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Fox dumps Glenn Beck

April 7, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

After 27 months of incendiary right-wing hate rhetoric, Glenn Beck's daily show on Fox News is no more. It's over and Beck is being booted off the air, for now at least.

Unionbusters target crews that run Washington’s ferry boats

April 7, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

The ferry system in Washington is a beloved mode of travel, a throwback to simpler times, renowned for safe, reliable service, yet lawmakers are trying to strip ferry workers of their collective bargaining rights.

Labor law enforcer: “I’m not dead yet!”

April 7, 2011 By Barb Kucera

Collective bargaining remains one of the few effective ways to preserve the American middle class, the chair of the National Labor Relations Board says.

Young trade unionists mark Baltimore “We Are One” Day

April 7, 2011 By Jim Baldridge

Unity to defeat the attack on workers was the theme, with Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke keynoting, at the Young Trade Unionists event.

In a government shutdown, who is “essential”?

April 7, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

With a federal government shutdown looming, Elaine Mitchell is wondering if she's "essential" and if she'll get paid, or when.