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Wall Street doesn’t know what “enough” means

May 9, 2011 By Sam Webb

As the lords of finance are showing us, in the present era of capitalist development even small victories on the progressive side of the ledger are never secure.

Walker signs a bill, makes workers sick

May 6, 2011 By Blake Skylar

In the wake of his recent bid to end the collective bargaining rights of state employees, Scott Walker signed a bill that overturns Milwaukee's paid sick leave law.

Labor leaders call Democrats’ jobs plan a “start”

May 5, 2011 By John Wojcik

The jobs plan unveiled yesterday by congressional Democrats is a step in the right direction, unions say.

Will Obama meetings on immigration reform bear fruit?

May 5, 2011 By Emile Schepers

The meetings were apparently a response to pressure on the administration to back off of its aggressive immigration enforcement efforts.

Ohio labor launches petition drive to repeal anti-labor bill

May 3, 2011 By Rick Nagin

Thousands of volunteers are fanning out across Ohio circulating petitions to repeal Senate Bill 5, a measure stripping collective bargaining rights from over 350,000 public employees.