During Jennifer Granholm’s eight-year tenure as governor of Michigan, she made it her priority to balance the rights of workers and union members while she and then-newly elected President Barack Obama got the manufacturing sector back on track for … read post
Likened by Wal-Mart spokesperson, Kory Lundberg to the “Super Bowl for retailers,” November 23 is now D-Day in the brewing battle between bigbox retailer Wal-Mart and thousands of disaffected employees trying to organize for better pay, fairer schedules and increased … read post
It has been 12 weeks since machinists for American manufacturing giant Caterpillar, aka CAT, took to the picket lines protesting a six-year wage freeze. The 800 workers based in Joliet, Ill. — Caterpillar employs a total of 93,000 employees worldwide [...] read post
The Occupy movement is rallying the public to help reignite the fire that Occupy Wall Street kindled last year. We rounded up the most critical resources and links so you can spend your time protesting. read post
The election battleground of Wis., where Governor Scott Walker is now the subject of a recall ballot, is analyzed by Mother Jones reporter Andrew Kroll. watch video
In Georgia, a state that was a cradle of the Civil Rights Movement, legislation proposed by members of ALEC would levy fines of up to $10,000 per day against groups organizing rallies, stifling free speech. watch video
The Republicans are in Illinois battling it out for last-minute votes. Also, we’ll talk about the assault on union and protest rights by the American Legislative Exchange Council. And former Asst. Secretary of State Jamie Rubin with the latest on [...] read post
