legislation
Texans exhale as legislative session ends
June 5, 2015In Texas, labor's victories consist not in getting legislation passed, but in stopping some of the worst of the worst.
Read moreA second look at FDR’s “Second Bill of Rights”
June 4, 2015In 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, preparing to run for a fourth term, proposed a "Second Bill of Rights" for post World War II U.S.
Read moreAfter Senate loss, fast-track fight shifts to House
May 29, 2015Labor is increasing its attention on the GOP-run House, where the vote is expected to be much closer and up for grabs.
Read moreRight-to-work loses in Illinois house, heads for Missouri veto
May 28, 2015In a rebuke to GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner's anti-worker agenda, the Democratic-run Illinois House voted his bill down.
Read moreNebraska lawmakers override governor’s veto and abolish death penalty
May 28, 2015Lawmakers in the deep red state of Nebraska overrode their Republican governor's veto yesterday and abolished the death penalty.
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