Labor
Progressive think tank backs Obama crackdown on federal contractors
March 10, 2015Facing hostility of big business and the GOP, a progressive think-tank went to bat to defend President Obama's cracking down on federal contractors who break labor laws.
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West Virginia workers launch “insurrection” in state capital
March 10, 2015Demonstrators protesting the national wave of wage and safety cuts and anti-union assaults, were led by the West Virginia AFL-CIO and joined by national labor leaders.
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Senate GOP votes to kill NLRB union elections rule, Obama promises veto
March 6, 2015By a 53-46 party-line vote, the GOP-run Senate voted to kill the NLRB's planned union elections rule update.
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Corporations using LA election to exert control over schools
March 6, 2015The teachers' union, plus parents and community leaders, faced off against a powerful, well-financed challenge.
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Wisconsin GOP continues its “right-to-work” steamroller
March 6, 2015Republicans aren't slowing down their steamroller despite widespread opposition that continued this week from all quarters in Wisconsin.
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