It just so happens I was made redundant and realised I had some time on my hands. I thought I could start a blog? I'll utilise this space to set in stone the passing of time as I push to work out what to do with this unexpected new life of compulsatory freedom!
If anything strikes a chord with you then go ahead, by all means, write me a comment.
Below there's a few things I looked up on bing made redundant …
The NLRB said, “By interrogating employees about their union activities, by informing employees that other employees have been discharged because of the union, by threatening employees that selecting the union to represent them will be futile, and by threatening employees with discharge, respondent has violated section 8(a) of the act;” and
WHEREAS, ACORN workers have been convicted of voter registration crimes in the following states: Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Washington; and
WHEREAS, on November 14, 2008, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development stopped all contributions to ACORN, citing “erious concerns about national ACORN’s financial accountability, transparency, governance and organizational integrity,” and “reports of ACORN involvement in alleged voter registration fraud and political partisanship.”
WHEREAS, ACORN workers were videotaped in Baltimore, New York City, San Diego, San Bernadino, and Washington, D.C. aiding and abetting prostitution, child prostitution, human trafficking, illegal immigration, and tax fraud; and
WHEREAS, ACORN workers instructed individuals to falsify tax forms by listing child prostitutes as “dependents;” and
WHEREAS, on September 11, 2009, the United States Department of Commerce ended its partnership on the 2010 Census with ACORN, citing a lack of confidence in the organization; and
WHEREAS, on September 16, 2009, White House Spokesman Robert Gibbs remarked, “The conduct you see on those tapes is completely unacceptable;” and
WHEREAS, on September 15, 2009, the U.S. Senate voted 83-7 to prohibit federal funds from going to ACORN; and
WHEREAS, on September 17, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 345-75 to prohibit federal funds from going to ACORN; and
WHEREAS, a large portion of ACORN’s funding comes from government grants; and
WHEREAS, since 1994 ACORN, has received more than $53 million in government grants; and
THEREFORE, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) calls on states to engage the appropriate state auditing authority to audit all grants in order to identify funding for ACORN and groups linked to ACORN.
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that ALEC calls on all states to immediately end support for ACORN and groups linked to ACORN.