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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Stuff to work on, recent reading, sites and stuff to write about

Here's all sorts of stuff I'm either gonna re-read, write about, study or promote. Some are sites that link to me, some are new blogs I found, some are from a few months back, but all are interesting and important in their own way, I regard this batch of bookmarks as my sandbox of data which I haven't had a chance to write about. There's more, but here's a sample.

Joe's Sandbox
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Monday, October 13, 2008

Ultimate Labor Widget Version 1.0

Another tool for today's labor movement.

NOTE: This week I skipped the archive and went for a new automatic way of spreading information for the American worker. I added the navigation buttons at the bottom of the main post's, and a horizontally scrolling ticker at the top that shows all of the last 15 articles on the site, I removed a few images and I removed all the news feeds from the site and needed a way to display those labor friendly links, so I created something new. So I created the...

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2853/laborwidgetrf7.jpg

I was getting a little bogged down in RSS feeds all over my site, and I wanted a way to put all of them in one place, so I wound up searching around the net and found a nice little widget at Spring Widget, that you can customize to show a whole lot of web feeds in one neat little package. The fruits of my labor are now on the right hand side of the site.

With over 40 of my favorite labor and activist sites, and well over 500 of the latest links from those sites, this widget is fine tuned for the American labor movement. I know it needs some more fine tuning, because it has a few repeat URL's, and 1 non-working feed in it(it worked earlier). You can all feel free to save, share, customize and use this as you like, just hit the "options" button.

Here's what it can look like

Labourstart's US AND Global Newswire, the AFL-CIO blog, the CTW blog, Labor@AlterNet, PR Newswire on Labor, Talking Union, Weekly Toll, Building and Construction Trades, the IWW, latest headlines on Google News for "Labor Strike" and a large list of other independent labor and socially active websites, such as Free Press and Consumers Union are all included. I'm sure there are a lot more that aren't in there yet, but it's a lot more than I had to begin with.

You can scroll through the sites by either clicking the "Menu" button on top and picking one that you desire, or by hitting the left or right arrow to scroll through them 1 by one

You can click the "Get This Widget" at the bottom to go and edit it to the way you like it or just click the options button to share it on your site, or get the code.

A huge thanks to Spring Widget for making this little monster.

Now if only I could get the Democratic Underground Labor feed to work, and figure out a way to create a feed using certain labels from certain sites......hmmmmmmm.........

Possible drawbacks as opposed to the old format of listing the feeds separately? Longer load times, not visable to users without flash enabled.

Remember folks, Knowledge+Communication=Power, we are today's labor movement.

Next we build a forum.

EDIT: Damnit! I see some more I somehow lost in the editing, grrrrrr......

Hell, here's all the links and site's I had up this past week

Links/Sites of the day Week Ending 10/12/08
  • Boeing and USW back at the table
  • Kongsberg Automotive- F U USA
  • Striking Columbian sugar workers need supportt
  • Archive: How Kosher is Kosher?
  • DOB crane scummer on the take
  • Site: Broadcast Union News - More cutbacks in print news :(
  • TN, injured undocumented workers told "no work, no pay"
  • IMAGE: Made In China
  • SITE: Transportation Workers Solidarity Committee
  • SITE: Mainstream Populists Democrats
  • Video: That One
  • Bill Moyers: Can I Vote?
  • Site: Hard Labor
  • Does plastic make your kid have a smaller penis?
  • UAW Workers Vote
  • Video: Sarah Palin A Heartbeat Away
  • SITE: Fact Check - Just the fact's about this election
  • Labor back's Michael McMahon For Congress
  • SITE: Working Families Party
  • Starbucks union supporters treated like terrorists
  • Help A Brother Out, Will Ya?
  • Frank Zappa tears apart a couple of politico's
  • Video: McCain tie to saving and loan scandal
  • Site: A Forum For Fire Fighters
  • Calvin Explains the Economic Crisis
    • Calvin Explains the Economic Crisis
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    Sunday, September 28, 2008

    Joe's week of union news 9/27

    Photo It was a tough week for all of us, especially hit the hardest were the men and women who work in the financial sector in New York City. While we had the US Treasury Secretary Paulson propose omnipotence in delving out our $700,000,000 in our tax money, we had one of our Presidential candidates use this as a wedge issue to stay away from the debate, and even lie to David Letterman. All this bullshit should go noticed and be spread. The fun and games for Wall Street are over. The losers are the hard working tax paying American citizens once again.

    At least 25,000 are unemployed from the Lehman Brothers collapse, my heart goes out to them and their families, these are people from many walks of life, investors, traders, janitors and engineers, This was a travesty, and now it continues, with only one ending, we the people will give the ilk that got us into this mess our money.

    An old friend of mine, Richie who was a Vietnam vet and former drug dealer stick-up man, that's right, he used to rob drug dealers, explained life to me many years ago. Having been clean for about 10 years at the time.

    He said "we are all in the middle of the pyramid, slaves to paying for those many poor at the bottom and the tiny few at the top"

    I wish I knew where Richie was today, I'd have to tell him we are getting closer to the bottom.

    Yes from the first credit card you apply for you are signing your future away. Financial slavery is slavery nonetheless.

