Remembering Tim Costello

Jobs with Justice is saddened to announce the passing of longtime friend and Jobs with Justice supporter Tim Costello on December 4th at the age of 64.  Tim was a lifetime activist and visionary of the U.S. and global progressive and labor movements.  His hard work deep thinking and good humor will be sorely missed at a time when we are confronting a deep crisis. Tim’s contributions have been, and will be, invaluable in developing new strategies for working people moving forward.

We will be working with Tim’s family, friends, and colleagues to remember Tim and his work.  For now you can go to the website that Tim helped to develop to read more about Tim’s life and to write your tributes and condolences, http://www.laborstrategies.blogs.com.

Quick Hits September 9 – October 14, 2009

JwJ coalitions making news September 9 – October 14, 2009. More media coverage of JwJ is available here.

Two articles this month talked about JwJ’s role in shaping a progressive labor movement:  How Can Labor Get Stronger in the Recession? and Unions Must Move Left, They Have No Alternative.

JwJ activists put pressure on their elected officials to pass health care reform in Whatcom County, WA,  Portland, EugeneProvidence, Western Massachusetts, Cleveland, Indiana, and elsewhere throughout the country.

The Vermont Workers Center/JwJ held several town hall meetings in conjunction with their “Healthcare is a Human Right” campaign to pass statewide health care reform.

  • Single-payer health care: dead in Washington, but alive in the states | csmonitor.com
  • Meeting airs frustration at slow health reforms: Rutland Herald Online
  • Care for all, but how? | Bennington Banner
  • Forums push single-payer health plan | Vermont Public Radio
  • Time to walk the talk | Times Argus Online
  • Inherent compassion | Rutland Herald Online
  • National Workers’ Rights Board members released a new report in St. Louis and Buffalo on

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