Teamsters file ethics complaint against Gov. Rick Scott over prisons Tampa Bay Times Herald ...The Teamsters Union has filed an ethics complaint against Gov. Rick Scott in an attempt to block a state plan to privatize prison operations in 18 South Florida counties...
Anti-S.B. 5 and anti-H.B. 194 groups rally at UT Toledo Blade ...“We wanted to make a connection between Issue 2, which attacks democratic rights, such as the right to have union representation, and House Bill 194, the voter suppression act, which damages democracy...”
N.H. Speaker Fails Again to Override ‘Right to Work’ Veto AFL-CIO blog ...Following weeks of speculation, William O’Brien, the speaker of the New Hampshire state House, failed to call a vote to override Democratic Gov. John Lynch’s veto of a so-called right to work legislation in a special session today after O’Brien realized he may not have the votes needed to override the veto...
Wisconsin Citizens Dragged From Public Meeting For Video Recording Pixiq ...A group of citizens who were quietly video recording a Wisconsin State Assembly session Tuesday were dragged out by police, even though state law clearly allows them to do so...
NJ gov details meeting with oil tycoon Associated Press ...The topic of a 10-state initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions never came up during a private lunch meeting between New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and billionaire oil tycoon David Koch this winter — five months before Christie decided to pull the state out of the pact, the governor said Wednesday...
House expected to pass measure that would undermine labor case against Boeing Co. Associated Press ...The bill would prohibit the federal agency from ordering any employer to shut down plants or relocate work, even if a company illegally retaliates against unionized employees...
