Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos is the world’s richest person, acquired on the backs of warehouse workers working long hours under often grueling, unsafe labor conditions. (Don’t believe those “we’re all one big happy family” ads Amazon runs on TV). Workers in Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama warehouse – yes deep red Republican anti-union Alabama – are … Read more
It is very amusing (and nauseating) that some news accounts portray Republicans as reasonable people that want to work with President Joe Biden but his Chief of Staff, Ron Klain, Speaker Nancy Pelosi. and Senator Chuck Schumer are leading him down the path to a hard-left agenda. Realizing that Biden is very popular (especially compared … Read more
The Democrats need to make a deal to raise the minimum wage. Yesterday, (February 28, 2021,) Senate Democrats announced that they would not pursue their “Plan B” of placing tax penalities on billion-dollar corporations to entice corporate leaders to ensure their workers make at least $15.00 an hour. Apparently, tax credits for small businesses that … Read more
House Democrats passed their sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid Relief bill in a party-line vote early Saturday morning, advancing President Biden’s top legislative priority. The Hill reports, House Democrats pass sweeping $1.9T COVID-19 relief bill with minimum wage hike: Lawmakers passed the bill 219-212, with two Democrats — Reps. Jared Golden (Maine) and Kurt Schrader (Ore.) … Read more
In a 219 to 212 vote, House Democrats again did the work of governing and putting people first by passing the American Rescue Plan. This legislation, the latest in a string of bills over the last year to combat the medical and socioeconomic effects of the Coronavirus, will if passed by the Senate: Fund COVID … Read more