_From the AFSCME Blog...New Campaign Highlights Real Impact of Working Americans

Ever wonder if what you do for a living has any real meaning to anyone else? A new television spot airing in several cities across the country shows the connection working Americans have to each other, a message that resonates in so many states and cities with politicians who blame the working middle class for the current economic crisis.  Read the full story here...

From AFL-CIO News...

Republicans who claim they are BFF with small business owners–yet insist ”over regulation” is causing the nation’s economic woes–ought to listen to what their “best friends” have to say.

A new poll of 500 small business owners finds that cutting regulations is far down their list...
Read the entire story here...

Reposted from the AFL-CIO...

Donna Gratehouse, who blogs at DemocraticDiva and elsewhere on all things Arizona, sends us this.
A slate of bills introduced in the Arizona Legislature this session would wipe out public-sector unions in our state. If Gov. Jan Brewer (R) signs them into law, which is likely, they would ban...
Read the story at: http://blog.aflcio.org/2012/02/01/arizona-the-new-wisconsin/

A video referred to us by David Williams...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLIY50lSvuU

This is a crosspost from the AFL-CIO.org the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO

On a snowy Wisconsin Saturday over 100,000 union members, working families, community members, faith leaders, activist groups and concerned citizens gathered in Madison to tell Gov. Walker to stop the attacks on the middle class and kill the bill. 

Despite the weather today’s rally was the biggest in the thirteen days of protests.  The people of Wisconsin will continue to fight for their rights.  It is time for our elected officials to show leadership, come to the table and move Wisconsin forward.

See the full story at: http://blog.aflcio.org/2011/02/26/more-than-100000-rally-in-wisconsin/#more-46039

Organized labor brought us child labor laws, the forty hour work week, reasonable working conditions, and living wages. This is all under attack now. In Wisconsin, Indiana, and more. Find out what you can do about it here.