Howard Brandwein Presents – Union Resource Center Sponsorship Partner Heather Heninger With Aflac.

 

 

Aflac helps you get back to being you. So you can stop worrying about expenses and start getting better.

Heather Heninger, CA License No. 0G54263,
3530 Camino Del Rio N Suite 200,
San Diego CA 92108, Phone: 480.272.2377,
Heather_Heninger@us.aflac.com

Howard Brandwein Presents – Union Resource Center Sponsorship Partners Erwin & Charles Cohn With Cohn & Cohn.

2 Locations To Serve You:
                                    

33 North County
Waukegan, IL 60085
Phone: 847-623-9256

77 West Washington,
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: 312-346-9336

We are a local, family owned and operated practice made up of a father and son team; Erwin and Charles A. Cohn. Our goal at Cohn & Cohn is to win your case and get the justification you deserve. Our experience dealing with accidental and personal injury cases for over 20 years has been very successful. Our client’s outcomes have been above and beyond what they had hoped for. If you have an accidental or personal injury case and need the best lawyers available, call our law office now!

Erwin & Charles Cohn, Cohn & Cohn
77 W. Washington Street Suite 1422 Chicago, IL 60602,
Phone: 312-346-9336, Fax: 312-346-9339,
cceclaw@aol.com, www.cohnandcohnlaw.com

Big Labor Scores A Win.

The compromise package will now move on from the negotiating table of the two 
interest groups to the eight lawmakers who are trying to pass immigration reform.

Organized labor succeeded in attaining special provisions in the illegal immigration compromise that will boost union contract prospects.

The AFL-CIO and U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorsed a package of immigration reforms on Friday after months of negotiations. Under the deal, 200,000 work visas would be issued each year, up from 66,000. Companies would be forced to pay those workers “prevailing wages” dictated by the Department of Labor’s regional standards.

Prevailing wages, which were first adopted nationally with the Davis-Bacon Act, require employers to pay workers at industry standards that are often determined by union pay, according to Steve Allen of the Capital Research Center.

“[Prevailing wage is] usually interpreted to be union wages, which gives unions advantages in bidding for contracts,” Allen said. “It raises prices for whoever’s paying for the project and by requiring union wage regardless, you might as well hire the union guy.”

The immigration deal would advance prevailing wage laws from federal contractors and the construction industry to any employer that applies for a work visa.

Allen said the provisions are a major reason many labor unions have embraced immigration reform, despite historical opposition to bringing in foreign workers to domestic labor markets.

Neither the Chamber of Commerce nor the AFL-CIO returned requests for comment.

Super PAC Ready For Hillary Clinton In 2016.

The Ready for Hillary super PAC launched its website Tuesday, declaring itself set to
 go in case the former secretary of State wants to jump into the 2016 presidential race.

Super PAC? Check. Website? Check. Hillary Rodham Clinton declaring her candidacy for president? Not yet, but some of her former supporters and campaign staffers are ready and waiting.

The Ready for Hillary super PAC launched its website Tuesday, declaring itself set to go in case the former secretary of State wants to jump into the 2016 presidential race. Clinton, who lost the 2008 Democratic nomination to Barack Obama, left the Cabinet post about two months ago.

“We are going to keep up the energy and excitement surrounding her potential candidacy,” said Allida Black, the PAC’s chairwoman and a supporter of Clinton’s 2008 campaign. “To succeed we need to start building an extensive field program — getting neighbors talking to neighbors, organizing on college campuses, and putting together the winning team of supporters that will help Hillary win in 2016.”

The super PAC launched in late January and says it now has more than 100,000 supporters. Veterans of Clinton’s campaign, including Ready for Hillary executive director Adam Parkhomenko and spokesman Seth Bringman, are also on board as staff. Black campaigned for Clinton in 14 states in 2008.

While the 2016 presidential campaign is more than three years away, early public opinion polls already show support for Clinton. A Quinnipiac Poll released last month showed Clinton would lead Republicans such as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan by strong double digits.
Clinton has not discussed her political future, but her recent declaration in support of same-sex marriage was viewed by some political observers as a sign she may be a presidential candidate in 2016.

There are two other groups that have filed papers with the Federal Election Commission in support of Clinton for president, but they are not at the same stage as Ready for Hillary.

Study Finds Civilian Doctors Aren’t Familiar With Pentagon Health Care Program Or Dislike Its Compensation Plan.

The Pentagon provides health care for 9.7 million active-duty troops, military retirees,
 some National Guard members and reservists, and military children.

An estimated 620,000 Pentagon health care recipients a group that includes military retirees, National Guard members and reservists and the children of some active-duty troops — struggle to find private doctors who will accept them as patients, according to a new government study.

Many doctors reported that they turn away these patients because they are unfamiliar with the Pentagon health care program known as Tricare. Others say they did not like how little they are compensated or how long it takes Tricare to reimburse them.

