[Educationforall] spam con huevos labor news, views and concerns, 3.25.12‏‏‏‏‏-II‏‏

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Fake Unions Betray Members on Millionaires' Tax in CA (don't strike,vote) Rank and File Outs Zombro in San Diego EA (why are so many NEA execs being fired?)  JOB GROWTH PICKS UP, BUT THEY AREN'T GOOD PAYING JOBS Give farm workers a seat on the bus‏ Albuquerque Mayor Urges Police Union to Stop Payments to Officers in Shootings   
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Fake Unions Betray Members on Millionaires' Tax in CA (don't strike,
vote) This winter the California Federation of Teachers (CFT) sent
tremors of hope through its ranks by announcing it was going to
spearhead an attempt to place an initiative on the California ballot
— appropriately called the “Millionaires Tax” — that would
raise taxes only on millionaires (3 percent on those making more than
$1 million; 5 percent on those making more than $2 million). The
initiative carefully specifies that the money it raises — if it gets
on the ballot — will go to public education on all levels (36
percent for K-12 and 24 percent for colleges and universities), social
services for children and seniors (25 percent), public safety (10
percent) and infrastructure (5 percent). To qualify for the ballot,
somewhere in the order of 800,000 petition signatures are required.  
 http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/03/21/the-unions-the-millionaires-tax-and-the-road-to-success/

*East Coast Longshoreman Fight to Stay White* The longshoremen’s
union defied government officials again on Tuesday, insisting that the
Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor had no authority to demand
that all hiring be done without discrimination and refusing to even
send a representative to state its case at a commission hearing. 
The union’s refusal to certify the fairness of its hiring process
was the latest setback to the commission’s campaign to diversify a
work force that is predominantly white and male. Some of the union
locals that supply workers to the companies that load and unload cargo
ships are more than 80 percent white, according to commission members

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/nyregion/longshoremens-union-in-new-york-defiant-over-diversity-plan.html?_r=2

