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Wisconsin gov. officially cuts collective bargaining
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker succeeded Friday in taking away nearly all collective bargaining rights from the vast majority of the state's public employees, quietly capping weeks of contentious debate and delivering an epic...Tags: Local Government, Democratic Party, National Government, Government, Labor Legislation
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Boycotting Democrats may attend union rally Thursday
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The leader of Indiana's boycotting House Democrats says some members of his caucus may return to the Statehouse from Illinois for a labor union rally Thursday. The House won't be in session on Thursday or Friday because...Tags: College Sports, College Basketball, Democratic Party, Basketball, Sports
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Thousands expected for Indiana Statehouse union rally
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Thousands of union members are expected for a rally Thursday at the Indiana Statehouse. Union organizers say it will be the biggest rally they've staged at the Statehouse this year. Labor groups have held rallies, sit-ins,...Tags: Illinois, Democratic Party, Indiana, Career and Workplace
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Michigan Senate considers domestic partner benefits
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republicans in the Michigan Legislature are trying to overturn a decision to extend state-paid health insurance coverage to same-sex partners or other adults living with some state employees. The Republican-led Senate...Tags: Civil and Public Service, Gays and Lesbians, Michigan, Government, Vehicles
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UAW membership up 2010 for 1st time since 2004
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union is gaining members again after years of declines. In a filing with the U.S. Department of Labor, the union said Thursday that it had 376,612 members in 2010, up 6 percent from 355,191 in 2009. That's...Tags: Politics, Elections, Career and Workplace
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All eyes set on Indianapolis as thousands are expected to support workers' rights
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — All eyes will be on Indianapolis Thursday.
Thousands are expected to gather at the Statehouse to support unions and workers' rights.
This time around, about 20,000 people are expected to show up at the Statehouse.
Democrats...Tags: Illinois, Democratic Party, Labor Legislation, B Patrick Bauer, Indianapolis
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Wis. governor tells unions it will lay off workers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has formally notified state unions that he intends to lay off workers, but affected employees may not see the notice for at least two weeks. Walker's spokesman Chris Schrimpf said Friday that the...Tags: Government, Labor Legislation, Elections, The Associated Press, Wisconsin
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Thousands of union members fill plaza outside Indiana Statehouse
INDIANAPOLIS -- Union members and their supporters have held demonstrations every day for the past three weeks at the Indiana Statehouse, but their rally Thursday was the biggest yet.
Despite frigid winds and temperatures in the mid-30s, thousands of...Tags: Democratic Party, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, AFL-CIO, Vehicles
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Wisconsin GOP pressing ahead with anti-union law
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Republican leaders appear to be taking the same confident and bullish approach to implementing their divisive collective bargaining law that they took to passing it, suggesting they may ignore a judge's warning...Tags: Lawyers, Democratic Party, Labor Legislation, Elections, Health Insurance Cost
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Judge weighs whether Wisconsin union law took effect
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge weighed arguments Tuesday about whether an order she issued intended to temporarily block the state's divisive new collective bargaining law was still in place, or whether Republican leaders had again...Tags: Local Government, Lawyers, Democratic Party, Government, Labor Legislation
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Indiana Dems return after 'softening' GOP agenda
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana House Democrats are back at work after a five-week boycott to protest a Republican agenda they consider an assault on labor unions and public education, but whether their efforts will ultimately change the outcome of...Tags: Wayne, Democratic Party, Labor Legislation, Elections, Human Interest
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Gay marriage ban amendment worries Indiana companies
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Executives from two of Indiana's most prominent companies told a state Senate committee on Wednesday that their ability to recruit top employees could be hurt by a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage and...Tags: Lilly Eli & Co, Democratic Party, Same-Sex Marriage, Economy, Business and Finance, Elections
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