Public Sector Unions

Scott Walker Gave Dubious Testimony To Congress: House Dems

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.21.2012

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In light of a videotape that surfaced earlier this month, Democrats with the House oversight committee say they want embattled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Wa...

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Federal Court Strikes Down Key Portions Of Scott Walker's Anti-Union Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 03.31.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Just over a year after Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) signed a measure taking away most collective bargaining rights for public workers...

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Public Pension Cuts: Key to States' Budget Fix or Easy Financial Scapegoat?

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Pension, Government Workers, Andrew Cuomo, Video, Government Pensions, 401k, Public Sector Unions, Retirement, Public Pensions, Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York, Business News

In a deal done in the dead of night last week, New York became the latest state to drastically overhaul its pension plan against the wishes of its pub...

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Cutting Pensions Is No Way to Reward FBI Agents for Their Dedication and Service

Konrad Motyka | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Fbi Agents, Fbi, Budget Cuts, Public Sector Unions, Public Sector, Public Workers, Crime News

It's important for Congress to understand proposals to restructure public sector pension plans would have national security implications, as changes to federal employee pensions will impact FBI Agents and other federal law enforcement officers.

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Union to Democratic Senators: Don't Cut Medicaid!

HuffingtonPost.com | Samuel Haass | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Labor, Debt Ceiling Talks, Debt Ceiling, Public Sector Unions, Senate Dems, 112th Congress, Senate Democrats, Medicaid, Unions, Obama Debt Ceiling, Obama Medicaid, Afscme, Medicaid Cuts, North Carolina, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The top union representing state and local workers is putting pressure on moderate Senate Democrats to reject any debt ceiling proposals...

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Public Sector Workers Happier Than Those In Private Sector: Gallup

The Huffington Post | James Sunshine | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Public Sector Unions, Rasmussen, Great Recession, Well-Being, Scott Walker, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Private Sector Workers, Public Sector, Wisconsin Protests, Business News

Recently in a survey, nearly one in three expressed dissatisfaction with their jobs. But according to the Gallup-Healthways survey, it's private-secto...

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Loss Of Government Jobs Intensifies Black Unemployment

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: Workplace Discrimination, Public Sector Unions, Black Unemployment, Government Jobs, Sputtering Economy, Government Job Cuts, Recession, Business News

Kenneth Mathis is the kind of man who values stability. More than three decades ago, when he was 19, Mathis was hired by the Federal Deposit I...

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Collective Bargaining Under Fire: When Bad Things Happen to Good People

Arva Rice | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Collective Bargaining Rights, Blacks, Unions, New York City, Collective Bargaining, Public Sector Workers, New York State Unions, Public Sector Unions, Private Sector Jobs, Private Sector Unions, New York News

As politicians all over the nation cast their scrutiny upon public-sector unions, middle-class blacks and other minorities face the prospect of an attack on their collective bargaining rights.

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Labor and Capital in the 21st Century: Legacy of the Haymarket Affair

Mark Cassello | Posted 07.03.2011

Read More: Financialization, Labor, Strikes, Labor Unions, Public Sector Unions, Middle Class, Haymarket Affair, Sean Hannity, Haymarket, Glenn Beck, Private Sector Unions, Chicago, Politics News

May 1, 2011 marks the 125th anniversary of nationwide series of strikes that forced employers to begin to capitulate on the issue of the eight-hour wo...

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Where Does the Labor Movement Go From Here?

Amy B. Dean | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Wisconsin, Labor, State Budget Crisis, Public Sector Unions, Budget, Economic Crisis, Governor, Republicans, Collective Bargaining, Unions, Impact News

We must act differently, earning lasting support from the public by showing, in concrete and local fashion, how much the labor movement serves the public good.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Election A Dead Heat

AP | By TODD RICHMOND | Posted 06.05.2011

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MADISON, Wis. -- A Wisconsin Supreme Court election that offered the public its first formal opportunity to weigh in on the national fight over union ...

