An important message from Danny Donohue:
Please go on-line immediately to vote in an on-line survey sponsored by the Empire Page news service.
As you know, Governor Cuomo has proposed the creation of yet another pension tier. This new tier will require employees to choose a 401(k) type retirement plan or accept a reduced pension plan that requires increased employee contributions and requires the employee to work longer in order to get a smaller benefit. This inclusion of the 401(k) type will result in a weaker pension system threating the retirement security for all our members, past - present - and future.
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Danny
Danny Donohue
President, CSEA Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
143 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12210
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
NEGOTIATION UPDATE
Dinner
WHEN: January 30, 2012
TIME: 5pm
WHERE: Airport Marriott, Ridge Road
Please call the union office at (585)
328-5250 to reserve your seat.
Like firing people?
Dear Friends,
Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney—who killed thousands of jobs as a corporate raider—recently said he “likes being able to fire people.”
Romney’s record as a corporate raider backs up his words: He supports laws that attack workers’ rights and make it easier to fire people. Laws like the so-called “right to work” bill being considered in Indiana that targets collective bargaining, robbing workers of union protection.
If Indiana’s so-called “right to work” bill passes, the state’s unions no longer will stand between corporate raiders like Mitt Romney and many of the workers they like to fire to boost short-term profits.And it will become much harder for everyday workers to improve their wages, benefits and retirement security.
If you agree with the AFL-CIO that our leaders need to work together on an agenda that actually creates jobs—and stop following the lead of corporate raiders like Mitt Romney—add your name to our “I like leaders who hire people” petition.
In 2011, we saw the beginnings of a new democratic movement for economic justice. We had the most solidarity I’ve seen at any time during my career in the labor movement. We shifted the debate. And we’ll keep doing it.
But to translate this movement into lasting change, politics matter. Not just who we elect for president, but our choices at the state and local levels, too.
America wants to work—and it is politics as usual, not economic obstacles, standing in the way of putting people back to work. That’s why we’re promoting a job-creating agenda in statehouses around the country this year, focusing on priorities like:
Romney’s record as a corporate raider backs up his words: He supports laws that attack workers’ rights and make it easier to fire people. Laws like the so-called “right to work” bill being considered in Indiana that targets collective bargaining, robbing workers of union protection.
If Indiana’s so-called “right to work” bill passes, the state’s unions no longer will stand between corporate raiders like Mitt Romney and many of the workers they like to fire to boost short-term profits.And it will become much harder for everyday workers to improve their wages, benefits and retirement security.
If you agree with the AFL-CIO that our leaders need to work together on an agenda that actually creates jobs—and stop following the lead of corporate raiders like Mitt Romney—add your name to our “I like leaders who hire people” petition.
In 2011, we saw the beginnings of a new democratic movement for economic justice. We had the most solidarity I’ve seen at any time during my career in the labor movement. We shifted the debate. And we’ll keep doing it.
But to translate this movement into lasting change, politics matter. Not just who we elect for president, but our choices at the state and local levels, too.
America wants to work—and it is politics as usual, not economic obstacles, standing in the way of putting people back to work. That’s why we’re promoting a job-creating agenda in statehouses around the country this year, focusing on priorities like:
- Making sure state tax dollars are used to keep jobs in that state and in America.
- Buying state-made and American-made goods—so we create jobs in our communities and in America.
- Stopping corporate tax loopholes and tax breaks for millionaires—so our states no longer are starved of the revenue they need for critical services.
Please make sure your lawmakers—from the statehouse to the White House—know where you stand. Add your name to our “I like leaders who hire people” petition.
Even though ruthless, corporate-backed attacks on workers continue, make no mistake: Our message—the message of the 99%—is taking root. Many politicians haven’t caught up yet. But they will. They’ll have to. Because people all across the country are saying our economy and our democracy are out of balance. They’re saying it’s time to create jobs forevery person who wants to work—jobs that can support our families and that can support our dreams.
Sign the “I like leaders who hire people” petition. Make sure our leaders know you expect them to build a better America—and drop the attacks on working families.
Thank you for all the work you do.
In Solidarity,
Richard L. Trumka
President, AFL-CIO
Even though ruthless, corporate-backed attacks on workers continue, make no mistake: Our message—the message of the 99%—is taking root. Many politicians haven’t caught up yet. But they will. They’ll have to. Because people all across the country are saying our economy and our democracy are out of balance. They’re saying it’s time to create jobs forevery person who wants to work—jobs that can support our families and that can support our dreams.
Sign the “I like leaders who hire people” petition. Make sure our leaders know you expect them to build a better America—and drop the attacks on working families.
Thank you for all the work you do.
In Solidarity,
Richard L. Trumka
President, AFL-CIO
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