If #King and Randolph's plea for a $2 ($19 in 2023 dollars) federal #minimumwage remains unmet 55 years later, it serves as a stark reminder that our commitment to #equity must be unwavering and forward-thinking. We must understand the difference between #povertywages, nonprofit industrial complex wages, and wages that provide #economicsecurity.
#AllJobsShouldBeUnionJobs #LaborIsAnExploitableCommodity
From: @rosanita
https://mstdn.social/@rosanita/110967755672809927
#King #minimumwage #equity #povertywages #economicsecurity #alljobsshouldbeunionjobs #laborisanexploitablecommodity
Let Finland and Sweden champion transatlantic economic security https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/opinion/let-finland-and-sweden-champion-transatlantic-economic-security/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #economicsecurity
Let Finland and Sweden champion transatlantic economic security https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/opinion/let-finland-and-sweden-champion-transatlantic-economic-security/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #economicsecurity
China faces an uphill climb while the West needs to make unpopular choices https://www.euractiv.com/section/eu-china/opinion/china-faces-an-uphill-climb-while-the-west-needs-to-make-unpopular-choices/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #China #economicsecurity #EUChina
#China #economicsecurity #euchina
In June 2023, the European Commission presented the European Union’s first Economic Security Strategy. Despite its undeniable shortcomings the publication in itself is a Zeitenwende and has the potential to benefit the EU and its citizens, argues ANDI HOXHAJ.
House GOP Panel Releases Budget That Would 'Destroy Social Security as We Know It'
https://www.commondreams.org/news/gop-budget-destroy-social-security
#CommonDreams #GOPBudget #SocialSecurity #BudgetCuts #Retirement #EconomicSecurity #Politics #News
#commondreams #gopbudget #socialsecurity #budgetcuts #retirement #economicsecurity #politics #news
Japan’s economic security awakening https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/japans-economic-security-awakening/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #economicsecurity #economicsecuritystrategy #Japan
#economicsecurity #economicsecuritystrategy #japan
Ukraine, Security Dominate UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's First White House Visit https://politicaliq.com/2023/06/08/ukraine-security-dominate-british-prime-minister-sunaks-first-white-house-visit/ #Sunak #rishisunak #Biden #WhiteHouse #Ukraine #UkraineRussiaWar #Putin #Russia #defense #economicsecurity #ArtificialIntelligence #politicaliq #news #politics
#Sunak #RishiSunak #biden #whitehouse #ukraine #UkraineRussiaWar #putin #russia #defense #economicsecurity #artificialintelligence #politicaliq #News #politics
France and the Netherlands suddenly have a lot in common as Europe's economic security trumps older frictions ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron's visit this week.
Macron and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte plan to announce several pacts to work together on semiconductors, quantum computing and nuclear energy as well as a so-called "pact for innovation and sustainable growth”.
https://www.politico.eu/article/france-emmanuel-macron-netherlands-mark-rutte-eu-economic-security/
#Europe #France #Netherlands #Macron #Rutte #EuropeanSovereignty #EconomicSecurity
#economicsecurity #europeansovereignty #rutte #Macron #Netherlands #France #Europe
Covid illuminates
Women's extra toil and burden
Strength to carry on
#women #covid #economicsecurity #haiku #poetry
https://www.axios.com/2023/03/13/economic-security-women-labor-force
#women #covid #economicsecurity #haiku #poetry
Biden-Harris Administration Announces #National #CybersecurityStrategy - To secure full benefits of a safe & #secure #digital #ecosystem for all Americans. The US will reimagine #cyberspace as a tool to achieve our goals in a way that reflects our values: #EconomicSecurity & prosperity; respect for #HumanRights & fundamental freedoms; #trust in our #democracy and #democratic institutions; and an equitable and #diverse #society. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/National-Cybersecurity-Strategy-2023.pdf
#national #cybersecuritystrategy #secure #digital #ecosystem #cyberspace #economicsecurity #HumanRights #trust #Democracy #democratic #diverse #society
“Like making things in America so that we’re in control of our own #EconomicSecurity. Like protecting our children from the things that are truly harming them. And preserving our #rights & our #democracy so that our kids can live their version of the #AmericanDream.” #Slotkin cont’d.
Slotkin, …reps a #Lansing district that includes plenty of Republican voters…. She flipped a Republican-held district in ‘18, held it in ‘20 & was widely seen as endangered last fall, but ultimately won by 5% pts.
#economicsecurity #rights #democracy #americandream #slotkin #lansing
"True individual #freedom cannot exist without #economicsecurity and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which #dictatorships are made."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
#freedom #economicsecurity #dictatorships #quote #quotes #fdr
Silent protest of Filipino workers widespread
#philippines #jobsecurity #economicsecurity
https://www.philstar.com/business/2023/01/06/2235578/60-workers-quietly-quitting-study-reveals
#economicsecurity #jobsecurity #philippines
'ENTITLEMENTS'
Make no mistake, Republicans mean to kill Social Security & Medicare. Then, now & always.
#socialsecurity #medicare #retirement #healthcare #entitlements #earnedbenefits #elderly #oldage #seniors #socialsafetynet #safetynet #economicsecurity #healthbenefits
#socialsecurity #medicare #retirement #healthcare #entitlements #earnedbenefits #elderly #oldage #seniors #socialsafetynet #safetynet #economicsecurity #healthbenefits