Protesters arrested nationwide as Occupy Wall Street rallies rage on CNN ...Police hauled away protesters in various cities early Sunday as Occupy Wall Street rallies raged on for the 30th day...
Occupy Wall Street Live The Guardian ...More than 950 demonstrations against the global financial system and corporate greed are being held in more than 80 countries around the world today...
Alaska pension hearing planned Fairbanks Daily News-Miner ...Senate Bill 121 would give state employees the choice of opting into a defined-benefit program that has guaranteed payouts and benefits upon retirement. The Alaska Legislature did away with the defined-benefit program in 2006 by replacing it with a defined-contribution program, similar to a 401(k), that shifts risk from the state to the employee. The 2006 decision has been met with stiff opposition from employees...
Unions win round over Arizona law Phoenix Business Journal ...The National Labor Relations Board, labor unions and the Obama administration don’t like a measure passed by Arizona voters in 2010 that reaffirms rules saying union organizing can only be done via secret ballot...
CA has new law to stop intimidation of farmworkers Associated Press ...California has a new law that will allow state regulators to automatically certify union elections by farmworkers if they determine growers used threats or intimidation toward workers in the election process...
Corbett School Reform Plan Calls For Vouchers, Charter School Fixes The Morning Call ...Gov. Tom Corbett introduced his long-awaited school reform plan today, calling for vouchers for students in the state’s worst-performing schools, tougher evaluation standards for public school teachers and changes in the way the Pennsylvania regulates charter schools...
