Public Workers – Page 23

Largest education union endorses Obama

July 5, 2011 By John Wojcik

The 3.2-million-member National Education Association has endorsed President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign.

Minnesota government shutdown puts thousands out of work

July 1, 2011 By Barb Kucera

Minnesota's sluggish economy, struggling to recover from the recession, will be rocked by the layoffs of 23,000 state employees and thousands of others.

Attention lawmakers: Connecticut is not broke

July 1, 2011 By Art Perlo And Joelle Fishman

State workers in Connecticut are in a pitched battle to save their jobs and the services they provide.

Rahm Emanuel treading wrong path

July 1, 2011 By John Bachtell

It's pretty clear which side Rahm Emanuel is on.

1.3 million Ohioans say no to anti-labor law

June 30, 2011 By Rick Nagin And Bruce Bostick

The 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.