He also talked extensively about “right to work” and even claimed that the Toyota plant we lost to Mississippi will be staffed by union workers. ... He claimed, as well, that factory workers in Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin make more than factory workers in Illinois. ..…
Other groups, like Religious Right group Alliance Defending Freedom, cheered the executive orders as win for. This guidance will help prevent families like Vander Boons Michigan who were threatened with the closure of their family-run business for expressing religious point of view on..…
Roof's murderous actions show the connection between the terror of Jim Crow and the bland, bureaucratic justifications for the incarceration of African American and racist police murders that author Michelle Alexander calls the. ..…
Indeed, thousands of Black and white workers turned out for Jackson rallies and voted for him, delivering him a victory in Michigan's crucial primary. Jackson's talk about the 'coalition of the rejected' had some real substance in this case. . ..…
The promises of continued support for the Democrats were not enough to stop a walkout by the convention's Michigan delegation. These delegates, many of whom were NAACP leaders and trade union officials, were worried that any association with the National Black Political Agenda would damage..…
Tarryl Clark told The UpTake at Netroots Nation this past weekend about her work with Blue Green Alliance, Midwest-wide merger between unions and environmental groups. Clark has teamed up with former Michigan Congressman Mark Schauer to launch Alliance's Jobs 21 campaign.. ..…
The “right-to-work” measure comes after 57 percent of Michigan voters rejected a union-backed ballot initiative in November which would have made “right-to-work” laws unconstitutional. ..…