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Hatch calls for investigation into Obama’s Labor Dept ‘propaganda’ posters

(Daily Caller, 5/15/12)

Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch has called for an investigation to determine if President Barack Obama’s Secretary of Labor, Hilda Solis, broke the law with posters she’s placed around the Labor Department headquarters.

Union Roundup: IATSE Busts a Move, Openly Organizes VFX Workers

(BTL, May 14) By Mark London Williams

“The IA,” according to organizer Peter Marley, “has become more political than it was in the past.” Marley was speaking over Mother’s Day weekend on a podcast at the redoubtable FXGuide website, more or less officially announcing an initiative that broke last week via the arrival of a website: Namely that after years of talk on the subject, IATSE is openly recruiting visual effects workers to come join a union.

Music Video Idea

(AFL-CIO blog, May 8)

Being a part of IATSE I know mostly about unions related to entertainment and wonder whether these unions (IATSE, AGMA, AGVA, AFM, Actor's Equity, CWA, NFL Players, Writers Guild, SAG/AFTRA, and so on...) and other unions would be willing to use their skills and talents to work with UFCW to adapt their song and video to make it a universal message for commercial release to the public at large and this is why...

Wisconsin-Style Attacks in Arizona

(AZ AFL-CIO, 2012)

It was almost a year ago that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and their political allies launched an all-out assault on firefighters, nurses, teachers and other public service workers.

Hawaii’s Film Offices Receive Marketing Award

(P3 Update, 2012)

The film commissions of all four Hawai'i counties, the Hawai'i Film Office, and the Creative Industries Division of the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) were recently honored with a collaborative award from the American Marketing Association (AMA).

May Day protest planned in Scottsdale, around the world

(ABC, May 1)

SCOTTSDALE, AZ - May Day protests are scheduled Tuesday in some U.S. cities including Scottsdale as labor, immigration and Occupy activists rally support on the international workers' holiday.

Hawaii Lawmakers Finish Budget Negotiations

(CBS, May 1)

After a weekend of budget negotiations, Hawaii House and Senate committee members agreed on Monday to focus spending on public health and safety, social services and education.