Labor
Defiant protesters still occupy Wisconsin Capitol
March 3, 2011Protesters still occupy the state Capitol, while thousands demand to be let in.
Read moreHow Wisconsin 14 have halted two budget havocs
March 3, 2011Why is Gov. Scott Walker so desperate to get back the minority Democrats of the Senate? It's certainly not to vote with him. It's actually not to vote at all.
Read moreWalker ignores court order, locks out Wisconsin protesters
March 2, 2011A judge's order yesterday requiring Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to allow full public access to the Capitol here is being ignored by the governor and the state's Republicans.
Read moreOhio labor vows to fight anti-labor bill
March 2, 2011Massive rallies and town hall meetings in Ohio are underway as state lawmakers move to pass an anti-labor bill that would end 28 years of collective bargaining rights and break public employee unions.
Read moreTop labor leader says protests hike support for unions
March 2, 2011"People are giving the labor movement another look now," AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said at a press conference here March 1.
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