February 13, 2006
LRA Executive Director Greg Tarpinian Moves on to Change to Win Statement of the Board of Directors of the Labor Research Association: Greg Tarpinian, the Executive Director of the Labor Research Association since 1983, has resigned to join the new Change to Win federation as its Executive Director. During his 23-year tenure, Greg Tarpinian built LRA into an influential and important American institution. His analysis of economic and political trends and his advocacy for working people and the labor movement are unmatched. We are proud that he will now have the opportunity to lend his expertise to the task of rebuilding the American labor movement through Change to Win. We wish Greg and Change to Win success in their efforts. The Real Cost of the Bush Presidency During the last year of the Clinton administration domestic spending finally outpaced military spending as a percentage of GDP for the first time since 1940. The United States had finally joined other advanced nations in putting more money into social programs than the military. But that huge achievement was short-lived. Beginning in 2003, the U.S. resumed its military buildup and put a quick end to improvements in domestic programs. Bush's new fiscal year 2007 budget has the U.S. spending more on its military than the entire rest of the world combined. http://www.laborresearch.org/story2.php/410 LABOR NEWS Union Takes New Tack in Organizing Effort at Pork-Processing Plant New York Times (February 13, 2006) (Reg Req'd) http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/13/national/13labor.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Union activist's death in Colombia spurs U.S. campus boycott talk of Coke Chicago Tribune (February 13, 2006) (Reg Req'd) http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0602130151feb13,1,4022911 .story Trade Center Restaurant's Workers Back in Business -- This Time as Owners Washington Post (February 13, 2006) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/10/AR2006021001 901.html Judge to Rule On Northwest's Bid To Void Labor Pacts Wall Street Journal (February 13, 2006) (Sub Req'd) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB113979669866672105.html?mod=home_whats_news_ us Judge OKs Bonus Plans for Delphi Execs Newsday (February 13, 2006) http://www.newsday.com/business/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-delphi-bankruptcy,0, 4331720.story To read these stories or for more information, visit http://www.laborresearch.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - To be removed from this list, reply to this e-mail with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line.
