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Federal judge rules against misclassifying workers as contractors

November 22, 2011 By Curt Hess

The U.S. Department of Labor won a major victory this month in its campaign against job misclassification.

Health care reform law already helps uninsured

November 14, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Advocates say nearly three-quarters of California's four million people with no health coverage are people of color, with Latinos making up nearly 60 percent of the total uninsured.

GOP’s empty rhetoric on Obama’s immigration record

November 8, 2011 By Matias Ramos

A record 400,000 people are being deported each year under Obama, who took a minor step to protect immigrants. Now Republicans are accusing him of treason.

Wisconsin GOP pushes bill to slow down recall

November 2, 2011 By John Wojcik

In a sneak attack on the democratic rights of the voters to recall elected officials, the Republicans are proposing a bill that would force petition gatherers, who already have to certify each petition they collect, to...

In Ohio town, Solidarity Day rally vows to repeal SB 5

November 2, 2011 By Tim Steinhelfer

Hundreds rallied on the courthouse lawn in Newark, Ohio, on Oct. 30, "Solidarity Day," calling for repeal of Ohio's union-busting SB 5 law.