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West Virginia Senate approves “right to work” bill

February 4, 2016 By PAI

Brushing aside worker protests that brought several thousand people, the GOP-run West Virginia Senate approved a so-called "right to work" law.

Trashing the oceans: More plastic than fish by 2050

February 4, 2016 By Blake Skylar

The increasing flow of plastic is positively choking the waters and their life: 90 percent of sea birds have consumed some form of plastic.

Teamsters and others fight pension battle over multi-employer fund

February 3, 2016 By Larry Sillanpa

Teamsters are one of the unions under the knife now, but 200 multi-employer pension funds covering 1.5 million American workers could be in jeopardy for a number of reasons.

Iowa caucuses: Spending big doesn’t assure a candidate’s victory

February 2, 2016 By Patrick J. Foote And Larry Rubin

Iowa caucuses - both Democratic and Republican - are exercises in genuine, local neighbor-to-neighbor democracy.

Iowa caucuses: Sanders and Clinton in dead heat

February 2, 2016 By Larry Rubin

As a result of the 1,681 caucuses held across the state last night, there will be about an equal number of Clinton delegates and Sanders delegates at the 99 county conventions to be held in March.