Monday, December 31, 2012
In Memoriam of Family and Friends
As 2012 comes to a close I wanted to remember my family and friends that have left us this year, may they all rest in peace.
Edward D. Padgett Sr. moved on February 9, 2012 My father
Steve Parker moved on February 13, 2012 LA Times Colleague
Don Reese moved on February 18, 2012 LA Times Colleague
Romel Aspiras moved on March 8, 2012 LA Times Colleague
Carrie Lane moved on March 9, 2012 Wife of LA Times Colleague Randy Lane
Jennifer Roundtree moved on March 16 2012 Wife of LA Times Colleague Billy Roundtree
Amellia Molly Rodriguez-Barajas moved on May 1, 2012 My mother
Bob Gilham moved on May 4, 2012 LA Times Colleague
Cesar Verdugo moved on June 21, 2012 My nephew
George Wayman Doolittle moved on November 27, 2012 LA Times Colleague
Eddie Santos moved on December 18, 2012 LA Times Colleague
Edward D. Padgett Sr. moved on February 9, 2012 My father
Steve Parker moved on February 13, 2012 LA Times Colleague
Don Reese moved on February 18, 2012 LA Times Colleague
Romel Aspiras moved on March 8, 2012 LA Times Colleague
Carrie Lane moved on March 9, 2012 Wife of LA Times Colleague Randy Lane
Jennifer Roundtree moved on March 16 2012 Wife of LA Times Colleague Billy Roundtree
Amellia Molly Rodriguez-Barajas moved on May 1, 2012 My mother
Bob Gilham moved on May 4, 2012 LA Times Colleague
Cesar Verdugo moved on June 21, 2012 My nephew
George Wayman Doolittle moved on November 27, 2012 LA Times Colleague
Eddie Santos moved on December 18, 2012 LA Times Colleague
Today in Labor History
December 31 -- SOURCE: Union
Communications Services, Inc.
Sixty thousand unemployed workers rally at a Pittsburgh stadium - 1931
United Mine Workers reformer Joseph "Jock" Yablonski, his wife and daughter are murdered by hitmen hired by union president Tony Boyle, who was to be convicted of the crime and eventually die in prison - 1969
OSHA adopts a grain handling facilities standard to protect 155,000 workers at nearly 24,000 grain elevators from the risk of fire and explosion from highly combustible grain dust - 1987
The
title is obviously tongue in cheek. We try to use humor as much as
possible to get the message out about the benefits of being a union
member and information on those who try and harm the middle and poor
class of the world Trolls will be launched as quickly as possible
Sixty thousand unemployed workers rally at a Pittsburgh stadium - 1931
United Mine Workers reformer Joseph "Jock" Yablonski, his wife and daughter are murdered by hitmen hired by union president Tony Boyle, who was to be convicted of the crime and eventually die in prison - 1969
OSHA adopts a grain handling facilities standard to protect 155,000 workers at nearly 24,000 grain elevators from the risk of fire and explosion from highly combustible grain dust - 1987
#SOLIDARITY! -> Please help our friends at #Union Thugs reach 10K "LIKEs" before Jan 1 ? #Labor #Worker #1U #p2
Eddy Hartenstein to Tribune Employees
From: Tribune Communications
Subject: Message from Eddy Hartenstein/Tribune Emergence from Chapter 11
Colleagues—
Tonight we issued the attached press release, announcing that Tribune will successfully emerge from the Chapter 11 reorganization process tomorrow, Dec. 31, 2012. The restructuring plan approved last July by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware will become effective at that time.
Tribune will emerge as a dynamic multi-media company with a great mix of profitable assets, powerful brands in major markets, sufficient liquidity for operations and investments and significantly less debt. In short, Tribune is far stronger than it was when we began the Chapter 11 process four years ago and, given the budget planning we’ve done, the company is well-positioned for success in 2013.
The press release also contains details about Tribune’s new Board of Directors, which will convene in the next several weeks, at which time it will define the roles of its members, its committee structure, and designate and ratify the company’s executive officers.
You can find additional information regarding our emergence and some Q&A related to employees on TribLink.
Once again, I want to thank you for your talent, effort and focus these last four years—I know it has been a challenging period. Throughout it all, you have been resilient, dedicated to serving the company, our customers and your fellow employees. You are what sets Tribune apart from our competitors.
Now, let’s get the new year off to a strong start. There is a lot of opportunity ahead.
eddy
SOURCE: LAObserved
Subject: Message from Eddy Hartenstein/Tribune Emergence from Chapter 11
Colleagues—
Tonight we issued the attached press release, announcing that Tribune will successfully emerge from the Chapter 11 reorganization process tomorrow, Dec. 31, 2012. The restructuring plan approved last July by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware will become effective at that time.