    Picture from "Labor unions protest in NY against bailout"

    From Joe's Union Review
  • Sunday fun, Uncle Jay explains Congress hard at wo...
  • McCain, Letterman, Bailout, Debates
  • Anti-Union Contractor Association Blasts Its Own M...
  • Los Angeles Unified School District Extends Its Pr...
  • No wonder McCain want's to cancel the election,......
  • Five Dangerous, Disastrous Things About the Propos...
  • A Letter From John Sweeney To The Senate
  • Senate must include real credit card reform in bai...
  • 100,000 E-Mails sent. Vote No Bailout
  • Emergency Labor mobilization on Bailout this THURS...
  • Let's Make A Deal - TransUnion class action settle...
  • Building And Construction Trades letter on bailout...
  • Italian PM To Sink Alitalia, Blames Union
  • Tula Connell from AFL-CIO Now blog: No Blank Check...
  • A blog for public works and project labor agreemen...
  • Why I got fired, a Sunday slideshow
    • From Union Review

    A few Weeks in (UNION) Review

    Here are the last couple weeks of stories to hit Union Review. As Joe pointed out in his "Labor links of the week," this was a very intense week for working people. There were many ups and probably and equal amount of downs.

    While Joe was focused today on what took place on Wall Street, I seemed to be absorbed with the Presidential debates ... The more I hear McCain the more I find him to be the most arrogant and obnoxious candidate ... ever. As working people are pushed down to the bottom each day, I get sick thinking how bad or worse it can get with McCain potentially being the president.

    Meanwhile, an organizing campaign that I have spent a lot of time on, reached at 10,000 mark. The Teamsters' School Bus and Transit workers have organized 10K-plus this week, and that was incredible to write about, watch, and be part of.

    As I used to say a lot around here, as many stories as there are out there, what I am doing on Union Review and what Joe's working on at his site can't possible cover them all. We need folks from every union, trade, etc., to get a username and password and spread out news and opinions of the union movement so that we can -- as Chuck would say -- educate, mobilize and organize!

    In Solidarity,

    -Richard

    From UnionGal:
    • I Joined a Union TODAY!! - 0 minutes agoIt's been years since I was in a union, Teamsters local 407 and that was REALLY briefly. But I was raised union and clearly, I believe in Solidarity. So, a friend today suggested that I join a un...
    • Women in The Workplace - 0 minutes agoLilly Ledbetter will be speaking tonight in Cleveland for Hard Hatted Women. I highly recommend sending a little green their way for all the amazing work they do with pre-apprenticeship programs for w...
    • IUOE Endorses.... - 0 minutes agoOBAMA Apparently, the entire union, just not local 18 in Cleveland, Ohio. You know, you can tell Sink how you feel about this. Here's the announcement: Operating Engineers Endorse Obama By Kate A....
    • Local 18 What Are You Thinking? - 0 minutes agoYou let McSame use you as a backdrop in Ohio while he spoke about the economy? And you did this so that you could FUCKIN' ENDORSE McSame? Did you miss what your brothers and sisters in local 317 s...
    • More Wall Street Welfare Talk from the Bush Administration - 0 minutes agoCash strapped communities all over the country are now feeling the pinch of the egregious Wall Street CEO behavior. Mostly, it's in the costs for their municipal bonds which have rising interest ...
    • In the Never Ending Saga of DC Public Schools... - 0 minutes agoI got this in my e-mail today. I'm drawing attention to it because it's a chance for parents to speak up (and non-parents) about the manner in which enrollment takes place. If you live near a ...
    • Another Airline Bites the Dust - 0 minutes agoThis time, it's due to the European Union, as Alitalia was erquired to be privitized. But don't you LOVE how the AP spins this one?: Barring a valid offer, Alitalia's extraordinary admini...
    • Shooting at Finnish School - 0 minutes agoMy family hails from Finland. Viitasaari to be more precise. My great grandfather came over to the US and then settled the family. We think my grandfather may have been born here, but aren't cert...
    • Out of Touch Elitist McSame - 0 minutes agoThis image lists the items owned by each of the two candidates for president. These are the big ticket items, cars, house, and for the McSames, an airplane. What's interesting in this image is th...
    • Kongsberg Automotive's Greedy Bastards - 0 minutes ago
    Assorted Links and Sites Of The Day

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    Thursday, October 5, 2000

    Joe's week of union news 10/05/08

    Blog's/Forums/Sites Of The Week
    Joe's Union Review
    Links from my links/sites of the day list

    10/01
    9/29
    9/28
    Union Review

    UnionGal
    • The Ultimate Bridge To NoWhere - 2 days agoRemember, twice now, both John McCain and Sarah Palin have not addressed his desire to tax your benefits... Why can't they just tell the truth? Your benefits become income, this way, employers no ...
    • Rhee's on a Teacher Hunt - 3 days agoAnd she's found her prey, DC Public School teachers that she thinks are "ineffective" Among the measures Rhee plans to impose are a new teacher evaluation system based primarily on stude...
    • Sarah Palin, Proud Union Member? - 3 days agocrossposted on Dailykos So, there’s been a lot in the press lately about Palin. From her poor interviews and inability to answer voter questions to her responses to Troopergate, you know, by avoiding...
    • Boeing to ELIMINATE Family's Right to a Pension if a Worker Dies - 3 days agoBoeing executives say a prolonged strike could wound the company, which is behind schedule on the fuel-saving Dreamliner 787 and has seen high demand ramp up production by 50 percent this year. I’m al...
    • McSame, Utterly Out Of Touch - 4 days agoOkay, I thought this was a joke when a friend told me about it, then she had the video. I'm absolutely stunned. I now understand why he's anti-worker, anti-regulation, anti-diplomacy, anti-tax...
    • Children in Need and Then There's Fenty - 5 days agoIn the recent past, Mayor of DC, Adrian Fenty has been all too willing to throw workers under the bus in his obsessed mantra of "Accountability". But for once, Adrian isn't calling for t...
    • Adrianisms and Teachers - 6 days ago
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    Workers Independent NEWS
    AFL-CIO Web Blog
    Change To Win Connect
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