"Occupy Oakland" strike gains big labor support Associated Press ...A widely anticipated strike Wednesday by anti-Wall Street demonstrators in Oakland is expected to get a big boost from organized labor and established advocacy groups whose grievances range from school closures and waning union benefits to home foreclosures and cuts to libraries and services for the disabled...
Bank of America scraps debit card fee after consumer backlash Washington Post ...It was a classic David-and-Goliath fight, fueled by the growing populist outrage against the nation’s financial system. On Tuesday, the little guy won: Bank of America announced that it was abandoning the fee...
Progressive editor Matt Rothschild, 17 others arrested for using cameras in Wisconsin Assembly gallery Isthmus ...Rothschild said he was fed up with the arrests in recent weeks of citizens who defied the Assembly ban on displaying signs, and shooting photos and video...
Missouri billionaire’s tax crusade crosses state line to Kansas Kansas City Star ...political consultants said that if (Rex) Sinquefield becomes heavily involved in the Kansas income tax debate, it could profoundly change the political environment surrounding the issue...
Michigan Surpassing 48 States Shows Autos Drive U.S. Recovery Bloomberg ...Michigan’s economy is recovering from the recession at the second-fastest pace in the U.S., lifted by reviving carmakers and local manufacturers, according to a new Bloomberg index that tracks the pace of state growth...
Union workers in public, private sectors forge alliance to repeal SB 5 Youngstown Vindicator ...What started as a public- versus private-sector compensation debate has morphed into a union rights’ battle, with public and private unions generally sticking together...
