Say it ain’t so, governor. But it is. Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage has ordered removal from the Maine Department of Labor of a 36-foot, 11-panel mural depicting the state’s and nation’s proud labor history. Gone will be World War II icon Rosie the Riveter and other artwork depicting the role of the American worker [...]
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Say it ain’t so, governor
March 28, 2011
Filed Under: Amtrak/Commuter, Amtrak/Commuter News, Aviation, Bus, Bus News, News Tagged With: anti-union, Governor LePage, labor history, organized labor, working families
VP Biden warns of ‘barbarians at the gate’
March 21, 2011
WASHINGTON — Speaking to labor’s rank-and-file via an AFL-CIO electronic town hall meeting last week, Vice President Joe Biden warned of “barbarians at the gate” of working families as attacks on collective bargaining and union membership move forward in numerous state legislatures. “The only people who have the capacity — organizational capacity and muscle — [...]
Filed Under: Amtrak/Commuter, Amtrak/Commuter News, Aviation, Bus, Bus News, News, Recent Updates, Washington Tagged With: AFL-CIO, anti-union, collective bargaining, Joe Biden, middle class, organized labor, union busting, working families


