Public Workers – Page 16

Obama budget draws praise, some complaints, from labor leaders

February 14, 2012 By John Wojcik

The president's budget will be ignored in the GOP-run House, where Budget Committee Chairm Paul Ryan, R-Wis., intends to draft a proposal, which is expected to push killing of Medicare as we know it.

Chicagoans demand “people’s library hours”

January 25, 2012 By John Bachtell

Mayor Rahm Emanuel was forced to back off his unilateral closure of neighborhood branch libraries on Mondays after the move sparked a public uproar.

Over 1 million sign to force recall of Wisconsin governor

January 17, 2012 By John Wojcik

The people of Wisconsin today submitted over a million signatures on petitions to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker, 460,000 more than needed to trigger a recall election.

National treasures worth fighting for

January 12, 2012 By John Dick

The U.S. postal service like our national parks is a national treasure.

2011: People Said NO to union busting, greed and war

December 15, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

2011 will be remembered as the year workers occupied capitals to defend union rights and the jobs of millions of public workers.