At the 2012 C.O.P.E. Convention delegates voted to endorse two candidates in congressional races, six candidates in the Oklahoma Senate race, and 21 candidates in the Oklahoma House of Representatives race. Fourteen of the total 29 candidates selected to be endorsed are incumbents, meaning they already hold the seat for which they are running again.…
Category: Politics
GET OUT AND VOTE!
Oklahoma Labor Network OK AFL-CIO Primary Elections are Tuesday, June 26 for the State of Oklahoma. Make sure your vote counts! Here are six steps you can take to protect your vote; Call the local elections office to verify the location of your polling place. Locations may have changed, and…
Today’s Jobs Report Doesn’t Tell the Real Story
The May jobs figures released today are disappointing for millions of unemployed Americans. Lawmakers in Washington must stop stonewalling jobs creating initiatives and then pointing fingers at the President for not doing enough to create jobs. For too long Washington gridlock has strangled our economy as too many lawmakers have pushed partisan agendas at the…
Legislative Update , Monday April 30, 2012
Oklahoma Labor Network OK AFL-CIO Monday April 30, 2012 Legislative Update House Bill 2155 failed in the fourth reading in the House 50 – 42 on 4-25-12. This in large part is due to the hard work and calls made by our members and supporters, and also the hard work that Chalk…
TWU on CNBC
Watch CNBC’s interview with TWU International President James C. Little during Mondays Battery Park protest in New York City and Peter Kaufman, CEO of the Gordian Group. President Little and Kaufman give their view on why the TWU and other AMR labor unions, support a possible merger by U.S. Airways. The TWU hired the Gordian…
Take Action
House Bill 2155 by Steel creates the “Oklahoma Employee Injury Benefit Act.” This bill allows corporations with excessive claims to opt-out of workers’ compensation, which would drive up costs for corporations that do not have that option. The Oklahoma AFL-CIO isOPPOSED to this bill as it would hurt the workers through lesser benefits. Click here to view a comparison…
Legislative Update: April 13, 2012
House Bill 2155 by Steele creates the “Oklahoma Employee Injury Benefit Act.” This bill allows corporations with excessive claims to opt-out of workers’ compensation, which would drive up costs for corporations that do not have that option. We oppose this bill. It was voted from committee on 4-3-12 and will most likely be heard on 4-17-12. Click here to view a comparison of…
The 99% Must Succeed
Brothers and Sisters,Last week I attended the annual AFL-CIO Executive Council meeting in Florida. This meeting brought together union leaders from across the country and served as a catalyst to address many of the challenges we face as workers in the middle class today. Most importantly, it created the opportunity to adopt numerous policy statements…
Why Unions are in Politics…
US Congressmen, Senators, and Oklahoma Governors often decide issues by a vote that affect our daily lives, i.e., labor contracts, they can freeze wages and do away with medical insurance for example: An emergency rule that eliminates birth as a qualifying event for individual health insurance coverage was approved by Republican Gov. Mary Fallin this…
Rewriting American Airlines’ bankruptcy
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains how the bankruptcy of American Airlines shows us why voting for president is even more important than you think. Watch the video. This is a Must Watch Video.. Click Here: from The Last Word