Robert Reich Explains the War on the Poor and Working Families
Are Republicans and corporate and 1% interests waging a war on the poor?
Daylin Leach for Congress!
In a four-way vote, Daylin Leach earned the support of 55% of MoveOn members to garner the official endorsement of the 16,000 MoveOn members in Pennsylvania’s 13th district. Here’s what a few MoveOn members across Pennsylvania’s 13th district had to share about Daylin: “Daylin Leach is a true progressive with exceptional people skills. His […]
VICTORY: Judge Reprimanded for 31-Day Rape Sentencing
In August 2013, Montana Judge G. Todd Baugh sentenced a former high school teacher to just 31 days in prison for the repeated rape of a 14-year-old student. Disturbingly, Baugh argued that the victim was “older than her chronological age” and “as much in control of the situation” as her 49-year-old rapist. That’s why Billings, Montana, resident Kate Olp started a MoveOn Petition urging Judge Baugh to resign.
VICTORY: Shell Oil’s Plans for Unsafe Arctic Drilling Halted
In November of 2013, Shell Oil announced plans to drill in the waters of America’s Arctic Ocean, a plan that threatened the wildlife, human communities, and environmental stability of the region. That’s why the organization Earthjustice started a MoveOn Petition asking the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to keep the Arctic free of unsafe oil drilling.
VICTORY: Justice for Snarf’s Sub Shop Workers
Twenty employees at Snarf’s in Chicago, including workers who had been at the sandwich shop for years, received an email three days before Christmas informing them they were being terminated without any notice. The CEO promised the workers an additional week of wages as compensation for the unjust firing, but broke his promise. That’s why Kevin Brown, who had worked at Snarf’s for two and a half years, started a MoveOn Petition to CEO Jim Seidel.
The Super Bowl Ad You Didn’t See
The National Congress of American Indians released this powerful ad for their Change the Mascot campaign just in time for the Super Bowl. Sign the petition if you support a name change for the Washington Redskins.
VICTORY: President Obama Jump-starts Fair Wage Fight
Across the country, MoveOn members are fighting hard for livable salaries for low-wage workers. The leading employer of low-wage workers? The federal government itself. That’s why Heather McGhee of the organization Demos started a MoveOn Petition to President Obama, asking him to use his State of the Union address to announce a “Good Jobs” executive order that would raise the wages of federal contract workers.
The Good Fight’s Ben Wikler Moderates a Progressive Response to the State of the Union
Ben Wilker anchors a progressive response to President Obama’s 2014 State of the Union address.
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VICTORY: MSU Grad Students Settle Wage Dispute
Graduate students who worked as teaching assistants over the summer of 2013 at Michigan State University were unfairly docked pay when the school changed its policy on compensation for summer work. In total, 345 teaching assistants at MSU lost out on $115,000 that the university had previously agreed to pay. That’s why the Graduate Employees Union started a MoveOn Petition to the university, demanding fair compensation.