The Senate today passed a compromise version of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, after the main Republican senator standing in its way, Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), reached a deal with Senate Majority leader Harry Reid (D- Nev.), according to news reports. Click the headline to read more>>

Not only did Congress give zillionaires billions of dollars in tax breaks, they also told the people at the bottom of the economic ladder, “tough luck.” With unemployment at nearly 10 percent and 19 million Americans currently living in “deep poverty” (below half the poverty line), federal funds for the Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (TANF) program, the federal program that replaced welfare, have entirely dried up for the first time since 1996. Click the headline to read more>>

Senate Minority Leader Mitch “No, No, a thousand times No!” McConnell (R-Ky.) today won the role of the 2010 Scrooge of the Year. Voters selected McConnell in Jobs with Justice’s (JwJ) 11th annual contest to find the politician, CEO, corporation or politician who has done the most to “scrooge” workers in the spirit of Ebenezer. Click the headline to read more>>

Last night’s “60 Minutes” report on the budget crises and shortfalls many state and local governments face could have been written by anti-worker, anti-union New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), who used his airtime to slam public employees and their unions as the root cause for the huge budget gaps. Yet 60 Minutes did not give one second of airtime to a public employee or union spokesperson. Click the headline to read more>>

 The unions of the South Florida AFL-CIO Haiti Relief efforts continues with Longshoreman Local 1416 loading a ship Tuesday full of supplies bound for Haiti.

 

 South Florida AFL-CIO joins Community and Faithbased Organizations making history!

Miami Dade County Commission passes Wage Theft Ordinance 10-0 making this county ordinance the first one in the nation.

 

Below are pictures of this historic day on Feb 18, 2010

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