<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - labor</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/labor</link><description>Newsvine - labor</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 07:07:26 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 02:56:04 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Some unions now angry about supporting &quot;Obamacare&quot;</title>
<description><![CDATA[Some labor unions that enthusiastically backed&nbsp;Obama's health care overhaul are now frustrated and angry, fearful that it will jeopardize benefits for millions of their&nbsp;members. Union leaders warn that unless the problem is fixed, there could be consequences for&nbsp;De&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[secaa23]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[secaa23]]></source><link>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/25/18482803-some-unions-now-angry-about-supporting-obamacare</link><guid>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/25/18482803-some-unions-now-angry-about-supporting-obamacare</guid><category>labor</category><category>politics</category><category>health-care</category><category>unions</category><category>obama</category><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 07:04:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa23B4D529F7-4C73-2ADD-7AAA-3C4BA474CEBA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="114" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa23B4D529F7-4C73-2ADD-7AAA-3C4BA474CEBA.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Conservative economists endorse immigration reform bill</title>
<description><![CDATA[Over 100 conservative economists, including Glenn Hubbard and Arthur Laffer (chief economic advisers under former presidents Bush and Reagan, respectively), have endorsed the immigration reform bill as it progresses through the Senate.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Liselotte]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Liselotte]]></source><link>http://liselotte.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/23/18446097-conservative-economists-endorse-immigration-reform-bill</link><guid>http://liselotte.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/23/18446097-conservative-economists-endorse-immigration-reform-bill</guid><category>economy</category><category>immigration</category><category>labor</category><category>politics</category><category>public-policy</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 15:19:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The welcome portal for international qualified professionals - Make it in Germany</title>
<description><![CDATA[
&ldquo;Make it in Germany&rdquo; shows qualified professionals from other countries  the way to Germany &ndash; and what makes it worthwhile to live and work here.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Rosenroth]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Rosenroth]]></source><link>http://josh-rosenroth.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/18/18335124-the-welcome-portal-for-international-qualified-professionals-make-it-in-germany</link><guid>http://josh-rosenroth.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/18/18335124-the-welcome-portal-for-international-qualified-professionals-make-it-in-germany</guid><category>business</category><category>germany</category><category>labor</category><category>economics</category><category>work</category><category>employment</category><category>eu-europe</category><category>living-guide</category><category>technical-skills</category><category>quick-check-job-listings</category><category>videos-occupations</category><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 08:21:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Caterpillar CEO: 'We Can Never Make Enough Profit' - Business Insider</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Corporate profits have been on the rise for some years now, but wages are stagnant, at best.
That's best illustrated by these two charts, showing the trends in corporate profits as a percentage of GDP, compared to wages.
Caterpillar, the world's largest manufacturer of mining&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[dignitatem societatis]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[dignitatem societatis]]></source><link>http://dignitatem-societatis.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/17/18326538-caterpillar-ceo-we-can-never-make-enough-profit-business-insider</link><guid>http://dignitatem-societatis.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/17/18326538-caterpillar-ceo-we-can-never-make-enough-profit-business-insider</guid><category>labor</category><category>caterpillar</category><category>capitalism</category><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 22:46:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dignitatem-societatis97A3543A-F594-688E-0052-F67458A774B8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dignitatem-societatis97A3543A-F594-688E-0052-F67458A774B8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Working Families Flexibility Act: Increases Flexibility For Employers, Not Workers</title>
<description><![CDATA[
If you were led to believe that the Working Families Flexibility Act will help working families, I can understand your confusion. Unfortunately, the title is misleading. Even though the bill is being&nbsp;advertised as a solutionfor workers who need flexibility to care for fami&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[feliznavidad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[feliznavidad]]></source><link>http://feliznavidad.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18274357-working-families-flexibility-act-increases-flexibility-for-employers-not-workers</link><guid>http://feliznavidad.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18274357-working-families-flexibility-act-increases-flexibility-for-employers-not-workers</guid><category>labor</category><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>middle-class</category><category>99</category><category>tea-party</category><category>40-hour-work-week</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:32:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=feliznavidad0FAF483D-BA3B-3AEC-49EE-4FDEB6114F02.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="279" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=feliznavidad0FAF483D-BA3B-3AEC-49EE-4FDEB6114F02.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Bangladesh factory fire kills 8 as death toll of collapse hits 948 </title>
<description><![CDATA[Another one.&nbsp; This time it's a fire.
Just remember something when you read this. There are a lot of good people in Congress and in the labor movement who have pushed for strengthening trade agreements to ensure proper labor and safety standards for workers overseas.
