Public Workers
Rahm Emanuel treading wrong path
July 1, 2011It's pretty clear which side Rahm Emanuel is on.
Read more1.3 million Ohioans say no to anti-labor law
June 30, 2011The drive to repeal SB 5, the union-busting law that strips collective bargaining rights from public workers in Ohio, culminated in a massive "People's Parade" to deliver petitions with nearly 1.3 million signatures.
Read moreBus drivers fed up, locked out, then fired
June 28, 2011On June 13, the bus drivers of AFSCME Local 3001, who drive the Arlington County, Va., buses, made the declaration that they have had enough.
Read moreAttacks on labor end in a whimper
June 17, 2011The third big front in the right-wing Republican-business state-by-state war on workers, in Missouri, ended when the state legislature adjourned in May.
Read moreFirefighters, nurses, farmers turn up heat in Walkerville
June 7, 2011Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold led 1,000 firefighters, nurses, farmers and a motorcade of taxi cabs and an antique fire engine, in a demonstration that encircled Capitol Square.
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