Thursday, January 31, 2013

Monday, January 28, 2013

Quinn and Senate Democrats strip collective bargaining rights | The Labor Tribune

Quinn and Senate Democrats strip collective bargaining rights | The Labor Tribune:

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Quinn and Senate Democrats strip collective bargaining rights

JANUARY 23, 2013 by ADMIN in LABOR NEWS FROM OUR REGION with 1 COMMENT
QUINN
QUINN
Springfield – Thousands of union members gave up their free time last fall to work on behalf of candidates who would fight for working families in the General Assembly.
But after knocking on thousands of doors, making thousands of phone calls, and mailing thousands of pieces of literature on their behalf…several of these COPE-endorsed candidates voted to strip collective bargaining rights away from union members who are given a title of  “manager,” even if they have no managerial responsibilities.
“This is a core issue for all of Labor,” said Illinois AFL-CIO President Michael T. Carrigan.  “If this can be done to some, it can be done to anyone. It sets a terrible precedent. ”
With the passage of the bill, SB 1556, there is no longer a requirement that an individual be engaged in management a substantial amount of time or as a major function of their employment to qualify as a “manager,” Carrigan said.
Thus employees whose primary responsibilities are not managerial could be denied the right to collectively bargain for better working conditions.
It took the Governor’s office and his legislative supporters six times over the course of two years to pass SB 1556.
The issue developed when Gov. Pat Quinn discovered he could not replace staff in the governor’s office who were hired by former governor Rod Blagojevich. Their jobs were protected by a union contract for public employees. So Quinn promoted SB 1556 to exempt the governor’s staff from a union contract.

the scab

Cecil Roberts, President, United Mine Workers of America

UMWA President Cecil E. Roberts "Don't Destroy the American Dream Rally"

Fox News' Clown Doctor Analyzes Obama

Friday, January 25, 2013

Protesters arrested outside Peabody Energy in downtown St. Louis : Stltoday

Protesters arrested outside Peabody Energy in downtown St. Louis : Stltoday

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Congresswoman Emerson Re-Elected In November Resigns To Take Lobbying Job

New strain of norovirus hits US hard

New strain of norovirus hits US hard

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“The new strain spread rapidly across the United States from September to December 2012,” Dr. Aron Hall an epidemiologist at the CDC’s Division of Viral Diseases, said in a statement. “The proportion of reported outbreaks caused by this strain increased dramatically from 19 percent in September to 58 percent in December.”

Though the worst part of the infection is usually short lived, young children and the elderly are most at risk of serious complications due to dehydration and fluid loss. Each year, noroviruses cause an estimated 21 million illnesses and 800 deaths, the CDC says.

“Right now, it’s too soon to tell whether the new strain of norovirus will lead to more outbreaks than in previous years. However, CDC continues to work with state partners to watch this closely and see if the strain is associated with more severe illness,” said Dr. Hall.

There is no treatment for norovirus. Doctors can only recommend riding out the worst of the symptoms and being vigilant about fluid intake to avoid dehydration.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Bill Text: MO HB95 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced | LegiScan right to work Missouri

Bill Text: MO HB95 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced | LegiScan:

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  Section A. Chapter 290, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 290.590, to read as follows:
            290.590. 1. As used in this section, the term "labor organization" means any organization of any kind or agency or employee representation committee or union which exists for the purpose in whole or in part of dealing with employers concerning wages, rates of pay, hours of work, other conditions of employment, or other forms of compensation.
            2. No person shall be required as a condition or continuation of employment to:
            (1) Become or refrain from becoming a member of a labor organization;
            (2) Pay any dues, fees, assessments, or other similar charges however denominated of any kind or amount to a labor organization; or
            (3) In lieu of the payments listed under subdivision (2) of this subsection, pay to any charity or other third party any amount equivalent to, or on a pro rata basis, any dues, fees, assessments, or other charges required of members of a labor organization.
            3. Any agreement, understanding, or practice, written or oral, implied or expressed, between any labor organization and employer that violates therights of employees as guaranteed under this section is declared to be unlawful, null and void, and of no legal effect.
            4. Any person who directly or indirectly violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.

