Walmart strike

Below is an email from Jamie Way of the organization Making Change at Walmart. Jamie created a petition on SignOn.org, the nonprofit site that allows anyone to start their own online petition. If you have concerns or feedback about this petition, click here.

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Walmart strike: Show your support! Sign the petition

Dear MoveOn member,

Instead of listening to and learning from its workers, Walmart has sought to silence us and retaliate against those who dare to speak up. Warehouse workers who work for Walmart contractors have also experienced retaliation for speaking out. Now, Walmart workers have had enough.

It's not an easy decision. But without an end to the retaliation in sight, workers Walmart workers from coast to coast are walking off the job in protest.

On Black Friday, and throughout the Holiday Season, we're standing up for an end to the retaliation against workers who speak out for what's right for our families, our communities, and our country. Will you show your support?

Click here to sign the petition in support of the Walmart workers who are striking at stores across the country.

Around the country, Walmart employs 1.4 million people. We are not just the Associates that you see in stores. We are moms and dads, sons and daughters, and husbands and wives working hard to support our families. We have been speaking out for good jobs with decent pay, regular hours, affordable healthcare, and respect—but instead of working with us to make changes, Walmart has attempted to silence us and retaliate against us for speaking out.

Our jobs have been threatened, our hours cut, our schedules changed. Some of us have even been fired. We will not be silenced.

Click here to add your name to our petition to Walmart Board Chairman Rob Walton, and then pass it along to your friends.

We ask that supporters take action and spread the word about our strikes. Let's demonstrate to Walmart that there's a wave of support for workers who are speaking out.

–Jamie Way, Making Change at Walmart

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John Boehner wants you to be afraid ... very afraid

Dear MoveOn member,

Republicans, led by House Speaker John Boehner, want to scare Americans into accepting yet another extension of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% and deep cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. So they've created a "fiscal cliff" boogeyman.

Unfortunately, if you're following the media story, you may believe Republican claims that the world's about to end. But the only thing going off a cliff on December 31 is the ability of Republicans to hold our economy hostage for the sake of the rich (read below to find out why!).

That's why we have to spread the truth, so our friends and family don't fall for the Republican myth about the fiscal cliff. We've put together a 5-point guide on what this fiscal showdown is really all about. Check it out and then share it on Facebook or Twitter, or just forward this email.

5-Point Guide To The Fiscal Showdown

1. The "Fiscal Cliff" Is A Myth. As Paul Krugman put it, "The looming prospect of spending cuts and tax increases isn't a fiscal crisis. It is, instead, a political crisis brought on by the G.O.P.'s attempt to take the economy hostage."¹ Republicans are manufacturing this crisis to pressure Democrats to extend the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy and accept painful cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
   


2. The Bush Tax Cuts Finally End December 31. If Congress does nothing, the ax will fall on all the Bush tax cuts on New Year's Eve.² Then, on January 1, the public pressure on John Boehner and House Republicans to extend the middle-class tax cuts (already passed by the Senate and waiting to be signed by President Obama) will become irresistible.³ So the middle-class tax cut will eventually get renewed, and we'll have $823 billion more revenue from the top 2% to do great things with.⁴


3. The Sequester. The sequester is another political creation, forced on Democrats by Republicans in exchange for lifting the debt ceiling last year to avoid crashing our economy.⁵ It's a set of cuts (50% to a bloated military budget and 50% to important domestic programs) designed to make both Republicans and Democrats hate it so much that they'd never let it happen.⁶ And the cuts can be reversed weeks or months into 2013 without causing damage.⁷
   


4. The Big Three. Nothing happens to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits on January 1—unless Republicans force painful cuts to beneficiaries in exchange for tax increases on the wealthy, which are going to happen anyway if Congress does NOTHING.⁸ So, there's literally no reason benefits cuts should be part of the discussion right now.


5. We Should Be Talking About Jobs. The real crisis Americans want Congress to fix is getting people back to work. And with just a fraction of that $823 billion from the wealthiest 2%, we could create jobs for more than 20,000 veterans and pay for the 300,000 teachers and 52,000 first responders, which our communities so desperately need.⁹ That's not to mention jobs from investing in clean energy and our national infrastructure.
   

Please share this with your friends and family—and talk about it at the dinner table next week. The first step to winning this showdown is making sure we're all armed with the facts.

Thanks for all you do.

