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Blogs Most Recent Posts From the President Search Blog From the President Sep 02 Trial and Error Economic Remedies, One-sided Bi-partisanship Don't Work by admin Now comes the Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke to say that he cannot work miracles and bring about a financial recovery. Okay, the American public is not looking for miracles or magic. It is looking for consistency and a willingness to spend federal funds on purposes that better the lot of the majority of Americans and spark the economy Read More >> From the President Aug 12 Strategically-Placed Internet Ads—In Unusual Places Attack Unions by admin Insidious anti-union propaganda is creeping into websites unassociated with unions. The corporate and political opponents of the Labor Movement and working people are finding ways to insert themselves into commercial and other sites Read More >> From the President Jul 06 South Korea Free Trade Deal Should Get a Red Card by admin If legislation can be said to be in violation of soccer's offside rule then the Obama administration's plan to pass a Bush-era free trade deal with South Korea merits a whistle. Maybe even a red card Read More >> From the President Jun 25 The Jones Act Ain't Broke, So Don't "Fix" It by admin Normal.dotm 0 0 1 506 2886 Kenefick Communications 24 5 3544 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table Read More >> From the President Jun 09 Deficits and Jobs by admin There’s too much talk about deficits and not enough about jobs. Oddly, the deficit gabble is coming from divergent political positions: Tea Partiers (whom no one expects to be logical) and the White House (whose current occupant was assumed to be akin to Plato’s Philosopher King) Read More >> From the President May 10 Zen Master Bernanke by admin Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, advised students to seek satisfaction beyond wealth. The advice came to newly-minted graduates at the University of South Carolina, many of whom were undoubtedly worrying about how to pay their college loans as they sat listening to Bernanke Read More >> From the President Apr 26 Intellectual Property Theft: No Bargain by admin The search for bargains is one of the great motivators in our society. Coupons, “special offers” and holiday discounts drive sales. Sometimes the desire to save money pushes consumers over the ethical line. That’s the case with unauthorized downloads of copyrighted material from the internet or unauthorized republication of such materials as movies, tv shows and CDs Read More >> From the President Apr 01 Obama Breaks the Ice on Appointments, Names Becker, Pearce to NLRB Under Recess Authority by Richard Kline Republicans are fussing again. President Obama made an end run on them, using his recess appointment authority to name Democrats Craig Becker and Mark Pearce to the National Labor Relations Board after the GOP had stalled the nominations for months with a filibuster. (Seven of George Bush’s 10 appointments to the NLRB were done recess style Read More >> From the President Mar 25 Dear Esther by admin Normal.dotm 0 0 1 994 5666 Kenefick Communications 47 11 6958 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table Read More >> From the President Jan 20 Its time for Another Czar, The Make-It-in- America Czar… Or Congressional Caucus by admin The past year has seen the appointment of various so-called czars. We have had them over the years to deal with drugs, autos, bailouts, energy and other pressing issues and crises. The record of success for czars has been spotty some more effective than others. But putting someone in charge with a mandate to act, regulate and oversee is not essentially a bad idea Read More >> From the President Jan 20 Outsourcing Government Services is No Bargain by admin Xerox Corp. wants to buy Affiliated Computer Service, Inc. for $5.6 billion , according to the Wall Street Journal. ACS provides back-office service to business and government.ACS, which employs 74,000, ships some of that back-office work, says the Journal article, "to countries with cheap labor such as Mexico and Ghana Read More >> From the President Jan 20 Political Capital by admin President Obama is spending his political capital on healthcare. He's taking a risk for something in which he believes. Good for him.Now it’s time that he step up and spend some capital on the Employee Free Choice Act. Take another risk if necessary. He still has a big wad of political capital, even if his poll numbers have slipped a bit Read More >> From the President Jan 20 "American Made" Tee Shirt Is Made in Mexico, J. C. Penney's Says It's Meant to Show Pride in America by admin Most of us would assume that a tee shirt lettered "AMERICAN MADE" across its chest would be made in America. But that's not the case with J. C. Penney's tee shirt so decorated. It's made in Mexico.When a 78-year-old retired clothing manufacturer discovered this canard he was incensed. It seems that Joe Allen's company was driven out of business by unfair foreign competition Read More >> From the President Jan 20 Kudos to Cong. Joe Sestak (D-PA) For Supporting EFCA, Workplace Safety by admin While some lawmakers are prominently less than prominent anymore in the fight for the Employee Free Choice Act, Joe Sestak is standing up for workers. On Sunday, he spoke to the United Steelworkers Legislative Conference in Atlantic City.Here's what he said Read More >> From the President Jan 20 Former IBEW Member Speaks Up to Company When China-made Goods Replace Union-made by admin A former IBEW member reported her dismay to the Juno Lighting Group when track lighting she had purchased from the company proved to be Chinese in origin. The Juno website’s spec sheet claimed the lighting was "Union made, AFL-CIO."Kathleen Slamko, a former Delphi auto parts employee and IBEW member, was incensed. She lost her job at Delphi when it was exported to Mexico Read More >> From the President Jan 20 Republican's Steele Steals Union Identity On Facebook by admin We are accustomed to phony claims from phony marketers asserting their union ties without justification. But we find it somewhat astounding that the Republican Party's Michael Steele has usurped the United Steelworkers' identity and set up a Facebook page claiming to be, get this, the United STEELE Workers Union. He even has a hardhat on the page Read More >> From the President Jan 20 Handwriting on the (Dry)wall: by admin News Accounts Say China-Made Gypsum BoardIs Health Threat to Homeowners and FamiliesRecent news articles and now a CNN story highlight the health threat posed by China-made drywall. Homeowners in a dozen states allege that Chinese drywall is prompting health issues.The drywall allegedly emits corrosive, sulphurous gases that affect humans and corrode copper wiring Read More >> From the President Jan 20 Sen. Blanche Lincoln blinked and buckled on EFCA by admin Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) blinked in the face of corporate world opposition to the Employee Fre Choice Act. She said to an Arkansas business group, "While I may not have been clear about my position in the past, I am stating today that I cannot support the Employee Free Choice Act in its current form and I can’t support efforts to bring it to Senate consideration in its current form Read More >> From the President Jan 20 APWU Leads Protests of Florida Consolidation Plans by admin Reprinted from the APWU web siteApproximately 200 postal workers and their families and friends crowded a university auditorium in Lakeland, FL, on Feb. 11 to protest the Postal Service plan to move processing operations and as many as 40 jobs from the Lakeland P&DC to the Tampa P&DC, about 40 miles away Read More >> From the President Jan 20 Use Economic Stimulus Money to Maintain Postal Jobs by admin At a time of economic crisis with rampant unemployment why is the U.S. Postal Service planning to cut back on jobs, many of which are reserved for returning veterans of military service?The Postal Service seems like a good place to deposit some of the economic stimulus funds. 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