Like most nice-sounding documents we get from the Democrats nowadays these are
mere words from these Democrats hiding behind a progressive label who know full well these words will
be ignored by the majority of those in the House and Senate; and the
president--- Obama--- who they all they support even though Obama is carrying out Wall Streets thoroughly reactionary, warmongering agenda: austerity here at home to pay for Wall Street's very profitable dirty wars.
This statement in calling for the enforcement of the United
Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights and workers' rights is
especially hypocritical since not one member of the "Progressive
Caucus" has ever called for the repeal of "At-Will
Employment" legislation, the most heinously repressive
anti-worker, anti-democratic legislation intended to thwart and
stymie union organizing. Even the "Communist Control Act of
1954" authored by the great "liberal" Hubert H.
Humphrey does not come close to the reactionary impact of "At-Will
Employment" legislation which imposes silence on the entire
working class because employers are provided the freedom to fire any
worker--- including many workers employed under the "protection"
of union contracts--- provided these employers don't state a reason
for firing employees.
Even though not one single member of the Congressional
"Progressive Caucus" has had the courage to stand in
opposition to these thoroughly reactionary "At-Will Employment"
laws, they hypocritically refer to the United States as some kind of
bastion in support of human rights and human decency when nothing
could be further from the truth as a combination of "At-Will
Employment," the Taft-Hartley Act and the Communist Control Act
of 1954 attest to; where, in what country, can one find more
reactionary, repressive and undemocratic legislation in violation of
the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights and in complete
violation of the intent of the United Nations' Universal Declarationof Human Rights?
As good as such statements like this “Principles for Trade: A Model for Global Progress” sound, the words are meaningless until
these members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus take the lead
in repealing "At-Will Employment" legislation, the
Taft-Hartley Act and the Communist Control Act of 1954.
The combination of these repressive and reactionary measures
assures workers have had no voice in the decision-making process in
their places of employment, in the communities where workers reside
and in the halls of Congress and that workers will have no voice in the future... including when it comes to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) or the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
How can rank-and-file workers challenge the Wall Street agenda
when it comes to trade policies and legislation when they can be
fired the minute they open their mouths voicing opinions their
employers do not approve of?
How can workers defend their rights and their livelihoods and
their jobs when by voicing their opinions and concerns on these very
matters they risk losing the very jobs these politicians
hypocritically claim to be interested in protecting?
There has been no legislation proposed by these members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus for the Basic Income Guarantee nor for a Full Employment Act which makes it mandatory for the president and Congress to attain and maintain full employment.
We get more words with no legislative action to back up the nice sounding words.
Check out what the Congressional
Progressive Caucus has to
say about trade and human rights keeping in mind their hypocrisy:
http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/uploads/Final%20Principles%20for%20Trade%203-4-151.pdf
We need a "21st Century Full Employment Act for Peace & Prosperity.”
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We need a “*21st Century Full Employment Act for Peace & Prosperity*.”
The time has come to fulfill the dreams and promises that were intended to
be part ...
10 years ago