Tribune will emerge as a dynamic multi-media company with a great mix of profitable assets, powerful brands in major markets, sufficient liquidity for operations and investments and significantly less debt. In short, Tribune is far stronger than it was when we began the Chapter 11 process four years ago and, given the budget planning we’ve done, the company is well-positioned for success in 2013.
The press release also contains details about Tribune’s new Board of Directors, which will convene in the next several weeks, at which time it will define the roles of its members, its committee structure, and designate and ratify the company’s executive officers.
You can find additional information regarding our emergence and some Q&A related to employees on TribLink.
Once again, I want to thank you for your talent, effort and focus these last four years—I know it has been a challenging period. Throughout it all, you have been resilient, dedicated to serving the company, our customers and your fellow employees. You are what sets Tribune apart from our competitors.
Now, let’s get the new year off to a strong start. There is a lot of opportunity ahead.
eddy
SOURCE: LAObserved
Monday Morning in the Blogosphere
Liberal newspapers hurtling toward extinction - BizPac
Tribune emerges from 4-year bankruptcy today - Poynter
Matt Donnelly Exits LAT’s Ministry of Gossip - Fishbowl LA
What happens to Gannett after passing the 'cliff' - Gannett Blog
Tribune Co. papers draw interest from California company - CBJ
Should newspapers start phasing out editorials? - Sacramento Bee
6 Ways to Juice Up the Labor Movement - Broadcast Union News
Tribune Co. set to exit bankruptcy protection - Los Angeles Times
Orange County Register Owner Eyes Tribune Papers - Huffington Post
WGN America may be channel of change for Tribune Co. - Chicago Tribune
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Today in Labor History
December 29 -- SOURCE: Union
Communications Services, Inc.
After years of intensive lobbying by the labor movement, a comprehensive national safety law is enacted as President Nixon signs the Occupational Safety & Health Act of 1970, creating the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) - 1970
More than 15,000 United Steel Workers members at 16 Goodyear Tire & Rubber plants end an 86-day strike, ratify three-year contract - 2006
After years of intensive lobbying by the labor movement, a comprehensive national safety law is enacted as President Nixon signs the Occupational Safety & Health Act of 1970, creating the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) - 1970
More than 15,000 United Steel Workers members at 16 Goodyear Tire & Rubber plants end an 86-day strike, ratify three-year contract - 2006
Today in #LaborHistory: Dec 29 -via- 'Rip's Roster'
1845 -- Texas enters the Union
1890 -- U.S. Army massacres 200 Oglala Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee
1891 -- Edison awarded a patent for radio.
1989 -- Vaclav Havel was elected president of Czechoslovakia.
1845 -- Texas enters the Union
1890 -- U.S. Army massacres 200 Oglala Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee
1891 -- Edison awarded a patent for radio.
1989 -- Vaclav Havel was elected president of Czechoslovakia.
Jahmark and the Soulshakers
SEE YOU TOMORROW (12/30/12) at the Lighthouse Cafe in Hermosa Beach (30 Pier Avenue) at 4PM ... out with the old and in with the new ... come celebrate with Jahmark & the Soulshakers, 2013 is approaching fast and we ready fi dem ... peace, love and blessings to one and all!
Friday, December 28, 2012
Win a car and Change a Life
Why are Hollywood Stuntman Sammy Maloof and
Veteran of the Year, Bob "Mr. Inspiration" Wieland GIVING AWAY A
BEAUTIFUL HOTROD? Watch this: http://tinyurl.com/WinAShelby
Today in Labor History
December 28 -- SOURCE: Union
Communications Services, Inc.
Auto workers begin sit-down strike for union recognition at GM’s Fisher Body plant in Cleveland - 1936
Country music legend Hank Williams attends what to be his last musicians’ union meeting, at the Elite (pronounced E-light) cafĂ© in Montgomery, Ala. He died of apparent heart failure three days later in the back seat of a car driving north. He was 29 - 1952
Auto workers begin sit-down strike for union recognition at GM’s Fisher Body plant in Cleveland - 1936
Country music legend Hank Williams attends what to be his last musicians’ union meeting, at the Elite (pronounced E-light) cafĂ© in Montgomery, Ala. He died of apparent heart failure three days later in the back seat of a car driving north. He was 29 - 1952
not exactly #LaborHistory: Dec 28 -via- 'Rip's Roster'
1155 -- Archbishop Thomas Becket is brutally murdered in Canterbury Cathedral by four knights of King Henry II of England, apparently on orders of the king.
1793 -- Thomas Paine is arrested in France for treason. Though the charges against him were never detailed, he had been tried in absentia on December 26 and convicted.