–Ilya, Emily, Mark, Tate, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Hawks and Hypocrites," The New York Times, November 11, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=284476&id=57918-10220574-hho0Vux&t=5

2. "Bush-Era Tax Cuts," The New York Times, November 9, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=284477&id=57918-10220574-hho0Vux&t=6

3. "Boehner Is Bluffing," Slate, November 9, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=284478&id=57918-10220574-hho0Vux&t=7

4. "CBO: Ending High-Income Tax Cuts Would Save Almost $1 Trillion," Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, August 24, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=284479&id=57918-10220574-hho0Vux&t=8

5. "The sequester, explained," The Washington Post, September 14, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=284480&id=57918-10220574-hho0Vux&t=9

6. Ibid.

7. "Let's Not Make a Deal," The New York Times, November 8, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=284484&id=57918-10220574-hho0Vux&t=10

8. "How the Across-the-Board Cuts in the Budget Control Act Will Work," Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, April 27, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=284489&id=57918-10220574-hho0Vux&t=11

9. "Veterans' Jobs Bill Blocked in the Senate," The New York Times, September 19, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=284488&id=57918-10220574-hho0Vux&t=12

"Jan Schakowsky Announces New Budget Plan With Focus On Jobs," The Huffington Post, August 10, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=263135&id=57918-10220574-hho0Vux&t=13

"Fact Sheet: The American Jobs Act," The White House, September 8, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=264021&id=57918-10220574-hho0Vux&t=14

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Papa John's vs. Obamacare

Below is an email from Richard Quandt, a MoveOn member who created a petition on SignOn.org, the nonprofit site that allows anyone to start their own online petition. If you have concerns or feedback about this petition, click here.

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Papa John's: Stop threatening your workers over Obamacare. Sign the petition

Dear MoveOn member,

John Schnatter, CEO of Papa John's, is threatening to reduce worker's hours to 30 hours per week in order to avoid covering them under the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

He claims it will cost an additional 11 to 14 cents per pizza to cover his employees, a cost he says he cannot absorb or pass along to customers. So he plans to make his employees absorb the cost through reduced hours and reduced pay.

That's why I created a petition on SignOn.org to Papa John's CEO John Schnatter, which says:

Stop punishing your employees. If you can afford to give away 2 million pizzas, you can find a way to afford 14 cents a pizza to cover your employees.

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks!

–Richard Quandt

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You'll never guess where I am

Friend,

I still can't believe it, even as I'm writing it. I'm in Washington, D.C. right now for the Senate's freshman orientation!

They have some strict rules around here, and I don't want to get caught passing notes. But I had to take a quick moment to say:

THANK YOU.

When I came up with the idea for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a lot of people in Washington said it would never happen. But not MoveOn. When Wall Street spent millions of dollars to kill the consumer agency, folks like you rolled up your sleeves and out-worked them. 

So when I decided to run for the United States Senate, I knew that we'd need the heart, the guts, and the muscle of MoveOn members once again—and wow, did you deliver! 

I am amazed and incredibly grateful for the $1 million that MoveOn members contributed to our campaign $5 and $10 at a time. I'm proud of every YouTube video you posted and every quote you shared to introduce your friends to our campaign. And I'll never forget the 750 volunteers that you recruited across Massachusetts in our critical Get Out the Vote efforts to push us over the top.

You took our message not only inbox-to-inbox but doorstep-to-doorstep. That's exactly what this campaign was all about.

 

We've already won two big campaigns together, but we've still got a lot of work to do. 

That starts with getting people back to work. And we've got to make sure that millionaires, billionaires, and Big Oil companies pay their share. We've got to protect Medicare, Social Security, and health care. We've got to hold Wall Street accountable and level the playing field for working families.

I'm ready to fight for that, MoveOn members—and I hope you'll be there with me once again. 

Thanks again for all you do.

–Elizabeth

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Thank you and what's next!

Our election victory was huge news—and now MoveOn is gearing up for the fiscal fight. If you're interested in learning more about upcoming campaigns and how to be involved, join our national strategy briefing on Thursday, November 15, at 9 p.m. ET to learn the ins and outs. Can you join the call? RSVP for the Call! Learn more about the MoveOn Council Network by checking out the 2012 Election Council slideshow!

Dear MegaPhone caller,

I'm still basking in the afterglow of last week's victory. It was a true triumph of people power. 

