workers rights
On, Wisconsin!
August 11, 2011Wisconsin working people and their supporters this week defeated two incumbent state senators who backed Republican Gov. Scott Walker's attacks on collective bargaining rights.
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Wisconsin recall drive falls one seat short
August 10, 2011With the GOP holding a 19-14 lead in the state senate, labor-backed Democrats needed to win three of the six races to wrest control.
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Video: Jobs with Justice, fired up, ready to fight
August 10, 2011Labor, community, faith, women, youth and environmental activists discussed, debated and got fired up for the fights ahead.
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“We’ll stand with Verizon workers, their fight is ours”
August 10, 2011Solidarity is key to the victory of any strike, especially for the 45,000 Verizon workers fighting to save their jobs and benefits at the bargaining table.
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FAA shutdown and labor’s unhappy anniversary
August 8, 2011It was 30 years ago this month that Ronald Reagan struck the blow that sent the American labor movement tumbling into a decline it's still struggling to reverse.
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