Where's Andy? And What's He Up to Now?

Submitted by Illinoisnoki1 on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 15:41

By Bill Bianchi, July 16, 2010

Andy Stern, that is.  Last April, the long-time head of Service Employees International Union (SEIU), who built his career on organizing working people to improve their standard of living by standing up to corporate America, abruptly resigned from his labor career. While Stern’s tenure was controversial, he was one of the few leaders who successfully reversed labor’s long membership slide. During his time in office, SEIU membership increased by 50%.  Then he quit.

Debt Commission today, Wall Street tomorrow?  Arguably the most successful union leader of the past two decades, just resigned, but where did he end up? Well, he’s sitting with a bunch of deficit hawks on Obama’s debt commission, but soon who knows, could Wall Street be his destination?   Read more »

A Shameful Day for Chicago

Submitted by lorinpda on Thu, 07/01/2010 - 08:25

The United Nations defines the right for workers to join unions as a basic human right. Wal-Mart openly and actively violates basic human rights. Yet, on June 30 2010, the Chicago city council voted unamiously to let a known human right's violator in to Chicago.  Read more »

Rahm Emanuel expected to quit White House!

Submitted by Illinoisnoki1 on Mon, 06/21/2010 - 21:06

Update:  White House Budget Chief Stepping Down!   Read more »

Could, Should Mark Kirk Receive a Dishonorable Discharge?

Submitted by Illinoisnoki1 on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 14:34

 From Tenth Congressional District Democrats website. 

"The congressman [Mark Kirk IL-10] has never been one to minimize his talents. Once, in a candidate debate, he responded to a question about immigration reform by announcing grandly, "I could answer that question in Spanish, since I attended Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico." Kirk finds himself amazing and expects you to agree." ... Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune columnist

The problems are piling up for Mark Kirk, [Republican candidate for Barak Obama's former senate seat].  And he has no one to blame but himself.

According to Nitpicker Blog,  it's against the law for active duty military to campaign for political office. Yet, it appears Mark Kirk may have done so. Nitpicker Blog  If Kirk is found guilty of this offense, he can receive a dishonorable discharge from the military and face two years of jail.

It is becoming increasingly difficult to track the number of times [Kirk has] "simply misremembered it wrong."
1)  He said he served in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. He didn't.   Washington Post

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