Of cou&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/09/18149794-bangladesh-factory-fire-kills-8-as-death-toll-of-collapse-hits-948</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/09/18149794-bangladesh-factory-fire-kills-8-as-death-toll-of-collapse-hits-948</guid><category>bangladesh</category><category>labor</category><category>world-news</category><category>factory-fire</category><category>garment-manufacturers</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 May 2013 17:06:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleF4AC11E6-46C8-8B57-6B31-B79A2C55A1C8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleF4AC11E6-46C8-8B57-6B31-B79A2C55A1C8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>BANGLADEATH: A stunning editorial cartoon by Mike Konopacki</title>
<description><![CDATA[
&nbsp;
Another outstanding example from cartoonist Mike Konopacki of why a picture is worth a thousand words.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/08/18129505-bangladeath-a-stunning-editorial-cartoon-by-mike-konopacki</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/08/18129505-bangladeath-a-stunning-editorial-cartoon-by-mike-konopacki</guid><category>bangladesh</category><category>target</category><category>labor</category><category>disney</category><category>workers</category><category>unions</category><category>sears</category><category>offshore</category><category>free-trade</category><category>us-news</category><category>walmart</category><category>outsource</category><category>trade-policy</category><category>penneys</category><category>workplace-health-and-safety</category><category>american-manufacturers</category><category>factory-collapse</category><category>ship-jobs-overseas</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 May 2013 21:35:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleF73F36D0-DF98-8C0F-B266-4D07D53288A1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="291" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleF73F36D0-DF98-8C0F-B266-4D07D53288A1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Cartoon by Mike Konopacki of Huck/Cartoons reprinted with permission. Click on graphic to go to web site.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Employers lack confidence, not skilled labor - The Washington Post</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Are we missing a couple million jobs? These would be jobs that exist  but lack workers to fill them. The notion that the recovery is being  hobbled by too few skilled workers is seductive. It might explain  today&rsquo;s stubbornly high unemployment and why aggressive governmen&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rufusthedog]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rufusthedog]]></source><link>http://rufusthedog.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/06/18075662-employers-lack-confidence-not-skilled-labor-the-washington-post</link><guid>http://rufusthedog.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/06/18075662-employers-lack-confidence-not-skilled-labor-the-washington-post</guid><category>labor</category><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Mon, 6 May 2013 04:35:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=rufusthedogF55CFA7B-FDE0-A353-5A24-C422EC4E49E1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="206" width="296" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=rufusthedogF55CFA7B-FDE0-A353-5A24-C422EC4E49E1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>For May Day: The Story of the Paterson Silk Strike Pageant of 1913</title>
<description><![CDATA[Just a reminder of the fights we've fought, on this, the true labor day for the world's working people. I imagine there will have to be fights fought like this in the future too, as many in America have forgotten the lessons once learned.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[madvargr]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[madvargr]]></source><link>http://mad13142000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/01/18002498-for-may-day-the-story-of-the-paterson-silk-strike-pageant-of-1913</link><guid>http://mad13142000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/01/18002498-for-may-day-the-story-of-the-paterson-silk-strike-pageant-of-1913</guid><category>us</category><category>labor</category><category>america</category><category>politics</category><category>afl-cio</category><category>iww</category><category>99</category><category>may-day</category><category>american-workers</category><category>wobbly</category><category>ows</category><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 17:10:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mad1314200028D5865E-0A83-B5DD-7D8A-CA2E3DC61963.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="270" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mad1314200028D5865E-0A83-B5DD-7D8A-CA2E3DC61963.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="178" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Police ordered shutdown of tower the day before its deadly collapse</title>
<description><![CDATA[
SAVAR, Bangladesh // With deep cracks visible in the walls, police had  ordered the building to be evacuated the day before its deadly collapse -  but clothing factories flouted the order and told more than 2,000  people to go inside and keep working, officials said yesterday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Meloney]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Meloney]]></source><link>http://meloney.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/26/17933766-police-ordered-shutdown-of-tower-the-day-before-its-deadly-collapse</link><guid>http://meloney.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/26/17933766-police-ordered-shutdown-of-tower-the-day-before-its-deadly-collapse</guid><category>labor</category><category>world-news</category><category>workers-rights</category><category>garment-factory</category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:15:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Meloney08FD7CFE-2FD6-718A-B7C7-DB587E735FC0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="213" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Meloney08FD7CFE-2FD6-718A-B7C7-DB587E735FC0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title> Wisconsin union membership plunging as workers exercise new rights</title>
