Houston Janitor’s Strike: No Justice For Janitors

This video says it all. Look how close the horses come to the strikers; note some of the strikers indicate they were trampled by the horses. Note how one of the cops in the video points out to another cop that they are on video:

The protesters were charged with Class B Misdemeanors. But each, had their bond set at a whopping $888,888. That’s eight hundred eighty eight thousand dollars. For a janitor who works 20 hours a week at $5.15 an hour, being able to pay the total bond in cash would taken them 163 years of work at their current schedule and rate.

This is an outrage. More here.

An Opportunity For Rick Perry To Actually Do Something With His Slush Fund

No doubt, most people are aware of the impending Goodyear strike that would affect 12 plants, including one in East Texas—the former Kelly Springfield (now Goodyear) plant in Tyler.

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What Would Jimmy Hoffa Say?

I am on about a zillion (and that’s a conservative number, I’m sure) email update lists and notification lists for groups ranging from the ACUL and Texas Freedom Network to NARAL and People for the American Way. Well, in my inbox this morning was an interesting update from the AFL-CIO announcing the establishment of the Teamster’s GLBT Caucus:

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