Collective bargaining is a right, not a privilege!
Note to Governors Kasich and Walker: The right of workers to bargain collectively over their basic conditions of work is a 76-year American tradition.
New York same-sex marriage law takes giant step for civil rights
New York took a jump into the 21st century as Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill June 24 legalizing same-sex marriage.
Paid sick leave good for us all
More than 40 percent of private sector workers do not have paid sick days they could use to recover from contagious illnesses.
Barack Obama and the FBI
Proposed new FBI rules pose a threat to civil libeties and the democratic movement for change.
Wisconsin, the law, and Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson
Reading the judge's dissent last week, I was not surprised that she maintained her integrity, as I witnessed it first-hand when I knocked on her door three years ago.
No such thing as too big for justice
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court ruled that Wal-Mart is too big to face class action justice, but America's workers think otherwise.
Minimum wage is a poverty wage
Imagine trying to live on $7.25 an hour. Even if you managed to work full eight-hour days, you'd be making only about $58 a day, $290 a week.
GOP strategy: limit voting rights
In 33 Republican-governed states, new laws have been proposed or enacted that make voter laws much stricter.
