unions
Thousands flood Ohio Capitol to defend union rights
February 24, 2011As rallies, town hall meetings and teach-ins spread throughout the state up to 10,000 Ohioans converged on the Statehouse Tuesday to protest a Republican bill to repeal public employees' right to bargain collectively.
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Capitol battle Day 9: Walker runs from Wisconsin workers
February 23, 2011Thousands massed in Madison this morning for the 12th major rally since the protests began, and workers say they'll be "tracking down" the fleeing governor "until he finally talks to us."
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Egypt labor leader to Wisconsin workers: “We salute you”
February 22, 2011"We stand with you as you stood with us," Kamal Abbas, leader of Egypt's Centre for Trade Unions and Workers Services, told the workers of Wisconsin in a Feb. 20 video statement.
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From Egypt to Austin, we’re all for Wisconsin
February 22, 2011Texans rallied in front of their state Capitol, Feb. 21, to show solidarity with Wisconsin workers fighting to maintain their union rights.
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Wisconsin protests: bigger than ever on day 6
February 21, 2011On day six of the massive protests in Wisconsin, busloads of Chicago union and community activists arrived to show solidarity. Labor editor John Wojcik gets on the bus, too.
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