Local news stations have shared the correspondence that Michigan Governor Snyder has offered an opinion to the Appeals Judges who are about to render a decision whether or not to certify the signature process aimed at…
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‘Cipients Speak! December 2008 by Maureen D. Taylor, MWRO State Chair As we come to the end of the year, MWRO sends out greetings to our members across the state and to the welfare rights…
A recent study by the University of Detroit Mercy estimates that 30% of vacant parcels across the city amount to nearly 40 square miles–enough to fit the cities of San Francisco, Boston, and Manhattan in…
By Maureen D. Taylor, MWRO State Chairperson Last Friday, Dec. 12th, 2008, two days after the 60th anniversary that the Declaration of Human Rights was signed, the American worker was stabbed by corporate capitalism and…
We’ve been watching the Congressional hearings and the bailout developments with the Big 3–General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler–and have been following the new plan to insert a Car Czar into the mix – tologica structured…
This weekend in Los Angeles, Sheriff Deputies concluded two weeks of Gifts for Guns–a community safety program that allows residents to anonymously turn in their guns in exchange for gifts cards. The strong response–965 firearms,…
Like everyone else, we’re reading the news and trying to keep up with what’s happening. But along the way MWRO notices that a lot of statistics in Michigan are increasing. Here are some examples: In…
In two days, on November 20th, Detroiters will have their last chance to comment on how the City of Detroit will spend $47.1 million from HUD. “What?!” you say, that’s right because on November 21…
by Maureen D Taylor, MWRO State Chairperson Has it not yet occurred to regular, blue-collar, working or in-between job folks that the real way to stimulate the economy is to make resources directly available to…
Benton Harbor-based Whirlpool announced today that it’s cutting 5,000 jobs. These job losses are on top of the 28,300 lost in Michigan during September 2008, and the 77,900 jobs cut over the past year, according…