[Educationforall] spam con huevos labor news, views and concerns, 4.11.12‏‏‏‏‏-I‏I

Thu Apr 12 23:51:02 UTC 2012

The War on Immigrant Women: Part of the Sweeping Crusade Against the Fundamental Rights of All Women  Why Obama's JOBS Act Couldn't Suck Worse  T-Mobile: Don't You Dare!‏ April 20 2012 : Organizing Workers in the Informal Economy ~ Panel - L.A Women's Work Less Valued than Men's - AAUW Releases State-By-State Rankings for Equal Pay Day in u.s.‏ Labor Leaders Join Civil Rights Groups to Fight Alabama's Draconian Immigration Law  Tax Wealth Not Work The Student Loan Crisis Everyone Saw Coming  Disposable Professors? How the Labor Crisis Threatens Higher Education
Selling Blood, Scavenging Trash With Children in Tow: "Welfare Reform" is Utterly Failing in the Face of Recession   
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http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/article/2012/04/06/war-on-immigrant-women

The War on Immigrant Women: Part of the Sweeping Crusade Against the Fundamental Rights of All Women
Read the Article at RH Reality Check

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http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/why-obamas-jobs-act-couldnt-suck-worse-20120409

Why Obama's JOBS Act Couldn't Suck Worse
Read the Article at Rolling Stone

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  Don’t you dare,
T-Mobile!Urgent: T-Mobile is planning to cut 3,300 U.S. jobs—on top of thousands they’ve already offshored. Make your voice heard.

Click here to send a message to T-Mobile’s CEO Philipp Humm urging him to keep U.S. call centers open and save thousands of family-sustaining jobs.  

Last month, T-Mobile announced plans to close seven major call centers nationwide. 

T-Mobile’s decision means cutting 3,300 American jobs, on top of hundreds already lost because of T-Mobile’s downsizing—and 6,000 lost because of outsourcing to the Philippines and Honduras. 

Click here to send a message to T-Mobile’s CEO Philipp Humm urging him to keep T-Mobile’s U.S. call centers open and bring back thousands of family-sustaining jobs. 

We will deliver your letter—along with tens of thousands of others—next week at the T-Mobile headquarters in Washington State.

T-Mobile’s workers and customers are connected—and if this job-cutting plan goes through, both lose. Each lost T-Mobile job means another working family facing an uncertain future—and many customers facing uncertain service.

T-Mobile CEO Philipp Humm’s plan to lay off thousands is bad for T-Mobile workers who take pride in their work, bad for T-Mobile customers who count on top-notch service and bad for the U.S. economy. 

Send T-Mobile’s CEO a message today and tell him to keep U.S. call centers open—and we’ll make sure he hears your message next week.

When customers buy a T-Mobile cell phone, they count on T-Mobile workers to provide top-notch service. And T-Mobile workers do. They take pride in their work. 

We know that dedicated service professionals whom T-Mobile customers count on—folks from Thornton, Colo., to Brownsville, Texas—will lose their jobs on June 22 if this plan goes forward. But we also know that if enough of us stand together and raise our voices, we can force the company to reconsider. 

Please make your voice heard today, and we’ll deliver your letter on April 16 in Bellevue, Wash.

In Solidarity,

Manny Herrmann
Online Mobilization Coordinator, AFL-CIOTo find out more about the AFL-CIO, please visit our website at www.aflcio.org.

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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 23:52:22 +0000
From: MMattock at IRLE.UCLA.EDU
Subject: [LALS] April 20: Organizing Workers in the Informal Economy
To: LA-LABOR at NEWLISTS.SSCNET.UCLA.EDU

 Organizing Workers in the Informal Economy
Brazil, China, Mexico, South Africa and … Los Angeles Friday, April 20, 2012 | 6-9:00 pmUCLA Downtown Labor Center: 675 S. Park View Los Angeles 90057(map & directions: http://labor.ucla.edu/contact/directions.html#DLC) Across the globe, workers in the informal economy are organizing -- from trash recyclers in Brazil and day laborers in China, to street vendors in Mexico and domestic workers in South Africa. Researchers from these countries will join labor activists from Los Angeles on a panel discussion about these and other organizing efforts, and discuss how labor unions and governments have responded to these grassroots campaigns.  More Info: http://www.irle.ucla.edu/events/2012/OrganizingtheInformalWorksforce.html  This event is cosponsored by the UCLA Labor Center, and the UCLA Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)  -----------------------Maegan MattockInstitute for Research on Labor and EmploymentUniversity of California, Los Angeles10945 Le Conte Ave, Suite 2107Los Angeles, CA 90095 Direct: (310) 206-5506 www.irle.ucla.eduwww.facebook.com/IRLEUCLAwww.twitter.com/UCLAIRLE 
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From: AAUW Public Policy and Government Relations Depart <Advocacy at aauw.org>
To: john f martinez <inmart5 at aol.com>
Sent: Tue, Apr 10, 2012 8:49 am
Subject: AAUW Releases State-By-State Rankings for Equal Pay Day

