Apr 11 Watch Detroit Orchestra Back for Encore After Labor, Budget Discord The Detroit Symphony Orchestra returned to the stage this weekend for two free concerts. Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch Wisconsin Public Workers Union Rights Go Head-to-Head with State Budget Woes A push to reduce state workers' benefits and eliminate collective bargaining caused a furor this week as protesters descended on Wisconsin's Capitol. Judy Woodruff examines the predicament with Jonathan Williams of the American Legislative Exchange Council and Randi Weingarten of… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch Wisconsin’s Crowded Capitol: Collective-Bargaining Protest Grows Amid the firestorm in Wisconsin over whether to scrap collective-bargaining rights for public employees, Ray Suarez speaks with Wisconsin Public Television Capitol reporter Adam Schrager, who has been covering the protests this week -- described as the largest in Madison… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch Writers’ Strike Centers on Internet ‘Residuals’ The Writer's Guild of America has been on strike for several months now, a strike called over a dispute on 'residuals' -- money made mostly by DVD sales and Internet streaming of television shows. Jeffrey Kaye of KCET Los Angeles… Continue watching
Sep 26 Autoworkers Union, General Motors Reach Tentative Deal By PBS NewsHour The United Auto Workers union ended its two-day strike on General Motors early Wednesday with a tentative deal that includes a health care plan funded by GM but managed by the union. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch U.S. Will ‘Respond Firmly’ as Iran Seeks Greater Role in Iraq President Bush said Monday that the United States would "respond firmly" to Iran's intentions to expand its economic and military ties with Iraq, as outlined by Iran's ambassador to Baghdad. Analysts discuss the possible outcomes. Continue watching
Dec 20 New York Transit System Grinds to a Halt By PBS NewsHour New York City's transit union workers went on strike in the pre-dawn hours Tuesday, causing thousands of New Yorkers to find a different means of getting to work. Continue reading
Dec 11 Striking in Seattle — Week Four The strike against Seattle's two daily newspapers continues. Workers resumed a boycott campaign Sunday after contract talks collapsed. Continue reading