And it wouldn't have happened without you and the MegaPhone program. THANK YOU—it's MegaPhone callers like you who provided strong leadership in every part of our Voters Rising election program. Thanks to your passion and dedication, the hours on the phone paid off—we helped secure four more years for President Obama, hold the Senate, and elect progressive champs like Elizabeth Warren and Chris Murphy. Here's a brief snapshot of what MoveOn members accomplished:

• MegaPhone callers made 817,885 calls from home, while call parties made 703,770 calls—surpassing our Election Day goal by totaling 1,521,655 calls. That's more calls than we made in 2008!

• MoveOn Councils, local MoveOn organizing teams, held 729 call parties—recruiting thousands of swing state volunteers to help get out the vote on top of the thousands recruited by MegaPhone callers.


• In swing states like Ohio, Council and MegaPhone leaders helped Workers' Voice reach a total of 800,000 voters. Even though her power was out the Friday before Election Day, Dawn R., Cleveland Council Organizer, made it into the office to make recruitment calls, taking a few extra numbers when she left to make calls from home—on her birthday! This is just one of countless examples of MoveOn members displaying leadership through example in dozens of local campaign offices.

We have to seize the momentum. There's a major battle brewing in D.C., and we're gearing up to make sure the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% expire and that we protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits from being cut.

There's a lot of misinformation about this fiscal showdown—so there's a special national call just for election volunteers to get the facts and talk about what we can do to fight back. If you're interested in becoming involved in future campaigns, join the Council briefing on the fiscal showdown this Thursday, November 15, at 9 p.m. ET (8 CT / 7 MT / 6 PT / 4 HT).

Click here to sign up for the call and talk about next steps to keep the momentum going!

Thanks for all you do.

–Emily, Victoria, Robin, Adam, and the rest of the team

P.S. For more about what MoveOn members did this election, check out the Infographic and Reportback.

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Here's how you keep winning:

Can you make sure that our election victories turn into real progressive change by getting involved locally with MoveOn? Click here to start or join a local Council.  Click here to join us!

Dear MoveOn member,

You made Tuesday night's victory possible—by hosting call parties, making calls, knocking on doors, and so much more. We proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that people power can beat big money.

Now it's up to us to write the story of what happens next and turn these hard earned victories into long-lasting progressive change.

That's exactly what MoveOn Councils are built to do. Councils are local organizing teams—from Honolulu to Des Moines to Atlanta and everywhere in between—that organize locally for real progressive change. We're the heart of our people-powered campaigns. In just the last two years, Councils helped win Obamacare, fought Wall Street in Washington, and held our elected officials accountable to the 99%.   

It's MoveOn members like you who drive the Council network. Can you join a Council in your community?  

Yes! I want to join or start a MoveOn Council.

Thanks for all you do.

 –Amy, Susannah, Eric, PaKou and the rest of the team

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Macy's: Dump Donald Trump

Below is an email from Angelo Carusone, a MoveOn member who created a petition on SignOn.org, the nonprofit site that allows anyone to start their own online petition. If you have concerns or feedback about this petition, click here.

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Macy's: Stop associating with Donald Trump! Sign the petition

Dear MoveOn member,

Macy's has a special deal with Donald Trump to sell his clothing line and fragrance. They have also honored Trump with major events at the Macy's Herald Square location, and they sometimes feature Trump in ads in order to celebrate the "magic of Macy's."

For years Donald Trump has engaged in especially unpleasant, nasty, and despicable behavior, including stoking racist conspiracy theories about President Obama's birth certificate. 

Click here to tell Macy's to Dump Donald Trump.

I'll personally deliver the petition to Macy's headquarters before the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to make sure it gets maximum attention.

Macy's boasts about its social responsibility policy, which reads:

There is no shortage of talk about the obligation of public companies to be socially responsible to the people and communities where they do business. At Macy's, Inc., we hold those same beliefs—along with a belief that actions speak louder than words when it comes to helping tackle some of the toughest problems facing us today.

Indeed, Macy's. Actions speak louder than words. So act now, and dump Trump.

To ask Macy's to do the right thing, I created a petition on SignOn.org to Macy's President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board, Terry Lundgren, which says:

Macy's: Donald Trump does not reflect the "magic of Macy's." We urge you to sever ties with him. Macy's says it has a strong obligation to be "socially responsible" and that "actions speak louder than words." Indeed. It's time to act.

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks!

–Angelo Carusone

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