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wages at Brave New Films http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/wages 2008-08-22T14:34:23Z McCant.....McCain talks down to the average American worker http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49833-mccant-mccain-talks-down-to-the-average-american-worker 2008-08-22T14:34:23Z fdc629 <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SpB9OoOU02M&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SpB9OoOU02M&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/49833-mccant-mccain-talks-down-to-the-average-american-worker"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/60480" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Now we know why whenever McCain is talking about the new energy economy, jobs are just a sound bite afterthought. And why he's all for tax breaks for offshorers. Anyone who looks down on the American worker should not be president. Nor a Senator for that matter.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/49833-mccant-mccain-talks-down-to-the-average-american-worker">Watch the video</a> Most Americans Not Worried About Layoffs http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49253-most-americans-not-worried-about-layoffs 2008-09-25T12:46:30Z Gallup <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZoZxNxDvyTY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZoZxNxDvyTY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/49253-most-americans-not-worried-about-layoffs"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/59709" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The number of Americans who say they worry about being laid off has remained mostly static over this decade, with just 15% currently saying they worry about it.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/49253-most-americans-not-worried-about-layoffs">Watch the video</a> Meet the Bloggers with Senator Bernie Sanders http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49134-meet-the-bloggers-with-senator-bernie-sanders 2008-10-07T22:51:17Z Brave New Films <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4rTJltfWf9s&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4rTJltfWf9s&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/49134-meet-the-bloggers-with-senator-bernie-sanders"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/59489" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>Join us: <a href="http://meetthebloggers.org">meetthebloggers.org</a> </p><p>Michael Moore will be the guest next Friday, August 22nd at 1pm ET. </p><p>On this week's Meet the Bloggers, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) talked about the collapse of the middle class in our country, the growing class war, and ways of ending the economic crisis. </p><p>Sen. Sanders was joined by bloggers, including Isaiah Poole (Campaign for America's Future) and Amanda Logan (Center for American Progress).</p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/49134-meet-the-bloggers-with-senator-bernie-sanders">Watch the video</a> Meet the Bloggers: Isaiah Poole Explains How We Got into an Economic Crisis http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49104-meet-the-bloggers-isaiah-poole-explains-how-we-got-into-an-economic-crisis 2008-10-07T22:48:02Z meetthebloggers <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7HUHjLW61VM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7HUHjLW61VM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/49104-meet-the-bloggers-isaiah-poole-explains-how-we-got-into-an-economic-crisis"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/59446" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>On <em><a href="http://meetthebloggers.org/"><em>Meet the Bloggers</em></a></em>, Isaiah Poole discussed how our country got into an economic crisis in the first place.</p><p><em>Meet the Bloggers</em> airs live every Friday at 1pm ET.  But if you missed the episode, you can always watch it in full at <a href="http://meetthebloggers.org/archive.php">http://meetthebloggers.org/</a>.   </p> <p> </p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/49104-meet-the-bloggers-isaiah-poole-explains-how-we-got-into-an-economic-crisis">Watch the video</a> Meet The Bloggers: Isaiah Poole Proves a Class War Exists http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49103-meet-the-bloggers-isaiah-poole-proves-a-class-war-exists 2008-10-07T22:48:01Z meetthebloggers <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CmMq4vAyRs0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CmMq4vAyRs0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/49103-meet-the-bloggers-isaiah-poole-proves-a-class-war-exists"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/59445" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>On <em><a href="http://meetthebloggers.org/"><em>Meet the Bloggers</em></a></em>, Isaiah Poole suggested the middle class had been a major casualty of the class war.</p> <p><em>Meet the Bloggers</em> airs live every Friday at 1pm ET.  But if you missed the episode, you can always watch it in full at <a href="http://meetthebloggers.org/archive.php">http://meetthebloggers.org/</a>.   </p> <p> </p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/49103-meet-the-bloggers-isaiah-poole-proves-a-class-war-exists">Watch the video</a> Meet the Bloggers: Amanda Logan Says U.S. Families Unable to Afford Emergencies http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49102-meet-the-bloggers-amanda-logan-says-u-s-families-unable-to-afford-emergencies 2008-10-07T22:48:01Z meetthebloggers <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6VhjN05pdT4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6VhjN05pdT4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/49102-meet-the-bloggers-amanda-logan-says-u-s-families-unable-to-afford-emergencies"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/59444" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>On <a href="http://meetthebloggers.org/"><em>Meet the Bloggers</em></a>, Amanda Logan (Center for American Progress) said many American families can no longer afford to handle health or unemployment emergencies.</p><p><em>Meet the Bloggers</em> airs live every Friday at 1pm ET.  But if you missed the episode, you can always watch it in full at <a href="http://meetthebloggers.org/archive.php">http://meetthebloggers.org/</a>.   </p><p> </p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/49102-meet-the-bloggers-amanda-logan-says-u-s-families-unable-to-afford-emergencies">Watch the video</a> Meet the Bloggers: Amanda Logan Wants Progressive Policies to Fix Economic Woes http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49101-meet-the-bloggers-amanda-logan-wants-progressive-policies-to-fix-economic-woes 2008-10-07T22:48:01Z meetthebloggers <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dLdwkW45HAI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dLdwkW45HAI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/49101-meet-the-bloggers-amanda-logan-wants-progressive-policies-to-fix-economic-woes"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/59443" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>On <a href="http://meetthebloggers.org/"><em>Meet the Bloggers</em></a>, Amanda Logan (Center for American Progress) says we need progressive policies to fix our economic woes.</p><p><em>Meet the Bloggers</em> airs live every Friday at 1pm ET.  But if you missed the episode, you can always watch it in full at <a href="http://meetthebloggers.org/archive.php">http://meetthebloggers.org/</a>.   </p><p> </p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/49101-meet-the-bloggers-amanda-logan-wants-progressive-policies-to-fix-economic-woes">Watch the video</a> Meet the Bloggers: Bernie Sanders on the Collapse of the Middle Class http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49080-meet-the-bloggers-bernie-sanders-on-the-collapse-of-the-middle-class 2008-10-07T22:48:02Z ZP Heller <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/83mch9Zlro0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/83mch9Zlro0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/49080-meet-the-bloggers-bernie-sanders-on-the-collapse-of-the-middle-class"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/59413" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>While the corporate press has been busy covering political mud-slinging and Paris Hilton ads, <a href="http://meetthebloggers.org/"><em>Meet the Bloggers </em></a>focused on the real issue facing the majority of Americans: the economic crisis.  Not only is the middle class in our country collapsing, but Bushonomics have left us on the verge of stagflation.  Millions of Americans who can no longer afford health insurance, gas for their cars, mortgage payments, and credit card bills are sinking below the poverty line.  </p><p>As special guest Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) indicated, our country is in the midst of a class war, and both the politicians and the media need to wake up and look at the causes of this crisis, such as the Bush administration's war in Iraq, its no-bid contracts, tax cuts for the wealthy.     </p><p>Sen. Sanders was joined by show host Cenk Uygur, and bloggers Isaiah Poole (<a href="http://ourfuture.org/blog"><span class="yshortcuts">Campaign for America's Future</span></a>) and Amanda Logan (<a href="http://www.americanprogress.org/aboutus/staff/LoganAmanda.html"><span class="yshortcuts">Center for American Progress</span></a>) for a must-see debate about ways to get us out of this crisis.  If you missed the episode, you can always watch it in full at <a href="http://meetthebloggers.org/archive.php">http://meetthebloggers.org/</a>.  </p><p><em>Meet the Bloggers</em> airs live every Friday at 1pm ET, and next week's guest will be will be <a href="http://www.michaelmoore.com/"><span class="yshortcuts">Michael Moore</span></a>, the Academy Award-winning creator of <em>SiCKO</em> and <em>Fahrenheit 9/11</em>, and author of the forthcoming <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mikes-Election-Guide-Michael-Moore/dp/0446546275/outfoxed-20"><span class="yshortcuts">Mike's Election Guide 2008</span></a></em>. Better get your questions ready! </p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/49080-meet-the-bloggers-bernie-sanders-on-the-collapse-of-the-middle-class">Watch the video</a> Meet the Bloggers: Bernie Sanders Calls for Corporate Media Reform http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49079-meet-the-bloggers-bernie-sanders-calls-for-corporate-media-reform 2008-10-03T12:49:56Z meetthebloggers <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FmRmkMCUj34&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FmRmkMCUj34&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/49079-meet-the-bloggers-bernie-sanders-calls-for-corporate-media-reform"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/59410" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>On <em><a href="http://meetthebloggers.org/"><em>Meet the Bloggers</em></a></em> this week, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) claimed that we must both support alternative media and reform corporate media so that we stay informed about real issues like the costs of the Iraq war, as opposed to hearing only about Paris Hilton and Britney Spears.</p><p><em>Meet the Bloggers</em> airs live every Friday at 1pm ET.  But if you missed the episode, you can always watch it in full at <a href="http://meetthebloggers.org/archive.php">http://meetthebloggers.org/</a>.   </p><p> </p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/49079-meet-the-bloggers-bernie-sanders-calls-for-corporate-media-reform">Watch the video</a> Meet the Bloggers: Bernie Sanders on Why Bush Won't Help Working Families http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49078-meet-the-bloggers-bernie-sanders-on-why-bush-won-t-help-working-families 2008-10-03T12:49:56Z meetthebloggers <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ubXZVH0MzFU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ubXZVH0MzFU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/49078-meet-the-bloggers-bernie-sanders-on-why-bush-won-t-help-working-families"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/59409" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>On <em><a href="http://meetthebloggers.org/"><em>Meet the Bloggers</em></a></em> this week, Sen. Bernie Sanders  discussed why the Bush administration is spending $515 billion a year on the military and giving tax breaks to the rich, while working families face economic hardships.</p><p><em>Meet the Bloggers</em> airs live every Friday at 1pm ET.  But if you missed the episode, you can always watch it in full at <a href="http://meetthebloggers.org/archive.php">http://meetthebloggers.org/</a>.   </p><p> </p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/49078-meet-the-bloggers-bernie-sanders-on-why-bush-won-t-help-working-families">Watch the video</a> Meet the Bloggers: Bernie Sanders Wants a Media Revolution http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49077-meet-the-bloggers-bernie-sanders-wants-a-media-revolution 2008-10-07T22:48:02Z meetthebloggers <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DN83A1spspU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DN83A1spspU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/49077-meet-the-bloggers-bernie-sanders-wants-a-media-revolution"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/59408" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) praised <a href="http://meetthebloggers.org/"><em>Meet the Bloggers</em></a> for tackling the real issues that the corporate media doesn't want to cover.</p><p><em>Meet the Bloggers</em> airs live every Friday at 1pm ET.  But if you missed the episode, you can always watch it in full at <a href="http://meetthebloggers.org/archive.php">http://meetthebloggers.org/</a>.   </p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/49077-meet-the-bloggers-bernie-sanders-wants-a-media-revolution">Watch the video</a> Wal-Mart's Desperate War Against Unionization http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/47681-wal-mart-s-desperate-war-against-unionization 2008-10-07T22:48:14Z ZP Heller <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7wZBk1Hjl60&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7wZBk1Hjl60&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/47681-wal-mart-s-desperate-war-against-unionization"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/57148" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>The nation's biggest private employer is also its most notorious union-hater.  <em><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121755649066303381.html">The Wall Street Journal</a></em> reported that Wal-Mart has been swaying workers from voting Democrat this November, fearing that the Democrats' proposed Employee Free Choice Act would make unionizing possible in Wal-Mart stores. </p><p>In an act that reeks of desperation, the mega retailer has been holding "mandatory" meetings for thousands of store managers and department heads, scaring their employees by stressing the "downsides" of unionization.  </p><p>From the <em>WSJ</em>:</p><blockquote><p>"According to about a dozen Wal-Mart employees who attended such meetings in seven states, Wal-Mart executives claim that employees at unionized stores would have to pay hefty union dues while getting nothing in return, and may have to go on strike without compensation. Also, unionization could mean fewer jobs as labor costs rise." </p></blockquote></p> </div> <a href="/blog/47681-wal-mart-s-desperate-war-against-unionization">Continue reading</a> Stop Arnold from Slashing CA State Workers' Wages http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/47470-stop-arnold-from-slashing-ca-state-workers-wages 2008-07-30T14:30:18Z Brave New Films <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZoMGttilPag&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZoMGttilPag&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/47470-stop-arnold-from-slashing-ca-state-workers-wages"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/56312" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>Imagine trying to pay your bills on $6.55 an hour. Now imagine what will happen to over 200,000 vital service workers forced to live on poverty-level wages. </p><p>On Monday, July 28, the Courage Campaign delivered the signatures of 28,016 outraged Californians to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. But it's not over. Arnold is still threatening to slash worker pay. </p><p>So take action today: <a href="../blog/47436-house-committee-holds-rove-in-contempt"> </a><a href="http://www.couragecampaign.org/CallArnold">www.couragecampaign.org</a> </p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/47470-stop-arnold-from-slashing-ca-state-workers-wages">Watch the video</a> Are Americans losing jobs to foreign workers? http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38174-are-americans-losing-jobs-to-foreign-workers 2008-06-13T15:30:23Z DREAMActivist <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UR-Ifi68f0k&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UR-Ifi68f0k&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38174-are-americans-losing-jobs-to-foreign-workers"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43123" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>The <a href="http://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/fc-2008-05-06.shtml">House Committee on Education and Labor</a> held hearings this past Tuesday to investigate whether existing federal programs like H-2A, H-2B ensure that American workers are recruited before employers hire from abroad.</p><p>Of particular concern to us was the <a href="http://edlabor.house.gov/testimony/2008-05-06-BillBeardall.pdf">testimony</a> of Bill Beardall, Director for the Equal Justice Center in Austin, Texas. His major premise was that due to the failure of our government in enforcing wage laws for ALL workers, employers took advantage and exploited undocumented workers, causing a downward spiral of wages, working conditions and job opportunities for American citizens. The best way to ensure labor protections and job opportunities for U.S. workers was to ensure that wage laws and labor protections are fully enforced for all workers regardless of immigration status. Instead of scapegoating undocumented immigrants, Beardall lays emphasis on the need for equal protection of the law in order to find a solution to scrupulous employers benefitting from cheap labor sources.</p><p>According to this scenario, the undocumented worker is not to 'blame' for Americans working for less wages and losing their jobs; rather it is the federal government along with scrupulous employers that are at fault. If all workers were treated equally in wages, working conditions and labor protections, we would not see a downward spiral of wages, and hiring an undocumented worker over an American citizen would not be enticing anymore. Consequently, this would also discourage 'illegal immigration' since the concept of 'cheap labor' for hire would not exist. </p><p>This take on policymaking makes more sense than raiding workplaces and locking up undocumented workers in our jails. What do you think about Bill Beardall's testimony?</p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/38174-are-americans-losing-jobs-to-foreign-workers">Watch the video</a> Inside Story - Egyptian politics - 05 May 08 - Part 1 http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/37879-inside-story-egyptian-politics-05-may-08-part-1 2008-06-15T09:35:30Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/B0dIHvr_uko&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/B0dIHvr_uko&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/37879-inside-story-egyptian-politics-05-may-08-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42689" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Egyptians have ignored calls for a nationwide strike on Sunday. This has been attributed to heavy security with threats of harsh punishment against striking employees and the pre-emptive 30 per cent increase in wages by President Mubarak four days ago. Inside Story asks if Egyptians tend to stay out of politics as long as there is food on the table or if they feel intimidated by the state.