Tag Archives: unions

• News

  Michigan lawmakers pass bills weakening union power

  LANSING, Mich. (CNNMoney) — As protesters descended on the Michigan Statehouse Tuesday, two controversial “right-to-work” measures that would weaken unions’…
• Business

  Hostess and Wonder Bread Outlet in Greenfield closing its doors

  GREENFIELD — Hostess Brands and a key union agreed Monday, November 19th to try to mediate their dispute — an…
• News

  Unions fight bonuses for Hostess execs

  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Hostess Brands will ask a bankruptcy judge on Monday for approval to shut down the company…
• Business

  Wal-Mart fights back on Black Friday protest plan

  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — As Wal-Mart workers prepare to stage a walkout on Black Friday, the world’s largest store is…
• Politics

  Unions demand Wis. judge let Act 10 ruling stand

  MADISON (AP) — Union attorneys have asked a Madison judge to let stand a ruling that Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s…
• News

  Chicago teachers vote to return to work, strike ends Tuesday

  CHICAGO (CNN) — Hundreds of thousands of Chicago schoolchildren will return to class Wednesday after the teachers union voted to…
• News

  School districts staying the course in wake of Act 10 ruling

  MENOMONEE FALLS — On Friday, September 14th, a Dane County judge declared parts of Act 10 unconstitutional. Act 10 curtailed…
• News

  Striking Chicago teachers not close to a deal, union says

  (CNN) — Striking Chicago public school teachers amassed outside the school system’s headquarters for a second day Tuesday, September 11th…
• News

  Chicago teachers strike leaves 400,000 students out of school

  (CNN) — Just days after their school year started, 400,000 Chicago students will be out of school indefinitely as their…
• News

  Laborfest held in Racine — one of cities with highest unemployment

  RACINE — The annual Laborfest celebration was held Monday, September 3rd in Racine — one of Wisconsin’s cities with the…
• News

  Different feel for this year’s Laborfest, after recall protests last year

  MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee’s annual “Laborfest,” held each Labor Day had a different feel this year. Last year, there were protests…
• Politics

  Political Lowe-down: Will recall election be labor’s last stand?

  MADISON — At its heart, the gubernatorial recall campaign in Wisconsin is about the struggle between labor and management. After…