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wisconsin protests

Feb 20, 2011 1:38 PM CST

Doctor's Notes Handed Out in Wisconsin

Plus: The other side shows up—and guv refuses to negotiate

(Newser) - As the Wisconsin protests saw their biggest day yet yesterday, doctors handed out sick notes to workers who needed them to explain absences. Men and women wearing lab coats and claiming to be doctors “were handing out excuses to people who were feeling sick due to emotional, mental, or...

Wis. Public Workers'
Pay Isn't So Hot

Feb 20, 2011 6:45 AM CST

Wis. Public Workers' Pay Isn't So Hot

Public employees sacrifice cash for benefits, stability, study says

(Newser) - Don't call the Wisconsin public employees greedy—despite generous benefits, they actually earn 4.8% less than comparable private sector workers, reports the Wisconsin State Journal . Public sector workers have higher salaries than average because their jobs require more education than average, too: in fact, a typical Wisconsin public employee...

Obama Enters
Wisconsin Fray,
Backs Unions

Feb 18, 2011 7:56 AM CST

Obama Enters Wisconsin Fray, Backs Unions

Calls bargaining limits an 'assault' on unions

(Newser) - President Obama has entered the fray in Wisconsin, slamming what he calls Gov. Scott Walker's “assault” on unions—and that's not all. Obama’s political operation, Organizing for America, has teamed up with union organizers to help build the thousands-strong protest in Madison and assemble demonstrations at other state...

Protests Close Wisconsin's Schools for a Second Day

Feb 17, 2011 9:58 AM CST

Protests Close Wisconsin's Schools for a Second Day

But Gov. Scott Walker's proposal will likely pass

(Newser) - Madison's schools were forced to close for a second day as a momentous bill that would strip Wisconsin's government workers of nearly all collective bargaining rights sped through the Legislature and appeared poised to pass. Protesters clogged the hallways of the state Capitol ahead of today's planned vote; thousands are...

Thousands Protest
Anti-Union Bill
in Wisconsin

Feb 16, 2011 6:12 PM CST

Thousands Protest Anti-Union Bill in Wisconsin

Teachers angry at governor's proposal

(Newser) - Thousands of teachers, prison guards, and students descended on the Wisconsin Capitol for a second day today to fight a move to take union rights away from government workers. The Statehouse filled with as many as 10,000 demonstrators, and Madison teachers joined the protest by calling in sick in...

States Push to
Neuter Unions

Jan 4, 2011 11:19 AM CST

States Push to Neuter Unions

Republicans especially eager to curb public worker benefits

(Newser) - With big budget deficits staring them in the face, states around the country are looking for ways to crack down on unions in general, and public employees unions especially, the New York Times reports. Officials from both parties are getting in on the act—Andrew Cuomo, for example, is expected...

Schwarzenegger Opposes Pot Legalization

OPINION

Sep 24, 2010 11:49 AM CDT

Schwarzenegger Opposes Pot Legalization

Prop 19 would make state a 'laughingstock,' Governator writes

(Newser) - Arnold Schwarzenegger, who just last year called for debate on legalizing pot, has come out against Proposition 19, a ballot initiative that would do just that. “Any patrol officer, judge or district attorney will tell you that Proposition 19 is a flawed initiative that would bring about a host...

High Price of Unions Might Rip Apart Liberalism

opinion

Jul 22, 2010 1:26 PM CDT

High Price of Unions Might Rip Apart Liberalism

Democrats must face a tough financial truth

(Newser) - Daniel Henninger thinks 2010 will go down in history as the year that marked "the splitting apart of American liberalism's assumptions about the purpose of government." With so many states and cities in financial trouble, liberals have to "come to grips with a tough truth: The demands...

White House, Unions Reach Deal on 'Cadillac Tax'

Jan 14, 2010 3:22 PM CST

White House, Unions Reach Deal on 'Cadillac Tax'

Agreement clears one of the biggest obstacles to final bill

(Newser) - The White House has struck a deal with unions on how to tax generous health insurance policies, one of the last major sticking points in crafting a final bill. Few details are available on the agreement over the so-called "Cadillac tax," but President Obama is expected to visit...

Ford Offers Buyouts to
All 41K Hourly Workers

Dec 22, 2009 5:46 AM CST

Ford Offers Buyouts to All 41K Hourly Workers

Low response expected for 2nd buyout offer of year

(Newser) - All 41,000 hourly union workers at Ford plants have been offered buyout or retirement deals as the company seeks to slash its workforce. Ford is in better shape than GM or Chrysler, but still has more workers than it needs, according to a company spokesman. The company failed to...

