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Breaking News: Judge Blocks Collective Bargaining Bill in Wisconsin

Published 18 Mar, 2011 Today, Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi issued a temporary restraining order blocking the implementation of the bill that strips hundreds of thousands of hard working Wisconsinites of their voice on the job. “Judge Sumi confirmed today what we knew all along – that the bill stripping hundreds of thousands of…

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Hundreds Rally for Collective Bargaining in Ohio

Published 21 Mar, 2011 Despite the cold and the rain, tens of thousands of middle class Ohioans showed their resolve by rallying in towns and cities across the state on March 15 to protest Senate Bill 5 that would strip public workers of their collective bargaining rights. With signs in hand and wearing TWU ponchos,…

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Struggle for Workers’ Rights Continues 100 Year Later

Published 23 Mar, 2011 One hundred years ago on March 25, 1911 a fire erupted on the top floors of a shirtwaist factory in a Manhattan that in just 30 minutes would take the lives of 146 workers, mostly young women, in the historic and tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. The horrendous event sparked reform…

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Transit Leaders Make Connections

Published 24 Mar, 2011 TWU leaders representing transit division locals from around the country met with fellow local and national union activists, transportation experts and transit system administrators to discuss the major challenges facing the transportation industry during a period of decreased funding and service cuts, an aging workforce and changing technology. The Transportation Learning…

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