Bill Text: MO HB48 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced | LegiScan photo id

Bill Text: MO HB48 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced | LegiScan:

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

            Section A. Section 115.427, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 115.427, to read as follows:
            115.427. 1. [Before receiving a ballot, voters] Persons seeking to vote in a public election shall establish their identity and eligibility to vote at the polling place by presenting a form of personal identification to election officials["Personal identification" shall mean only] No form of personal identification other than the forms listed in this section shall be accepted to establish a voter's qualifications to vote. Forms of personal identification that satisfy the requirements of this section are any one of the following:
            (1) Nonexpired Missouri driver's license [showing the name and a photograph or digital image of the individual][or]
            (2) Nonexpired or nonexpiring Missouri nondriver's license [showing the name and a photographic or digital image of the individual][or]

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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

The Corporate Privatization Raiders Destroying Public Education & Our U...

Labor Campaign Pushes Healthcare as a Human Right, Not a Business | The Nation

Labor Campaign Pushes Healthcare as a Human Right, Not a Business | The Nation:

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The unionists gathered over the weekend at the Labor Campaign for Single-Payer conference in Chicago argue that if universal health care is ever to be achieved in the US, labor must play a key role in pushing for it—which many have plans to do, particularly on the state level, in the near future.
The LCSP was founded in 2009 by a broad group of union activists, including Mark Dudzic, a former union local president, and longtime labor organizer and rabble-rouser Jerry Tucker. Tucker, who died late last year and was commemorated Friday by the campaign, was a stalwart organizer at the rank-and-file level, having little interest in the shifts of power in labor’s upper echelons. That spirit clearly still animates the campaign; attendees seemed to see the hopes for single-payer to come not from on high, but through organizing at labor’s grassroots.
Campaign activists, like many on the left, acknowledged the Affordable Care Act’s positive outcomes like some expanded coverage and the expansion of Medicaid while arguing it does not go nearly far enough in its reforms. Dudzic, the national coordinator of the campaign, says that labor and the progressive movement face a pivotal choice after the ACA has been cemented as the law of the land.

What Have American Unions Ever Done For Us?

reposting of old one, but still true today

Anti-worker bills already clouding legislative session | The Labor Tribune

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Anti-worker bills already clouding legislative session

JANUARY 15, 2013 by ADMIN in LABOR NEWS FROM OUR REGION with 0 COMMENTS
MIKE LOUIS
MIKE LOUIS
Jefferson City – Several anti-worker bills were pre-filed for this legislative session, promising more of the same from Missouri’s Republican controlled legislature, Missouri AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Mike Louis said.
“We wish the legislators would be serious about creating jobs and doing what’s best for the working families in Missouri in creating good paying jobs and quit playing games with catch phrases like ‘right-to- work’ and paycheck protection and prevailing wage, but unfortunately that doesn’t seem to be the trend in pre-filed bills,” said Louis, the state federation’s lead lobbyist in Jefferson City.
Louis, a former business representative for Machinists District 9, took over the secretary-treasurer’s post this year following the retirement of longtime Secretary-Treasurer Herb Johnson. (See related story at the end of this post.)
Louis said the pre-filed bills include measures addressing “right-to-work” (for less), paycheck deception, a measure repealing all prevailing wage laws, a measure modifying prevailing wage determinations, a measure on workers’ compensation that includes provisions hurtful to workers and a measure barring employers from negotiating closed shop clauses with their unions.

