Public Workers
GOP attacks public workers collective bargaining rights
February 9, 2011Republicans legislators and the Republican governor in Ohio are intensifying their campaign to turn public workers into scapegoats for the economic problems in their state.
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GOP uses “budget cutting” to attack unions
February 7, 2011An influential right-wing group among the House's new GOP majority, the 170-member Republican Study Committee (RSC), is using "budget cutting" as an excuse to attack federal worker union reps.
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Officials use budget woes to attack public unions
January 31, 2011State officials around the country are using state and local budget woes as a smokescreen for campaigns against public unions.
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Martin Luther King Jr. and the attack on public workers
January 17, 2011As we celebrate the life and historic contributions of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, public workers are under fierce attack across the country.
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State budget crises and Mr. Holland’s sorrow
January 12, 2011In the coming year, states face a combined shortfall likely to exceed $112 billion.
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