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September 2009

9-28-2009: CNNMoney.com: Swine flu -- and no paid sick leave

9-27-2009: NorthJersey.com: For ACORN, truth is lost amid the uproar

9-27-2009: Zanesville Times-Recorder: The Balancing Act of 2009 might unbalance budgets

9-26-2009: Pittsburgh Tribune Review: Value-added tax gains traction in Washington

9-24-2009: St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Taxing health benefits is bad policy

9-24-2009: Pioneer Press: Paid sick days should be basic right by law

9-23-2009: The Star-Ledger: Don't let a few bad seeds ruin ACORN's image

9-23-2009: The Cincinnati Enquirer: Center to help families reach financial stability

9-23-2009: The New York Times: Experts Agree: An Employer Mandate Doesn’t Cost Many Jobs

9-23-2009: Fox 9 Twin Cities: H1N1 Changing Sick Leave Policies

9-22-2009: Workforce Management: Flu Outbreak Could Give Momentum to Paid-Sick-Days Bill

9-18-2009: The Forward: Family Values

9-18-2009: Monterey County Herald: Bills would require paid sick leave

9-18-2009: The Santa Fe New Mexican: LEARNING TO NEGOTIATE

9-17-2009: St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Health insurance costs are eating U.S. businesses alive

9-17-2009: Times Record News: Mistreated workers need our attention

9-17-2009: The New York Times: Young and Active, the Working Families Party Shows Muscle in the Primaries

9-15-2009: The Washington Times: Economic Watch: Poverty rate rises, health care dips

9-14-2009: The New York Post: FEVERS RISE OVER PAID-SICK-DAY BILL

9-14-2009: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Are they sick or tired?

9-13-2009: Providence Journal-Bulletin: For some in R.I., work but no pay

9-12-2009: St. Petersburg Times: Man says he was fired because of a sick son

9-10-2009: The Republican: Councilor seeks housing freeze

9-10-2009: The Kansas City Star: The flu is coming to work, too

9-9-2009: Staten Island Advance: Council should butt out

9-8-2009: The News Journal: Why Wal-Mart's stance on health care reform makes sense

9-8-2009: New York Daily News: KEEP THE SICK KIDS AT HOME. But parents will need paid days off, says nurse from stricken Qns. school

9-8-2009: The Salt Lake Tribune: Passing health care reform best way to honor workers

9-8-2009: The Washington Post: Down and Out; Low-wage workers and the everyday symptoms of abuse

9-6-2009: Flint Journal: Unions working to remain relevant

9-6-2009: New York Daily News: THIN LINE 'TWEEN PARTY, NONPROFIT

9-4-2009: Los Angeles Times: New blue light special; Obama's healthcare agenda turns out to be a deal that usually red-state Wal-Mart has decided to buy into.

9-4-2009: Chicago Sun Times: Three things you can do to honor hard workers

9-3-2009: New York Daily News: IT'S TIME FOR SOME WAGE RAGE

9-3-2009: The Washington Post: Obama Would Keep $85 Billion in Tax Breaks for Working Poor; Critics Call Cost Irresponsible

9-3-2009: The New York Times: Workers in America, Cheated

9-3-2009: St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Taming costs make working families more secure Labor

9-3-2009: Los Angeles Times: State may keep kids insured; Senate approves a plan to benefit 700,000

9-2-2009: The New York Times: Low-Wage Workers Are Often Cheated, Study Says

9-1-2009: The Fresno Bee: Taking a sick day can mean no pay

9-1-2009: The Associated Press State & Local Wire: Groups say Granholm is MIA on protecting the poor

8-28-2009: The Daily Telegram: Care givers, and those they care for, need health care reform