AAUW Releases State-By-State Rankings for Equal Pay DayD.C. Has Best Ranking, Wyoming Worst
WASHINGTON – With the release of The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) unveiled new state-by-state equal pay rankings. Updated for the national observance of Equal Pay Day, which marks how far into the current year women must work to match what their male counterparts earned last year,The Simple Truth charts the wage gap in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The wage gap is narrowest in the nation’s capital, where women have the best earning’s ratio — 91 cents, on average, for every dollar earned by their male counterparts. The state with the worst earnings ratio is Wyoming, where women make 64 percent of men’s earnings. The national average puts women at just 77 percent.
The wage gap costs working women and their families tens of thousands of dollars in lost wages and directly affects women’s retirement security. These numbers are worse for women of color, and The Simple Truth examines racial and ethnic breakdowns. White and Asian women earn, respectively, 82 percent and 88 percent of white men’s earnings. African American and Hispanic women earn much less — just 70 percent and 61 percent of what white men earn, on average.
“Equal Pay Day, which this year falls on April 17, is an unfortunate reminder of how far we have to go to reach true pay equality. The wage gap hasn’t moved significantly in nearly a decade, and at this rate, we’ll be marking Equal Pay Day for the next 60 years,” said AAUW Executive Director Linda D. Hallman, CAE.
In addition to the release of The Simple Truth, AAUW branches across the nation will mark Equal Pay Day by holding rallies, wearing red to symbolize how women’s wages are in the red, handing out Pay Day candy bars, and hosting bake sales with discounts for women.
“The gender pay gap is unlikely to go away on its own. Our publications and tools will empower our advocacy on behalf of women and their families,” said Catherine Hill, AAUW director of research. “The Simple Truth is a useful resource for women, the media, and society at large as we work to address this stubborn inequality.”
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The American Association of University Women (AAUW) advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. Since 1881, AAUW has been one of the nation’s leading voices promoting education and equity for women and girls. AAUW has a nationwide network of more than 100,000 members and donors, 1,000 branches, and 600 college/university institutional partners. Since AAUW’s founding 130 years ago, members have examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues of the day — educational, social, economic, and political. AAUW’s commitment to educational equity is reflected in its public policy advocacy, community programs, leadership development, conventions and conferences, national partnerships, and international connections. If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from us, or you wish to update your contact information, please click here. 
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http://www.alternet.org/story/154914/labor_leaders_join_civil_rights_groups_to_fight_alabama%27s_draconian_immigration_law?akid=8558.16102.gLNJeg&rd=1&t=8

Labor Leaders Join Civil Rights Groups to Fight Alabama's Draconian Immigration LawUnion leaders, Latino community organizations, and others are heading to foreign car companies' shareholder meetings to demand they denounce Alabama's anti-immigrant law. READ MOREKari Lydersen / In These Times
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April 10, 2012
Some 40,000 Communications Workers of America (CWA) members are demanding a fair contract in negotiations with AT&T.The first big action for 99% Spring is set for Tax Day, April 17. More than 100,000 activists from unions and communities, faith and other progressive groups will raise their voices to demand that the 1% and corporations pay their fair share. Wealthy Americans—like Mitt Romney—pay a far lower percentage of their income in taxes than do average working people, and some multibillion-dollar corporationsdon’t pay a cent. • Read more and comment.  Contracts Expire, CWA and AT&T Extend Talks Turning Bad Jobs into Good Ones Requires Political WillRead more important news of the day on the issues working families care about.Follow the AFL-CIO:
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http://www.alternet.org/story/154899/the_student_loan_crisis_everyone_saw_coming?akid=8557.16102.41yA5a&rd=1&t=15

-The Student Loan Crisis Everyone Saw ComingPresident Obama has fought hard to ease the student-debt burden, but Republicans threaten his fragile gains. READ MOREBy Andrew Leonard / Salon
http://www.alternet.org/story/154824/access_denied%21_colleges_withhold_transcripts_from_grads_in_loan_default?akid=8557.16102.41yA5a&rd=1&t=21

-Access Denied! Colleges Withhold Transcripts From Grads in Loan DefaultUniversities and colleges are refusing to give graduates in default on student loans access to their transcripts. Does this herald a new caste system in the making? READ MOREBy Dave Lindorff / The Nation
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http://www.alternet.org/story/154817/disposable_professors_how_the_labor_crisis_threatens_higher_education?akid=8555.16102.Zj7l89&rd=1&t=5

Disposable Professors? How the Labor Crisis Threatens Higher EducationAdjunct faculty and grad students across America have had enough of service cuts and low wages. Should we expect an "Adjunct Spring"? READ MOREs.e. smith / AlterNet
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http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/879155/selling_blood%2C_scavenging_trash_with_children_in_tow%3A_%22welfare_reform%22_is_utterly_failing_in_the_face_of_recession/#paragraph3

Selling Blood, Scavenging Trash With Children in Tow: "Welfare Reform" is Utterly Failing in the Face of RecessionBy Sarah Jaffe | AlterNet

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