1808 -- Andrew Johnson is born.
1846 -- Iowa becomes 29th State.
1856 -- Woodrow Wilson born in Staunton, Virginia
1916 -- James Joyce’s Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is published
1932 -- Argentine novelist Manuel Puig is born
1940 -- Germans raid London
1973 -- Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag Archipelago published
1155 -- Archbishop Thomas Becket is brutally murdered in Canterbury Cathedral by four knights of King Henry II of England, apparently on orders of the king.
1793 -- Thomas Paine is arrested in France for treason. Though the charges against him were never detailed, he had been tried in absentia on December 26 and convicted.
1808 -- Andrew Johnson is born.
1846 -- Iowa becomes 29th State.
1856 -- Woodrow Wilson born in Staunton, Virginia
1916 -- James Joyce’s Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is published
1932 -- Argentine novelist Manuel Puig is born
1940 -- Germans raid London
1973 -- Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag Archipelago published
Newsweek Publishes Final Print Edition
As advertisers follow the eyes of online readers, publications are struggling to stay afloat, which will not be an easy task in 2013. Many print publishers will flee the hard copy in favor of digital versions to remain in business in the coming months, and most major newspapers are losing money by producing a daily paper. You will be able to gauge your cities newspaper health if they discontinue their seven day per week schedule with a three to four day cycle.
Us older folks have seen telephone booths and mailboxes disappear almost over night, so goes the same for newspaper stands, shortly.
Image courtesy of Newsweek via Twitter
Us older folks have seen telephone booths and mailboxes disappear almost over night, so goes the same for newspaper stands, shortly.
Image courtesy of Newsweek via Twitter
Friday Night in the Blogosphere
Former Los Angeles Times Pressman Darryl Dean
LA Times loses sports writer to Boston - Kevin Roderick
Newsweek’s Final Print Cover - Newspaper Death Watch
Publisher Tribune to exit bankruptcy December 31 - Reuters
Patch editors say staff and budgets are being cut in 2013 - Romenesko
Another Reporter Jumps from LA Times to OC Register - Fishbowl LA
The Year’s Top Five Legislative Victories for Workers - Frying Pan News
Baltimore Sun runs full page cartoon on front page for first time - Poynter
Corporate is shaking up Gannett Digital Marketing Services - Gannett Blog
Former Tribune Co. exec charged with defrauding company - Chicago Tribune
Newspaper Guild, members donate $5160 to Sandy relief – Broadcast Union News
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Today in Labor History
December 27 -- SOURCE: Union
Communications Services, Inc.
President Roosevelt seizes the railroads to avert a nationwide strike. His decision to temporarily place the railroads under the “supervision” of the War Department prompts the five railroad brotherhoods to agree to his offer to arbitrate the wage dispute - 1943
December 26
Knights of Labor founded. Constitution bars from membership “parasites,” including stockbrokers and lawyers - 1869
(There is Power in a Union: The Epic Story of Labor in America is a sympathetic, thoughtful and highly readable history of the American labor movement that traces unionism from the textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts in the 1820s to organized labor’s decline in the 1980s and the struggle for survival and growth today.)
December 25
A dynamite bomb destroyed a portion of the Llewellyn Ironworks in Los Angeles, where a bitter strike was in progress - 1910
December 24
Seventy two copper miners’ children die in panic caused by a company stooge at Calumet, Mich., who shouted “fire” up the stairs into a crowded hall where the children had gathered. They were crushed against closed doors when they tried to flee - 1913
President Roosevelt seizes the railroads to avert a nationwide strike. His decision to temporarily place the railroads under the “supervision” of the War Department prompts the five railroad brotherhoods to agree to his offer to arbitrate the wage dispute - 1943
December 26
Knights of Labor founded. Constitution bars from membership “parasites,” including stockbrokers and lawyers - 1869
(There is Power in a Union: The Epic Story of Labor in America is a sympathetic, thoughtful and highly readable history of the American labor movement that traces unionism from the textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts in the 1820s to organized labor’s decline in the 1980s and the struggle for survival and growth today.)
