Tony Pecinovsky
LATEST ARTICLES BY Tony Pecinovsky
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Lying politicians and the thing that counts
September 27, 2010With the 2010 midterm elections right around the corner it is important to understand two things: first, politicians will lie, and second, governing is much more difficult than opposing.
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Painters bus tour rallies the vote
September 20, 2010ST. LOUIS - A nationwide, month-long "It's About The Jobs" bus tour organized by the Painters Union made a lively stop here last weekend.
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Unions shape Missouri Senate race: GOP/Wall Street vs. everybody else
September 2, 2010ST. LOUIS - "The right wing wants to keep America from succeeding; they want to keep the president from succeeding; they want to keep us from succeeding."
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The rich are dying to avoid paying taxes
August 19, 2010I recently read with dismay a Wall Street Journal article about the return of the estate tax.
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Rally slams move to end Saturday mail service
July 15, 2010ST. LOUIS - "To eliminate Saturday service would destroy the Postal Service," Tony Harris, president of the American Postal Workers Union Gateway District Area Local, said July 12.
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NAACP panel: Black community needs green future
July 14, 2010KANSAS CITY, Mo. - At the NAACP's 101st Annual Convention here, political and community leaders from across the country discussed the impact green jobs could have on communities of color.
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NAACP meet: health crisis is civil rights issue
July 12, 2010KANSAS CITY, Mo. - "We are fighting for the lives of a whole generation of children," Angela Glover Blackwell told the NAACP's 101st National Convention here July 10.
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Deficit hawks take aim at Postal Service
July 9, 2010The Postal Service says expected deficits are the reason it wants to close neighborhood post offices, eliminate Saturday service and lay off more employees, but the union calls it a "phony crisis."
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