The end result “is a potential problem with (beneficiaries) getting access to care, and that’s particularly mental health care,” said Debra Draper, director of the study done by the General Accountability Office (GAO).
The number of private doctors accepting new Tricare patients is trending downward, the study says, and is worse in certain categories. Only about 40% of civilian mental health providers take these patients compared with 67% of primary doctors and 77% of specialty physicians.

Civilian doctors in California and Texas were the most likely to turn away Tricare patients, according to the study. While nearly all doctors in those states were accepting new patients, more than half rejected Tricare beneficiaries.

In a written statement attached to the GAO report, Tricare chief Jonathan Woodson offered “no significant technical changes” in response to the findings.

The Pentagon provides health care for 9.7 million active-duty troops, military retirees, some National Guard members and reservists, and military children.

The majority receive care mostly from military doctors. But about 2 million choose a form of Tricare, allowing greater flexibility in picking doctors, in many cases because they do not live near military bases.

About 70% of this group are military retirees and their dependents. The rest are children of active-duty troops or National Guard and reservists and their dependents, according to the report.

Howard Brandwein Presents – Union Resource Center Sponsorship Partner Richard ‘Rico’ Caveglia With Ageless Living Lifestyle. Rico is creator of The Ageless Living Lifestyle. His

Free Training Session

Age 70

Fitness Age 22   America’s Anti Growing Old Trainer

Rico is creator of The Ageless Living Lifestyle. His health/fitness/wellness consulting and training company was established in 1981. Rico is dedicated to help individuals create a healthier, more energetic, productive and happy life in order to create a healthier, happier and peaceful world. He has 31 year’s experience training/coaching many of San Diego’s most prominent citizens.

Rico Caveglia, Ageless Living Lifestyle, 5215 Fiore Terrace #402
San Diego CA 92122, Phone: 858-274-0118,
ricoc@AgelessLivinglifestyle.com, www.AgelessLivingLifestyle.com

Howard Brandwein Presents – Union Resource Center Sponsorship Partner Attorney Sylvia Noel White.

Sylvia Noel White, P.A.

• Business Corporation and Partnership Law
• Consumer Law Claims and Protection
• General Practice Law
• Wills Estates Trusts and Probate Law

Noel White provides services in all areas of Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration. She also provides services regarding consumer issues and small business matters.
Sylvia Noel White, Sylvia Noel White, P.A., 201 Douglas Avenue, Suite B Dunedin, FL 34698, Phone: 727-735-0645, Fax: 727-735-9375, snoelwh@aol.com, www.dunedinattorney.com

Michigan’s New Labor Day.

Starting today, workers will have a choice in union membership and labor unions will have to earn their membership by service and not outdated work rules that force membership.

Today – March 28, 2013 – marks a new day for labor freedom in Michigan as landmark legislation making Michigan a right to work state goes into effect.

Starting today, workers will have a choice in union membership and labor unions will have to do what every other voluntary organization has to do: Earn their membership by service and not outdated work rules that force membership. Because the legislation was passed last year without immediate effect, it becomes law today on the 91st day after the 2012 Legislature adjourned. The final vote came after a day of demonstrations and violence by labor unions and activists opposed to ending decades of coercive, compulsory union membership in Michigan.

There are exemptions – and the law will not apply to all workers. Firefighters, local and state law enforcement officers, those represented by federal unions, employees protected under federal laws (such as the Railway Labor Act) and some other transportation workers, agricultural workers and domestic workers are not covered by the law. Right to work will not immediately apply to businesses that have existing collective bargaining agreements. Therefore, if a current labor agreement extends beyond the effective date of the law (March 28, 2013), membership – and payment of union dues – will remain mandatory until that labor agreement expires.

The reaction to right to work by Big Labor and state bureaucrats wedded to the old monopoly system reveals their true motives in dealing with their “members.” The Civil Service Commission claims that state employees are not covered by the law. Labor unions, primarily in the public sector, have been trying to renegotiate contracts as far out as possible before the law’s effective date in order to deny their members choice for years. Labor unions and supporters of the old, forced membership system can be expected to turn to the courts in an effort to avoid the law.

But in the long run, the new day of labor relations will not be denied.

Just as railroads tried to fend off competition from the automobile and just as monopoly telephone companies battled against emerging technology by using government rules and laws to stifle upstart competitors, such efforts will only prolong the inevitable. If labor unions can evolve into service-centered organizations that compete for membership in this new labor environment they will survive and prosper. If not, they do not deserve government protection any more than any other outdated monopoly.

Howard Brandwein Presents – Union Resource Center Sponsorship Partner Dr. Michael Veerman With MVP Chiropractic.

Free Consultation – Call 815-312-4922 Now!

MVP Chiropractic provides a natural solution to health care.

 We provide a patient specific treatment plan that incorporates the use of chiropractic, physical therapy techniques, nutritional and ergonomic counseling, and home exercises to provide the most time efficient and effective plan. The incorporation of all of these therapies together is what sets MVP Chiropractic apart, by not only treating the symptoms but creating the solutions to what is causing them.