December 25
A dynamite bomb destroyed a portion of the Llewellyn Ironworks in Los Angeles, where a bitter strike was in progress - 1910
December 24
Seventy two copper miners’ children die in panic caused by a company stooge at Calumet, Mich., who shouted “fire” up the stairs into a crowded hall where the children had gathered. They were crushed against closed doors when they tried to flee - 1913
Friday, December 21, 2012
Winning at the Race of Life
There's so many families in desperate need
this holiday season; without homes, jobs, food or clothing. Celebrating
Christmas isn’t even a thought as their main concerns are eating, or
locating a warm place to sleep at night. We can only imagine
the minds of the fathers and mothers who are being tormented because
they cannot give their kids something to eat, let alone buy them a
present. It's a privilege to step up & be a blessing to those in
need & we need your help. Click here: http://WinAShelbyCobraCar.com/
Make a donation of $20 or more. Share this with AS MANY PEOPLE as you
can BEFORE Christmas to help us meet the needs of those in desperate
need, bring joy to their hearts and a smile to their face. IT MIGHT WIN
YOU A BEAUTIFUL CAR & ENCLOSED 20' TRAILER! Every $20 (or more)
donation automatically enters participants for a chance to win a
beautiful 1966 ERA Shelby Cobra custom built by Sammy Maloof & his
team at Maloof Racing Engines and a 20" enclosed trailer. Multiple
Entries = Multiple Chances and MORE mouths we can feed and youth we can
mentor. THANK YOU:
A Place Called Skid Row (128 photos)
photo by Ed Padgett
Marines Do Santa Claus, Gangnam Style
The III Marine Expeditionary Unit Band hit the stage Gangnam Style with a Holiday twist! This is a recent performance with their rock band in Okinawa, Japan. Video courtesy of Erin Giove.
Winning at the Race of Life Ministries
Winning at the Race of Life shared a video.
NOW
more than ever our youth need mentors. We are blessed to be a blessing
to those in need this Christmas and we are excited about working with
all our brothers and sisters in 2013. Remember, the greatest exercise
for your heart is to reach out and bless someone else. http://WinAShelbyCobraCar.com/ Thank you...
It's
an amazing thing to be able to take your gifts and talents that God
gave us and share them with other people. Meet Jesse, he was hearing
impaired. The smile on his face when he got to shift Hollywood Stuntman
Sammy Maloof's stuntcar--PRICELESS! (Bethel Church Riverside, CA)
The Sun Never Sets Trailer
Smithsonian Magazine once asked the rhetorical question, “Can a weekly paper in rural New Mexico raise enough hell to keep its readers hungry for more, week after week?
The Rio Grande Sun, published in Española, NM, is considered one of the best weekly newspapers in the country. Bob Trapp, the Sun‘s founder, editor, and publisher, is the quintessential newspaperman—the last of a vanishing breed—a scrupulously honest, fearless, independent journalist, and a mentor to generations of young reporters.
The Sun is known for investigative reporting. The paper broke the story that its own rural community had the highest per capita heroin overdose rate in the country. It has led the fight for open records and open meetings in a county where political shenanigans are the rule.
The film follows the Sun’s reporters and editors as they write about the news, sports, arts and cultures of a large rural county. John Burnett, a National Public Radio correspondent, reports on the Sun‘s Police Blotter—“the best in the country.” The Sun‘s journalists investigate the largest embezzlement in the state’s history, and the widespread use of tranquilizers in the county jail.
“The Sun Never Sets” is narrated by Bob Edwards, National Radio Hall of Fame and Peabody award-winning news anchor and radio host. It is an official selection of the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival and the Ojai Film Festival, and will be screened at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
The Rio Grande Sun, published in Española, NM, is considered one of the best weekly newspapers in the country. Bob Trapp, the Sun‘s founder, editor, and publisher, is the quintessential newspaperman—the last of a vanishing breed—a scrupulously honest, fearless, independent journalist, and a mentor to generations of young reporters.
The Sun is known for investigative reporting. The paper broke the story that its own rural community had the highest per capita heroin overdose rate in the country. It has led the fight for open records and open meetings in a county where political shenanigans are the rule.
The film follows the Sun’s reporters and editors as they write about the news, sports, arts and cultures of a large rural county. John Burnett, a National Public Radio correspondent, reports on the Sun‘s Police Blotter—“the best in the country.” The Sun‘s journalists investigate the largest embezzlement in the state’s history, and the widespread use of tranquilizers in the county jail.
“The Sun Never Sets” is narrated by Bob Edwards, National Radio Hall of Fame and Peabody award-winning news anchor and radio host. It is an official selection of the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival and the Ojai Film Festival, and will be screened at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
Friday Morning in the Blogosphere
In Memory of Edward Santos - Rest in Peace Brother
Five Union-Made Holiday Desserts - Frying Pan News
Old pressroom in Oregon is now Internet hub - Poynter
Finally, a Little Good News About Newspapers - The Atlantic
Fox Mole wants people to read his book and laugh - Romenesko
Pulitzer Prize Winner Returns to Lead OC Register - Fishbowl LA
New documents: Dickey, other execs sell more GCI - Gannett Blog
The coming death of seven-day publication - Nieman Journalism Lab
Joe Donnelly to lead Santa Barbara journalism venture - LAObserved
Another Documentary Celebrates Newspapers - Newspaper Death Watch
Today in Labor History
December 21 -- SOURCE: Union
Communications Services, Inc.
