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Is 'Right to Work' Next on Scott Walker's Agenda?

Mary Bottari | Posted 05.30.2012

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Many are wondering if making Wisconsin a "Right to Work" state is next on Governor Scott Walker's agenda if he wins the recall election on June 5. Right to Work laws weaken unions by allowing members to opt out of paying dues.

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Walker Explains His 'Divide And Conquer' Strategy

AP | TODD RICHMOND | Posted 05.11.2012

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MADISON, Wis. — Newly released documentary film footage shows embattled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker shortly after his election describing a "div...

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Walker's War Against Workers Spreads to the Private Sector

Roger Bybee | Posted 05.11.2012

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Labor observers are noting the second recent case of a Wisconsin manufacturing company very deliberately provoking a strike to gain the insertion of a "right-to-work" provision, suggesting that Gov. Scott Walker's attack on public employee rights is spreading to the private sector.

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ALEC Annoyed at Losing Sponsors? It Breaks My Heart

Mark Engler | Posted 04.13.2012

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It is always a pleasure to see a worthy target of activism move from disregard or mockery to going on the attack.

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Conservative Measure Divides GOP

AP | PATRICK CONDON | Posted 04.06.2012

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Fifteen months after taking control of Minnesota's Legislature, Republicans have put a gay marriage ban on this November's bal...

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Obama Getting Big Boost From Key Constituency

AP | SAM HANANEL | Posted 04.23.2012

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WASHINGTON — Unions are gearing up to spend more than $400 million to help re-elect President Barack Obama and lift Democrats this election year...

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Teachers In Atlanta Cheating Scandal Could Get Contract Renewals

Posted 02.20.2012

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Atlanta Public Schools may be forced to renew the contracts of 90 tenured teachers implicated in one of the nation's largest cheating scandals because...

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Manufacturing Illusions

Robert Reich | Posted 04.18.2012

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Suddenly, manufacturing is back -- at least on the election trail. But don't be fooled. The real issue isn't how to get manufacturing back. It's how to get good jobs and good wages back. They aren't at all the same thing.

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Arizona's New Labor Bills Called 'Worse Than Wisconsin'

Pamela Powers Hannley | Posted 04.17.2012

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Arizona lawmakers are today considering four anti-labor bills that would strip away the existing rights of public sector unions, weaken the state's personnel system and make it easier to fire public employees.

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Kicking Underdogs When They're Down

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 04.14.2012

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At a time of dwindling union membership, at a time when labor union participation is so small as to be nearly negligible, state legislatures across the country are taking up right-to-work (for less) laws that will further decimate union ranks.

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Critics Say New Hampshire's Right-To-Work Legislation Would Not Net Jobs

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 02.13.2012

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The nationwide anti-union push is moving to New Hampshire, where the state legislature is considering right-to-work legislation once again. The pro...

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The Obama Labor Department Suppresses the Facts

Howard Foster | Posted 04.07.2012

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Union membership by public employees was banned until the 1960's. Now it is commonplace and causes the taxpayers billions of dollars for those pensions.

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'Occupy The Super Bowl' Will Protest Indiana's Right-To-Work Law

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.03.2012

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"Occupy Wall Street" is heading to the Super Bowl. Labor groups are teaming up with the Occupy movement for a series of high-profile protests in In...

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Quinn: Indiana's 'Right To Work' Plan NOT Happening In Illinois

Posted 02.01.2012

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As Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels prepares to sign right-to-work legislation into law, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn said he's not worried about the mov...

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Conservative Measure Becomes Law Despite Strong Opposition

AP | TOM LoBIANCO | Posted 04.02.2012

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana became the Rust Belt's first right-to-work state Wednesday in a move that is sure to embolden advocates seeking to curtai...

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Controversial Conservative Bill Clears Hurdles

AP | TOM LoBIANCO | Posted 03.26.2012

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INDIANAPOLIS — In another blow to organized labor in the traditionally union heavy Midwest, Indiana is poised to become the first right-to-work ...

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Daniels Wrong On 'Right to Work'

Joe Hansen | Posted 03.26.2012

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In responding to the State of the Union address, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels advocated the failed Republican policies of the past. But even more extreme than the plan he laid out last night is what he is trying to do in Indiana.

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Top Republican's Yearbook Photo Revealed In Labor Dispute

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 01.24.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The push to make Indiana a right-to-work state has caused a deep partisan divide in the state legislature, with Democratic lawmakers doi...

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Union Targeting Mitch Daniels With Ad During SOTU

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 01.23.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A labor union is using Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' (R) high-profile speech on Tuesday night to remind viewers of the governor's change o...

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Mitch Daniels Changes His Mind On Anti-Union Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 01.19.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Indiana's state government is currently locked in a divisive battle over a right-to-work bill, with the legislative session essentially ...

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'It Is Wisconsin And Ohio On Steroids'

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.20.2012

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The war over public employee collective bargaining has moved to New Hampshire, where the Tea Party-controlled legislature has taken up consideration o...

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Indiana Right To Work: House Democrats Revolt, Face Fines Of $1,000 Per Day

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 01.19.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Less than a month into its 2012 term, the Indiana General Assembly has become deeply divided, after resurrecting a fight over controvers...

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Controversial Bill Advances Amid Union Protests

AP | TOM LoBIANCO | Posted 03.11.2012

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INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Mitch Daniels defended divisive right-to-work legislation that he only recently put his name behind, while asking House Demo...

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NFL Players Take Stance On Controversial Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 01.06.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The union representing NFL players spoke out Friday against a controversial right-to-work bill on the table in Indiana, arguing that the...

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Tensions Over Controversial Union Bill Ease In Indiana

AP | TOM LoBIANCO | Posted 03.06.2012

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INDIANAPOLIS — Growing tension among defiant House Democrats facing stiff fines and sparse resources threatens to disrupt a no-show effort aimed...

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