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Rand Paul Vows to Stop 'King' Obama's Executive Orders

My Pretty Baby Cried She Was a Bird: American Can Company Regional Recipes (1951-1954)

My Pretty Baby Cried She Was a Bird: American Can Company Regional Recipes (1951-1954): "American Can Company Regional Recipes (1951-1954)"

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American Can Company Regional Recipes (1951-1


WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012

American Can Company Regional Recipes (1951-1954)

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In speaking of grocery stores and diets this week, I thought we could stay on theme today with a little look into America's cupboard for a very familiar item: the tin can. I was searching the words "delicious meals" on Google Books when I came across two circa 1950 Life magazine with the above advertisements. You never know what kind of wingding thing will come up even when you put an innocuous enough phrase into the search box! "SACK O' SAUCE IN A CAN O'MEAT" was probably not going to win any advertising awards that year for the originators of the phrase, but gosh did it get my attention. The fifties' seem to have been the forefront for a culinary revolution of canned gourmet. Anything you can make we can "can" better, advertisements like this one screeched at the mid century housewife. Pie crusts! Whole chicken pot pies! Chow mein! All you need is a can opener and a brisk, dismissive attitude towards the "made from scratch" school of thinking.

On searching "in a can", I came across this series of menus and recipes prepared by the American Can Company in the early 1950's. You can click on any of the pages to get a better gander at what's inside, or the menu's title for the recipe in its original magazine.

Note! Alma Archer probably does not approve of these menus. Dieters, beware! Can food enthusiasts, rejoice! Non canned items needed are listed in italics.

New Public Option Bill Lowers Families’ Health Costs and the Deficit

New Public Option Bill Lowers Families’ Health Costs and the Deficit

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Photo by Andrew Aliferis/Flickr
Health care experts have long said that a public health insurance option not only would provide lower-cost health insurance for those who choose it but would also force private insurers to lower their premiums. A public option was a key element of the 2009 House-passed version of health care reform, but it did not make it to the final bill.
Now, as lawmakers focus on deficit reduction, with many Republicans calling for cuts in health care benefits and shifting even more costs to working families, the creation of a public option as a deficit-reducing tool—along with its other benefits—is back on the table.
On Tuesday, Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), along with 43 co-sponsors, introduced H.R. 26, the Public Option Deficit Reduction Act. This bill would offer consumers the choice of a publicly run health insurance plan, an option they say would save more than $100 billion over 10 years. Schakowsky says:

Sponsors of Missouri HB 170 : Stltoday--federal gun laws

Sponsors of Missouri HB 170 : Stltoday

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The following state representatives in Missouri, all House Republicans, have signed on as co-sponsors of a bill, House Bill 170. The names of St. Louis-area lawmakers are in boldface type. The bill would make criminals of any law enforcement official, local, state or federal, who tried to enforce any of President Barack Obama’s gun control initiatives, whether executive orders or passed by Congress:

Casey Guernsey, Bethany; Paul Curtman, Pacific; Delus Johnson, St. Joseph; Dave Hinson, St. Clair; Glen Kolkmeyer, Wellington; Jason Smith, Salem; Jim Neely, Cameron; Galen Higdon, St. Joseph; Charlie Davis, Webb City; Kenneth Wilson, Smithville; Noel Shull, Kansas City; Warren Love, Osceola; Don Phillips, Kimberling City; Lyle Rowland, Cedarcreek; Shawn Rhoads, West Plains; Rocky Miller, Tuscumbia; Dennis Fowler, Advance; Bill Lant, Joplin; Sandy Crawford, Buffalo; Wanda Brown, Lincoln; Craig Redmon, Canton; Diane Franklin, Camdenton; Shelley Keeney, Marble Hill; Bill Reiboldt, Neosho; Scott Fitzpatrick, Shell Knob; Randy Pike, Adrian; Mike Lair, Chillicothe; Rick Brattin, Harrisonville; Tony Dugger, Hartville; Paul Fitzwater, Potosi; Eric Burlison, Springfield; Mark Parkinson, St. Charles; Kevin Elmer, Nixa; John McCaherty, High Ridge; Kathie Conway, St. Charles; Jay Houghton, Martinsburg; Mike Bernskoetter, Jefferson City; Donna Lichtenegger, Jackson; Anne Zerr, St. Charles; Tom Flanigan, Carthage; Sue Allen, Town and Country; Ronald Schieber, Kansas City; Mike Kelley, Lamar; Ron Hicks, St. Peters; Jeannie Riddle, Mokane; Nate Walker, Kirksville; Jim Hanson, Frankford; Bill White, Joplin; Myron Neth, Liberty; Dave Muntzel, Boonville; Tim Remole, Excello; Chuck Gatschenberger, Lake Saint Louis; Keith Frederick, Rolla; Bryan Spencer, Wentzville; Chris Molendorp, Belton; Joe Don McGaugh, Carrollton; Thomas Hurst, Meta; Steve Cookson, Poplar Bluff; Robert Ross, Yukon; Jeff Pogue, Salem; Mike Leara, south St. Louis County; Mike Thomson, Maryville.


