Now is the summer of our economic discontent
Confidence shot. Tempers up. Patience spent. This economy has Americans feeling cooked. It had been one bummer of a summer, conservatives and liberals agreed, even before the news late Friday that Standard & Poor’s reduced the nation’s top credit rating from AAA to AA-plus. The previous day, after a federal debt deal averted government default, the European credit crisis and fears of a double-dip U.S. recession crashed the Dow anyway — erasing all gains of 2011.
Kansas City Star
Making Ourselves Sick with Their Worry? Not Any More
For some time now, my disabled and retired machinist husband has watched with amusement when stock markets crash and rebound and broad financial indicators stutter and stammer. He has lived a lifetime of economic stress and difficulty and never once has he seen his personal wealth or lack thereof be of any great concern for those who trade and win and lose large sums of money in our world.
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Nurses protest outside Central Florida Regional Medical
Central Florida Regional Medical Center nurses spoke out Friday, citing serious patient care issues at their hospital.
CF News 13
Nurses picket Central Florida Hospital
The National Nurses United union will be picketing outside of the Central Florida Regional Hospital at 5pm today.
WDBO Radio
University of Michigan nurses allege “assault on women,†unfair labor practices at health system
Tuesday afternoon several dozen nurses employed by the University of Michigan Hospital and Health System held a press conference at the Michigan Union. Speaking on behalf of the 4,000 or so nurses in the U-M health system, the nurses alleged unfair labor practices on the university’s part and announced plans to picket if conditions don’t improve.
Ann Arbor Journal
University of Michigan nurses add to unfair labor practice charge
The University of Michigan nurses filed an amended complaint with the state that alleges bad bargaining practices on the part of their employer, they announced at a press conference today.
AnnArbor.com
Retreat, Surrender, Can He At Least Plead?
The headlines came quickly after President Obama concluded the deficit-debt deal with the Republicans Sunday evening. There were few shades of gray. The New York Times editorial was titled "To Escape Chaos, a Terrible Deal: Democrats won almost nothing they wanted except avoiding default."
In The Public Interest
Nurses Call on Congress to Reject Flawed Debt Ceiling Deal
Congress members should vote “no†on the debt ceiling deal announced by the White House and Republican leaders Sunday night, and work instead on measures to address the real economic crisis plaguing the nation, said the nation’s leading voice of registered nurses today.
Press Release
Aug 1, 2011
Nurse staffing guidelines at issue in St. Charles Hospital contract dispute
Registered nurses at St. Charles Hospital want management to demonstrate that it’s committed to safe staffing.
Press Release
Jul 26, 2011
Ideological Inebriation on Capitol Hill
Legislating while under the influence of ideological inebriation is not yet a statutory offense. It is only a multi-directional menace to much of what anxious Americans hold dear for themselves and their children. The dominant Republicans in Congress – both the new and many of the longer-term incumbents – are in heat.
In The Public Interest