Dr. Michael Veerman, MVP Chiropractic, 313 W. Maple Street
New Lenox, IL 60451, Phone: 815-312-4922, mvpchiro@hotmail.com, www.mvpchiro.com

Howard Brandwein Presents – Union Resource Center Sponsorship Partner Timothy Rourke With BCI Financial Corporation.

If You’re In Need Of A Reverse mortgage, The Staff At BCI Is Here To Help You.

BCI Financial Corporation is an independently owned and operated Connecticut business providing a diverse range of financial products including Mortgage Loans, Auto Loans, and Reverse Mortgage Loans. Our experienced and knowledgeable staff is committed to helping you find the right loan product for your needs. Call Timothy Rourke today at 203-439-9400 or visit us online for more information.

Timothy Rourke, BCI Financial Corporation, 219 South Main Street

Cheshire, CT 06410, Phone: 203-439-9400, kpenfield@bcifinancial.com, www.bcifinancial.com

Howard Brandwein Presents – Union Resource Center Sponsorship Frank Storts, D.C. With Storts Chiropractic.

Restoring Health…Naturally!

Storts Chiropractic Clinic is a family practice that specializes in natural health care and pain relief methods, offering chiropractic, applied kinesiology, nutrition, homeopathy, herbs, detoxification programs, rehabilitation and education. Our clinic is a warm and friendly environment dedicated to helping people regain their health through chiropractic, natural medicine, proper diet and positive lifestyle changes.

We look forward to helping you and your family restore your health naturally.

Frank Stort, D.C , Storts Chiropractic, 11234 Whittier Blvd
Whittier, CA 90606, Phone: 562-695-7759,
Fax: 562-695-4057, drstorts@stortschiropractic.com
www.stortschiropractic.com

Howard Brandwein Presents – Union Resource Center Sponsorship Ethelbert Ezekwu With St. Barnabas Pharmacy.

Free Delivery

Accept Most Major Insurances

We Carry Medical Supplies Including:

Wheel Chairs, Canes, Compression Stockings, Diabetes Care Accessories, Etc.
Prescriptions Filled In 10 Minutes Or Less (NO LONG WAITS) Low Prices
We have a proud history of serving TEMPLE HILLS and surrounding area with the highest quality of pharmacy care. Our employees are dedicated to meeting the needs of our customers. We hope you’ll enjoy shopping at St. Barnabas Pharmacy; it will always be our pleasure to serve you.
In addition to Rx-only prescription drugs, we offer a broad range of over-the-counter (OTC) products, including:

• Cosmetics
• Dietary supplements
• Pain medication

Ethelbert Ezekwu, St. Barnabas Pharmacy, 4311 Saint Barnabas Road Temple Hills, MD 20748, Phone: 301-456-2471, Fax: 301-456-2473, st.barnabaspharmacy@yahoo.com, www.stbarnabaspharmacy.com

Howard Brandwein Presents – Union Resource Center Sponsorship Thomas A. Santoro with Santoro Law Office, LLC.

 Thomas A. Santoro with Santoro Law Office

Whether you are starting a business, purchasing investment property, or buying a home, the best way to protect your investments and assets is by early preparation. START with an attorney!

Our practice is built on traditional values and augmented by modern technology. We believe that old-fashioned hard work and honesty, combined with the convenience and protection of technological advances, is the best way to provide our clients with quality service.

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Howard Brandwein Presents – Union Resource Center Sponsorship Michael Porter With Law Offices Of Michael Porter.

Since 1996, our firm has been known as the firm that fights hardest for and cares most about its clients. If there is a benefit to which you are entitled we will fight to obtain it, no matter whether it brings us a fee or not. Our support staff is unbeatable. As an integral part of the litigation and representation policy our staff will always do their best to listen to and resolve your issues. Call 909-885-1620 today for more information.

Howard Brandwein Presents – Union Resource Center Sponsorship Partner Robert Casagrand With Fidelity Pacific Real Estate.

~  Free Market Analysis Upon Request   ~

At Fidelity Pacific Real Estate we are committed to providing you with the highest level of client service. Deciding to buy or sell a home is a big step. To make sure it’s a step in the right direction choose the person best qualified to handle your needs: Robert Casagrand . For all you real estate needs and for a free market analysis, call 858-638-1775 today!

Howard Brandwein Presents Union Resource Center Sponsorship Partners Douglas Hughes and Kevin Millman with Allstate Insurance.

As an Allstate Agents in East Haven, we know many local families. Our knowledge and understanding of the people in this community help us provide customers with an outstanding level of service. We look forward to helping families like yours protect the things that are important – your family, home, car, boat, and more. Call 203-469-2289 today for more information.

Howard Brandwein Presents Union Resource Center Sponsor Raffaele Bemini With Allstate Insurance.

As a Personal Financial Representative in Baltimore, I know many local families. My knowledge and understanding of the people in this community help me provide customers with an outstanding level of service. I look forward to helping families like yours protect the things that are important – your family, home, car and more. I can also help you prepare a strategy to achieve your financial goals.