Public Employee Unions

One City's 'Last And Best Chance To Avoid A Bankruptcy'

Reuters | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Creditors, Retirement Benefits, Moody's Investors Service, Video, Bond Payments, Bankruptcy, Wall Street, Housing Boom, Default, Reuters, Government Employees, San Francisco, Public Employee Unions, Bond Insurers, Business News

(Adds comments) By Jim Christie SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Stockton, California's city council approved a plan l...

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Arbitrator Sides With Union Over Quinn's Layoffs, Closures

Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Illinois Facility Closures, Pat Quinn, Jobs, Illinois Layoffs, Labor Unions, Public Employee Unions, Layoffs, Video, Unemployment, Afscme Council 31, Governor Quinn, Edwin Benn, Illinois, Illinois Employee Layoffs, Unions, Afscme, Beyond Broke, Chicago News

An arbitrator ruled Monday that Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (D)'s call for seven state facility closures and 1,900 worker layoffs violates the state's...

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Ohio Collective Bargaining Law Faces November Vote

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Chris Christie, Public Employee Benefits, Ohio, Building a Better Ohio, Ohio SB 5 Referendum, Labor Unions, Ohio Collective Bargaining Law, Public Employee Unions, Ohio SB 5, Ohio Referendum, Ohio Unions, We Are Ohio, Scott Walker, State and Local Government, John Kasich, Ohio Collective Bargaining Bill Vote, Ohio Anti-Union Bill, Shannon Jones, Politics News

This is the first part of a collaboration between The Huffington Post and Patch regarding the November referendum over Ohio's new collective bargainin...

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Three CPS Schools Break From Union, OK Longer School Day

Posted 11.03.2011

Read More: Mayor Emanuel, Video, Education, Longer School Day, Chicago Public Schools, Teacher Salaries, Rahm Emanuel, Jesse Sharkey, Chicago Schools, Teachers Unions, Cps, Unions, Chicago Teachers Union, Jean-Claude Brizard, Public Employee Unions, Chicago Longer School Day, Chicago News

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools Superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard received an early Labor Day present when teachers at three sm...

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Drug Test Proposal Inspires 8-Day Teacher Strike In Central Ill.

Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Education, Illini Bluffs Strike, Illini Bluffs School Board, Teachers Strike, Teacher Unions, Drug Testing Public Employees, Drug Testing, Unions, Labor Unions, Glasford Teachers Strike, Public Employee Unions, Chicago News

Angered by a newly proposed random drug testing policy, the teachers union in the Illini Bluffs School District in the central Illinois town of Glasfo...

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GOP Governor Looks To Stop Effort To Repeal Controversial Anti-Union Law

AP | JULIE CARR SMYTH and ANN SANNER | Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Political News, Public Employees, Collective Bargaining, John Kasich Union Bill, Strikes, Collective Bargaining Rights, Ohio Collective Bargaining Bill, We Are Ohio, November Election, Ohio, Repeal, Governor John Kasich, John Kasich, Union Rights, Ohio Union Law, Unions, Public Employee Unions, Republicans, Politics News

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. John Kasich and top Republican lawmakers said Wednesday they're offering to discuss weakening a new law limiting coll...

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City Lays Off Half Its Traffic Aide Force

Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Layoffs, Labor, Unemployment, Chicago City Spending, Chicago Budget Shortfall, Chicago Traffic Aides, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Budget, City Employee Unions, Service Employees International Union, Public Employee Unions, Chicago-Office-of-Emergency-Management-and-Communications, Beyond Broke, Chicago News

Pink slips were reportedly delivered Friday to 97 full-time city-employed traffic control aides who keep an eye on busy intersections in the Loop and ...

