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With the attacks on workers in Wisconsin, Ohio and other states, it’s more important than ever to show your support for union workers and employers that honor their workers’ desire to belong to a union.

Union Plus is now offering a one-time $50 credit if you switch your cell phone service to AT&T, the only unionized national wireless company. ...

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March 11, 2011

Judge denies request to block Wisconsin anti-union law

MADISON — A judge on Friday denied an emergency request to block the law that strips nearly all collective bargaining powers from Wisconsin’s public workers, but the legal fight over the contentious measure is just beginning.

Democratic Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk filed a lawsuit minutes after Republican Gov. Scott Walker signed the bill Friday morning. It alleges ...

February 25, 2011

US: Honor Public Workers’ Bargaining Rights

(Washington, DC) - Proposals in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, and other states to strip public workers of collective bargaining rights violate international labor rights standards, Human Rights Watch said today.

"There are real financial constraints on states, but that is no excuse to seek to eliminate fundamental rights," said Alison Parker, US Program director at Human ...

A must see video!

Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan Stands Up Against SB-5 (Ohio Senate Bill 5, the "Anti-Union Bill") on the House Floor. ...

February 24, 2011

Capuano ‘bloody’ comment becomes flashpoint in union flap

By Kyle Cheney

U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano expressed regret Wednesday for his choice of words at a Tuesday rally to support Wisconsin workers, after national and local Republicans pounced on him for “over-the-top and inflammatory rhetoric.”

“Congressman Mike Capuano must have lost the memo from President Obama and Democratic leaders who were demanding ...