Cue the scary music:
I’m not a huge fan of ACORN, but I did work very, very briefly with Service Employees International Union. I had just left the LABOR Paper where I was assistant editor and I took a job with SEIU helping to organize home health care workers in the state. I ended up...
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Schock: Constituents are ‘thankful for the paycheck they’ve got’
The following appeared in my inbox earlier today. My thoughts at the end:
“Thank you Mr. Chairman,
“I rise today in opposition to H.R. 626.
“Ladies and gentlemen what we do here in the United States House and United States Congress really sets a precedent. Not only for the people we employ as a federal government,...
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Today’s news: Back to work?
Today’s links, unless otherwise noted, are via the Peoria Journal Star:
CityLift has reached a tentative agreement with it’s union bus drivers. There’s no word on this article on whether or not the “ringleaders” of sick out will be rehired. I would certainly hope so.
Peoria native Hal Fritz received a flag commemorating the Congressional Medal...
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Do unions stand in the way of ‘fixing’ PHA?
The Peoria Housing Authority is the biggest slumlord in the city. But if the info in this article is correct, there may be some changes — imposed from above, of course … they would never fix things on their own accord — that might make managers of facilities more responsible:
So by Jan. 1, four...
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Wal-Mart workers of the world, unite!
There’s an effort underway to give Wal-Mart employees a reason to have a smile on their face to match the smiley face they wear on their blue vests:
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- Another D150 administrator put on paid leave March 16, 2010District 150 Director of Technology and Library Media Services Mary Ward has been put on paid administrative leave as the district performs an internal investigation. If past is prelude, taxpayers may be paying her to do nothing for a long time. The last administrator to be put on paid administrative leave, Mary Davis, [...] […]
- “Word on the Web” has Urich news conference video March 16, 2010The Journal Star recently started a new blog based on John Sharp and Karen McDonald’s Monday column “Word on the Street.” The blog is called “Word on the Web,” and so far it has been very good. New content is added regularly, and the information is much more timely than the weekly print [...] […]
- Transportation Secretary speaks out on . . . health care reform? March 15, 2010Talk about your full-court press from the Obama administration. Even Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood is advocating for the administration’s health care bill now: Yesterday, I voiced my support for health care reform with an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune. I am grateful to those who saw my speaking-out for what it was: a former [...] […]
Merle Widmer’s Peoria Watch
- FireFly - What Community Leaders Said March 15, 2010"Calling FireFly 'the poster child' of Peoria NEXT", National City regional president Doug Stewart said that technology was not in short supply in Peoria. "Ideas are not our problem. The issue is management, first, and capital second. If we are going to hit a home run, FireFly is the closest thing we've got."Doug was probab […]
- FireFly Closer to Burning Bright March 15, 2010So wrote Molly Parker, reporter for the JS in May of 2007. The resolution by the County to guarantee, along with the city, a six million dollar loan to FireFly by National City Bank, State Representative Dave Leitch, Vice-President, who personally urged the County Board to approve this loan. Quoting Ms. Parker,"The resolution passed both committees by v […]
- FireFly & G&D Integrated March 14, 2010On 5/28/07, Jennifer Davis and Molly Parker wrote "Finding a FireFly Fix Over Breakfast" in their 'Word on the Street' Column in the JS. Quoting the column, " braving buckets of snow, former Mayor Dick Carver, current Mayor Jim Ardis, state Representative Dave Leitch and a Peoria businessman showed up for breakfast at Le Peep. Over t […]
The Community Word
- Women’s History Month
- Long fight for U.S. Senate seat begins
- The gift of life
- Progress Report of Downtown Library’s Renovation
- Remembering — Straight Talk March 2010
- District 150 needs business, board to clean house
- Northern exposure — Dale’s Column March 2010
- I was banned — City Beat March 2010
- Stop Playing Politics With Our Lives!
- Be Still: Doors and Windows column March 2010
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- This just in… No delay in Blagojevich trial March 17, 2010
- Question of the day March 17, 2010
- *** UPDATED x1 *** Raw videos of Madigan, Quinn and Cullerton March 17, 2010
- Blog commenter wisdom March 17, 2010
- Statehouse roundup March 17, 2010
CW Notes
- Center Offers Group Programs for Survivors of Sexual Assault March 16, 2010
- Proctor Hospital Recognized as Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip ReplacementSM March 16, 2010
- COMMUNITY CALL TO ACTION FORUM March 16, 2010
- Web Tech Services to Offer 90 Minute Workshop on Marketing Your Company Online March 16, 2010
- Illinois Companies Don’t Want Their Employees ‘Linked In’ March 16, 2010
- KELLOGG GOLF COURSE OPENING March 16, 2010
- Peoria Rally for Health Care Reform March 16, 2010
- ILLINOIS AMERICAN WATER AND EPA ENCOURAGE HOMEOWNERS TO FIND AND REPAIR LEAKS DURING FIX A LEAK WEEK March 16, 2010
- March 27th – One-day Fielding & Baserunning Camp March 15, 2010
- Your 2010 Census Form will arrive SOON! March 15, 2010
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