I’ll help out, but I don’t want to be taken advantage of
I am responding to the statement that ‘This will be enormously painfull and anyone who says othersie is a fraud. The trick will be to spread the pain fairly.
Let’s have a bank in the US where all those who WORK…
Consumers have choices, as do companies
Wednesday’s editorial page printed letters regarding Emerson Electric Company, more specific, letters regarding the Company’s CEO’s decision. It isn’t often that letters illustrate two sides to an issue.
Both sides of the issue are right. Mel Appleman states that it is…
Welfare reform should focus on eliminating poverty
The focus of “welfare reform” being primarily on the reduction and limitations of cash benefits is unfortunate. Too often it appears as though we are blaming the victims. This is not to say every TANF (Temporary Aid to Needy Families)…
CEO’s anti-American comments on Veterans Day are outrageous
Sometimes the American Dream comes at the expense of “lowly workers”
This is in response to the 7/31 Equal Opportunity letter which criticized your 7/28 editorial on minimum/maximum wage imbalance.
The writer implies that low wage earners lack ambition. I say, rather than complaining, (if they are not too lazy), they should…
So, the plan was 9.5 percent unemployment?
Fight over card-check shows who has real power
Regarding the Editorial last Friday “Secret ballots, card check and politics”:
While it remains to be seen if Senator Arlen Specters’ recently announced opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act will doom this legislation (3/27 – Secret ballots, card check…
Who does Shimkus think he represents?
What is up with John Shimkus? I was delighted to see that someone else from Rep. Shimkus’ district is not happy with his record and his lack of representation. Doug May had it correct when he stated that Shimkus has…
Message to the president: Made in the USA
I have a message for the new President. I’ve been preaching it since I became a Teamster in 1970. Here it is.
MADE IN USA MEANS JOBS IN USA
Timothy C Donahue
St. Louis

