Author: Michael Pellegrini
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Union Busting In Wisconsin
There are some things you just never expect to see. Shrimp ice cream. World peace. An openly gay republican president. Or, workers in the United States facing the loss of their collective bargaining rights. “The right to bargain collectively is at the bottom of social justice for the worker, as well as the sensible conduct…
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Labor’s Bloody History
The period in American history leading up from the Civil War to World War II was particularly violent and bloody for labor. It was through that struggle that many of the very most basic rights we enjoy today came about. These include: Abolition of child labor The eight hour day Unemployment insuance Social security The…
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Conservatives Declare War On Unions – Public Employee Unions to Be Outlawed in Wisconsin
This week in Wisconsin, conservatives are making perhaps the single biggest assault on collective bargaining that’s taken place in the last 60-80 years. The republican-controlled Wisconsin state legislature is trying to take away the collective bargaining rights of state, county and municipal workers. These takeaways include: Automatic yearly elections where 51+% of all employees in…
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Yes on Initiative 1082 – Let’s help the BIAW and the insurance companies get rich!
One of the most asinine initiatives in Washington state this election has got to be 1082 – the initiative to privatize the state worker’s compensation system. The primary sponsor is the Building Industry Association of Washington – Dino Rossi’s erstwhile masters – and the large insurance companies. (Rossi is pictured at the right, with his…
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Run Dino, Run….
Spokane, WA (AP) – Perennial candidate for big business, Dino Rossi (R – Spokane), seen at right with his head up his ass, as usual, is off and running again, this time for the US Senate. Foiled in his two recent attempts to claim the governorship of Washington state, Rossi decided to attempt to capture…
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Go Sarah, GO!
Des Moines, IA (AP) – In a bold, audacious move, the Republican party today announced their dream ticket for the 2012 presidential elections – Sarah Palin and Christine O’Donnell. Governor Palin, the failed vice-presidential candidate in the 2008 elections was elated. “I can see the capitol from my house,” she was heard saying. In a…
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Click! Network Responds
And yet another open letter to Click! Network management: One of your people called me a few days ago to talk about DOCSIS 3.0 I’m sorry, I don’t recall his name. He was under the strong impression Comcast just rolled out DOCSIS 3.0 here in Tacoma in December 2009. WRONG. As I told the guy,…
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Is Click! Network Trying To Commit Suicide? Looks That way…
Comcast started offering DOCSIS 3.0 connections here in the Seattle-Tacoma area over a year ago. Where is DOCSIS 3.0 for Click customers? An open letter to Click! Network Management Sirs: Comcast started offering DOCSIS 3.0 connections here in the Seattle-Tacoma area over a year ago. At the time Comcast premiered it’s product here, I called…
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Port of Tacoma – NYK Deal – Money Mostly Well Spent
Like I said in the last post, I don’t usually read the Tacoma News Tribune. It’s a scandal rag, owned by the McClatchy organization. Last week, I couldn’t help looking at their story on the Port of Tacoma – a copy was lying there on a table at work, open to the story, Port of…
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Tacoma News Tribune – A Newspaper Only In Name
I don’t generally read the Tacoma News Tribune. It’s a McClatchy “newspaper” – and I use that term loosely. McClatchy rags all seem to tout the McClatchy line – they’re anti-labor, right-wing, rags with a very specific, narrow agenda. I guess you could say they’re the print equivalent of Fox News. When McClatchy bought the…