Kasich declares war on workers
Ohio's Republican Governor-elect John Kasich declared war on all public employees and workers employed under state contracts - a full month before taking office.
Anger erupts over slash-to-the-bone state budget
SEATTLE - Public employee unions and the people they serve denounced the budget unveiled by Gov. Chris Gregoire, which slashes vital services and jobs.
Thousands of Georgia inmates stage peaceful strike
Thousands of inmates in at least seven prisons across the state of Georgia staged a one-day peaceful protest in the form of a strike for their human rights, Dec. 9. The action is aimed at the Georgia Department of Corrections and is being called the biggest prisoner strike in recent U.S. history.
New report highlights port truck drivers' plight
They are the 110,000 truck drivers who move millions of cargo containers at the nation's ports every year.
Dolores Huerta joins fast for DREAM Act
Sixteen people on hunger strike, and supporters around the country, are continuing to push for passage of the DREAM Act.
Workers bracing for "right-to-work" assault
The right-wing Republican agenda is becoming more apparent as we inch closer and closer to January 2011 and the start of the new legislative session.
Michigan city on verge of bankruptcy
The city of Hamtramck, Mich., is $3 million in debt and will run out of money by the end of January. It has sought permission from the state to file for bankruptcy, a move never before taken by a Michigan municipality. This could be a preview of what may happen to many cities and towns statewide.
Republicans kill Paycheck Fairness
Advocates for women's equality denounced yesterday's unanimous Republican vote to kill a bill that would have strengthened enforcement of women's right to equal pay.
Congress urged to pass paycheck fairness, equality bills
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights released a list of six priority bills Congress should enact before recessing for Thanksgiving.
Feds push to cut deadly coal dust by half
The United Mine Workers hailed as "a tremendous step forward" a decision by the Mine Safety and Health Administration to cut coal miners' exposure to lethal coal mine dust in half.
