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1,000 Michigan workers lobby: Save our communities!

March 9, 2011 By John Rummel

Workers answered the Michigan AFL-CIO's call and turned out in force March 8 to lobby the state Senate against budget cuts and takeovers of cities and schools.

Providence, R.I., dilemma: tax the rich or fire teachers

March 8, 2011 By Susan Webb

City officials are planning major slashes, but "tax the rich" bills could help Providence avoid those damaging cuts.

Florida congressman stokes Islamophobia

March 8, 2011 By Jack Davis

Rep. Allen West became unhinged at a recent town hall meeting in South Florida, where he told a Muslim questioner who defended Islam, "Don't try to blow sunshine up my butt!"

Hilton workers win 18-month battle

March 8, 2011 By Henry Millstein

Mike Casey, Unite Here Local 2 executive director, pointed out the importance of community support to the workers' victory.

Bishops support collective bargaining

March 7, 2011 By Dan Margolis

Ohio's bishops are calling for their state's governor and legislature not to remove the right to collective bargaining for public workers, adding " the economy exists for the person, not the person for the economy."