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1,000 Michigan workers lobby: Save our communities!

March 9, 2011 By John Rummel

Workers answered the Michigan AFL-CIO's call and turned out in force March 8 to lobby the state Senate against budget cuts and takeovers of cities and schools.

Providence, R.I., dilemma: tax the rich or fire teachers

March 8, 2011 By Susan Webb

City officials are planning major slashes, but "tax the rich" bills could help Providence avoid those damaging cuts.

Thousands of Tennessee teachers rally against anti-labor bills

March 7, 2011 By Paul White

A rally of thousands of teachers at the state Capitol in Nashville on Saturday marked a turning point for Tennessee.

Campus rally and teach-in slam Ohio education cuts

March 7, 2011 By Rick Nagin

Faced with the prospect of massive cuts and hikes in tuition and fees, hundreds of students at Ohio University took part in a teach-in, a rally and a march last week.

National student lobby event to take place in Washington

March 4, 2011 By Jordan Farrar

This month marks the 42nd annual Grassroots Legislative Conference and National Student Lobby Day, or LegCon as it's come to be known.