Governor races: Key to defeating the right wing
With the question of war or peace hanging in the balance, the Nov. 5 elections for the Senate and House of Representatives have center stage. But voters in 36 states will elect governors. Since there is no incumbent in 21 of these races, voters will have elected at least that many new governors when the polls close Tuesday night.
Win the elections for Wellstone!
MINNEAPOLIS – “Stand up, keep fighting,” the refrain from a Wellstone campaign song, rocked Williams Arena here Oct. 29 as more than 20,000 people packed a memorial service for Sen. Paul Wellstone, his wife Sheila, daughter Marcia and three campaign staff members and crew who died in a plane crash Oct. 25.
Florida labor, women get out vote to oust Jeb Bush
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – “Republicans don’t like us to vote, because when we vote, they lose,” Bunny Baker, secretary-treasurer of the North Florida Central Labor Council (NFCLC), told the World.
NYs Working Families Party: Vote your values, vote row H
NEW YORK – New York State’s Working Families Party (WFP) is one of the most active grassroots political parties in the state. Its members are also perhaps the most vigorous campaigners for the candidacy of H. Carl McCall, the first African American nominated for governor by a major party in the state’s history.
Stop the war, stop the terror Lets play ball!
Commentary Giants first baseman J.T. Snow was charging toward home plate with another Giant on his heels in game five of the World Series, Oct. 24. Suddenly a tiny little boy dressed in a Giants uniform scooted out to the plate, reaching down to retrieve a bat. He was directly in the path of these two oncoming Giants, in mortal danger of being trampled.
Another reason to vote
A recent study by the Center for Budget Policy and Priorities (CBPP) says more than 370,000 people ran out of their temporary federal unemployment benefits in September, raising the total number of unemployed workers who have exhausted all of their unemployment benefits, including the federally-funded extension enacted last March, to at least 1.5 million – a number that will continue to grow as the “recovery” falters and Congress refuses to act.
Boston janitors claim victory
BOSTON – Striking janitors went back to work after reaching an interim agreement with the Maintenance Contractors of New England, an association of 30 cleaning companies in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Longshore union charges Justice Department bias
LOS ANGELES – This week the International Longshore and Warehouse Union charged the Justice Department with bias in favor of employers, and firmly rejected the Pacific Maritime Association’s claims that the union is slowing down at West Coast ports.
Senate battle cry: Keep Wellstones legacy alive
MINNEAPOLIS – With only days left before the elections, Minnesotans from all walks of life geared up to continue the legacy of Sen. Paul Wellstone, who died Oct. 25 in a plane crash along with his wife Sheila, daughter Marcia, three campaign workers and two pilots. Called the “soul of the Senate,” Wellstone lived and fought on behalf of “the little fellers not the Rockefellers.”
Longshore local leads D.C. anti-war march
WASHINGTON – The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 10 drill team from California led the peace march here Oct. 26. Traveling to the nation’s capital with heads held high, the Bay area men and women never skipped a beat as tens of thousands followed.
