activism
Missouri activists, unions say yes to cost-of-living
February 24, 2011Missouri labor activists and leaders note that voters across the state overwhelmingly support increasing the minimum wage, which would benefit everyone.
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Reflections on Friday’s protest in Madison
February 21, 2011The aches in my bones from yesterday's rally in Madison, Wisconsin, were welcomed aches.
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Ohio fights attack on labor
February 21, 2011Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, the state AFL-CIO and its affiliates have called for a massive turnout for a rally Tuesday at the Statehouse in Columbus to protest a Republican bill to repeal collective bargaining for...
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President sides with Wisconsin workers
February 18, 2011President Obama weighed in on the side of the workers who have occupied the Wisconsin state Capitol for four straight days, blasting Republican Gov. Scott Walker's bill to strip public workers of their collective bargaining rights...
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Occupation of Wisconsin Capitol continues for third day
February 17, 201150,000 people packed Capitol Square here on the third day of a virtual occupation of Wisconsin's seat of government.
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