<description><![CDATA[Two years after the protracted, bitter battle that pitted Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker against the state's public-sector unions and their allies, one thing is clear: Those unions are now shrinking rapidly.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[secaa23]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[secaa23]]></source><link>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17710463-wisconsin-union-membership-plunging-as-workers-exercise-new-rights</link><guid>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17710463-wisconsin-union-membership-plunging-as-workers-exercise-new-rights</guid><category>labor</category><category>politics</category><category>wisconsin</category><category>gop</category><category>unions</category><category>republican</category><category>milwaukee</category><category>conservative</category><category>madison</category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:40:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa23142EF605-3F00-B977-5C88-D07A9BF8C1CD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="225" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa23142EF605-3F00-B977-5C88-D07A9BF8C1CD.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Mexico hourly wages now lower than China's</title>
<description><![CDATA[Mexico's hourly wages are about a fifth lower than China's, a huge turnaround from just 10 years ago when they were nearly three times higher, according to new research by Bank of America&nbsp;Merrill Lynch.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[secaa23]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[secaa23]]></source><link>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17618076-mexico-hourly-wages-now-lower-than-chinas</link><guid>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17618076-mexico-hourly-wages-now-lower-than-chinas</guid><category>mexico</category><category>economy</category><category>labor</category><category>economics</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Fri, 5 Apr 2013 17:36:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa231A26480C-C998-80AB-C0C3-2BC7CBF0E2DB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="50" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa231A26480C-C998-80AB-C0C3-2BC7CBF0E2DB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="15" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Rush for Visa Workers Might Slam US Employees</title>
<description><![CDATA[
At first glance, the news that employers are close to running through the quota for skilled foreign worker visas seems like another sign of economic buoyancy. But the tide that raises  demand for such workers may not lift the financial prospects of workers  already in the Unite&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rufusthedog]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rufusthedog]]></source><link>http://rufusthedog.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17577240-rush-for-visa-workers-might-slam-us-employees</link><guid>http://rufusthedog.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17577240-rush-for-visa-workers-might-slam-us-employees</guid><category>labor</category><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Wed, 3 Apr 2013 04:48:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=rufusthedogD56185F6-8557-EC08-586C-81E33BEDE94A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=rufusthedogD56185F6-8557-EC08-586C-81E33BEDE94A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Inverted Totalitarianism </title>
<description><![CDATA[Will you obey... or will you rebel? ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rainbow Warrior]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rainbow Warrior]]></source><link>http://rainbowwarrior.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17361645-inverted-totalitarianism</link><guid>http://rainbowwarrior.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17361645-inverted-totalitarianism</guid><category>economy</category><category>labor</category><category>environment</category><category>corporate-power</category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:19:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH6UynI5m7Y" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/hH6UynI5m7Y/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain">British filmmaker Temujin Doran has released a new movie that is based on the book &quot;The Death of the Liberal Class&quot; by Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges. The film, titled &quot;Obey,&quot; explores the rise of the corporate state and the future of obedience in a world filled with unfettered capitalism, worsening inequality and environmental changes.

Warning: Viewers may find some of the clips in the film disturbing.</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>NFL Owners May Have Misled Players About Team Profits To Pay Them Less | ThinkProgress</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Even though league revenues were growing steadily, many owners, including Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, argued that they were destined for financial hardship because players were enjoying too large a share of the pie.
According to a team financial statement obtaine&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[jfxgillis]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[jfxgillis]]></source><link>http://jfxgillis.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17314452-nfl-owners-may-have-misled-players-about-team-profits-to-pay-them-less-thinkprogress</link><guid>http://jfxgillis.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17314452-nfl-owners-may-have-misled-players-about-team-profits-to-pay-them-less-thinkprogress</guid><category>labor</category><category>politics</category><category>carolina-panthers</category><category>nflpa</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:46:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jfxgillisECC40D9A-65DE-AEBB-64A2-93B6F6EF318C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="245" width="250" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jfxgillisECC40D9A-65DE-AEBB-64A2-93B6F6EF318C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="118" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Shadowy Group at the Root of US Wage Suppression: Who Else But ALEC?</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Legislative wage-suppression and a continued attack on workers' rights have spread across the country in the years following the financial meltdown thanks largely in part to the shadowy lobbying group known as ALEC, according to a new report by the National Employment Law Proje&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17226895-shadowy-group-at-the-root-of-us-wage-suppression-who-else-but-alec</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17226895-shadowy-group-at-the-root-of-us-wage-suppression-who-else-but-alec</guid><category>labor</category><category>usa</category><category>politics</category><category>wages</category><category>alec</category><category>american-legislative-exchange-council</category><pubDate>Thu, 7 Mar 2013 21:11:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Dark secrets in KKK county as bodies of 50 boys unearthed at concentration camp</title>
