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Working today to carry on Frances Perkins's commitment to social justice, economic security, & workplace safety. (She was FDR's secretary of labor for 12 yrs.)

 Newcastle, Maine USA
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Joined September 2010
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At noon tomorrow: “The New Deal vs. the Tea Party:Government, For or Against the People!” Nick Taylor & Richard Hoffman on WVOX AMRadio 1460
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The NY City Council votes 44-4 to ban job market discrimination against the #unemployed. Get the facts here: bit.ly/UlDEqF
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EconoSpeak: The Not-So-Secret Weapon of the Campaign to Destro... econospeak.blogspot.com/2012…
Labor advocate hired by Frances Perkins Center! Check out our website for more information.
Frances Perkins, the Triangle Fire and America's Future: An Interview with Barbara Burt: alumnae.mtholyoke.edu/wp/mhf…
What we're not being told about Paul Ryan's Medicare plan | Dean Baker gu.com/p/2zk5n/tw via @guardian
Maine "disappears" a mural. http://bit.ly/dLKIWw
Erasing the history of Maine workers http://dirigoblue.com/diary/2809/acting-head-of-dept-of-labor-orders-murals-in-lobby-removed
In San Diego, Yale Strom composition in memory of the Triangle Fire. Catch it 3/23 at San Diego State or 4/10 at Heritage Park, Old Town.
What the Triangle Shirtwaist fire means for workers now - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/opinions/… via @washingtonpost

Opinion | What the Triangle Shirtwaist fire means for workers now

Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist tragedy — and learning from it.

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US Labor Sec. Hilda Solis: "I was raised "union." http://tiny.cc/ma0ji
#FiscalCommission delays final vote until Friday http://bit.ly/fcvdym #SocialSecurity #deficit
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Did we elect Scrooge to Congress? http://wp.me/pnXaI-kG
Need to know how Facebook works? Read this: http://bit.ly/b6mEJ6
We're #? Empire in decline. http://bit.ly/bFoiva. And Salon: http://bit.ly/acptEb. Read & don't weep - ACT!
Economists on both sides agree: more spending necessary http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/43219.html
Hear what Tess and Jason say about Social Security: http://bit.ly/9Bf5Tx.
Robert Reich, our 1st Advisory Committee member, is new chair of Common Cause's board. CC is celebrating its 40th: http://bit.ly/9mC9H7
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