Enter to win a 2013 Ram 1500 Laramie from the Montana State AFL-CIO!

CLICK HERE to access the entry form now!

Simply click the link below and fill out the form, then send your completed form to us with a check to: Montana AFL-CIO, c/o Ram Raffle, 810 Hialeah Ct, Helena, MT 59601

You will receive your ticket stubs in the mail postmarked within 10 business days. Questions? Contact the office at 406-442-1708.

Drawing winner will receive a 2013 Ram 1500 Laramie and the payment of all associated taxes, an approximate total value of $56,000.Drawing to be held September 6, 2013 at the Big Sky CLC Labor Day Picnic. Must be 18 years old and a Montana resident to win. Winner will be contacted directly and posted online at mtaflcio.org on September 6, 2013. All Proceeds go toward an Member Education Fund for the Montana AFL-CIO, a non-profit organization. Winner must take delivery within 30 days of drawing.

Administrative Assistant

Montana Nurses Association (MNA) is accepting applications for an Administrative Assistant.  This position is accountable to the Executive Director and works directly with all Association program staff to support the administrative needs of the organization.  This position commands strong organizational skills, communication skills and a value of teamwork. The ideal candidate would contribute a familiarity with office software including Word, Publisher, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, and bring confidence in writing skills.

This position requires occasional non-standard hours as needed to represent the membership of the association at Association events. This position is covered through an employment contract with competitive wage and benefits.

Please submit your résumé and cover letter to:loric@mtnurses.org  

This posting remains valid until filled.

The MNA is an equal opportunity employer.

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  

Contact: Sandi Curriero Luckey, Communications Director (406) 202-3165

Average Montana CEO Made Over $1.7 Million

While Average Montanans Made $35,736

New AFL-CIO PayWatch Website: www.paywatch.org

Helena, MT April 15, 2013 – In a sign that the gap between the wealthiest Americans and working people is growing ever wider, the AFL-CIO’s Executive PayWatch website shows the average Montana CEO made over $1.7 million a year. In contrast, the average Montanan makes $35,736.48 a year. Among the wealthiest in the state were the CEOs in the mining and banking industries.

The PayWatch report, launched today, also looks at “Fix the Debt” CEOs who are pushing for more tax cuts for corporations and the super wealthy while calling for benefit 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 are struggling against efforts to cut jobs, reduce wages and pensions, and take away healthcare while the growing wealth inequality and an unfair tax system threatens to turn back the clock to a time when child labor was common, work hours were endless, and families suffered abject poverty,” said Al Ekblad, executive secretary of the Montana State AFL-CIO. 

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.

“Our system is rigged so no matter what happens, the super-rich keep getting richer and working families bear the burden in the form of lower pay, fewer quality jobs, and the loss of health benefits and retirement. Working behind closed doors are corporate front groups like Fix the Debt, which drums up debt hysteria to mask their efforts to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid which would allow them to achieve even more tax breaks for millionaires who want to be billionaires,” explained Ekblad.

“Fair wages, world class education and training, quality accessible health care, and retirement with dignity – these are the things that ALL Montanans are entitled to, not just the very rich. We need an economy that builds our Montana families up and creates some reasonable degree of prosperity for all.”

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January 23, 2013 -  “The construction of the Keystone XL pipeline will provide high-paying private sector jobs with full healthcare and pension benefits. It will significantly increase the tax revenue in several struggling eastern Montana counties without any expenditure of public money. These taxes could be used to support public education and public safety.  

I want to thank Senators Baucus and Tester as well as Governor Steve Bullock for understanding the needs of Montana workers and their communities. I also want to thank them for keeping their attention on quality job creation in Montana.” - MT AFL-CIO Executive Secretary Al Ekblad.