Powered by children seven to 12 years old working dawn to dusk, Samuel Slater’s thread-spinning factory goes into production in Pawtucket, R.I., launching the Industrial Revolution in America. By 1830, 55 percent of the mill workers in the state were youngsters, many working for less than $1 per week - 1790
(Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor: Your heart will be broken by this exceptional book’s photographs of children at backbreaking, often life-threatening work, and the accompanying commentary by author Russell Freedman. Photographer Lewis Hine—who himself died in poverty in 1940—did as much, and perhaps more, than any social critic in the early part of the 20th century to expose the abuse of children, as young as three and four, by American capitalism.)
Supreme Court rules that picketing is unconstitutional. Chief Justice (and former president) William Howard Taft declared that picketing was, in part, "an unlawful annoyance and hurtful nuisance..." - 1921
Powered by children seven to 12 years old working dawn to dusk, Samuel Slater’s thread-spinning factory goes into production in Pawtucket, R.I., launching the Industrial Revolution in America. By 1830, 55 percent of the mill workers in the state were youngsters, many working for less than $1 per week - 1790
(Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor: Your heart will be broken by this exceptional book’s photographs of children at backbreaking, often life-threatening work, and the accompanying commentary by author Russell Freedman. Photographer Lewis Hine—who himself died in poverty in 1940—did as much, and perhaps more, than any social critic in the early part of the 20th century to expose the abuse of children, as young as three and four, by American capitalism.)
Supreme Court rules that picketing is unconstitutional. Chief Justice (and former president) William Howard Taft declared that picketing was, in part, "an unlawful annoyance and hurtful nuisance..." - 1921
Not exactly #LaborHistory: Dec 20, 1906 -via- 'Rip and Ron'
South Carolina became the first state to secede from the union after the election of Abraham Lincoln.
"On December 20th, all 169 delegates to the convention voted for secession against Republican Presidential leadership on matters of race, economics, and politics." - from http://www.teachingushistory.org/lessons/Ordinance.htm
"As if to instruct the rest of the South in the protocol of rebellion, South Carolina not only led the way in secession from the United States, but it would also provide the first battleground for the Civil War when Fort Sumter was fired upon by Confederate troops on April 12, 1861." - from http://face2face.si.edu/my_weblog/2010/12/the-secession-of-south-carolina-december-20-1860.html
"Conservative liberty has been vindicated. Mobocratic license has been stricken down. Order has conquered, yet liberty has survived. Right has raised his banner aloft, and bidden defiance to Might. The problem of self-government under the check- balance of slavery, has secured itself from threatened destruction.
South Carolina has resumed her entire sovereign powers, and, unshackled, has become one of the nations of the earth." - from http://www.tulane.edu/~sumter/Dilemmas/Mer21Dec.html
South Carolina became the first state to secede from the union after the election of Abraham Lincoln.
"On December 20th, all 169 delegates to the convention voted for secession against Republican Presidential leadership on matters of race, economics, and politics." - from http://www.teachingushistory.org/lessons/Ordinance.htm
"As if to instruct the rest of the South in the protocol of rebellion, South Carolina not only led the way in secession from the United States, but it would also provide the first battleground for the Civil War when Fort Sumter was fired upon by Confederate troops on April 12, 1861." - from http://face2face.si.edu/my_weblog/2010/12/the-secession-of-south-carolina-december-20-1860.html
"Conservative liberty has been vindicated. Mobocratic license has been stricken down. Order has conquered, yet liberty has survived. Right has raised his banner aloft, and bidden defiance to Might. The problem of self-government under the check- balance of slavery, has secured itself from threatened destruction.
South Carolina has resumed her entire sovereign powers, and, unshackled, has become one of the nations of the earth." - from http://www.tulane.edu/~sumter/Dilemmas/Mer21Dec.html
Kim Kelly - It's You [Heart & Soul Riddim] Dec 2012
....
WEBSITE: http://krishgenius.com
Published on Nov 30, 2012
Kim Kelly - It's You [Heart & Soul Riddim] Dec 2012WEBSITE: http://krishgenius.com
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Services for Edward Santos
Visitation
Friday, December 21
12:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Callanan & Woods Scovern Mortuary
511 S. Central Avenue
Glendale, CA 91204
(818) 242-0258
Get Directions
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana
15151 San Fernando Mission Blvd.
Mission Hills, CA 91345
(818) 361-0186
Get Directions
11:45 AM
Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills
6300 Forest Lawn Drive
Hollywood Hills, CA 90068
(323) 254-3131
Get Directions
Eduardo was born on February 8, 1952 and passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2012.
