Fight voucherization ...but....organize the chartered shops too

the best defense ...................

"The Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013 (S. 567)"

 raise the monthly Social Security benefit by about $65

measure inflation not with the chained CPI (a benefit cut),
but using a more accurate measure of inflation for seniors (the CPI-E).

The CPI-E would increase COLAs.

 eliminate the Social Security tax cap

 Under this bill, Social Security would be able to pay out full benefits to the year 2049.

bombard the NLRB

recently walmart job hodrs got the boot for "self organizing "activity

a recent write up:

"While we are confident that the National Labor Relations Board will find Walmart’s actions illegal,......

 we cannot wait on a long legal process to respond."



   time to crank up the bombardment
no waiting on a decision
demand swift action


find the closest NLRB office and go raise hell there !!!!

median wealth ranking ......liberty belle nation...number 27 !

reminder ifminimum wages had kept up with gains in average value aded per hour since 1968, the minimum would be...... $21.72"........ $ 21.72 ..... $ 21.72

raise the min to $15
and....
" 50 million people would benefit directly "

RALPH ON WAGES

"thirty million low wage workers are making less today, adjusted for inflation, than they did 45 years ago in 1968".

value of indexation ?

"Had the minimum wage simply kept pace with inflation since 1968, it would stand at $10.70 per hour today instead of the current federal minimum wage of $7.25"

public contracts?

"the federal government indirectly employs the largest number of low-wage workers in the country. More even than Walmart and McDonald’s combined"

"National Employment Law Project (NELP), surveyed a sample of 567 federally contracted jobs. Seventy-four percent earned less than $10 per hour, 58 percent have no employment benefits, and 20 percent or more depend upon some form of public assistance"