"Triangle: Remembering the Fire" Wins the dupont-Columbia Award
"Regarded today as the most prestigious prize in broadcast news, the equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize, the duPont-Columbia Awards bring the best in broadcast and digital journalism to professional and public attention and honor those who produce it."
A special thanks and congratulations to the family members who shared their stories and brought the history alive.
The New Blue Collar: Temporary Work, Lasting Poverty And The American Warehouse
The Huffington Post
By: Dave Jamieson
JOLIET, Ill., and FONTANA, Calif. -- Like nearly everyone else in Joliet without good job prospects, Uylonda Dickerson eventually found herself at the warehouses looking for work.
"I just needed a job," the 38-year-old single mother says.
Dickerson came to the right place. Over the past decade and a half, Joliet and its Will County environs southwest of Chicago have grown into one of the world's largest inland ports, a major hub for dry goods destined for retail stores throughout the Midwest and beyond. With all the new distribution centers have come thousands of jobs at "logistics"companies -- firms that specialize in …
"Triangle: Remembering the Fire" - 2011 Workers Voice Awards Named, Signals Strong Year for Worker-Based Themes in Pop Culture
Can a film about an immigrant father struggling to start a gardening business be a defining work of 2011? Yes. Who was best at amplifying workers' voices this year? Well, with everyone in pop culture pimping workers issues this year (see Jay-Z "Occupy" T-Shirt for sale but not for charity), it can get a little cloudy. That's a good problem. But to clear things up a bit, here's a rundown on best expressions of workers in pop culture. Its the 2011 Workers Voice Awards, named by PopWork USA.
2011 WORKERS VOICE AWARDS WINNERS
Best Film (Feature)
A Better Life. Director: Chris Weitz (Summit/Green Orchard)
Best Film (Documentary)
Triangle: Reme…
Unemployment Drug Tests: Republicans' Unprecedented Pursuit Of Drug Testing The Jobless
The Huffington Post
by: Arthur Delaney
WASHINGTON -- During a debate on the floor of the House of Representatives this week, Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) suggested the unemployed can't find jobs because of their own bad decisions.
"I have been back in my district, and we do town halls all the time," Reed said. "And what I've heard from small business owners across our district is that one of the main reasons that they cannot hire individuals is because they simply cannot pass a drug test."
This year more than ever, Republicans have brought up again and again the topic of unemployed people using drugs. Lawmakers in a dozen state legislatures pursued jobl…
U.S. Poverty: Census Finds Nearly Half Of Americans Are Poor Or Low-Income
The Huffington Post
WASHINGTON -- Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans – nearly 1 in 2 – have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earnings that classify them as low income.
The latest census data depict a middle class that's shrinking as unemployment stays high and the government's safety net frays. The new numbers follow years of stagnating wages for the middle class that have hurt millions of workers and families.
"Safety net programs such as food stamps and tax credits kept poverty from rising even higher in 2010, but for many low-income families with work-related and medical expenses, they are considered too `rich' to qualify," sa…