Media Matters: Wall Street shouldn’t be Above the Law

Now that the big banks have been bailed out at the expense of working people, it is up to union members in Wisconsin and across the nation to make sure that things don’t go back to business as usual.

On Thursday, national AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka announced the launch of the 2010 Executive PayWatch website (see the video above).  Visit http://paywatch.org to find out more about the lavish bonuses handed out to executives at the six biggest banks which received a taxpayer funded bailout.

Earlier last week, the Green Bay Press-Gazette published a guest column by President Trumka and Wisconsin State AFL-CIO President David Newby on job creation and corporate responsibility.  The article called on Wall Street to:

• Pay its fair share to restore the jobs it destroyed.
• Stop fighting financial reform.  
• And start lending in our communities.

Click here to read the full article on the Green Bay Press-Gazette website.

(Photo: Wisconsin State AFL-CIO President David Newby.)