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“States’ rights” Republicans killing democracy, state by state

March 15, 2011 By John Wojcik

Major assaults on democracy are underway on the local level in dozens of states.

Defeat Ohio’s SB5

March 3, 2011 By Wally Kaufman

Today 36% of public workers are union members which corresponds very closely to 37% of the total U.S. workforce unionized from the 1960s to 1980s.

Ohio labor vows to fight anti-labor bill

March 2, 2011 By Rick Nagin

Massive rallies and town hall meetings in Ohio are underway as state lawmakers move to pass an anti-labor bill that would end 28 years of collective bargaining rights and break public employee unions.

Top labor leader says protests hike support for unions

March 2, 2011 By John Wojcik

"People are giving the labor movement another look now," AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said at a press conference here March 1.

Ashtabula workers give GOP rep an earful

March 2, 2011 By Wally Kaufman

During a town hall meeting in Ohio this week hundreds of community and labor activists rallied against a Republican-led state senate bill that would destroy collective bargaining rights for public workers.