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Vice president, labor secretary cheer Ohio voters for SB5 defeat

November 17, 2011 By Rick Nagin

"You put out a different kind of fire," Solis said, referring to the key role firefighters played in the campaign.

National day of action on voting rights set for Dec 10

November 15, 2011 By Joe Sims

A national day of action has been set for December 10, International Human Rights Day. The nationwide protests have been called by a new coalition, the Stand for Freedom campaign.

SEIU’s Medina predicts more Latino voter activism next year

November 15, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Service Employees Secretary-Treasurer Eliseo Medina, a skilled organizer and one of the most influential Hispanic Americans in the labor movement, predicts Latino voters will have heightened activism in next year's election.

People of New Jersey deliver big losses to Christie

November 14, 2011 By Lee Dlugin

New Jersey voters dealt the tea party a resounding defeat in state elections November 8.

On to Wisconsin, with Walker recall coming up

November 14, 2011 By Dominique Paul Noth

The U.S.'s first step back to sanity took place Nov. 8 - most prominently in Ohio but also from Maine to Mississippi. Citizens had clearly had it with seeing their families served up as piñatas to...