Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Paul Blumenthal at Huffington Post details the financial services industry lobbying efforts in this post Paul Blumenthal: Do They Frankly Own the Place? You Betcha!: "[Sen. Richard] Durbin remarked about the banking industry's relation with Congress by saying, "they frankly own the place." You would think that this might be an exaggeration, … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: h/t DC Special Interests Examiner After decades of disappointing wage growth for many American workers, a new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research shows that unionization significantly boosts the wages of service-sector workers. The report, Unions and Upward Mobility for Service-Sector Employees, finds that unionization raises the wages of … Read more
by David SafierThis is a must read. Senate Majority Whip Pam Gorman lets fly on the Fox Forum. Gorman says she's worried because we've created an entitlement class of fat, lazy people who live happily live off the sweat of other people's brows. Today, as we find ourselves in the worst economic downturn in state … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Democrats had better stand and deliver for working men and women by passing the Employee Free Choice Act. Enough of this kowtowing to the white collar criminals of Wall Street. Check out this new ad from American Rights at Work: UPDATED May 2, 2009: For the benefit and education of our "usual … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The number two Democrat in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Richard Durbin (IL), lamented on Thursday that the banks "are still the most powerful lobby on Capitol Hill. And they frankly own the place." He was referring to the defeat of his amendment to a bankruptcy reform bill in the U.S. Senate yesterday … Read more