Eduardo was a resident of West Hills, California.
To sign Eddie's guestbook or upload a picture click here
Friday, December 21
12:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Callanan & Woods Scovern Mortuary
511 S. Central Avenue
Glendale, CA 91204
(818) 242-0258
Get Directions
Funeral Mass
Saturday, December 2210:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana
15151 San Fernando Mission Blvd.
Mission Hills, CA 91345
(818) 361-0186
Get Directions
Graveside Service
Saturday, December 2211:45 AM
Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills
6300 Forest Lawn Drive
Hollywood Hills, CA 90068
(323) 254-3131
Get Directions
Eduardo was born on February 8, 1952 and passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2012.
Eduardo was a resident of West Hills, California.
To sign Eddie's guestbook or upload a picture click here
Midnight Mission Clothing Drive
Feel like doing something good today or tomorrow? Give your used clothing to the Los Angeles Midnight Mission at a very convenient location, Angel City Brewery.
OfficeMax Just Basics Economy Woodcase Pencils, #2 Medium Soft 72/pk (Google Affiliate Ad)
Today in Labor History
December 20 -- SOURCE: Union Communications Services, Inc.
Delegates to the AFL convention in Salt Lake City endorse a constitutional amendment to give women the right to vote - 1899
The first group of 15 Filipino plantation workers recruited by the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association arrive in Hawaii. By 1932 more than 100,000 Filipinos will be working in the fields - 1906
The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) takes effect today - 1970
(Tools of the Trade: A Health and Safety Handbook for Action: This 180-page book, published in 2006, is a valuable resource for those who want to promote worker health and safety while building their unions and community groups at the same time.)
Thousands of workers began what was to be a two-day strike of the New York City transit system over retirement, pension and wage issues. The strike violated the state’s Taylor Law; TWU Local 100 President Roger Toussaint was jailed for ten days and the union was fined $2.5 million - 2005
#SOLIDARITY! from our friend Kim A: "This is my take as a union member on the Right to Work propaganda being just forced down the throats of Michigan workers:
Gee, if you've bought into this lie you must have forgotten the people who fought and died to give others a five day work week, guaranteed health/ pension benefits, safe work places, paid days off, child labor laws to name a few! Fact check that! While you're at it look at the living conditions of workers in the 20 plus states that have right to work laws and you'll find that those workers have lower wages, less benefits and collect more in government aid than other states! Stop being a "sheep" for the corporations and wake up! The more RTW states we have the more corporate profits go up, workers standard of living go down and burden on tax payers increase. Ignorance isn't bliss-at least not for those with a brain! :)"
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Eddie Santos Rest In Peace
I just learned that our Brother Eddie Santos has passed away at 4:00 am this morning and have no further information at this time. As soon as I hear of his services I will share with all of you.
Father, by the power of your Holy Spirit, you have filled the hearts of your faithful people with gifts of love for one another.
Hear the prayers we offer for our relatives and friends. Give them health of mind and body that they may do your will with perfect love. Amen
Hear the prayers we offer for our relatives and friends. Give them health of mind and body that they may do your will with perfect love. Amen
The post below was published nine days ago.
From the left Fred Kirby, Ed Santos, and Edward Padgett
Our friend Eddie Santos, a former pressman at the Los Angeles Times, has been diagnosed with stomach cancer and needs our prayers to battle this fight for his life. A happy go lucky spirit Eddie is easy to have a great time with and always gives a smile at anyone that crosses his path.
And remember a silent prayer is answered with a silent response, so verbalize your prayers out loud for Eddie.
Win a Shelby Cobra
We
need to mentor more youth. We are giving them the working knowledge
that they need to WIN at the Race of Life and NOT go through trial and
error, just trial and success. Please click here: http://WinAShelbyCobraCar.com/
Make your donation, then tell everyone you can to do the same BEFORE
Christmas. Give the gift of mentorship. It could save a life &
might even win you a beautiful car! Will you give just $20 to help us do
more of this?:
Monday, December 17, 2012
Monday Night in the Blogosphere
A Look at Newspapers Turning a Profit - Ad Age
Thanks to Drudge N-Word Headline - Fishbowl LA
Tim Rutten's debut for the other guys - LAObserved
Prowler staff ready to take on The Advocate - Newark
Yes, there *are* newspapers making money - Romenesko
It’s ‘probable’ Washington Post newsroom will shrink - Poynter
2 North Bay Newspapers Moving to Paid Online Content - Patch
Martin Baron's Plan to Save The Washington Post - The New Republic
“We Didn’t Vote to Cut Medicare and Social Security!” - Frying Pan News
Today in Labor History
December 17 -- SOURCE: Union
Communications Services, Inc.
