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Drive opens to repeal union-busting Ohio law
April 27, 2011Tens of thousands of petitions are hitting the streets of Ohio to repeal Senate Bill 5, a drastic union-busting law led by the Republican-controlled state legislature and signed by Gov. John Kasich.
Read moreFlorida labor fights “paycheck protection”
April 26, 2011Florida's labor movement is fighting against a bill, supported by the state's Chamber of Commerce and legislature, that would strip public sector unions of their right to engage in political activity.
Read moreUnionbusters target crews that run Washington’s ferry boats
April 7, 2011The ferry system in Washington is a beloved mode of travel, a throwback to simpler times, renowned for safe, reliable service, yet lawmakers are trying to strip ferry workers of their collective bargaining rights.
Read moreState workers tell Missouri lawmakers: Stop stealing from us
April 1, 2011Hundreds rallied in Jefferson City at Missouri's State Capitol building against "right to work" and paycheck deception legislation.
Read moreAcross Ohio, thousands protest Kasich slash-and-burn plan
March 17, 2011More than 10,000 Ohioans held angry protests Tuesday in dreary cold rain in 18 cities and towns throughout the state against Republican Gov. John Kasich's extremist, slash-and-burn budget proposals.
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