Frances Perkins

New Deal Coalition News

Unions change rules to pave way for new labor dealWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:28AMHARTFORD — The coalition of state employee unions voted Monday to change its rules, clearing the way for a second attempt at passing a concession agreement with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy before an Aug. 31 deadline.

Jordan's Protesters Ask Little, and Receive LessTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:40PMAMMAN, Jordan -- Since January, when Jordan's protest movement started holding regular demonstrations, the marches have grown, and persisted, but have never reached a critical mass. Hobbled by infighting and outflanked by King Abdullah II and his security forces, the protesters keep calling for greater freedoms and an end to corruption, but remain frustrated that their regular gatherings ...

Why GOP vows to block Obama nominee for consumer-watchdog agencyTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:31PMPresident Obama on Sunday at last named his choice to lead the new consumer watchdog agency created by Congress in sweeping financial reforms a year ago.

News Corp to answer questions in AustraliaTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:18PMThe Australian arm of News Corp will have to answer "hard questions" in Australia.

Comment on Bersih rally sounds death knell of tyranny by LohTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:01PM///Strange as it may seem, the powers that be seemed to have missed the point. The point is that the Bersih movement does not belong to or support the opposition or any political party. It is an apolitical movement. But it supports democracy which is a government of the people, by the people and for the people. When a government does not listen to the people’s grouses and does not take action on ...

Malloy says a new concessions deal means pay raises rescindedTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:54PMTORRINGTON -- Wage increases for unionized state employees that took effect July 1 must be given back as part of the revived negotiations on benefit concessions, Gov.

Bersih rally sounds death knell of tyrannyTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:39PMIt seems to me the recent Bersih rally could have sounded the death knell of tyranny and overnight Ambiga has become the people’s iconic hero for electoral reform By N H Chan The picture on the front page of the Sunday Star, 10 July 2011 spoke louder than words. It showed the huge crowd of [...]

Get More From ScoopTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:57PMThe New Zealand based Coalition for Democracy in Fiji (CDF) today filed a criminal complaint with the NZ Police against former Lt Colonel Tevita Mara for his alleged role in the torture of hundreds of Fiji citizens.

Carbon numbers a line-ball callTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:51PMTHE government might have the numbers - just - to edge the carbon tax though parliament later this year but the sheer weight of public opposition makes it a line-ball proposition at best.