Oct 26 Watch UAW President Bob King on New Contracts: Top Priority Was Creating Jobs Chrysler's workers on Wednesday became the last of the Big Three to ratify a new four-year labor contract. United Auto Workers officials fought hard to get members to OK the contracts after several major plants voted against the deals. UAW… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch Wis. Voters Weigh in With ‘Mixed Verdict’ for GOP, Democrats Wisconsin Republicans defied a bid to oust them from control of the state Senate Tuesday in recall battles waged fiercely by anti-tax groups and public employee unions. Margaret Warner discusses the meaning of the recall results and the Badger State's… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch Divided Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Collective-Bargaining Restraints The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 to uphold a controversial law, backed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker, to deny some public workers their right to collective bargaining. Judy Woodruff discusses what's ahead in the ongoing legal and political battles with… Continue watching
Mar 09 Wis. Senate’s Surprise Vote to Restrict Bargaining Stuns Unions, Democrats Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker; file photo In a swift and surprising move that caught Democrats and union leaders off-guard, Republicans in Wisconsin's state Senate approved a bill Wednesday night that would curtail collective bargaining rights for most public unions… Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch AFL-CIO’s Trumka: No American Should Face Choice Between Rights, Job Judy Woodruff talks to Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, a voluntary federation of 57 U.S. and international labor unions. Many AFL-CIO members would be affected by pending state-level legislation that would cut collective-bargaining rights for public employees. Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch Protests in Wisconsin, Elsewhere Stir Debate on Public vs. Private Pay, Benefits In Wisconsin, the contentious question of public vs. private sector pay has risen anew. Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch News Wrap: Protesters Continue to Pressure Governments in Bahrain, Yemen, Oman In other news Monday, protesters in Bahrain, Yemen and Oman continued pressuring their governments for reforms. In Saudi Arabia, 100 academics and activists called for sweeping changes, including the creation of a constitutional monarchy. In Afghanistan, four NATO troops were… Continue watching
Feb 17 In Wis., Thousands Protest Anti-Collective Bargaining Bill By Lauren Knapp Thousands of demonstrators have descended on Wisconsin's Capitol building this week to protest a bill that would strip state workers of their collective bargaining rights. On Thursday, Democratic lawmakers left the state in an attempt to stall voting on the… Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch News Wrap: Deal Reached on Taxing ‘Cadillac’ Plans In other news, President Obama and union leaders reached an agreement on taxing high-cost health care plans, and a suicide bomber killed 20 people in Afghanistan. Continue watching
Apr 15 Pilots Could Prove Obstacle to Airline Mega-Merger By PBS News Hour To combat rising fuel prices and other economic woes, Delta and Northwest airlines have agreed to a merger that would create the planet's biggest carrier, a move that could prompt similar proposals in the troubled industry. Continue reading