Pictures from the brewing standoff between Chicago teachers and Rahm Emanuel.
Working in America
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Rahm’s Wedge
Marginalizing unions in Democratic cities is a fine way to bust up the party.
Posted inEconomic Policy
As Common As Dirt
In the fields of California, wage theft is how agribusiness is done.
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GM’s Hunger Games
The hunger strike is just the latest in a long history of labor tensions in Colombia.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Should Labor Boycott Charlotte?
Holding the party fête in the least unionized state in the country hasn’t done much to repair the frayed friendship between unions and Democrats.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Court’s Scott Walker Moment
Five justices tell public-employee unions they “tolerate” them—for now.
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Post-New Deal America Needs Unions
Those who think workers only needed to organize in the bad old days need to face the hard truth: We’re living in them.
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EMBARGOED Did A Tea Party Group Violate Wisconsin Law in Recall Fight?
The Center for Media and Democracy is filing a complaint against the Campaign to Defeat Barack Obama for not registering its pro-Walker recall activities with the state’s Government Accountability Board.
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Public Employee Union Endorse (And Help) The Guy Who Supports Dictators
This may not be the public employee union’s smartest move.
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Wisconsin Recall: A Conservative Case for Election Day Registration
For years now, Republicans have pushed for more barriers to voting, with the implication that voting access will benefit Democrats. So how did the Republicans win Wisconsin’s high-turnout recall?