Anti-Worker Legislation Under Fire Across the Country
by Tim Walker The strengthening resolve of working Americans in Wisconsin is being duplicated in state after state as signs emerge that this massive grassroots mobilization is having an impact. A...
View ArticleLargest Crowd Yet: 80,000 Rally in Wisconsin
by Tim Walker and Cynthia McCabe In one of the biggest rallies in Madison since the Vietnam War, up to 80,000 Wisconsin workers and their supporters, waving off freezing, snowy weather, marched into...
View ArticleBehind the Right-Wing Attacks on Collective Bargaining
By Cindy Long Despite opposition within its own GOP ranks, and several national polls showing that the public supports collective bargaining, Republicans in Wisconsin, Ohio, and a growing number of...
View ArticleIt’s Not Just Wisconsin. It’s Everywhere.
By Mary Ellen Flannery and Tim Walker The battle over workers’ rights in Wisconsin was the first to capture national attention, but it won’t be the last. Gov. Scott Walker may be the poster child for...
View ArticleEducators Get Social to Protect Public Education, Workers’ Rights
By Kevin Hart As musician and poet Gil Scott-Heron famously promised, the revolution will not be televised – but it’s definitely being tweeted. A recent rash of legislation seeking to gut workers’...
View ArticleWisconsin Prepares for High-Stakes Recall Elections
By Tim Walker Every day for two weeks in March, Jim Niemeier, a retired educator from Waupun, Wisconsin, stood outside his local post office, talking to people as they walked in and out. He did this...
View ArticleMichigan Lawmakers Push “Right to Work”– But Only for Public School Employees
By Robert McNeely A bill was introduced in the Michigan state senate on Thursday that would apply so-called “right to work’ laws exclusively to public school employees represented by the Michigan...
View ArticleAnti-Worker Law SB 5 Repealed in Ohio
By Miguel Gonzales and Tim Walker Ohio voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a referendum to repeal Senate Bill 5 (on the ballot as Issue 2), a controversial bill signed into law by Gov. John...
View ArticleThe Evidence is Clear: The Middle Class Needs Labor
By Tim Walker Politicians who target public employees use jargon like “budget crisis,” “job creation” and “shared sacrifice” to justify their policies to the public. Their real agenda sas exposed...
View ArticleMichigan Legislature Passes ‘Right to Work’ Bill
By Brian Washington Even though a new poll shows voters are against it, the State House and Senate in Michigan this afternoon approved a bill pushed by leaders in the GOP-controlled state legislature...
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