| Napa and Solano Counties Central Labor Council |
 The national Republican party has selected Indiana Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels to respond to President Obama’s State of the Union address next week–sending a clear signal the party is making attacks on working people a top priority in the 2012 elections. Daniels is a key backer of right to work for less (RTW) legislation which state Republican lawmakers, in a stunning display of arrogance, have repeatedly tried to ram through, while thumbing their noses at working Hoosiers–not to mention democracy. Read more >>>  First, multimillionaire Mitt Romney told a group of jobless workers he’s also “unemployed.” Next, Romney thought there was no problem in stating publicly that he likes to “fire people.” Now, the Republican presidential wannabee proved yet again how out of touch he is with mainstream Americans by showing the extent to which he’s a member of the elite 1 percent. In South Carolina yesterday, Romney admitted he pays “around” a 15 percent tax rate, while earning $374,000 a year in speaker’s fees alone—an income he described as “not very much.” Read more >>> Viewers in Austin, Texas, and Pittsburgh are getting the first public look at a new AFL-CIO television spot, “Work Connects Us All: America’s Unions.” The evocative ad features members of many unions, from virtually every industry, and is part of a broad campaign that aims to “fly above the tactics and controversies of the day” and connects with people around the values associated with work, according to AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler. Read more >>>  As we begin the new year it is only fitting that we take a moment to look back at the accomplishments of the Napa-Solano Central Labor Council in 2011. Read more >>>  December 9, 2011. A pretty great thing happened in Napa last week. Over 100 people braved what seemed at times to be near hurricane force winds to show support for the local Occupy Napa movement. Read more >>> Napa Solano Central Labor Council: We are One. The Napa Solano Central Labor Council represents over forty thousand working men and women in Napa and Solano Counties. Our goal is to support all of our members, their families and working people. We are stronger together. Political Action: We seek out, question and report on the candidates seeking office, we then make recommendations for endorsement and support. For more information: Jon Riley - Executive Director
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