Category: State & Local Budgets
- 12/21/12 Wall Street Journal Duo: You’re Not Working Hard Enough Right-wing bloggers Biggs and Richwine ignore data that show lay-offs cut public services.
- 12/20/12 Saunders’ Focus: Ending the War on Working Families AFSCME president pledges to stay in campaign mode, fight attacks in states across the country.
- 12/18/12 In Illinois, the Anti-Worker Fraternity Gets a New Member in Quinn Pat Quinn joins right-wing governors in scapegoating working people.
- 12/13/12 Michigan Battle Extends Beyond Labor Right-to-work isn’t the only legislation that ALEC is moving in Michigan.
- 12/12/12 Mich. Emergency Financial Manager Law: The Saga Continues In the midst of Michigan’s right-to-work battle, Governor Snyder brings back the Local Dictator Law.
- 12/11/12 Thousands Protest Michigan’s Right-to-Work (for Less) Bills Corporate-driven lawmakers pass legislation to weaken workers’ rights.
- 12/10/12 President Obama: Michigan Right-to-Work Bill is All About Politics “What they’re really talking about is giving you the right to work for less money.”
- 12/06/12 A Competition with Very Few Winners An investigation by The New York Times reveals a race among state and local governments for the benefit of large companies
- 12/06/12 Michigan Anti-Union Advocates Want to Undermine the Middle Class Supporters of “right-to-work (for less)” law launch battle to undermine workers’ unions.
- 12/06/12 Ohio County Workers Join AFSCME Employees overcome anti-union campaign to improve their jobs.