International Union of Aluminum, Brick & Glass Workers merges with United Steelworkers of America - 1996
Working Class Heroes shared Sarah Springer's photo.
.
International Union of Aluminum, Brick & Glass Workers merges with United Steelworkers of America - 1996
It is no wonder the Fast Food Workers want to Unionize ...via Joe's Union Review -Mel
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/12/17/mcdonalds-restaurants-to-open-on-christmas-with-no-overtime-pay/#.UM9Jx5il-Vo.twitter
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/12/17/mcdonalds-restaurants-to-open-on-christmas-with-no-overtime-pay/#.UM9Jx5il-Vo.twitter
Working Class Heroes shared Sarah Springer's photo.
#LaborHistory from our friend @SMSpringer: Harold Nelson leads Australian Workers’ #Union march on Government House!
Today
in labor history (international edition), December 17, 1918:
Protesting unemployment, lack of political representation, and taxation
without representation, 1,000 members of the Australian Workers’ Union,
led by Harold Nelson, march
on the
Government House in Darwin, Australia, demanding the resignation of John
Gilruth, Administrator of the Northern Territory. Gilruth left under
military protection, never to return, and Nelson went on to win the
first Territory seat in Australia’s House of Representatives.
Kasich
plans for selling the Ohio Turnpike which would put Teamster Brothers
and Sisters' jobs on the line is ripe for a Constitutional Challenge
...via Plunderbund -Mel
Constitutional Challenge Possible for Kasich Turnpike Plan
www.plunderbund.com
The
details of Kasich’s Turnpike Plan are still emerging. Yet we know
enough now to question whether the plan is constitutional. Two aspects
of the plan raise significant issues under the U.S.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Sandy Hook Elementary School
Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected by today's horrific tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in CT. May all the victims be surrounded by love and light! ♥ One Love ♥
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Today in Labor History
December 13 -- SOURCE: Union Communications Services, Inc.
Death in San Antonio, Texas, of Samuel Gompers, president and founder of the American Federation of Labor - 1924
Working Class Heroes shared Middle Class Mom's photo.
#SOLIDARITY! from our friends at Middle Class Mom: "Rational thought and informed discourse only! NO HATERS, BIGOTS, RACISTS, SEXISTS, VICIOUS ATTACKERS OR STUPIDITY ALLOWED ON THIS PAGE! If you get 100% of your news and opinions from Fox News this is not the place for you."
Helllooo? Are you awake Mr. Working Man??? Are you beginning to see the true big picture here??? The Republican right wing DOES NOT CARE ABOUT YOU!!!! They want to drown you in a bathtub too.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Win a Shelby Cobra Car - Watch Video of Car
Sammy Maloof & Vietnam Veteran of the year; Bob “Mr. Inspiration Wieland” are on a mission to help those in desperate need. Will you please help them reach the goal before Christmas? For $20 (the cost of lunch) YOU will be a pivotal role in feeding, mentoring and clothing underprivileged children, helping our Veterans, troops and their families, single mothers and widows.
Right now we need you to go to http://WinAShelbyCobraCar.com/ & click the "get your ticket" button & tell EVERYONE on your page to help us help those in need.
Thank you for helping us make a difference!
Turmeric Spice Used by Woman to Overcome Cancer
Platinum-Over-Silver Breast Cancer Awareness Ribbon Charm Bracelet (Google Affiliate Ad)
While expensive cancer drugs linked to premature death and mega-tumors are pushed by many mainstream doctors as the only option outside of chemotherapy, a growing number of informed individuals are consistently opting to instead utilize natural methods that are known to conquer cancer cells and effectively negate the disease — without harsh side effects. One such person, Vicky Stewart of Britain, chose such a path when she refused mainstream medical cancer treatments and instead began consuming powerful turmeric spice.
Despite excessive warnings from MD’s who insisted that Vicky would surely not recover using superfoods that are commonly touted as ‘woo’ and ‘ineffective medicine’ by pharma-backed doctors, Stewart found amazing success by altering her lifestyle and taking in extra amounts of supefoods like turmeric each day.
Stewart recalls to The Telegraph how her doctor repeatedly voiced concern over switching to a healthy diet full of turmeric spice to fight the cancer (one of many turmeric health benefits), telling her that it would do virtually nothing:
Read more: http://naturalsociety.com/woman-stuns-researchers-by-overcoming-cancer-with-turmeric-spice/#ixzz2Et0QW3Ud
While expensive cancer drugs linked to premature death and mega-tumors are pushed by many mainstream doctors as the only option outside of chemotherapy, a growing number of informed individuals are consistently opting to instead utilize natural methods that are known to conquer cancer cells and effectively negate the disease — without harsh side effects. One such person, Vicky Stewart of Britain, chose such a path when she refused mainstream medical cancer treatments and instead began consuming powerful turmeric spice.
