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Illinois residents suffering from Rauner’s budget standoff

September 10, 2015 By Carl Green

The budget standoff between right-wing Gov. Rauner and the pro-worker Democratic-run state legislature continues with no sign of an end.

So-called “balanced budget” shows the GOP has money to kill

March 24, 2015 By Leo Gerard

The opposite of win-win, the Republican budgets are kill-kill.

Social Security workers launch campaign vs. budget cuts

November 19, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

The workers who run Social Security are launching a campaign against future budget cuts.

Union leader calls Ryan budget a monster out to maul government workers

April 2, 2014 By Special to People’s World

"What's another term for an insatiable monster hell-bent on savagely devouring everything in its sight? The Ryan Budget."

Postal unions sign cooperation pact, prepare for joint April 24 actions

March 28, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

The target will be schemes to cut postal services, end Saturday pickup and delivery, and fire or let go by attrition hundreds of thousands of workers.