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been ousted from office at a time when the city school district is
scrambling to win concessions from labor groups in an effort to
rescind some of the 1,600 pink slips issued to educators last week. 
Camille Zombro, vice president of the San Diego Education Association,
lost her bid for re-election to teacher Lindsay Burningham, according
to a tally of votes posted Tuesday on the association website. 
Zombro served as union president from 2006 to 2010, clashing with
superintendents and school boards throughout her tenure. She has held
the post of vice president alongside union President Bill Freeman, who
was re-elected    unopposed.  
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/mar/20/hard-line-teacher-leader-ousted/
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What Is a Living Wage?Play videoA video from CAP Action's American Worker Project explores what a living wage is and how it helps families, businesses, and the economy.00:03:46Added on 2/11/111,241 views                                         JOB GROWTH PICKS UP, BUTTHEY AREN'T GOOD PAYING JOBSDecember 2, 2001 LABOR AND WORKER JUSTICEhttp://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/nl/content3.asp?c=frLJK2PKLqF&b=3631781&ct=3957949 The economy took another step in the right direction last month, when the jobless rate fell to the lowest since March 2009. The government's latest job report Friday showed the unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent. It was the first time it has been below 9.0 percent since May 2009. The November jobs data follows a series of recent economic reports data showing that the economy is gradually getting back on its feet. "There is some built-in resilience in the American economy," said Austan Goolsbee, a University of Chicago professor and former White House chief economist. "We keep taking punches, but like the Energizer bunny, we're coming back." U.S. employers added 120,000 new jobs in November, roughly what forecasters had expected. Job growth accelerated from October, and the government bumped up its job counts for September and October by a total of 72,000. Private employers created 140,000 more jobs than they cut last month, while governments continued to shed workers,  20,000 overall, mostly at the local and state level. Faced with pressure to cut spending, government employers have eliminated roughly half-million jobs in the past year. The average number of hours worked remained flat in November, while wages fell by 0.1 percent. More than half the new jobs November were added by retailers, restaurants and bars. Retailers added 50,000 jobs, the sector's biggest gain since April. Restaurants and bars hired 33,000 new workers. The health care industry added 17,000. "The quality of jobs is not as great as you would like to see," said Mark Vitner, a senior economist at Wells Fargo Securities. "A lot of the jobs were probably part-time positions and that is one of the reasons average hourly earnings fell."THE LIVING WAGE MOVEMENThttp://www.blackcommentator.com/wage_1.html The surprise drop in the jobless rate was due in large part to the statistical impact of a sharp contraction in the government's count of the size of the overall workforce. To be counted in the labor force, you have to be actively looking for a job during the week a separate household survey is conducted. (This is determined by whether or not you are receiving unemployment benefits. When you are your benefits run out, you are no longer counted as unemployed.) The labor force shrank by 315,000 people last month. That had the effect of lowering the ratio of the number of jobless workers when compared to the overall size of the workforce. People leave the labor force, as defined by the government survey, when they retire, go back to school or get discouraged and stop looking for a job.  Some of those discouraged workers have recently exhausted their unemployment benefits. As of November, some 5.7 million workers were unemployed for 27 weeks or more, more than five times pre-recession levels Though the pace of job creation is picking up, it's still too sluggish to continue to drive the jobless rate even lower, boost consumer confidence and prompt businesses to pick up the pace of hiring. "People don't feel good about the economy unless they feel good about the job market," said Stanford University economist Ed Lazear. "So we need to get that back on track. But at least it's moving in the right direction." MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE WIPED OUT BY INFLATIONhttp://www.dollarsandsense.org/archives/2008/0508toon.html The pace of hiring by new small businesses is also picking up. But while the rate of new business formations is accelerating, it still lags the levels seen before the recession. Some economists believe that's because the collapse of the housing market has eliminated a major source of funding that drove start-ups during the housing boom. "People took out a home equity lines of credit to start a new business, or they used their credit cards," said Diane Swonk, chief economist at Mesirow Finanical. "They don't have those options now. People never really relied on banks for small business loans." Despite the recent pickup in the economic recovery, most forecasters, including the Federal Reserve, see the pace of growth slowing again next year. WHAT IS A LIVING WAGE?http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/15/magazine/15wage.html?pagewanted=allThose forecasts are clouded by uncertainty about a variety of government policies that remain stalled by political division in Washington. Those include two current programs, a payroll tax cut and extended jobless benefits, that are set to expire at the end of the month. Failure to renew them could knock as much as a full percentage point from next year's gross domestic product. Much also depends on whether European leaders can resolve a widening financial crisis that has already tipped the euro zone into a recession. Despite two years of talks and a series of proposed solutions, nervous investors have pushed up government borrowing costs and European banks are tightening credit. So far, Europe's central bank has been unwilling or unable to contain the crisis."The U.S. seems to have its act together," said Eric Lascelles, RBC Global Asset Management chief economist. "We just have to cross our fingers now that Europe doesn't go horribly wrong, because of course that could very quickly snuff out the kind of recovery we're witnessing now."JOHN W. SCHOENhttp://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/02/9166746-job-growth-picks-up-but-they-arent-quality-jobs MINIMUM WAGE'S DISCRIMINATORY EFFECTShttp://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2011/05/11/minimum_wages_discriminatory_effects 
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Help farm workers get on the bus to lobby
for new UFW bill to protect them from heatTwo days before Cesar Chavez' birthday, more than 100 farm workers would like to go to Sacramento to talk to their legislators to support the new bill AB 2346, the Farm Worker Safety Act (Butler). Can you make a donation to pay for the buses to transport the farm workers to Sacramento?AB 2346 (Butler) is vital to prevent farm workers from dying from the summer heat. This bill would allow them to be able to enforce mandatory shade and drinking water requirements by taking delinquent employers to court in the tradition of a citizen’s arrest. It will also make growers jointly liable along with farm labor contractors they hire if contractors fail to supply farm workers with shade and water. AB 2346 (Butler) would also set meaningful penalties for individuals responsible for heat-related deaths. The bill’s proposed penalties are minimal when contrasted with state Penal Code sections when a person fails to provide any animal with the same protections.Farm workers want to tell their legislators about the violations they are forced to deal with on a daily basis, despite having laws on the books. Things like a lack of clean drinking water, shade to protect them from the searing sun and short breaks during the worst heat of the day.We are meeting at the State Capitol at 10 am, on Thursday March 29. If you're going to be near Sacramento, please join us. Can you help farm workers attend too? Your donation will help us rent the two buses and cars plus pay for food and other supplies which will cost around $6,257.Farm worker Gerardo Bonilla wants to go to Sacramento. He tells us, "I thank people who donate money for the rent of buses and food, so that my co-workers and I can go to Sacramento to ask the legislators to enforce the heat law for the farm workers. We have worked hard under very bad conditions and high temperatures with no shade and water that’s not fresh. It’s going to be my first time to go to Sacramento. I want to thank you very much for your donations and I’m going to demand our rights."Tomato worker Yanira Canessa also wants to go to Sacramento. "The reason why I am going to Sacramento on March 29 is to urge the legislators to give us farm workers justice by signing laws that will actually protect us."It will cost around $6,257 to cover the buses and cars, gas and food to put this event together -- or $45.67 per person. Can you make sure Gerardo, Yanira and dozens of others get seats on a bus to Sacramento? Please make your donation today. 
https://secure.ufw.org/page/contribute/bus32912
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/24/us/albuquerque-mayor-fights-police-union-pay-for-shootings.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120324

Albuquerque Mayor Urges Police Union to Stop Payments to Officers in ShootingsBy MATT FLEGENHEIMERCritics have compared the police union's program to a bounty system that promotes and legitimizes brutality.
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