Labor

Are NFL Players in a Battle Against Big Business? Are NFL Players in a Battle Against Big Business?

According to Dave Zirin, the ongoing National Football League lockout hearings are all about the owners trying to take advantage of players and fans.

Jun 3, 2011 / Press Room

Republicans Pass Measure Blocking TSA Unionization Republicans Pass Measure Blocking TSA Unionization

House Republicans passed a bill blocking TSA unionization yesterday, fulfilling a long-held goal.

Jun 3, 2011 / George Zornick

Record Number of Wisconsin Legislators Face Recall Over Anti-Union Bill Record Number of Wisconsin Legislators Face Recall Over Anti-Union Bill

Unlike grassroots efforts to recall Republican state senators over their support for Governor Walker's anti-labor bill, efforts by Republicans to recall Democratic state senators m...

Jun 1, 2011 / The Ed Show

The Breakdown: Can the Government Protect Boeing’s Workers?

The Breakdown: Can the Government Protect Boeing’s Workers? The Breakdown: Can the Government Protect Boeing’s Workers?

Boeing's workers allege that the company unfairly retaliated against them for exercising their statutory right to go on strike and collectively bargain—what can the National Labor ...

May 27, 2011 / Chris Hayes

Wisconsin Heats Up: Judge Shoots Down Walker’s Union-Busting Bill Wisconsin Heats Up: Judge Shoots Down Walker’s Union-Busting Bill

This week, a Wisconsin judge ruled down Gov. Scott Walker’s law that eliminates most collective bargaining rights of state employees. 

May 27, 2011 / Press Room

Wisconsin Heats Up: Judge Shoots Down Walker’s Union-Busting Bill Wisconsin Heats Up: Judge Shoots Down Walker’s Union-Busting Bill

This week, a Wisconsin judge ruled down Gov. Scott Walker’s law that eliminates most collective bargaining rights of state employees. 

May 27, 2011 / Democracy Now!

Justice in Fitzwalkerstan: A Wisconsin Judge Rules Anti-Labor Law Null and Void Justice in Fitzwalkerstan: A Wisconsin Judge Rules Anti-Labor Law Null and Void

Wisconsin Republicans, in their rush to strip workers of collective bargaining rights, violated the state’s Open Meetings law and disregarding a tradition of governmenta...

May 26, 2011 / John Nichols

AFL-CIO’s Rich Trumka on the Post-Wisconsin Game Plan

AFL-CIO’s Rich Trumka on the Post-Wisconsin Game Plan AFL-CIO’s Rich Trumka on the Post-Wisconsin Game Plan

The AFL-CIO president, inspired by developments in Wisconsin and other states fighting battles over labor rights and cuts in public services, wants to change the way labor pra...

May 20, 2011 / John Nichols

Tens of Thousands Rally in Wisconsin to Declare: ‘This Fight is NOT Over!’ Tens of Thousands Rally in Wisconsin to Declare: ‘This Fight is NOT Over!’

Governor Scott Walker still has not implemented his agenda and thousands of Wisconsinites filled the streets of Madison and other cities Saturday to say they are goi...

May 16, 2011 / John Nichols

Conservatives Try (and Fail) to Paint Unions as Bad for Black People Conservatives Try (and Fail) to Paint Unions as Bad for Black People

Conservatives have attacked unions as bad for African Americans, but the truth is that civil rights and the labor movement have gone hand-in-hand for decades.

May 13, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie

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