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Voters Reject Right to Work in Missouri
In a massive win for labor, Proposition A, a law that would have brought Right to Work to Missouri, was defeated by a vote 67%- 32%.
Scott Walker Trails by Double Digits in Latest Poll
With less than 100 days to go before the 2018 midterm elections, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is not looking likely to return to Madison.
New York Kicks Out Spectrum
For nearly a year and a half, Local 3 IBEW members at Spectrum/Charter have been on strike. With the company refusing to negotiate, New York’s utility commission, the Public Service Commission...
NY Guv On Janus: We Will Deduct Union Dues
Today Governor Cuomo announced the state Department of Labor has issued guidelines for public employers in the wake of the recent Janus decision issued by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Media Calls Out Koch on Right to Work Mailer
The following editiorial was written by the Kansas City Star in response to the upcoming vote in Missouri on Right to Work. Political mailers are so often misleading that they should probably go...
Washington D.C. Voters May End the Tipped Minimum Wage
On Tuesday, Washington, D.C., voters will have an opportunity to vote on Initiative 77, a ballot measure supported by a wide array of progressive and labor organizations that...
No Prevailing Wage in Michigan
Over the last year, the anti-union Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) have been collecting petition signatures to repeal Michigan’s prevailing wage. Once they gained enough signatures,...
Teachers Elect Their Own to Kentucky State Legislature
As teacher walkouts and strikes swept the nation in April and May, Kentucky teachers joined the movement by flooding the state capital. They were calling on Governor Matt Bevins to veto three anti-...
Teachers Walkout In North Carolina
The year of the Teacher’s strike is spreading. The movement which started in Appalachia and moved west to Oklahoma, Arizona and Colorado has now come to one of the most anti-union states in the...
Missouri Rushing the "Race to the Bottom"
Since February 2017, unions in Missouri have been fighting the implementation of Right to Work in the state. After the bill was signed by Governor Eric Greitens, unions from across the state launched...