW is the exact opposite of what was decided by the MSEASEIU. I

The cop who saved the day is a black man, not a white woman.

2009-11-12T17:44:00.000-05:00

The cop who saved the day is a black man, not a white woman. More military lies or just military incompetence? This just in from the Daily Kos http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-mitchell/massive-media-fail-female_b_355600.htmlThe female cop who rushed into gunfire is no less a hero, for trying, but the truth is coming out.The real hero was a black male. Enter your Email Preview |

Tell Limbaugh and Beck This is A Union Member

2009-11-10T19:31:00.000-05:00

Sgt. Kimberly Munley Sgt. Kimberly Munley is a hero, she did her job with no hesitation and risked her life to stop a massacre. Thirteen Dead, thirty wounded at Fort Hood, Texas, on Nov. 5. She walked into the scene and did her best, she shot the alleged assailant, Maj. Nidal Hasan, four times, and was shot in return. She is recovering from her wound and is in stable condition. Her

Picket for Workers at Narraguagus Bay Health Care Facility

2009-11-05T06:54:00.001-05:00

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Election scheduled at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital in California, SEIU agrees to election after community pressure

2009-11-03T18:28:00.004-05:00

Image via Wikipedia Tuesday, December 3, 2009 After pressure from workers, religious leaders, and the local labor council SEIU agrees to elections. Santa Rosa, Calif.—Six months after trying to have Union elections the employees at Santa Rosa Memorial hospital get to choose between rival NUHW and SEIU-UHW or to have no Union. The employees have been trying to form a union with the

Candidates talk with State Employees Union

2009-11-01T15:50:00.001-05:00

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Halloween Horrors vs Bureauracracy

2009-10-29T17:40:00.000-04:00

The witching season is almost here. I have heard State Employees called names, but I bet they wouldn't call this employee names. Vampire Birth Certificate - watch more funny videos Enter your Email Preview | Powered by FeedBlitz Related articles by ZemantaHow Customer Makes Customer Service Impossible (howtospoter.com)

Is It Time To Shoot the Dog?

2009-10-28T19:26:00.000-04:00

The discussion forum copied after the highly successful AMG, http://unionmaine.informe.com, is probably in it's last days. I wanted to provide the same type of format that the right has found so highly successful and give "the good guys" a place to talk. There were some posts, there were a lot of readers who lurked but never said anything. You can follow the link above and read "Time to go?"