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February 8, 2013 | Group Think
The labor and community organizer hopes the president will guarantee workers the right to negotiate fair wages and benefits.
Following the House GOP leadership election, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., speaks to reporters after the House Republicans voted for her to head the Republican Conference for the next session of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
January 14, 2013 | BillBoard

What we’re reading is our daily roundup of recommended reads. Today’s articles include reports on our economic “pickle,” dark money and the IRS, and how drones prolong wars. Continue reading

Right To Work Michigan
December 11, 2012 | Money & Politics

Governor Snyder’s surprise announcement that he would sign the controversial bill into law is a blow to unions in the labor movement’s birthplace. Continue reading

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November 16, 2012 | Group Think
The AFL-CIO president says that the way Americans cast their ballots should inform how Washington deals with the fiscal cliff.
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November 14, 2012 | News & Notes
The Nation columnist Greg Kaufmann reports on the the fight in Cincinnati to end "poverty wages" for the city's 1,000 janitors.
Supporters attending a labor rally hold signs supporting rights to unionize at United Steelworkers union headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
July 9, 2012 | Take Action
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July 6, 2012

Two experienced union organizers join Bill to discuss the future of American labor. Continue reading

Source: occupymay1st.org
March 2, 2012 | Q&A

Salon‘s Natasha Lennard says Occupy is coming back with a strong second act. Continue reading