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morons and worse

Demand a 1% Wall Street Sales Tax- 10 Trillion a Year in Revenue At Least!

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire 1911 New York City Reenactment ILGWU

this sort of stuff still occurs today

Quincy, IL News - QuincyJournal.com - Munzlinger seeks to block Obama's gun control expansion

Quincy, IL News - QuincyJournal.com - Munzlinger seeks to block Obama's gun control expansion

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President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he would be pursuing more stringent gun control measures in the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting.

Missouri State Senator Brian Munzlinger says not so fast.

Munzlinger filed a bill Wednesday afternoon that would make any federal law or executive order banning the possession of a semiautomatic firearm that is more restrictive than laws in place on Dec. 31, 2012, unenforceable.

“My proposed legislation seeks to keep far-reaching regulations from violating the constitutional rights of all Missourians. Today's extreme grab of power was created under executive order and not heard publicly. We cannot let the total disregard for our constitutional rights continue," Sen. Munzlinger said. "Today the president used his power of Executive Order to erode the rights of everyone guaranteed under the Second Amendment, rather than do the hard work of passing legislation through the Congress, elected by each of you."
It would also make it a crime for an officer, government agent or employee from enforcing a law or order declared unenforceable.

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note:  finding a cop to arrest a fed for enforcing federal laws might be difficult, even in Missouri

Pebble Mine: Toxic Gold and Global Impact (11/10/11)

I do believ Rio Tinto has some part of this operation. Note: Obama could block under clean water act. who knows if he will protect the enviroment in Alaska? sure in the hell not blocking canadian pipeline

Monday, January 14, 2013

Alaska's Silver Millions---American Can Company 1936

AMERICAN CAN COMPANY. "ALASKA'S SILVER MILLIONS." Motion Picture Film; 1936. 1

The film, "Alaska's Silver Millions," was presented or funded by the American Can Company in 1936. Commentary or narration of the film was by Father Bernard R. Hubbard, S. J., known as "The Glacier Priest." The film was produced and edited by Beverly Jones, with photography by Nicholas Cavalier and Father Hubbard.


The collection consists of a VHS videocassette copy of the black and white sound motion picture film, "Alaska's Silver Millions." The 34 minute film begins with Father Hubbard's description of the three different sections of Alaska: the Yukon, Southeastern Alaska, and the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands. This description includes maps and film footage of the following subjects: Hubbard's sled dog team; an Inupiat woman catching tom cod through the ice; a reindeer herd; the Inside Passage; Juneau; Alaska Juneau Gold Mine; a dairy farm; calving glaciers and icebergs; the Valley of 10,000 Smokes; Shishaldin Volcano; and Aniakchak Volcano. The subjects of the remainder of the film are the salmon runs and salmon fishing and canning. Film footage in this part includes; maps of the Alaska salmon runs; spawning salmon; salmon traps; salmon tenders; fishermen brailing or emptying the traps; seine boats; and the cannery at False Pass on Unimak Island. The cannery footage of the fish house and canning house includes the following machinery: the iron chink, the filler, the vacuum sealer, washer, rackers (cooking trays), retorts (steam cookers), and labelers. The film ends with footage of canned salmon being boxed and loaded into cargo ships, and a farm in the Matanuska Valley.

