Hoffa: Walker Has Gone Too Far IBT ..."Destroying workers' collective bargaining rights won't balance the budget and it won't create a single job..."
Poll: Americans favor union bargaining rights USA Today ...The poll found 61% would oppose a law in their state similar to such a proposal in Wisconsin, compared with 33% who would favor such a law...
Battle for workers' rights hits Lansing; more protests today over taxes, budget Detroit Free Press ..."They've been thinking about this for a long time, the tea party and the far right. This is their dream," Hoffa told the Free Press...
Wis. governor warns of layoff notices ABC12 ...Neither Republicans nor Democrats are budging: Walker says he won't negotiate, and the 14 missing Senate Democrats say they won't return until he does...
Koch brothers quietly open lobbying office in downtown Madison The Cap Times ...The billionaire brothers whose political action committee gave Gov. Scott Walker $43,000 and helped fund a multi-million dollar attack ad campaign against his opponent during the 2010 gubernatorial election have quietly opened a lobbying office in Madison just off the Capitol Square...
State budget clashes spread to Indiana, Ohio Washington Post ...The offensive by Republican governors to tackle the power of public employee unions sparked new clashes Tuesday as protesters descended on Ohio's capitol and Democratic lawmakers in Indiana fled the state to avoid a vote on anti-union legislation...
At Grave Risk (opinion) New York Times ...The great promise of the United States, its primary offering to its citizens and the world, is at grave risk...
UPS takes ocean freight service to 10 Asian ports Associated Press ...United Parcel Service Inc. said Tuesday it plans to expand one of its ocean freight services to 10 additional Asian ports after its rollout in Japan...
Emanuel Triumphs in Chicago Mayoral Race New York Times ...Mr. Emanuel, who will take office in May, won 55 percent of the vote against five other candidates...