6 Globe Unions
Cut Deal; Largest Remains

May 4, 2009 9:39 AM CDT

6 Globe Unions Cut Deal; Largest Remains

Two more still need to settle differences or Boston paper will shutter

(Newser) - Under threat of closure from the New York Times Co., six of the Boston Globe's seven unions have hammered out tentative deals with management, agreeing to millions in concessions, reports the Globe. But the newspaper's largest union, the Boston Newspaper Guild, is taking a break from negotiations following what the...

Times Co. Gives Globe
Weekend to OK $20M Cuts

May 2, 2009 3:34 PM CDT

Times Co. Gives Globe Weekend to OK $20M Cuts

But accounting error further infuriates staffers

(Newser) - The Boston Globe will live to print another edition, now that the New York Times Company has extended its deadline to midnight tomorrow, the Globe reports. Marathon negotiations continued after last night’s deadline, when the Times Co. granted the eleventh-hour reprieve for the paper’s unions to approve $20...

Globe's Rank-and-File Will
Take Pay Cuts—if Execs Do

Apr 5, 2009 3:34 PM CDT

Globe's Rank-and-File Will Take Pay Cuts—if Execs Do

Management, unions sit down

(Newser) - Unionized Boston Globe employees say they’re willing to make sacrifices to save their foundering newspaper—but only if executives and managers do the same, the Globe reports. “If management is willing to lead us, to take pay cuts and concessions, I'm sure the union would be willing,”...

120K Protest
'Economic
Treason'
in Dublin

Feb 21, 2009 6:53 PM CST

120K Protest 'Economic Treason' in Dublin

(Newser) - As many as 120,000 marched through Dublin today, enraged over a government plan to repair the economy by freezing worker pay and taxing pensions, the Irish Times reports. Calling the strategy "economic treason" in a speech to the crowd, union leader David Begg blamed "a business...

I'll Fight for 'Hardworking Families': Solis

Jan 9, 2009 2:35 PM CST

I'll Fight for 'Hardworking Families': Solis

Union foes challenge Labor nominee, but confirmation expected

(Newser) - Barack Obama’s pick for labor secretary vowed today to “improve the opportunities for hardworking families,” CNN reports. “My vision for the Department of Labor is rooted in who I am,” said Rep. Hilda Solis, the daughter of two union members. The four-term congresswoman from Los...

Labor Faces a Tough Year
at Table as Economy Stalls

Jan 5, 2009 6:45 AM CST

Labor Faces a Tough Year at Table as Economy Stalls

Worsening economic conditions are forcing unions to reopen contracts, weigh givebacks

(Newser) - Organized labor is facing one of its toughest negotiating years in decades as the swooning economy prompts employers to seek givebacks and contract reopenings, reports the Wall Street Journal. With several major contracts expiring—AT&T, United Airlines, and Goodyear, among others—2009 could be punishing for labor.

Obama: I Never Discussed My Seat With Blago

Dec 10, 2008 10:05 AM CST

Obama: I Never Discussed My Seat With Blago

Prez-elect talks policy priorities, scandal in wide-ranging interview

(Newser) - The president-elect opined on a variety of issues with the Los Angeles Times yesterday, including how his name will be announced at inauguration (Barack Hussein Obama, as per tradition):

Priorities: He'll start with "a serious investment" in infrastructure for "a green-energy economy."
Centrist Cabinet: He's not

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Openly Gay Union Activist
on Shortlist for Labor Secretary

Dec 3, 2008 10:43 AM CST

Openly Gay Union Activist on Shortlist for Labor Secretary

Granholm, Sebelius also rumored picks

(Newser) - A gay union leader is on the shortlist for Barack Obama's secretary of labor, the Wall Street Journal reports. Democratic officials have confirmed that Mary Beth Maxwell—who would become the first openly gay Cabinet member in American history if chosen—is being vetted for the position, along with Govs....

New Congress' Key Fights Could Be Dem-on-Dem

ANALYSIS

Nov 25, 2008 10:22 AM CST

New Congress' Key Fights Could Be Dem-on-Dem

Party split ideologically, geographically on major issues

(Newser) - The Democrats have amassed so much power in Congress their internal conflicts may matter more than their fights with the GOP. In Politico, Martin Kady II takes a look at some likely intra-party fault lines:

Californians against rust-belters on the environment: “The Midwestern Democrats—Sherrod Brown, Evan Bayh, and

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Boeing
Machinists
End Strike

Nov 1, 2008 11:07 PM CDT

Boeing Machinists End Strike

Union members ratify pact; work to resume after 8 weeks

(Newser) - The Boeing strike is over. Machinists in three states overwhelmingly ratified a union contract to end an eight-week strike that cut the airplane maker's profits and stalled jetliner deliveries. The union says the contract protects more than 5,000 factory jobs, prevents the outsourcing of certain positions, and preserves health...