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    Caterpillar Machinists Strike Enters Third Week

    MAY 16, 2012 5:54AM

    By Bob Simpson


    Topics: business, economy, labor, unions, caterpillar, strikes

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 2272 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Occupy Transit! Transit Workers & Occupy Movement Team Up

    APRIL 5, 2012 3:18PM

    By Bob Simpson


    Topics: chicago, unions, public transit, politics, environment, economy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 1094 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Wisconsin's Recall: Time for New Thinking

    APRIL 7, 2012 11:45PM

    By Kristen Raney


    Topics: democratic primary, scott walker, unions, doug la follette, kathleen vinehout, kathleen falk, tom barrett, wisconsin, democrats, primary elections, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 4176 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    The War Against Economic Recovery

    MARCH 12, 2012 12:15AM

    By Bob Simpson


    Topics: union busting, labor, unions, politics, economy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 3839 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    America’s Ports: The Place Where Old Trucks Go To Die

    FEBRUARY 15, 2012 10:11AM

    By Bob Simpson


    Topics: ports, trucking, labor, unions, environment, economy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 4260 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    GOP Economics: Failure Is Not An Option. It's a Requirement.

    JANUARY 16, 2012 5:13PM

    By Bob Simpson


    Topics: unions, labor, democrats, republicans, politics, economy, business

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 3417 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    A Better Class of Criminal

    JANUARY 6, 2012 8:21AM

    By Bob Simpson


    Topics: chicago, unions, labor, environment, economy, business

    • Editor's Pick
    • 20 Ratings
    • 3020 Views
    • 29 Comments
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    Occupy Oakland Peacefully Shuts Down The Port Of Oakland

    DECEMBER 13, 2011 8:18AM

    By Kevin Army


    Topics: occupy america, occupy oakland, ows, occupy wall street, occupy, politics, unions, longshoremen, truck drivers, economy, oakland, west coast port shutdown

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 2166 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Ohio Voters Reject Senate Bill 5, Obamacare; Mississippi Def

    NOVEMBER 9, 2011 9:06AM

    By Michael Kwiatkowski


    Topics: unions, health care, elections, 2011, ohio, sb5, senate bill 5, obamacare

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 1140 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    North Pool Meltdown: Santa Plans Move to Hong Kong

    MAY 17, 2011 1:50AM

    By Daniel Rigney


    Topics: commercialization of christmas, santa claus, mrs. claus, business satire, business parody, satire, parody, child labor, human rights law, corporate conservatives, executive christmas bonuses, intimate, salacious, tabloid television, tabloid media, inquiring minds, congratulations matthew and beloit grads!, christie claus, north pole, north pool, north pool meltdown, hong kong, china labor market, toy industry, toy workers, toy sector, unions, santa icon, santa meme, climate change, global warming, reindeer, reinbot, santa's elves, elf taverns, open call, danagram, daniel rigney, belief/religion, comedy, economy, business, fiction, gossip, science, technology, television, travel, xmasinc. xmas, xmas inc.

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 1257 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    The Green Bay Packers on Unions

    MAY 8, 2011 11:25PM

    By Heidi Herron


    Topics: wi, unions, collective bargaining, walker, harsdorf, elect shelly moore for senator

    • Editor's Pick
    • 22 Ratings
    • 981 Views
    • 38 Comments
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    WI: For the People

    APRIL 27, 2011 9:43PM

    By Noahvose


    Topics: unions, budget bill, collective bargaining, politics, democracy, harsdorf, voter rights, recalls, wisconsin

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 1477 Views
    • 30 Comments
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    Sarah Palin Speaks to a Tea Party Rally in Madison

    APRIL 24, 2011 10:21AM

    By John Hamilton


    Topics: belief/religion, open+call, sarah palin, tea party, madison, lapd+swat, rokker, koch brothers, unions

    • Editor's Pick
    • 25 Ratings
    • 1371 Views
    • 53 Comments
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    Wisconsin voters spoke yesterday. What the hell did we say?

    APRIL 6, 2011 11:09PM

    By Heidi Herron


    Topics: state supreme court justice race, wisconsin, unions, collective bargaining

    • Editor's Pick
    • 30 Ratings
    • 1715 Views
    • 45 Comments
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    What's All the Fuss About Collective Bargaining?

    MARCH 23, 2011 8:04AM

    By Jeanette DeMain


    Topics: wisconsin, unions, collective bargaining, expert opinion, long and boring expert opinion

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 1039 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    Public, the Enemy No. 1

    MARCH 17, 2011 11:12AM

    By Robert J. Elisberg


    Topics: republican party, wisconsin, unions

    • Editor's Pick
    • 27 Ratings
    • 2134 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    Boiling the Middle Class

    MARCH 10, 2011 9:20AM

    By Kemstone


    Topics: budget, chris christie, citizens united, collective bargaining, corporate power, defense, deficit, democracy, education, koch industries, medicare, middle class, politics, protests, scott walker, social security, subsidies, taxes, unions, washington, wisconsin

    • Editor's Pick
    • 34 Ratings
    • 5371 Views
    • 97 Comments
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    Was the recent Wisconsin Senate action really Illegal?

    MARCH 10, 2011 9:37AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: process, confrontation, manipulated, manipulation, power grab, act, union rights, unions, rights, collective bargaining, politics, wisconsin, illegal, compliance, open meetings law, illegal act, legislature, state legislature, due process, process denied, justice denied, inappropriate, overstepped, overreach, overreached, explanation, analysis, review, objection, objected, rule, law, legislation, republican, democrat, coup, rush, notice, lack of notice, 2 hours, 24 hours, procedure, senate, wi

    • Editor's Pick
    • 28 Ratings
    • 1281 Views
    • 38 Comments
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    Taking back Wisconsin

    MARCH 10, 2011 1:01AM

    By Heidi Herron


    Topics: collective bargaining rights, unions, workers, wisconsin, scott walker

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 875 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Wisconsin Senate Votes to Reinstitute Slavery

    MARCH 9, 2011 11:58PM

    By The Desperate Blogger


    Topics: satire, political humor, wisconsin 14, unions, scott walker, collective bargaining

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