2013 John Akey Seminar

The 2013 John Akey Seminar has been scheduled for August 25 and 26 in Madison, WI. The Seminar will be held at:

 

The Madison Concourse Hotel

One West Dayton St

Madison, WI. 53703

1-800-356-8293

 

Click Here for a registration form to attend the event.

 

Hope to see you there.

In Wisconsin, Average CEO Made $4,907,639 While Average Worker Made $38,869 According to New AFL-CIO PayWatch Website

Website Tracks CEO Pay, Corporate Retirement and Wealth Inequality

New Report Debuts on Tax Day, Highlights ‘Fix the Debt’ CEOs for Greed

State Report: www.aflcio.org/paywatch/state www.paywatch.org

(MILWAUKEE) In a sign that the gap between the wealthiest Americans and working people remains high, the AFL-CIO’s Executive PayWatch website shows that the average Wisconsin CEO made $4,907,639. In contrast, the average Wisconsin worker makes $38,869.48. Among the wealthiest CEOs in the state were Johnson Controls, Inc. CEO Stephen Roell who made $21,382,876 and Wisconsin Energy Corp. CEO Gale E. Klappa who made $13,077,978. This year’s PayWatch report launches on Tax Day and also looks at “Fix the Debt” CEOs who are pushing for more tax cuts for corporations and the super wealthy while calling for benefits cuts to middle-class programs.

Thirty years ago, the pay of CEOs of large companies in the United States was 42 times the average blue-collar worker’s pay. In 2012, CEOs of S&P 500 Index companies made 354 times what the average rank-and-file worker makes, by far the widest gap in the world. Working families gathered around the country today, Tax Day, to highlight growing wealth inequality and to call for a fair tax system.  Closing the corporate tax loophole that allows U.S. multinational companies to avoid taxation on overseas profits will raise $42 billion in new revenue in 2013 alone. CEO groups like the Campaign to Fix the Debt have called for a territorial tax system that will permanently shelter these overseas profits from taxation.

“Working families aren’t against profits—they just want corporations to pay their fair share,” said Stephanie Bloomingdale, Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer. “Our system is rigged so no matter what happens, people like Stephen Roell keep getting richer and working families continue paying for it in the form of slashed jobs, wages, health benefits and retirement. Working behind closed doors to make that happen are groups like CEO-backed Fix the Debt, which drums up debt hysteria to mask their efforts to secure even more tax cuts to the wealthy while plotting to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits for working people.”

“Fair wages, top-notch education, health care and retirement with dignity—these are things that ALL Americans are entitled to, not just the very rich. We need an economy that builds up our working families and creates prosperity for all, not one that protects billionaires.”

The National Presidents' Conference of the American Postal Workers Union passed a resolution this weekend --

"RESOLVED: That this meeting of the National Presidents Conference go on record as encouraging APWU state and local organizations to work in coalitions with other unions and with community groups, to continue our struggle to generate grassroots support for preserving postal services and jobs, and be it further:

RESOLVED: That this body encourage APWU state and local organizations to participate, wherever practicable, in support of actions designed to rally public support for the preservation of postal services and jobs, such as the March 24 NALC Day of Action.

Communities and Postal Workers United calls on all postal unions and the public to rally in the cities designated by the NALC (go to www.nalc.org for location near you )   The immediate focus on Saving Six-Day Delivery must be joined with the struggle to stop plant consolidations, stop the service reductions, sale and closures of post offices, stop and reverse privatization of postal trucking and custodian jobs, stop the delay of mail and return delivery standards.  The USPS is being attacked on all sides and must be defended with a unified front.  Bring the whole message to March 24th actions -- No Closures, No Cuts, No Delay of Mail.
Congress, the President and the Postmaster General must be shown the massive support of the American people for their constitutionally mandated postal service.