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This week in the War on Workers: Unions still grappling with American Airlines bankruptcy
American Airlines unions continue fighting for the best possible outcome in the bankruptcy of parent company AMR. Earlier this week, five out of seven work groups in the Transport Workers Union, the largest union at American, voted to accept contract ...
This week in the War on Workers: Unions still grappling with American Airlines bankruptcy
American Airlines unions continue fighting for the best possible outcome in the bankruptcy of parent company AMR. Earlier this week, five out of seven work groups in the Transport Workers Union, the largest union at American, voted to accept contract ...
Scott Walker says if he wins Wisconsin recall it’ll be more of the same, but more inclusive. Honest.
Scott Walker signs last year's bill eliminating collective bargaining. (Darren Hauck/Reuters)
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is telling reporters that if he survives his June 5 recall election, he'll be more inclusive. Just not that much more inclusive,...
Corporate education reformers take aim at Massachusetts
Corporate education reform group Stand for Children has Massachusetts in its crosshairs, threatening a ballot measure that would make it easier to fire teachers based on an untested, unproven evaluation system. This is despite the fact that Massachuse...
Wisconsin recall to get fundraising help, but apparently not funds, from DNC
The day after Wisconsin Democrats went public with their frustrations about the Democratic National Committee's lack of support for the effort to recall Gov. Scott Walker, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz tweeted an oblique and partial response:
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Scott Walker recall has Wisconsin Democrats frustrated with lack of national party support
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Wisconsin Democrats are frustrated with the lack of national support in the effort to recall Gov. Scott Walker, and in what's likely an effort to pressure the Democratic National Committee to pitch in, they're airing their frustration...
This week in the War on Workers: What working moms at Verizon want for Mother’s Day
The Hyatt Hurts campaign has some more thoughts about what working mothers want on Mother's Day. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently sent Hyatt Hotels a letter notifying the hotel chain of ergonomic risks to housekeepers and rec...
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker claims not to remember saying he’d ‘divide and conquer’ unions
Like Republican presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney, Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker finds himself at the center of a big story he claims he can't remember his part in. Where, as Amy Sullivan puts it, "Romney knows for sure he didn't t...
Connecticut and Alabama deal blows to Michelle Rhee-style corporate education reform
Michelle Rhee (Hyungwon Kang/Reuters)
There's good news for public education in Alabama and Connecticut, as the Michelle Rhee breed of privatizers and corporate reformers were thwarted in both states, at least partially and at least for now. In Alaba...
JPMorgan losses show further financial reform is needed, says AFL-CIO Pres. Richard Trumka
Richard Trumka marching on Wall Street in 2010 (Mike Segar/Reuters)
With the Securities and Exchange Commission launching an investigation into JPMorgan's accounting practices, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said that the nation's biggest bank's $2...