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WATCH: HuffPost's Amanda Terkel Talks Unions With Rachel Maddow

Huff TV | Posted 05.28.2011

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Amanda Terkel, Senior Politics Reporter at The Huffington Post, appeared Monday on 'The Rachel Maddow Show' to discuss new anti-union measures being p...

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LA's Message to Cities Across the Country: Collective Bargaining Works

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Collective Bargaining, Mayor Villaraigosa, Balanced Budget, Public Sector Unions, Public Sector, Labor Unions, Los Angeles Unions, Los Angeles, Wisconsin Protests, Los Angeles News

Instead of laying blame, we invited our employees to the negotiating table. In the end, working with labor, we reached an agreement that is a win-win-win for taxpayers, for employers, and for LA.

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Towards Truly Progressive Education Unions

Conor Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Collective Bargaining, Conor Williams, Public Sector Unions, Pragmatism, Progressivism, Conor P. Williams, History of Progressivism, John Dewey, Education Reform, Education News

I know that workers need a voice to advocate for their interests when negotiating with their employers .... But I also know that teachers unions, in their current iteration, have lost their way.

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Jesse Jackson Speaks To Milwaukee Crowd In Support Of Unions

HuffingtonPost.com | William Alden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Employees, Collective Bargaining, Politics, Wisconsin, Collective Bargaining Rights, Public Sector Unions, Scott Walker, Milwaukee, Governor Scott Walker, Jesse Jackson, Labor Unions, Union Busting, Unions, Public Employee Unions, US News, Wisconsin Protests, Video, Politics News

MILWAUKEE -- Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke to a crowd of demonstrators in Milwaukee Thursday evening, laying out a strategy to oppose the anti-union rights...

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Wisconsin GOP Senators Pass Anti-Union Bill Without Democrats Present

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In a bold gambit to put an end to the weeks-long budget standoff in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker (R) split his controversial budget-repa...

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Wisconsin Democrats Will Return To State

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MADISON, Wis. -- The leader of Democrats in the Wisconsin Senate says his caucus will return to the state, but he won't say when. Senate Democrats ...

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Public Pensions 101

Dean Baker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pensions, Public Sector Unions, Pension Funds, Business News

There are powerful political actors in this country who are anxious to build a bridge back to the 19th century, taking us back to a time where working people enjoyed few protections and could not count on sharing in the gains of economic growth.

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Walker Issues Layoff Warning Notices

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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March 4, 2011 11:39:08 PM MADISON, Wis., March 4 (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker issued layoff warning notices on Friday to unions ...

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Fox News Debate on Public Sector Unions

Leonie Haimson | Posted 05.25.2011

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My favorite moment was when Malanga said he didn't feel "oppressed" by not being a member of a union.

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Walker Unveils Full Budget With Deep Cuts

AP/The Huffington Post | SCOTT BAUER | Posted 05.25.2011

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MADISON, Wis. — After focusing for weeks on his proposal to strip public employees of collective bargaining rights, Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday...

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Save a Middle-Class Dream

Robert Schwab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Demonstrations, MoveOn.Org, Public Sector Unions, Middle Class, Colorado Demonstrations, Save-the-American-Dream-Rally, Zoe Williams, American Middle Class, Unions, Denver News

Many believe there would be no middle class if unions did not organize a third of the workforce after World War II, one of the most prosperous eras in the nation's history.

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WATCH: Governor Walker's Prank Caller Speaks With Lawrence O'Donnell

Posted 05.25.2011

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Wednesday night on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell," Lawrence spoke with Ian Murphy, editor-in-chief of BuffaloBeast.com. Murphy is th...

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Rights Ain't Right

Adam Geller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wisconsin, Wisconsin Budget, Pollster Analysis, Public Sector Unions, Wisconsin Budget Protests, Labor Unions, Unions, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News

The question in Gallup's latest poll on public sector unions contains the loaded term, "collective bargaining rights," making the question more rhetorical and less balanced than is the norm.

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WATCH: Howard Fineman Discusses Wisconsin With Lawrence O'Donnell

Huff TV | Posted 05.25.2011

The Huffington Post's Senior Political Editor Howard Fineman appeared Tuesday night on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell" to discuss Wisc...

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