workers rights
Washington governor brokered end to dispute on the docks
February 10, 2012Gov. Chris Gregoire announced she had brokered a deal between the two parties that settled pending legal issues, unfair labor practice charges, and fines.
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House GOP blasts Obama NLRB appointments
February 10, 2012Republicans on the highly partisan House Education and the Workforce Committee blasted President Obama's recess appointments to the NLRB.
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Union leaders say ”right to work” will boomerang in Indiana
February 9, 2012Indiana became the nation's 23rd "Right to Work" state. Union leaders blasted the legislation, and predicted it'll boomerang at the ballot box this fall.
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Educators tell labor board: Restore our rights
February 9, 2012Graduate assistants and teaching assistants at New York University want their union rights back.
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Biden: GOP doesn’t understand middle class
February 3, 2012Most of his speech alternated between jabs at GOP leaders, and defense of the Obama administration's actions.
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