In a radio ad airing on Indianapolis-area stations during Super Bowl week, UNITEHERE! reminds listeners one of the first things many young NFL players do after signing a first contract is "buy their mom a house, or build her a new kitchen or let her retire."
Many NFL players were raised by moms who cleaned houses, cleaned hotels or cleaned both. We all have a special place in our heart for the women of Indianapolis who do that work.
The commercial (click here to listen) to raise awareness about hardworking hotel housekeepers is airing at the same time housekeepers at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis are fighting to keep their jobs and boost their poverty-level pay at a hotel where rates can be more than $1,000 a night for a room during Super Bowl week.
The 99 percent won over the 1 percent Republican leaders in the House when lawmakers finally decided to extend unemployment insurance for a brief period for America's jobless workers. But with more than 4 jobless workers for every one available job, America's jobs crisis continues.
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Two years ago, the Supreme Court undermined our democracy when it struck down restrictions on independent campaign spending by corporations and their supporters. Says AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: “The Citizens United ruling further tilted the playing field in favor of the 1% and against the 99%.
