Electric rate hike fought in St. Louis
ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, and its allies from the Service Employees International Union and Missouri Progressive Vote held a spirited rally outside the Ameren U.E. office here August 5. Ameren U.E., Missouri's electric and gas utilities provider, has proposed an 18 percent rate hike.
Abdul's 'American Idol' exit shakes up TV's top-rated show
Say what you want about Paula Abdul, but give her this: She makes for great television, especially at her own wacky expense.
Anti-worker group pays Rove $100,000 to fight EFCA
Here we go again. Yet another misleadingly named, corporate-funded front group has been created to block the freedom to form unions and bargain and scare people away from the Employee Free Choice Act. And where there are big corporate dollars and smear campaigns, you can bet that repudiated and disgraced political hacks like Karl Rove can’t be far behind.
Why you cant sit out the health care fight
I was part of a recent Alliance for Retired Americans (ARA) conference call on the mobilization to fight for real health care reform. It was a wonderful, well attended event, chaired by Ed Coyle the group's director. ARA is a labor union-based retirees organization.
SLIDE SHOW Faces of health care fight
On Aug. 4, some 800 Illinois residents, political leaders, union members and health care experts came together to demand quality, affordable health care for all. Rally sponsors included Health Care for America Now, Illinois Citizen Action and Organizing For America.
Lozano launches bid for state office
The announcement was made at the site of the new Little Village High School, symbolic of the many struggles waged by Chicago’s Mexican American community and a beacon of hope for the future.
Fair development is big issue in latest Thompson endorsement
NEW YORK — The campaign of Bill Thompson, the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge Mayor Michael Bloomberg in the November election, continues to pick up steam, this time gaining the endorsement of 15,000-member Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union/UFCW.
It's time to confirm Sotomayor, supporters say
Despite ongoing floor debates in the Senate today, Sonia Sotomayor’s history-making confirmation is almost certain, which would make her the country’s first Latina Supreme Court justice.
Health reformers cheer public option, single-payer vote
'Astroturfers' stand on sidelines, insurance insider blows the whistle CHICAGO – “To protest against health care is like protesting against air,” said one woman who had stopped after work to attend the Aug. 4 health care reform rally here.
Pa. shooters blog mixed racism, sexism, despair
The gunman who killed three women and then himself at a Pittsburgh-area fitness club yesterday had a blog in which racist and sexist comments mixed with constant talk of his failure to have relationships with women, and of not having control over his life.