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/37879-inside-story-egyptian-politics-05-may-08-part-1">Watch the video</a> Inside Story - Egyptian politics - 05 May 08 - Part 2 http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/37873-inside-story-egyptian-politics-05-may-08-part-2 2008-06-15T03:30:54Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cHy7sTse3To&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cHy7sTse3To&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/37873-inside-story-egyptian-politics-05-may-08-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42683" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Egyptians have ignored calls for a nationwide strike on Sunday. This has been attributed to heavy security with threats of harsh punishment against striking employees and the pre-emptive 30 per cent increase in wages by President Mubarak four days ago. Inside Story asks if Egyptians tend to stay out of politics as long as there is food on the table or if they feel intimidated by the state.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/37873-inside-story-egyptian-politics-05-may-08-part-2">Watch the video</a> AFL-CIO and Unite Here on Lou Dobbs http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/26781-afl-cio-and-unite-here-on-lou-dobbs 2008-10-07T22:38:15Z kyledeb <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lFFDZOCwG1E&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lFFDZOCwG1E&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/26781-afl-cio-and-unite-here-on-lou-dobbs"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/28797" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Bruce Raynor, General President of the Labor Union UNITE HERE, and Thea Lee, Director of International Economics at AFL-CIO, take down a stuttering Dobbsian sycophant with one truth: wages have more to do with the ability of workers to organize than they have to do with an influx of migrants. "We need to protect the rights of all workers in the United States, whatever their status" - Thea Lee. Read more at <a href="http://immigration.campustap.com">immigration.campustap.com</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/26781-afl-cio-and-unite-here-on-lou-dobbs">Watch the video</a> US recession fueled by low wages and consumer debt http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/26310-us-recession-fueled-by-low-wages-and-consumer-debt 2008-06-12T03:30:44Z The Real News <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zc21ylpurO4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zc21ylpurO4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/26310-us-recession-fueled-by-low-wages-and-consumer-debt"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/28312" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>More at <a href="http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=070926YT">therealnews.com</a> <br />Leo Panitch: Weakening of unions and global pressures on US wages a major factor (1 of 2)</p> <p>Thursday January 24th, 2008</p> <p>Leo Panitch is the Canada Research Chair in Comparative Political Economy and a Distinguished Research Professor of Political Science at York University in Toronto. Panitch is also the author of Global Capitalism and American Empire.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/26310-us-recession-fueled-by-low-wages-and-consumer-debt">Watch the video</a> Rudy Giuliani - On Tax Policy http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/22208-rudy-giuliani-on-tax-policy 2008-06-11T21:30:18Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YcrlbILXdd4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YcrlbILXdd4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/22208-rudy-giuliani-on-tax-policy"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/23726" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2007/11/16/Republican_Presidential_Candidate_Rudy_Giuliani">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>2008 Republican Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani discusses his views on tax policy.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Former New York City Mayor and Republican Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani addresses the 2007 Annual National Lawyers Convention.</p> <p>Rudolph Giuliani is the former mayor of New York City. Giuliani, is an American lawyer, prosecutor, businessman, and Republican politician from the state of New York.</p> <p>Since leaving office as mayor, Giuliani founded Giuliani Partners, a security consulting business, acquired Giuliani Capital Advisors, an investment banking firm, and joined the Bracewell & Giuliani law firm. </p> <p>In February 2007 Giuliani filed a statement of candidacy for the Republican nomination for the 2008 presidential campaign.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/22208-rudy-giuliani-on-tax-policy">Watch the video</a> John Edwards - On Poverty http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/16441-john-edwards-on-poverty 2008-06-15T15:31:10Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/83QcdhON4T8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/83QcdhON4T8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/16441-john-edwards-on-poverty"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/16181" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2007/08/09/McCloskey_Speaker_Series_with_John_Edwards">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>John Edwards, former U.S. Senator from North Carolina and 2008 Democratic Presidential Candidate, discusses his proposals for dealing with American poverty.