Union Rights in America Under Attack
"We forget how important unions were to creating safe workplaces, and equitable wages which created our American middle class. Big companies and now governments are continuing to try and reduce costs by cutting wages first. We must fight to keep the American middle class alive despite the desire of business to eliminate a liveable wage while paying executives more and more." More
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Protester outside the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison [Getty]
09 Mar 20:30Protester outside the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison [Getty]
Teachers, Businesses "Getting Screwed" By Gov Walker
09 Mar 20:28
Rachel Maddow- Union rights battle expands to Ohio
09 Mar 20:20
A protester wears tape over his mouth during a rally at the Wisconsin State Capitol. [Getty]
09 Mar 20:18A protester wears tape over his mouth during a rally at the Wisconsin State Capitol. [Getty]
A union member leads a chant during a rally at the Wisconsin State Capitol. [Getty]
09 Mar 20:18A union member leads a chant during a rally at the Wisconsin State Capitol. [Getty]
Polls Show Americans Support Union Bargaining Rights As State Battles Continue
09 Mar 20:17Even as Wisconsin remains stuck in a weeks-long deadlock over a proposed bill that would strip nearly all collective bargaining power from state workers, Idaho's lawmakers have approved a bill removing the majority of bargaining rights from public...
Wisconsin Senate passes union limits despite Democratic walkout - CNN.com
09 Mar 20:16Wisconsin's Republican-led state Senate passed Gov. Scott Walker's proposed restrictions on collective bargaining for public employees Wednesday, getting around a Democratic walkout by stripping financial provisions from the bill.
