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Meet the Heartless Jerk Leading a Project to Eliminate Sick Leave

Posted on: Feb 8, 2013, Source: Daily Kos

Rick Berman, who is proud to be called "Dr. Evil," is going after paid leave.

Chicago Teachers Suspend Strike, Will Return to Work Tomorrow

Posted on: Sep 18, 2012, Source: Daily Kos Labor

Chicago Teachers Strike Continues; Rahm Vows Legal Action

Posted on: Sep 16, 2012, Source: Daily Kos Labor

Are the NFL's Scab Referees Putting Players in Danger? (Yes)

Posted on: Sep 10, 2012, Source: Daily Kos Labor

Michigan Supreme Court Orders Emergency Manager Measure Onto Ballot

Posted on: Aug 6, 2012, Source: Daily Kos Labor

House Republicans Put Their Politics in Practice by Paying Women $10,000 Less Than Men

Posted on: Jul 12, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Obama Pushes Romney Into Showdown On Tax Cuts, Romney Can't Quit Defending 1%

Posted on: Jul 10, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Utility Companies Put Corporate Power Over Electrical Power

Posted on: Jul 9, 2012, Source: Daily Kos Labor

Con Ed Lockout of 8,500 NYC Power Workers Continues

Posted on: Jul 5, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Texas GOP Makes Opposition to "Critical Thinking Skills" Official Policy Until 2014, Now Claiming it Was an Accident

Posted on: Jun 30, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Congress May Be Getting Closer to a Deal to Keep Student Loan Rates Low

Posted on: Jun 25, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Romney's Job Cutting Record: Report Says Bain Capital Invested in Companies That Outsource

Posted on: Jun 22, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Diane Ravitch Out at Brookings, Romney Advisor to Blame?

Posted on: Jun 18, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Did a Mitt Romney adviser get education expert Diane Ravitch dumped by the Brookings Institution?

Unions Applaud Obama's Big Immigration Announcement

Posted on: Jun 15, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Senate Debating Paycheck Fairness Act Monday, But Republicans Remain Opposed to Fair Pay

Posted on: Jun 4, 2012, Source: DailyKos Labor

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Transfers $100,000 From Recall Campaign to Legal Defense Fund

Posted on: May 30, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Scott Walker's Recall Strategy: Avoid Anyone Who Isn't A Walker Voter Already

Posted on: May 29, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Republican NLRB Member Accused of Leaks to Romney Campaign Resigns

Posted on: May 28, 2012, Source: Daily Kos Labor

Republicans Block NY Minimum Wage Increase That Would Give 880,000 Workers a Raise

Posted on: May 25, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Men Move Into "Women's Jobs," Even Though There Are No High-Paying "Women's Jobs"

Posted on: May 23, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

House Set to Vote on Xenophobic, Homophobic Version of VAWA; Obama Threatens Veto

Posted on: May 16, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Scott Walker Recall Has Wisconsin Democrats Frustrated with Lack of National Party Support

Posted on: May 14, 2012, Source: Daily Kos Labor

An Obama Assist in Wisconsin Recall Against Scott Walker

Posted on: May 11, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Union Presidents Offer Support for Obama on Marriage Equality

Posted on: May 10, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Senate Democrats to Bring Paycheck Fairness Act to Vote

Posted on: Apr 27, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

To Prevent Student Loan Hike, Dems Want to Tax Corporations -- GOP Would Rather Slash Public Health

Posted on: Apr 27, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Half of College Grads Under 25 are Unemployed or Underemployed

Posted on: Apr 24, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Keep Student Loan Interest Rates Low--In Exchange for Extending the Bush Tax Cuts? Say What?

Posted on: Apr 23, 2012, Source: Daily Kos Labor

Shock Doctrine at the Post Office: How the GOP Manufactured a Crisis and Too Many Dems Went Along

Posted on: Apr 22, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Hold one thought in your mind every time you read about the "crisis" the U.S. Postal Service is in: There is a crisis, but it's a manufactured one.

Violence Against Women Act headed for a Senate Vote, Stuck in the House

Posted on: Apr 18, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Surprise, Surprise: On Equal Pay Day, Women Still Earn Less than Men--Even in "Women's Occupations"

Posted on: Apr 16, 2012, Source: Daily Kos Labor

Rush Limbaugh is Wrong About Rising College Costs--But So Are Most Politicians

Posted on: Apr 9, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Rising college tuitions and student loan debt are a part of the broader war on workers, not a consequence of misguided liberal policies.

Georgia Republicans Move Quickly to Pass Anti-Picketing Bill, Slashing Unemployment Insurance While They're At It

Posted on: Mar 28, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

NYC Mayor Bloomberg Proposes Firing Half the Staff of High School for Struggling Students

Posted on: Mar 27, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Investigation Reveals Cheating on High-Stakes Tests Across the Nation

Posted on: Mar 26, 2012, Source: Daily Kos Labor

Mitt Romney: 'Planned Parenthood, We're Going to Get Rid of That'

Posted on: Mar 14, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

What to Take Away From the Latest Jobs Report

Posted on: Mar 9, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Florida Legislature Continues Push to Drug-Test Everyone but Florida Legislators

Posted on: Mar 5, 2012, Source: Daily Kos Labor

How New York City's Flawed Data Fuels the Right's War on Teachers

Posted on: Mar 4, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Even If Mitt Romney Did Create the Jobs He Claims, Their Low Wages Won't Bring Back the Economy

Posted on: Feb 27, 2012, Source: DailyKos Labor

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