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The Battle for the Postal Service: Postal Unions Go Postal
The Battle for the Postal Service:  Postal Unions Go Postal  by Cheryl K. Chumley Labor Watch, April 2012 (available as PDF) Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe recently explained to Congress…
by Cheryl Chumley on April 2, 2012

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The Battle for New England
The Battle For New England Labor Watch March 2012, by Ivan Osorio (PDF available here:  LW0312) Summary:  Like the rest of the nation New England is reeling from…
by vadum on March 2, 2012

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The Battle For California
(view as PDF here:  LW0212) California voters may soon get to decide whether to change the state’s public employee pension system. Supporters of a pension reform ballot…
by Kevin Mooney on February 20, 2012

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Labor Notes: January 2012
The drop in the national unemployment rate from 9 to 8.6 percent in November was hailed by many as a welcome bit of good news. A closer look at the…
by Matt Patterson on January 3, 2012

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The Union Difference: A Primer On What Unions Do To The Economy
(From the January 2012 publication of Green Watch, PDF here) Everyone knows that unions try to raise…
by James Sherk on January 3, 2012

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Police Officer Union Organizes a Mob
In New York City, 16 police officers have been arraigned on charges ranging from fixing parking tickets to drugs and grand larceny.  One officer, Jose R. Ramos of the 40th…
by Matt Patterson on December 2, 2011

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Unions Heart Occupy Wall Street
Unions have provided Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protestors with resources including office space, photocopying services and food, in exchange for the activists “…pitching in to help unions ratchet up action…
by Matt Patterson on December 2, 2011

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Tobacco Workers Reject Unionization
A majority of plant workers at the second largest American cigarette company have voted against union representation, reports the Associated Press. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.’s preliminary count was 686 out…
by Matt Patterson on December 2, 2011

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Labor Department vs. Employers: Rewriting Advice Exemption to Benefit Unions
The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (“LMRDA”) says labor relations consultants and lawyers must report to the government on their activities if they attempt to persuade employees in a…
by Francis T. Coleman on December 2, 2011

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Battleground Ohio: John Kasich’s Collective Bargaining Reform Goes Down
Upon taking office in 2005, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels identified the power of state employees’ unions as a root cause of his state’s fiscal woes. Daniels issued an executive order…
by James Antle on December 2, 2011