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Unions suffer sharp decline in membership

Source: Wausau Daily Herald, Jan 24 2013, 5:02am CST

WASHINGTON (AP) Union membership plummeted last year to the lowest level since the 1930s as cash-strapped state and local governments shed workers and unions had difficulty organizing new members in the private sector despite signs of ...

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Labor Voices: GOP's agenda sells Michiganians short

Source: Detroit News Online  |   May 22 2013, 12:47am CDT

It is time for Michiganians to have a real conversation about both value and values. Do we want to protect corrections officers or produce fatter CEO paychecks? Are we trying to give our kids the cheapest possible education or the be ...

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Tim Hudak looks to import anti-union politics from south of the border

Source: Rabble.ca  |   May 21 2013, 7:50pm CDT

Tim Hudak recently turned to prominent Republican lobbying firm Greener and Hook for direction. It's a fitting move as the Progressive Conservatives most significant policy proposal comes straight out of the U.S. Rig ...

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Source: Economic Policy Institute  |   May 21 2013, 12:49pm CDT

Five years after the beginning of the Great Recession the unemployment rate for some minority workers is significantly higher than that for white workers in a number of states, including Texas, New Mexico, Michigan, Missi ...

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Source: Mackinac Center for Public Policy  |   May 20 2013, 11:30pm CDT

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Minnesota unions win big victory at Capitol

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune  |   May 20 2013, 10:10pm CDT

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Source: CNN/Money  |   May 20 2013, 4:22pm CDT

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Source: MLive.com  |   May 20 2013, 9:22am CDT

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Source: The Medina County Gazette  |   May 20 2013, 5:54am CDT

BRUNSWICK — Council members are looking to send a message to state lawmakers, setting up the potential for another battle with Brunswick business leaders. At tonight’s meeting, Council is expected to hear a resolution that would forma ...

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