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Arbitrator:Governor Quinn Should Pay Raises He Cancelled

Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Afscme Lawsuit, Illinois Unions Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, Illinois Unions, Pat Quinn, Pat Quinn Unions, Pat Quinn AFSCME, Chicago, Illinois, Afscme Raises, Public Employee Unions, Afscme, Arbitration, Henry Bayer, Chicago News

An arbitrator sided Tuesday with Illinois' largest employee union in an ongoing battle over Governor Pat Quinn's announcement earlier this month that ...

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Quinn Defends Cancelling Raises, Is Prepared For Possible Lawsuit

Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Collective Bargaining, Anders Lindall, Illinois Unions, Pat Quinn, Governor Quinn, Illinois, Illinois Cancelled Raises, Ken Dunkin, Public Employee Unions, Afscme, Beyond Broke, Brandon Phelps, Chicago News

Though Democratic Illinois Governor Pat Quinn's Friday announcement of the cancellation of some 30,000 state employee's anticipated raises was describ...

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Union: Gov. Quinn Cancelling Raises Worse Than Scott Walker

HuffingtonPost.com | Joseph Erbentraut | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Illinois Budget, Public Employees, Collective Bargaining, Chris Christie, Illinois Unions, Afscme Council 31, Pat Quinn, Scott Walker, John Kasich, Illinois, Schools, Medicaid, Illinois Federation of Public Employees, Worker's Rights, Public Employee Unions, Afscme, Chicago News

In a move that has ignited the ire of labor groups statewide, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announced on Friday the cancellation of pay raises for thous...

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CPS Expected To Lay Off 1,000 Teachers This Week

Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Layoffs, Unemployment, Teacher Raises, Chicago Public Schools, Rahm Emanuel, Teacher Unions, Teachers, Whittier Elementary School, Chicago Teachers Union, Jean-Claude Brizard, Public Employee Unions, Chicago News

An estimated 1,000 teachers are expected to lose their job this week the Chicago Public School system struggles with a multi-million dollar budget def...

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

Huff TV | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Collective Bargaining, Public Employees, Wisconsin, The Rachel Maddow Show, Democrats, Labor Unions, Public Employee Unions, Video, Rachel Maddow, Amanda Terkel, Public Sector Unions, Scott Walker, Gop, Anti-Union, Unions, Wisconsin Anti-Union Bill, Republicans, Politics News

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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Wisconsin Emails Show GOP Considered Ways To Punish Dems

AP | By SCOTT BAUER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Employees, Collective Bargaining, Wisconsin, Scott Walker, Citizens-for-Responsibility-and-Ethics, Wisconsin Unions, Scott Fitzgerald, Governor Scott Walker, Wisconsin Anti-Union Bill, Labor Unions, Public Employee Unions, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News

MADISON, Wis. -- Everything from taking away computers to denying a year of service in the state retirement system was considered to punish the 14 Wis...

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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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Watch "Spoiled" Firefighters at Work (VIDEO)

Toby Barlow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Employees, Wisconsin, Firefighters, Ohio, John Kasich, Michigan, Public Employee Unions, Detroit, Politics News

Detroit firefighters have been up against a rash of fires in abandoned houses, continuing budget cuts, and now a Fox-addled public that's chomping at the bit to gut their pensions and health care.

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Walker Issues Layoff Warning Notices

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Public Employees, Collective Bargaining, Wisconsin, Public Sector Unions, Governor Walker, Scott Walker, Madison Wisconsin, Wisconsin Unions, Governor Scott Walker, Unions, Public Sector, US News, Public Employee Unions, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News

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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Judge Orders Protesters To Be Removed From Wisconsin Capitol

AP | DAVID A. LIEB | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Employees, Collective Bargaining, Wisconsin, Collective Bargaining Rights, Scott Walker, Madison Wisconsin, Wisconsin Unions, Governor Scott Walker, Unions, Labor Unions, Public Employee Unions, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News

MADISON, Wis. — About 50 pro-union protesters peacefully left the state Capitol late Thursday after a judge ruled they could no longer spend the...

