Weekly Update: The Big Picture.
Debt Ceiling Showdown
Have politicians in Washington DC lost sight of the big picture as the debt ceiling debate heats up? It would appear so, as politics took priority over jobs last weekend.
The Federal Aviation Administration was shut down at 12:01am on Saturday. This means 4,000 workers had to take a furlough for the weekend and 90,000 additional jobs are on the line, 574 of which are here in Oregon. This isn’t just bad for workers; it’s bad for our government. Nearly $200 million in ticket fees per week will be lost – money that is usually spent on aviation infrastructure and without it we are putting our country deeper into debt.
The longer this debate rages, the more our economy will be hurt. Our leaders in Washington DC claim to be prioritizing jobs, but the repercussions of this standoff are the opposite of job creation. Check out this week’s Take Action and send Congress a message: Stop hurting our economy, start creating jobs.
In Other News...
Upcoming Central Oregon Events
We have two opportunities coming up in August in the Bend area that you won’t want to miss:
August 3rd at 12:00pm - United Labor Rally
1300 NW Wall Street, Bend
Stand together with your fellow union members, workers, supporters and activists to rally in support of working, middle class families in Deschutes County. Find out all the details by downloading the flier for this event.
August 18th at 6:00pm - Economy, Immigration & Trade: Town Hall Discussion
Central Oregon Community College Wille Hall (in the Campus Center Building)
2600 NW College Way, Bend
Congressman Greg Walden has been invited to attend this town hall to answer your questions about the federal debt ceiling, the economy, immigration and trade. Find out all the details by downloading the flier for this event.
Are Corporations Helping or Hurting the Middle Class?
Our latest article on Oregon Strong Voice breaks down why corporations’ profits are up while the rest of the country is struggling.
Check out the article here and join the conversation at http://www.facebook.com/oregonstrongvoice.
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Playing Chicken with Our Economic Recovery
DECEMBER 20th, 2011 | Congress stands at the crossroads of yet another Federal shutdown, the third this year. If we were waiting for a clear indication that we need to more Representatives in Washington who will put working families and the middle class first, this is it. Partisan bickering keeps the real leaders on both sides of the aisle, who are ready to fight for the 99% of us who work for a living, doing their jobs.
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Breaking Down Wealth Inequality
NOVEMBER 30th, 2011 | Occupy Wall Street has rippled across the country leaving a wake of activism and protest in nearly every state and wide-scale demonstrations teeming in over 20 major North American cities. The message is clear: we are the 99%. We work the jobs, we pay the bills and we’re tired of the 1% keeping all of the profits.
