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Wisconsin union battle moves to … Massachusetts?
May 9, 2011The overwhelmingly Democratic Massachusetts state House passed a bill that would limit the right of public employees to collectively bargain for their health care.
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For Dallas jobless, it’s statistics versus facts
May 9, 2011Activists joined the national effort for "First Friday Vigils" on behalf the unemployed the day that the Bureau of Labor Statistics released new unemployment data.
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Attack on Missouri labor studies threatens academic freedom
May 6, 2011The University of Missouri St. Louis may garner the reputation as a hostile place to work and learn for refusing, so far, to stand up to an attack on students, teachers and academic freedom.
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Walker signs a bill, makes workers sick
May 6, 2011In the wake of his recent bid to end the collective bargaining rights of state employees, Scott Walker signed a bill that overturns Milwaukee's paid sick leave law.
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Rage rocker Morello: “This is a union town” (with video)
May 6, 2011Tom Morello's solo act saw his return to political activism through music after a year of playing with apolitical rock band Audioslave.
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