Labor
Washington governor brokered end to dispute on the docks
February 10, 2012Gov. Chris Gregoire announced she had brokered a deal between the two parties that settled pending legal issues, unfair labor practice charges, and fines.
Read more
House GOP blasts Obama NLRB appointments
February 10, 2012Republicans on the highly partisan House Education and the Workforce Committee blasted President Obama's recess appointments to the NLRB.
Read more
Chicago Teachers Union: Black teachers, students most affected by school closings
February 9, 2012CHICAGO - Fed up with discrimination, the Chicago Teachers Union filed a complaint Feb. 9 with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charging the Board of Education's mass teacher layoffs last year unfairly impacted African American teachers.
Read more
Missouri Republicans press slew of anti-immigrant bills
February 9, 2012The Missouri Legislature is debating anti-immigrant bills targeting students, non-English-speaking drivers and the federal government.
Read more
Union leaders say ”right to work” will boomerang in Indiana
February 9, 2012Indiana became the nation's 23rd "Right to Work" state. Union leaders blasted the legislation, and predicted it'll boomerang at the ballot box this fall.
Read more