Public Workers
NYC public workers battle Bloomberg, with video
May 29, 2012Even as Mayor Michael Bloomberg ladles out billions of dollars to contractors in questionable deals, the multimillionaire former businessman is trying to cut pay of 10,000 of the city's municipal trades workers.
Read moreCities’ budget cuts target firefighters, slowing responses
May 17, 2012From coast to coast, mayors and city councils are hacking away at firefighters' ranks in desperate attempts to cut budgets and save cash by cutting workers.
Read moreIn California, double the cuts, double the misery
May 15, 2012More misery loomed for Californians May 14 as Governor Jerry Brown delivered a revised 2012-13 budget projection doubling the already-deep cuts he called for in January.
Read moreWar on women extends to workplaces
April 23, 2012There are disturbing trends regarding war on women and the workplace, especially public sevtor workers, including teachers, and hotel and hospitality workers in the private sector.
Read moreWho gets the big pay raises, Germany’s workers or CEOs?
April 3, 2012The squeeze on incomes for the 99% comes as the flow of euro-millions to Germany's 1% has been getting considerably more generous over the same period.
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