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EXCAVATORS discover 50 bodies buried in the grounds of a boys' borstal, which was only shut in 2010]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/03/17167670-dark-secrets-in-kkk-county-as-bodies-of-50-boys-unearthed-at-concentration-camp</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/03/17167670-dark-secrets-in-kkk-county-as-bodies-of-50-boys-unearthed-at-concentration-camp</guid><category>white-house</category><category>labor</category><category>boy</category><category>kill</category><category>body</category><category>dark</category><category>grave</category><category>burial</category><category>beat</category><category>work</category><category>crime</category><category>ground</category><category>us-news</category><category>kkk</category><category>forced</category><category>delinquent</category><category>dozier-school</category><pubDate>Sun, 3 Mar 2013 14:06:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebater1741E8E6-7F27-1728-C8DD-09BFB505D831.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="47" width="368" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebater1741E8E6-7F27-1728-C8DD-09BFB505D831.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="16" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Wrongful Termination: Chris Dorner's Terrifyingly Banal Killing Spree</title>
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Las Vegas, NV: In the days after his lethal rebellion and violent death, Christopher Dorner has become many things to many different people: a one-man Alamo hero who died fighting the police state; a crazy black man who started murdering cops because that&rsquo;s what crazy bla&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[nolagrrl]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[nolagrrl]]></source><link>http://nolagrrl.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17046592-wrongful-termination-chris-dorners-terrifyingly-banal-killing-spree</link><guid>http://nolagrrl.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17046592-wrongful-termination-chris-dorners-terrifyingly-banal-killing-spree</guid><category>labor</category><category>politics</category><category>corruption</category><category>postal</category><category>lapd</category><category>workers-rights</category><category>dorner</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:41:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>China steps up its buying in the U.S. </title>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese firms are stepping up their investments in the U.S. by targeting smaller companies, going after minority stakes and avoiding the most sensitive acquisition targets.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[secaa23]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[secaa23]]></source><link>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16918722-china-steps-up-its-buying-in-the-us</link><guid>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16918722-china-steps-up-its-buying-in-the-us</guid><category>china</category><category>economy</category><category>labor</category><category>economics</category><category>us-news</category><category>national-security</category><pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:48:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa23F60272D8-F57C-9F02-139F-CA7629D0C63C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="174" width="262" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa23F60272D8-F57C-9F02-139F-CA7629D0C63C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>What you don't know about unions, Part III:  The Employee Free Choice Act, aka 'card check,' is already partly in effect and NOT what you've been told</title>
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This is the third in a series of articles to spur a serious discussion about unions, the larger labor movement, and their impact on the American workforce. Please join in. &nbsp;All respectful commentary welcome.
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The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) died an&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16855365-what-you-dont-know-about-unions-part-iii-the-employee-free-choice-act-aka-card-check-is-already-partly-in-effect-and-not-what-youve-been-told</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16855365-what-you-dont-know-about-unions-part-iii-the-employee-free-choice-act-aka-card-check-is-already-partly-in-effect-and-not-what-youve-been-told</guid><category>labor</category><category>democrats</category><category>politics</category><category>workers</category><category>gop</category><category>republicans</category><category>unions</category><category>us-news</category><category>lobbyists</category><category>corporations</category><category>union-membership</category><category>organizing</category><category>labor-laws</category><category>worker-rights</category><category>heritage-foundation</category><category>employee-free-choice-act</category><category>card-check</category><category>us-chamber-of-commerce</category><category>national-labor-relations-act</category><category>railway-labor-act</category><category>worker-r</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Feb 2013 22:36:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleE4CBED52-FF31-99F7-2313-1D9E78A673C0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="290" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleE4CBED52-FF31-99F7-2313-1D9E78A673C0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Thanks to Mike Konopacki of Huck/Konopacki Labor Cartoons&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle007334AA-20AD-538C-17DE-E917C542CE4A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="264" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle007334AA-20AD-538C-17DE-E917C542CE4A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sample Authorization Card.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>What You Don't Know About Unions, Part II:  There is no such thing as a 'union boss' + more on union democracy </title>
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This is the second in a&nbsp;series to spur a serious discussion about unions, the larger labor movement, and their impact on the American workforce. Please join in. &nbsp;All respectful commentary welcome.&nbsp;
