This is an excerpt of Apple Avoiding Billions and Billions of Dollars in Taxes, which originally appeared on the Campaign for America’s Future Blog. WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 21, 2013) — Apple (like many giant, multinational corporations) has been avoiding paying the taxes they owe to the country by setting up foreign “subsidiaries” in tax-haven countries and [...]
By DAVID GROVES The Stand WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 9, 2013) — All of Washington’s Republican members of Congress — Reps. Doc Hastings, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Dave Reichert and Cathy McMorris Rodgers — voted Wednesday for legislation to allow employers of hourly workers to pay their employees less money. In fact, they have each signed on [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 7, 2013) — According to a new AFL-CIO report, Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect, 60 workers were killed in Washington State in 2011, giving the state the 3rd lowest worker fatality rate in the country at 1.9 workers per 100,000 workers. Nationally, 4,693 workers died on the job in [...]
The following was posted this morning at AFL-CIO Now. (May 6, 2013) — At our AFL-CIO Convention in September, the AFL-CIO needs to be ready to make decisions about how the union movement should change and what we can do together to make a better future for working people. We’re taking a hard look inward, at [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 24, 2013) — This week, more than 80 House Democrats introduced a resolution that rejects President Obama’s proposal to cut Social Security benefits by using a “chained CPI” to calculate cost-of-living increases. H.Con.Res. 34, sponsored by Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.), says it is the sense of Congress that “the Chained Consumer Price [...]
Following is a statement by Washington State Labor Council President Jeff Johnson regarding the Gang of Eight immigration bill: (April 18, 2013) — Yesterday the Senate Gang of Eight introduced their immigration bill. While there are many improvements that need to be made to the bill to make it a humane and family friendly piece [...]
The following is cross-posted from AFL-CIO Now: Did you know that the CEOs of the Campaign to Fix the Debt, the corporate front group that wants to cut Social Security and Medicare and lower corporate taxes, have parked more than $418 billion of untaxed corporate profits overseas? Overall it is estimated that U.S. corporations have as much [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Apr. 15, 2013) — House Republican leadership rammed through a bill (H.R. 1120) on Friday that would effectively put the National Labor Relations Board out of business. The NLRB enforces rules established under the National Labor Relations Act, which protects the rights of workers to form unions, bargain collectively and have a voice [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 11, 2013) — The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday that it will keep Saturday delivery, saying a recent bill passed by Congress prevents it from doing so. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe had previously announced that the USPS would end Saturday mail delivery this August, but maintain package delivery Monday through Saturday. Although [...]
The following is from AFL-CIO Now: The AFL-CIO has learned President Obama’s budget will cut Social Security and Medicare benefits for working families. The so-called “chained” CPI will cut Social Security benefits and middle-income seniors (people who made $47,000 a year and more) will be asked to pay higher Medicare premiums. Not only do the majority [...]
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