Despite excessive warnings from MD’s who insisted that Vicky would surely not recover using superfoods that are commonly touted as ‘woo’ and ‘ineffective medicine’ by pharma-backed doctors, Stewart found amazing success by altering her lifestyle and taking in extra amounts of supefoods like turmeric each day.
Stewart recalls to The Telegraph how her doctor repeatedly voiced concern over switching to a healthy diet full of turmeric spice to fight the cancer (one of many turmeric health benefits), telling her that it would do virtually nothing:
“The doctors absolutely will not say that the diet is going to do anything to help the cancer in any way.”Four years later, she is still cancer free with no signs of it coming back. At the age off 44, Stewart is now the center of a major research project led by scientists who are downright fascinated by what she has done.
Read more: http://naturalsociety.com/woman-stuns-researchers-by-overcoming-cancer-with-turmeric-spice/#ixzz2Et0QW3Ud
Hot Dogs and Processed Meats as Bad as Cigarettes
Hot Dogs and Processed Meats as Bad as Cigarettes. Natural Society
Are you a smoker? How about a hot dog eater? According to a national medical group, hot dogs are just as detrimental as cigarettes to your health. The D.C. -based alternati
Are you a smoker? How about a hot dog eater? According to a national medical group, hot dogs are just as detrimental as cigarettes to your health. The D.C. -based alternati
ve
health group called the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
ran a $2,750 billboard that read “Warning: Hot dogs can wreck your
health.” But it’s true; healthy hot dogs may not exist, along with
healthy processed meat.
That $2,750 message was aiming to warn people about the health risks of eating processed meats. This includes but is not limited to hot dogs, deli meats, ham, sausage, bacon, and pepperoni—all foods found in excess in everyday American fare, and something like a requirement at any Speedway event.
“A hot dog a day could send you to an early grave,” says dietitian Susan Levin, nutrition education director for the committee. The causes of death include colorectal and pancreatic cancer thanks to the chemical additives and genetically modified ingredients—not, as commonly believed, the meat itself.
Let’s take a brief look at the Oscar Meyer hot dog, the ingredients of which include (not limited to) mechanically separated various meats, corn syrup, and sodium nitrite. Mechanically separated meat is a paste that includes the spinal cords of animals—which is where, incidentally, BSE or Mad Cow Disease tends to lurk. Meanwhile, corn syrup in conventional foods is almost always genetically modified and is a prime suspect in the American obesity epidemic, and sodium nitrite has been associated with a 67 percent raised risk of pancreatic cancer.
As with cigarettes, it’s not the meat itself but the chemical additives—like nitrates—in processed meat that make them so harmful. (That is, unless, the animals are fed genetically modified corn in horrid conditions typical of factory farms, in which case the meat itself becomes toxic.) Pasture-raised meats are not as toxic as the mainstream media often suggests.
Read more: http://naturalsociety.com/healthy-hot-dogs-hot-dogs-and-processed-meats-as-bad-as-cigarettes/#ixzz2Elfeai8e
That $2,750 message was aiming to warn people about the health risks of eating processed meats. This includes but is not limited to hot dogs, deli meats, ham, sausage, bacon, and pepperoni—all foods found in excess in everyday American fare, and something like a requirement at any Speedway event.
“A hot dog a day could send you to an early grave,” says dietitian Susan Levin, nutrition education director for the committee. The causes of death include colorectal and pancreatic cancer thanks to the chemical additives and genetically modified ingredients—not, as commonly believed, the meat itself.
Let’s take a brief look at the Oscar Meyer hot dog, the ingredients of which include (not limited to) mechanically separated various meats, corn syrup, and sodium nitrite. Mechanically separated meat is a paste that includes the spinal cords of animals—which is where, incidentally, BSE or Mad Cow Disease tends to lurk. Meanwhile, corn syrup in conventional foods is almost always genetically modified and is a prime suspect in the American obesity epidemic, and sodium nitrite has been associated with a 67 percent raised risk of pancreatic cancer.
As with cigarettes, it’s not the meat itself but the chemical additives—like nitrates—in processed meat that make them so harmful. (That is, unless, the animals are fed genetically modified corn in horrid conditions typical of factory farms, in which case the meat itself becomes toxic.) Pasture-raised meats are not as toxic as the mainstream media often suggests.
Read more: http://naturalsociety.com/healthy-hot-dogs-hot-dogs-and-processed-meats-as-bad-as-cigarettes/#ixzz2Elfeai8e