Labor

Revenge of the Lunch Ladies

Bucking a 30-year trend, Chicago's lunchroom workers win a moratorium on shuttering school kitchens.

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| Fri May. 4, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett

$16 Million Later, Scott Walker's Still Deadlocked in Recall Fight

Walker's frozen approval ratings could spell trouble for him in the June 5 recall election.

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| Thu May. 3, 2012 10:12 AM PDT

Inside Occupy Wall Street's New York March

Was this year's May Day a sign of things to come?

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| Wed May. 2, 2012 8:35 PM PDT
Scott Walker

Chris Christie: "Do the Right Thing" and Reelect "Courageous" Scott Walker

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| Wed May. 2, 2012 10:51 AM PDT

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Occupy May Day: Union Square Is "A Serious Mosh Pit" Right Now

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| Tue May. 1, 2012 2:17 PM PDT

Occupy May Day: Pictures From Williamsburg Bridge

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| Tue May. 1, 2012 12:01 PM PDT

Scott Olsen, Iraq Vet Hurt by OPD Projectile: "I'm Not Alright."

But that's not stopping him from taking part in May Day protests.

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| Tue May. 1, 2012 11:13 AM PDT

MAP: What's Happening Where on Occupy May Day

Locate the latest developments, actions, and police responses to May Day activists.

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| Tue May. 1, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Video Exclusive: Ani DiFranco's "Which Side Are You On?"

The fiercely independent folk-rocker gets political—with a little help from her fans.

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| Mon Apr. 30, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
Charles Woodson

WATCH: Football Hero Charles Woodson Doubles Down on Union Rights in Wisconsin

The Green Bay Packers star says workers "should have their right to be a union."

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| Fri Apr. 27, 2012 2:22 PM PDT

Occupy Aching for a May Day Comeback

How can the protest movement survive? Make friends and "be a thousand-ring circus."

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| Thu Apr. 26, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Could a Union Strike Ground the Pentagon's New Jet?

Lockheed workers seeking to protect their pensions are putting the "strike" in the $1 trillion F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

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| Mon Apr. 23, 2012 1:13 PM PDT

Sweatshop Labor Is Back With a Vengeance

The new face of sweatshop labor: prisoners.

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| Thu Apr. 19, 2012 12:37 PM PDT
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ALEC to Right-Wing Bloggers: We Need Your Help!

With corporate members jumping ship, ALEC asks for reinforcements as it mounts a defense campaign.

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| Wed Apr. 18, 2012 12:24 PM PDT
Tom Barrett

Will Scott Walker's Recall Give Tom Barrett His Revenge?

The Milwaukee mayor may have the best chance of beating Wisconsin's controversial governor, but Barrett and Walker share a common foe—the state's biggest unions.

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| Mon Apr. 16, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

"He Lied to the People of Wisconsin"

Gov. Scott Walker's assault on workers' rights triggered public outrage, but in the recall fight his opponents are highlighting a broad list of alleged misdeeds.

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| Mon Apr. 9, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett

Milwaukee Mayor Jumps Into Wisconsin Recall Rumble

Tom Barrett, a Democrat who lost to Walker in 2010, poses the biggest threat to union favorite Kathleen Falk in the May 5 primary.

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| Fri Mar. 30, 2012 3:40 PM PDT

WATCH: Apple's Overseas Cache [Fiore Cartoon]

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| Thu Mar. 22, 2012 10:48 AM PDT

Exclusive: Shadowy WI Group Bankrolled by Big Labor Unions

Wisconsin's largest teachers union and a national public-employee union put their money on Democrat Kathleen Falk.

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| Wed Mar. 21, 2012 2:12 PM PDT

How Walmart Conquered the World

Walmart's journey from small-town five-and-dime to mother of all megastores.

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| Wed Mar. 21, 2012 3:00 AM PDT