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With Big Changes, Can Labor Grow Again?
Labor union membership has been in steady decline for decades. Leaders are finally considering aggressive, unconventional strategies to grow their numbers. Is it too late? more
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Michigan Employee Unions Race to Beat Right-to-Work
Unions try to beat the clock and set long-term contracts before Michigan’s right-to-work law takes effect March 28. Legislature may respond with cuts to education. more
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Labor Conference Mulls Big Questions About Future of Movement
Unions are considering ways to collaborate with community organizations that represent workers in a different way. more
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Amid Protests, Michigan Leaders Press for Quick Enactment of Right-to-Work Legislation
Michigan would be the 24th state to pass legislation making it illegal to require workers to pay union fees as a condition of their employment. more
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Public Strikes Explained: Why There Aren’t More of Them
Public employees have the right to strike in several of the nation’s largest states. But they rarely take the dramatic step of walking off the job. more
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Wisconsin Judge Strikes Down Collective Bargaining Restrictions
A county judge in Wisconsin has thrown out most of Governor Scott Walker’s law that severely restricts collective bargaining for public employees, throwing into question changes to contracts already negotiated under the year-old law.
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Walker Win in Wisconsin Tops Historic Primary Day
In one of the busiest election days of 2012 and one of the most historic, voters in Wisconsin decided not to recall their Republican governor who set off a national debate by curtailing collective bargaining rights for state public employees. Voters in six other states also went to the polls. more
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Governor Battles Unions in Maine
Governor Paul LePage recently called Maine’s state workers “about as corrupt as you can be.” They’re not pleased with him, either. more
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Graduate Students Campaign to Unionize
Can a graduate research assistant be a public employee? States and universities are struggling to sort that question out. more
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South Dakota Weighs Ban on Public Sector Collective Bargaining
MANAGEMENT BEAT: As the debate on a new labor law heats up, the bill's sponsor unexpectedly switches sides. more
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Seven Questions for Michigan Governor Rick Snyder
Rick Snyder hasn't followed the confrontational path of many Republican governors elected in 2010. In a Stateline interview, he explains some of his strategies. more
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After a Contentious Political Year, Republicans May Moderate Their Approach
PART ONE OF FIVE: With the 2012 election drawing near, Republican leaders in much of the country are sounding less combative on the legislative front than they did in 2011. more
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'Right to Work' Stalls Indiana Legislative Session Before It Begins
TODAY'S TAKE: Democrats in the Indiana House of Representatives are picking up where they left off last year - by refusing to turn up for votes and denying majority Republicans a quorum in protest of "right-to-work" legislation. more
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Indiana Ready to Restart Battle Over Union Rights
TODAY'S TAKE: Republican legislative leaders intend to make Indiana a "right-to-work" state next year, all but ensuring that this year's bruising contests over union rights will return to the Midwest in 2012.more -
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Drive to Reverse SB 5 in Ohio Is Labor's Last, Best Hope for 2011 Win
A law enacted by Republicans in Ohio this spring represents one of the most dramatic challenges to organized labor anywhere in the nation in 2011. But it may be repealed by voters next week.more -
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Labor Scuffles Continue in New York and Connecticut
MANAGEMENT BEAT: Most of the Connecticut employees laid off as a result of a battle over contract concessions this summer have since been rehired. Meanwhile, New York sent 3,500 workers layoff notices after rank-and-file members of a large union rejected an agreement last week.more -
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Ohio Republicans Backtrack on Labor Law
TODAY'S TAKE: Republican leaders in Ohio now say they will compromise on a tough new collective bargaining law that they approved earlier this year - and which labor unions are working to repeal in November. "I hate what is about to happen here," the House speaker says. more
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In an Era of One-Party Rule, Republicans Pass a Sweeping State Agenda
Republicans held enormous political leverage in state legislatures this year. They used it to shrink spending, take on labor unions and push long-stalled social legislation in one of the most eventful legislative years in memory.Part one of a weeklong series. more
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State Workers to Pay More for Health Benefits
Whatever the result of this year's contentious debate over collective bargaining and pay for public workers, one thing is certain: Health care coverage for state employees is going to change for good.more -
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'Sovereign Citizens' Make Noise in Wyoming
PUBLIC SAFETY BEAT: A fringe political group that considers the U.S. government illegitimate is something the FBI would rather not talk about ... Michigan's governor asks for major concessions from a correctional officers' union ... Democrats see a chance to gain Pennsylvania's top law enforcement job for the first time in decades, and other public safety news. more