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The St. Louis plant made shrimp cans for the operation until 1998--083

Vintage Tobacco Tins

prince albert cans were my first american can job

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Huge Payouts for Politicians Turned Lobbyists

Missouri fearless leaders do the same after vacation in Jefferson city

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Double Trouble

Cheney's Troop Poisoning KBR Wants Your Money

Welcome to St. Louis Mardi Gras! 2013

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official site of st. Louis Mardi Gras celebration.  More than a few politicos of area attend and watch for them if you go.  I will for sure

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Michelle Witthaus with Occupy St. Louis talks about Occupy arrests

Michelle is running for 6th ward alderperson in Saint Louis

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States: Season Premiere

great series on showtime suggest folks watch note- copyright owned by showtime

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Canning Food: "Miracle of the Can" circa 1956 American Can Co


Why 2013 is going to be awful

Why 2013 is going to be awful

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 Austerity
It’s coming. Congress will obsess over crafting a long-term deficit deal no matter what happens with the tax rates and the sequester. In all likelihood, we’ll get regressive budget cuts at all levels of government, plus, for good measure, tax hikes not just on the rich but on working people. The well-funded “Fix the Debt” monsters will still demand massive cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Republicans are justifiably confident that they can use the debt ceiling to force more spending cuts less than a month from now. If all of this sinks the still-sluggish economic recovery, that’ll be just one more sign that we need to cut more, and “tighten our belts.” Plus the debt ceiling fight might just crash the world economy anyway.
Congress Isn’t Going to Do Anything
As historically unproductive as the 112th Congress was, there’s not much reason to expect more from the 113th. The Senate has gotten marginally more liberal and the House has gotten marginally less Republican, but the basic makeup of both is the same. It’s still the case that House Republicans have no incentive to compromise on anything, while Senate Democrats live to compromise.

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kt me add one
if the president and dems in general keep up their stellar deal making, it is going to be a long next two years.
if they did the deal making for labor, we would all be on food stamps, without insurance and pension

10 states set for minimum wage hike

10 states set for minimum wage hike

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 CNN:
An estimated 855,000 workers will be directly affected by the wage changes, while another 140,000 are projected to be indirectly affected by the changes as employers readjust their pay scales to accommodate the new minimum, according to analysis by the Economic Policy Institute.
The new hourly rates will range between $7.35 in Missouri and $9.19 in Washington state, which has the highest minimum wage in the nation.
Workers may not notice much of a change in their paychecks, though, if lawmakers do not extend the payroll tax cut first enacted in 2010. Without the tax cut in place, workers would pay 6.2% instead of 4.2% — an amount that could wipe out most of the wage boost.
According to National Employment Law Project (NELP) statistics cited in the article, the minimum wage is an increasingly relevant figure in the country’s economic life
“The majority of jobs created during the economic recovery have been low-wage positions that pay $13.83 an hour or less,” according to an August NELP report. The group also found that “72 percent of the employees set to be affected by the wage increases are adults 20 years or older.”

Senate clears fiscal cliff deal 89-8 | NJ.com

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 The measure, which would raise tax rates for families making more than $450,000 and delay deep across-the-board spending cuts for two months, cleared the Senate by an overwhelming 89-8 vote shortly after 2 a.m. The Republican-controlled House could take up the pact in a rare New Year's Day session, though the timing of that chamber's vote was not clear.
The $620 billion agreement was a major breakthrough in a partisan standoff that has dragged on for months, spooking Wall Street and threatening to hobble the economic recovery. It turned back the GOP's two-decade-long refusal to raise tax rates, delivering a major win for the president.
But as big a deal as it was, it did little to address the nation's long-term deficit problem -- there's nothing in it to pare back entitlement spending -- or to defuse a potential crisis over raising the debt ceiling that could come as early as February.

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pretty gutless of dems whom did hold most of the cards.
also note, changes to 401s---pensions also in this deal and we have not  a clue to what it is and how it will effect folks