Wisconsin
Top labor leader says protests hike support for unions
March 2, 2011"People are giving the labor movement another look now," AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said at a press conference here March 1.
Read moreNew Jersey rallies to support Wisconsin workers
March 2, 2011Thousands of trade unionists rallied in front of the state Capitol in Trenton last week in solidarity with the public workers of Wisconsin.
Read moreJudge orders Wis. Capitol open to protesters
March 1, 2011A judge has issued a temporary restraining order against Gov. Scott Walker, which effectively reopens the Capitol to demonstrators who the governor tried to keep out today.
Read moreThe unity of public workers and those they serve
March 1, 2011Republican Governor Rick Scott gave rise to a political strike, not a collective bargaining strike, by deciding to attack public workers.
Read moreObama, most Americans, side with unions over right-wingers
March 1, 2011Presidential and popular support for public workers was not the only bad polling news the right wing has to deal with today.
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