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Obama, most Americans, side with unions over right-wingers

March 1, 2011 By John Wojcik

Presidential and popular support for public workers was not the only bad polling news the right wing has to deal with today.

Thousands flood Ohio Capitol to defend union rights

February 24, 2011 By Rick Nagin

As rallies, town hall meetings and teach-ins spread throughout the state up to 10,000 Ohioans converged on the Statehouse Tuesday to protest a Republican bill to repeal public employees' right to bargain collectively.

President sides with Wisconsin workers

February 18, 2011 By John Wojcik

President 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...

Obama plan cuts funds for Labor Department next year

February 15, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

President Barack Obama's proposed spending plan for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1 cuts the Department of Labor's budget by $40 billion.

GOP seeks immediate cut in Dept of Labor budget

February 15, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

House Republicans are seeking large cuts in domestic programs for the rest of this fiscal year - including 21 percent from the Labor Department - and they promise more to come next year.