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Losing the Narrative on Public Employee Unions

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Employees, Wall Street CEOs, Corporate Media, President Obama, Ed Shultz, Telecommunications Act of 1996, California Public Employees, Democratic Party, Citizens United, Public Employee Unions, Msnbc, Koch Brothers, President Bill Clinton, Rachel Maddow, Hedge Fund Managers, Fox News, The Ed Show, Media News

The attack on public employee unions has just begun and won't go away. With the disempowerment of labor in our society, any sociologist will tell you, the living standards of all working people will be lowered.

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Walker Unveils Full Budget With Deep Cuts

AP/The Huffington Post | SCOTT BAUER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Employees, Collective Bargaining, Wisconsin Budget, Collective Bargaining Rights, Budget Cuts, Madison Wisconsin, Scott Fitzgerald, Governor Scott Walker, Labor Unions, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Public Employee Unions, Public Sector Unions, Scott Walker, Unions, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News

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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Wisconsin and the GOP's War on the Middle Class

Terrance Heath | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conservative World View, State Budgets, Public Employees, Labor, Wisconsin, Republican Governors, Middle Class, Scott Walker, Governor Scott Walker, George Lakoff, Labor Unions, Public Employee Unions, Recession, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News

In a post about Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's bid to strip public employee unions of collective bargainingVan Jones wrote: If a foreign powe...

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Wisconsin Assembly Passes Anti-Union Bill

AP/The Huffington Post | TODD RICHMOND | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Employees, Collective Bargaining, Wisconsin, Governor Walker, Madison Wisconsin, Wisconsin Assembly, Wisconsin Collective Bargaining, Governor Scott Walker, Labor Unions, Public Employee Unions, Wisconsin State Senate, Scott Walker, Public Unions, Unions, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News

MADISON, Wis. — (AP) The Wisconsin Assembly early Friday passed a bill that would strip most public workers of their collective bargaining right...

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This is Not Fiscal Conservatism. It's Just Politics.

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Budget Cutters, Sojourners, Family, Children, Governor Walker, Campaign, Long Term Health, Conservatism, Commitment, Business, Economic, Public Employee Unions, Republican, Military Budget, Government, Friendship, Conservative, Jersey Governor, Unemployment, Republican Governors, Republican Governor, Richest Americans, Members of Congress, Conservative Politics, Grandchildren, Budgets, Proposed Budget Cuts, Pentagon, Budget Cuts, Economic Crisis, Politics, Demonstrators, Budget Debate, Fiscal Conservatism, Swords Into Plowshares, Employee, Families, Moral Issue, Protesters, Corporations, Demons, Faith Leaders, House of Representatives, Republican Members, Foreclosures, Military, Long Term Health Care, Commitments, Military Spending, Governor of Wisconsin, Christian, Health Care Costs, Proposed Budget, Politics News

Let's be clear: When politicians attack the poor, it is not partisan to challenge them -- it is a Christian responsibility.

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Really Bad Reporting -- Wisconsin Collective Bargaining Dispute

David Cay Johnston | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Public Pensions, Public Employee Unions, Journalism, Wisconsin Protests, Media News

Economic nonsense is being reported as fact in most of the news reports on the Wisconsin dispute, the product of a breakdown of skepticism among journalists multiplied by their lack of understanding of basic economic principles.

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Cheesehead Agonistes: Why Wisconsin's Fight Matters in New York

Amy Traub | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Employees, Andrew Cuomo, Wisconsin, Middle Class, Scott Walker, New York, Public Employee Unions, Bill Hammond, New York News

When New York finds itself short of revenue, will we start attacking bus drivers for having decent retirement benefits? The answers will tell us whose side our elected representatives are really on.

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

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Employees, Collective Bargaining, Msnbc, Governor Walker, Governor Scott Walker, Labor Unions, Public Employee Unions, The-Last-Word-With-Lawrence-Odonnell, Video, Lawrence O'Donnell, Public Sector Unions, Scott Walker, Public Sector Employees, Unions, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News

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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