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Special-interest spending floods Cailfornia races in new political landscape
May 24, 2012

The State Worker: Furloughs: Pay now, pay later
May 24, 2012

Capitol Alert: Democrat Xochitl Paderes drops out of Stockton Assembly race
May 22, 2012

Democrat Xochitl Paderes drops out of Stockton Assembly race
May 22, 2012

Utah's experiment with 4-day workweek has lessons for California
May 21, 2012

City Beat: Would Sacramento approve tax hike for cops, parks, firefighters?
May 16, 2012

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U.S. Home Prices Rising in Recovery, FTN's Low Says
May 23, 2012 | Bloomberg

Calstrs CEO Ehnes on Vote Against Wal-Mart Board
May 23, 2012 | Bloomberg

Hofman Says East Asia Has to Find New Sources of Growth
May 23, 2012 | Bloomberg

Labor Unions Wikipedia Information

A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members ("rank and file" members) and negotiates labor contracts with employers. This may include the negotiation of wages, work rules, complaint procedures, rules governing hiring, firing and promotion of workers,...

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Robert Reich: The Tinder-Box Society
May 02, 2012
May 1, 2012 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit 13,338 Tuesday, its highest since December, 2007. The S&P 500 added 16 points. Wall Street will remember May 1...

AM Alert: Hollywood meets politics as Jimmy Kimmel roasts Obama
April 27, 2012
VIDEO: Dan Walters talks about why California labor unions want new rules on municipal bankruptcy. Gov. Jerry Brown has left the state with a hot ticket for...

Robert Borosage: Romney’s Big Lie
April 25, 2012
April 25, 2012 - Mitt Romney opened the general election campaign last night in Manchester, New Hampshire, using his acceptance speech to unleash a fierce attack...

CSU freezes Spring 2013 enrollment
April 03, 2012
California State University (CSU) will cancel spring admissions for the 2013 year in an attempt to lower CSU-wide enrollment by 16,000 students. The reduction is...

Labor Unions feeling the pinch from citizen initiatives resorts to deception
August 02, 2011
Russ Steele By now you should have heard the ad being run by Californians Against Identity Theft's, which is a a labor union clone organization dealing in lies...

Robert Reich | Why the Republicans War on Workers’ Rights Undermines the Economy
June 15, 2011
June 14, 2011 - The battle has resumed in Wisconsin. The state supreme court has allowed Governor Scott Walker to strip bargaining rights from state...

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Thomas Sowell: Very ugly, very cynical and very dangerous
May 06, 2012 | AppealDemocrat
Labor unions, like the United Nations, are all too often judged by what they are envisioned as being -- not by what they actually are or what they actually do. Many people,...

From around the web

Dan Carpenter: Gregg says jobs link sets his corporate tax cut plan apart
May 22, 2012
Taxes, pollution, consumer protection, labor unions -- when it comes to a choice between what the Chamber of Commerce wants and what, say, the Citizens Action Coalition or...

Milwaukee paper backs embattled Wisconsin governor
May 20, 2012
Walker has been under fire for months, particularly from labor unions... ...

For John Gregg and Mike Pence, diversity is the ticket in picking a running mate
May 18, 2012
Traditionally, political factors have been important in picking a running mate: geography, gender, the ability to raise money or to shore up a constituency such as social conservatives or labor unions ...

Branstad pushes for higher gas tax
May 18, 2012
Many labor unions, which often oppose Branstad's initiatives, have voiced support for a gas tax increase. Ken Sagar, president of the Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO, said...

WellPoint shareholders say no to political spending proposal
May 16, 2012
At an annual meeting marked by shouts and a street protest, WellPoint shareholders on Wednesday rejected a proposal pushed by labor unions ... bargaining by labor unions. WellPoint...

Los Angeles labor groups accuse mayor of a war on women
May 14, 2012
Labor unions ... In a twist on a theme that has flared up on the national political stage, labor unions representing Los Angeles city workers are accusing Democratic Mayor Antonio...

Labor Unions on twitter

	RT @mgrossi1: The economic downturn of 1937–38, and the bitter split between the AFL and CIO labor unions led (cont) http://t.co/16E0wm61 Twitter: @Adenovir
	The economic downturn of 1937–38, and the bitter split between the AFL and CIO labor unions led (cont) http://t.co/16E0wm61 Twitter: @mgrossi1
	State roundup: Labor unions continue Wis. Governor recall push; 'Affordability ... http://t.co/1lb8Eq5u Twitter: @USBATips
	@ghensel it's all about the labor unions. Twitter: @peate
	Re the last article I just retweeted on Qatar labor unions, i'm expecting a spiteful response from a certain someone in the UAE #hater Twitter: @BintAlRifai
	#State roundup: Labor unions continue #Wis. Governor recall push; '#Affordability gap' in #Minn.: http://t.co/uj4a4dx3 \| #Democrats #office Twitter: @TibidyHealth