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>The Aspen Institute hosts Democratic Presidential candidate John Edwards, the Democratic Party's 2004 Vice Presidential nominee, as a featured speaker at a special installment of the McCloskey Speaker Series. The series is made possible by a gift from the McCloskey Family Charitable Foundation.</p> <p>Johnny Reid "John" Edwards (born June 10, 1953) was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and a one-term U.S. Senator from North Carolina. On December 27, 2006, he announced his entry into the 2008 Presidential election.</p> <p>Edwards was a trial lawyer before entering politics. He defeated incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in North Carolina's 1998 Senate election and during his six-year term sought the Democratic nomination in the 2004 presidential election.</p> <p>He eventually became the Democratic candidate for Vice President, the running mate of presidential nominee Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts. After Edwards and Kerry lost the election to the incumbents George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, Edwards formed the One America Committee and was appointed director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law. He was also a consultant for Fortress Investment Group LLC.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/16441-john-edwards-on-poverty">Watch the video</a> Everywoman - Egyptian women strike - 01 Jun 07 http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/6784-everywoman-egyptian-women-strike-01-jun-07 2008-10-02T23:41:22Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/goQmvIygUAk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/goQmvIygUAk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/6784-everywoman-egyptian-women-strike-01-jun-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/6064" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Everywoman looks at the plight of the Egyptian women who have been demanding better pay and staging a sit-in at a textile factory for over a month.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/6784-everywoman-egyptian-women-strike-01-jun-07">Watch the video</a> Change to Win: New Strength & Unity for Working People http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/2466-change-to-win-new-strength-unity-for-working-people 2008-06-13T03:30:52Z teamster <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0OSpTwfPUVk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0OSpTwfPUVk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/2466-change-to-win-new-strength-unity-for-working-people"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/1749" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Seven unions, one mission: To grow the labor movement by focusing on organizing workers across the country and around the world. (Running time - 8:15)</p> </div> <a href="/blog/2466-change-to-win-new-strength-unity-for-working-people">Watch the video</a> Exposing Cintas http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/2467-exposing-cintas 2008-06-12T21:30:40Z teamster <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1kBrg9O-8K8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1kBrg9O-8K8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/2467-exposing-cintas"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/1750" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>With 500,000 customers and $2.7 billion in sales, Cintas is the biggest and baddest launderer in North America. It also has a history of breaking the law and building its business on the backs of workers. Despite record profits, the company pays its employees near minimum wages, has discriminated against minorities and women and repeatedly blocked its workers' right to organize.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/2467-exposing-cintas">Watch the video</a> Organizing to Win http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/2463-organizing-to-win 2008-07-24T14:50:48Z teamster <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eE9Q5owhz7M&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eE9Q5owhz7M&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/2463-organizing-to-win"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/1746" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Organizing is the key to success. The Teamsters have grown due to an increased effort in organizing campaigns. The Teamsters have mobilized their members and have launched many new organizing campaigns to ensure growth. (Running Time: 5:52)</p> </div> <a href="/blog/2463-organizing-to-win">Watch the video</a> Wake Up Wal-Mart! http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/2459-wake-up-wal-mart 2008-09-24T14:43:14Z teamster <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KIse3viRK3o&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KIse3viRK3o&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/2459-wake-up-wal-mart"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/1742" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Illustrates the "Wake Up, Wal-Mart!" campaign designed to force Wal-Mart to pay employees fairly, as well as provide health insurance for all of its workers. (Running time: 6:44)</p> </div> <a href="/blog/2459-wake-up-wal-mart">Watch the video</a>