RT Metropolitan Tenants Organization Ask Governor Quinn to Include $6 Million for the Homeless Prevention Program in Next Year's Budget: ow.ly/sqhIG

Hmmm... MT SEIU: 86% of Americans think the government should fight poverty: thenation.com/blog/177807/86… via The Nation SEIU Local 1 #Ctl #p2

RT Keith Ellison: That’s 13.8 hours a day/7 days a week working at minimum wage to pay for a modest apartment in Florida...

RT Truthout: How #NorthCarolina is redefining the term "battleground state": truth-out.org/news/item/2109… @BillMoyersHQ #MoralMondays

RT Arise Chicago: Move over, de Blasio: Meet the big-city mayor vowing to get his city a $15 #minimumwage #Fightfor15 salon.com/2014/01/09/mov…

RT AFL-CIO ✊: The Female Face of Poverty ow.ly/sqwrm via The Atlantic

RT American Progress: A majority (54%) of Americans have a direct personal connection to poverty ampr.gs/1dNGPAG

Awesome! RT Jobs With Justice: Busted! Top 9 Most Hilarious Ways Walmart Tried To Improve Its Image (And Failed): bzfd.it/19aHqxg

RT U.S. Department of Labor: "Work that pays enough to support a family is the most central antipoverty measure" 1.usa.gov/1ih8Ql3 #MWraise #WarOnPoverty

RT @seiuhcilin: Our right to bargain for better conditions = better care for clients. See Areesa's story. bit.ly/1dqa3al #SCOTUS

RT Working America: The real low-wage issue: Not enough hours. ow.ly/sxGv7 #RaisetheWage #1u

RT Working Washington: New petition from MoveOn Seattle supporting a $15 wage for Seattle that will benefit everyone! petitions.moveon.org/sign/seattle-c…...

RT Josh Eidelson: “Listening 2 Arne Duncan [on ed] isn’t that different from listening 2 Michelle Rhee...or Jeb Bush or Chris Christie”...

RT @seiuhcilin: Did you know wage-cutting, flip-flopping billionaire Gov candidate Rauner is on the board YMCA of Metro Chicago?...

What? RT Chicago Teachers Union: IL State Board of Ed may try AGAIN to end special ed class size rules, but #classsizematters! ow.ly/szwyY

RT Alexander Russo: Media: 6 Key Critiques Of Media Coverage Of Education: Here's my attempt to round up the most important books,......

Fast food workers fighting for their rights have friends in high places ;) glad to see Bruce Springsteen is a fan! #FightFor15

Ready to ditch your membership YMCA of Metro Chicago? Here's a sample letter to edit and give mgmt when you quit. #solidarity bit.ly/1beWF72

"The more $ the mayor spends on new charters the less $ he has for existing schools" ow.ly/sQeFO ben joravsky #falsechoice #cpsboard

San Francisco's Higher Minimum Wage Hasn't Hurt the Economy ow.ly/sTcU0 #raisethewage #raisechi #talkpoverty #economy #p2 #1u