Senator Al Franken (DFL-Minnesota) expressed his disapproval of striking down NLRB reforms which he said modernize and streamline the election process in which workers choose whether or not to form a union. President Obama has promised a veto. Continue Reading →
The fight over unions is far from over in Wisconsin. Governor Scott Walker may have fended off a recall prompted by his dismantling of public employee unions, but the fever the fed the recall is sparking new private sector organizing. Continue Reading →
Sixteen months after thousands of protestors occupied the Wisconsin State Capitol to protest Republican Governor Scott Walker’s public sector union-busting “Budget Repair Bill”, the movement’s struggle culminates in today’s statewide gubernatorial recall election. Continue Reading →
A bill that opponents say “puts the thumb on the scale” for management passed the Minnesota State House on Tuesday. Continue Reading →
Emboldened by Governor Scott Walker’s attack on public unions, private Wisconsin employers are attempting to bust the unions in their labor contract negotiations.
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