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Greetings,
Greetings,
Top of the News - February 16, 2009 from the AFL-CIO
Recovery bill holds new promise for struggling
Minnesotans
The White House estimates that landmark job
creating legislation that passed both Houses of Congress will
create or save 66,000 jobs in Minnesota. However, Congressman
Jim Oberstar reports that a recent analysis of the recovery bill
by Moody's Economy.com concluded that the recovery bill could
create as many as 91,000 jobs in Minnesota by 2010, and hold
unemployment down by 1.8 percent. "Unemployment in Minnesota is
6.9 percent, and if we don't take action, unemployment levels
could climb into the double digits," said Oberstar. "The
recovery bill will hold unemployment down, put people to work,
and give them the money to pay bills, mortgages and educate
their children. That is the economic activity that will help our
economy recover sooner rather than later."
Fare for All Express returns to 411 Main St.
This
traveling grocery store allows participants to save from 30-50%
on their monthly grocery bills. Fare for All Express food
packages come in three varieties: Regular (meat, vegetables,
fruits), Meat Only, or a Vegetarian package. Packages vary each
month. On Tues., Feb. 17, you'll find the traveling grocery at
411 Main St., from 10 AM-Noon. Next month's date/time is 11 AM-1
PM, Tues., March 17. Call 763-450-4880 for more info.
Join the Twin Cities Labor Chorus!
All parts and skill
levels needed. Next rehersal is Tues., Feb. 24 from 7-8:30 PM at
411 Main St., St. Paul, and every other Tues. thereafter. For
more information call or e-mail Josh Whitney-Wise at
952-818-5474 or jwhitneywise@seiumn.org.
Unemployed Worker: We need help now
Liz Freeberg, a
Working America member living in Circle Pines, knows how
devastating the economic collapse can be for the average
American family. In the past two and half years, she and her
husband both lost their jobs, they are losing their home and
they can't afford health insurance. Liz and her son, Darryl,
were profiled in the AFL-CIO NOW blog. http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/02/06/unemployed-worker-we-need-help-now/#more-10060
Their story was so compelling that the Wall Street Journal
featured a link to the blog.
Legislators want your views on budget, priorities
Town
hall meetings are scheduled around the state in the next several
weeks. Please attend and tell legislators to preserve and create
good paying jobs. Go to
for meeting schedule and talking points.
Quote of the Week
"I don"t buy the argument that
providing workers with collective bargaining rights somehow
weakens the economy or worsens the business environment. If
you've got workers who have decent pay and benefits, they're
also customers for business". President Barack Obama, quoted in
the Detroit Free Press, speaking in support of the Employee Free
Choice Act
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