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MILWAUKEE -- Because it's all so important, because so much is at stake, because the issues on the line here in the Badger State go right to the hear...
The Republican master story blames those workers who still cling to middle class jobs for America's problems. Obama needs to put forth a more accurate narrative.
Our whole approach to security is built around the assumption that you can kill an idea. Guns, brutality, coercion: This is the common wisdom.
A high-profile South Carolina union leader said Wednesday that he doesn't see any other way for the labor movement to win the battle against an anti-u...
C'mon NYT, you're really lending weight to the Governor's push to sweep the protesters out of the building because the janitors can't clean around them?
The careful balance of institution versus institution that the founders created is under attack today. Corporate interests in conjunction with the Republican Patty are trying to destroy American unions.
The race to the bottom has picked up its pace. As state and federal governments face budget deficits, they are cutting critical programs with austeri...
Secession may have its virtues, and while the seductive logic of "local control" may have an appeal across the political spectrum, it is equally the case that recent history has not been particularly kind to "breakaway republics."
Scott Walker was elected by a majority of Wisconsin voters. As such, disruptive tactics of any nature designed to prevent his agenda from being enacted are not in keeping with democratic governance.
For those who may associate collective bargaining with the left wing of the Democratic Party, it may be valuable to know that people of impeccable Republican credentials supported it.
The remaining union stronghold in the U.S. economy is the public sector. If Wisconsin, followed by other states, manages to undermine unionization in the public sector, it's not just public sector workers who will be worse off.
The right to organize and bargain collectively is beyond limited union powers to organize workers and mobilize crowds.
Many people may not see collectively bargaining as relevant to problems in their own work lives. You might think, I don't need a union because I'm a professional. You are nevertheless affected by a growing imbalance of power in today's workplaces.
Many of the same officers who guarded us during the day would take their uniforms off at night and join us in protest, often bringing large "cops for labor" signs with them.