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Any reporter who uses the term &&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16841824-what-you-dont-know-about-unions-part-ii-there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-union-boss-more-on-union-democracy</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16841824-what-you-dont-know-about-unions-part-ii-there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-union-boss-more-on-union-democracy</guid><category>labor</category><category>workers</category><category>unions</category><category>us-news</category><category>union-boss</category><category>labor-laws</category><category>employers</category><category>collective-bargaining</category><category>workplace-democracy</category><category>labor-contracts</category><category>landrum-griffin</category><category>union-democracy</category><category>labor-management-reporting-and-disclosure-act</category><category>duty-of-fair-representation</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2013 22:44:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleD1DEB3AA-57CF-1E5A-F71A-95C8FD687680.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="383" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleD1DEB3AA-57CF-1E5A-F71A-95C8FD687680.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="115" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Union democracy in action &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle2BA1D0B4-0736-BAA8-AEA8-AFE70044DBAD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle2BA1D0B4-0736-BAA8-AEA8-AFE70044DBAD.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Paul Krugman Destroys GOP's Talking Points On Government Jobs</title>
<description><![CDATA[On  Sunday, economist Paul Krugman hit back against GOP claims that public  sector employment has increased under Obama, and that such jobs consist  mainly of wasteful bureaucrats and somehow count less economically than  private sector ones. Back in September it was tea party Se&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[novenator]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[novenator]]></source><link>http://novenator.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16838363-paul-krugman-destroys-gops-talking-points-on-government-jobs</link><guid>http://novenator.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16838363-paul-krugman-destroys-gops-talking-points-on-government-jobs</guid><category>jobs</category><category>labor</category><category>politics</category><category>economics</category><category>unions</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2013 15:18:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=novenator770E3CA8-BA62-48F8-696D-7E4408328D8D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="199" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=novenator770E3CA8-BA62-48F8-696D-7E4408328D8D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Millionaire Pundit Laura Ingraham Doesn&amp;#039;t Like Paying Americans a Living Wage </title>
<description><![CDATA[After complaining about the fact that the economic recovery in the United States hasn't been as robust as most people would like to see and of course blaming President Obama for the number of people who are still out of work, The O'Reilly Factor's guest host, Laura Ingraham, brou&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roy Batty]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Roy Batty]]></source><link>http://roybatty.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/03/16829510-millionaire-pundit-laura-ingraham-doesnt-like-paying-americans-a-living-wage</link><guid>http://roybatty.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/03/16829510-millionaire-pundit-laura-ingraham-doesnt-like-paying-americans-a-living-wage</guid><category>china</category><category>labor</category><category>politics</category><category>united-states</category><category>ingraham-stronger</category><category>david-callahan</category><pubDate>Sun, 3 Feb 2013 20:31:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=roybatty9F28070E-A5E1-1F83-0C3C-1988C4F6A36B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="80" width="97" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=roybatty9F28070E-A5E1-1F83-0C3C-1988C4F6A36B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="97" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Not a Zero-Sum Game: The wealthy would do better with smaller shares of a growing economy than their large shares of a sluggish economy</title>
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If they were rational, the wealthy would support public investments in education and job-training, a world-class infrastructure (transportation, water and sewage, energy, internet), and basic research &ndash; all of which would make the American workforce more productive.If the&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/30/16777096-not-a-zero-sum-game-the-wealthy-would-do-better-with-smaller-shares-of-a-growing-economy-than-their-large-shares-of-a-sluggish-economy</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/30/16777096-not-a-zero-sum-game-the-wealthy-would-do-better-with-smaller-shares-of-a-growing-economy-than-their-large-shares-of-a-sluggish-economy</guid><category>strikes</category><category>taxes</category><category>labor</category><category>democrats</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>republicans</category><category>unions</category><category>wages</category><category>wealth</category><category>distribution</category><category>income-gap</category><category>class-war</category><category>labor-law</category><category>redistribution</category><category>income-inequality</category><category>wealth-inequality</category><category>president-obama</category><category>the-wealthy</category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:46:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle3593F14D-E972-EB99-ABBE-8863945A0197.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="60" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle3593F14D-E972-EB99-ABBE-8863945A0197.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="60" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Roy Ulrich: The Judicial Attack on Labor</title>
<description><![CDATA[Conservative courts are increasingly expanding the rights of corporations while clamping down on unions at every turn...]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/30/16776691-roy-ulrich-the-judicial-attack-on-labor</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/30/16776691-roy-ulrich-the-judicial-attack-on-labor</guid><category>labor</category><category>conservatives</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>republicans</category><category>unions</category><category>supreme-court</category><category>union-dues</category><category>courts</category><category>corporations</category><category>national-labor-relations-board</category><category>class-war</category><category>campaign-financing</category><category>union-busting</category><category>citizens-united</category><category>president-obama</category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:01:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle194294ED-1EEE-DCB4-CF06-10D36F9DD281.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="256" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle194294ED-1EEE-DCB4-CF06-10D36F9DD281.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>