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USA : Public has one last chance to speak on city union ordinance

Source: Anchorage Daily News
USA : Covered California's plan to partner with Wal-Mart is criticized

Source: LATimes
USA : Advocacy Group to Monitor Reform Efforts in Public Schools

Source: NYTimes
USA : In Supreme Court Debate on Voting Rights Act, Justice Roberts' Dubious Use of Statistics

Source: FiveThirtyEight/NYTimes
USA : I'm Fighting for My Coworkers' Jobs (re: T-Mobile/MetroPCS merger)

Source: SignOn.org
USA : The bullies in Congress are holding the economy hostage with across-the-board budget cuts that will cost 750,000 jobs this year

Source: AFL-CIO
USA : Charges dropped against former warehouse employees; suit settled

Source: Herald-News
USA : Ufcw Joins Chicago Rally For Immigration Reform

Source: UFCW
Workplace Rules to Battle Bullying on the Rise

A number of states are considering legislation that would allow workers to sue for on-the-job harassment and bullying that causes physical or emotional harm. Some employers have already instituted anti-bullying policies, but advocacy groups want a more comprehensive response to what has been a problem on the rise since the economic downturn began. More than a dozen states have considered legislation to combat on-the-job bullying in the past year.
President Obama Signs Re-Authorization of the Violence Against Women Act into Law

This afternoon, President Obama signed into law the re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).