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  1. class warfare
    Activists Have Declared War on Hedge Funds — and They Might Be WinningLarge investors are pulling out money for both political and financial reasons. Does this mark the beginning of a long decline?
    By Michelle Celarier
  2. Scalia-less SCOTUS Gives Surprise Reprieve to Public-Sector UnionsAn anticipated 5-4 decision that would have gutted union membership rolls did not happen. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. Sandoval Declines Supreme Court ConsiderationThat was fast.
    By Eric Levitz and Claire Landsbaum
  4. early and often
    Key Nevada Union Won’t Endorse Either DemocratThe labor organization is saving its political energy for the general.
    By Jonah Shepp
  5. Mike Elk on Trying to Unionize Politico“Unfortunately, the anti-union forces in the newsroom have tried to make the union drive all about me.”
    By Marin Cogan
  6. early and often
    President Obama Takes Swipe at Scott WalkerBeing the focus of Obama’s ire only boosts Walker’s 2016 chances.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. the man
    UPS Fires 250 Drivers for ProtestingA 90-minute walk-off cost them all their jobs.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  8. lawsuits
    Rikers Driver Slowdown Made Inmates Miss Chemotherapy, Suit ClaimsAn unintended side effect.
    By Adam Martin
  9. school daze
    School-Bus Drivers to End Strike, Give Up on BloombergThey’ll wait until the mayor’s gone before expecting any change.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  10. airport security
    JFK Workers’ Gift to You: No Holiday StrikeBut no promises for stress-free travel in 2013.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. the national interest
    Everybody Misinformed About Right to WorkI’m pretty sure my calm explanation of labor law will make everybody stop being angry about Michigan.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. airport security
    Security Guards at JFK Airport to Strike for the HolidaysGreat.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  13. Frank Rich on the National Circus: America’s Real Fiscal CrisisWho’s really hurting workers? The Koch brothers, for starters.
    By Frank Rich
  14. ink-stained wretches
    New York Times Agrees to Relationship CounselingA mediator will come in to help with the ongoing contract dispute.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  15. ink-stained wretches
    Times Management Stages a Walkout of Its OwnNegotiations for a union contract are not going smoothly.
    By Adam Martin
  16. ink-stained wretches
    New York Times Staff Plans to Walk Out for a Few Minutes Today“It is time to raise our voices.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  17. neighborhood news
    Strand Employees Are Playing Hardball on Union Contract NegotiationsMove over, longshoremen.
    By Noreen Malone
  18. on the waterfront
    Want a Job That Pays $400K for ‘Little or No Work’?Don’t we all?
    By Noreen Malone
  19. ink-stained wretches
    New York Times Hosts Peaceful ProtestThe Newspaper Guild showed solidarity today amid contract negotiations.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  20. transportation
    Transport Workers Union Probably Won’t StrikeNegotiations are a week past their deadline, but no one seems very anxious about it.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  21. stand clear of the closing doors
    Transportation Workers Union to MTA, Cuomo: ‘Shove It’Negotiations continued beyond last night’s midnight deadline.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  22. the national interest
    People Like Us: Why Ohio Rejected GOP Limits on Collective BargainingThe public doesn’t want to cut government programs for people like themselves.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. politics
    Mississippi, Ohio Vote Against Conservative LawsAnti-union and anti-abortion measures fell, giving Democrats some hope.
    By Brett Smiley and Joe Coscarelli
  24. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Romney Decides to Be Less Romney-ish About Ohio Union LawA day after refusing to take a side, Romney says he “fully supports” the law .
    By Dan Amira
  25. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Romney Makes a Painfully Romney-esque Hedge on Anti-Union LawHe won’t say whether he supports an Ohio law limiting collective bargaining rights.
    By Dan Amira
  26. occupy wall street
    Why Union Support for Occupy Wall Street MattersExpect today to draw the biggest crowds yet.
    By Noreen Malone
  27. cuomolot
    Cuomo and Public Employees Union Can’t Make a DealSo 3,500 state workers are getting laid off.
    By Noreen Malone
  28. saving the union
    Poll: America Still Not That Keen on Labor UnionsJust in time for Labor Day.
    By Chadwick Matlin
  29. disunion
    Did the Democrats Win or Lose in Wisconsin Last Night?Democrats failed to flip control of the Senate after winning only two, not three, seats.
    By Dan Amira
  30. cuomolot
    Cuomo’s Union Victory: Won With Open Arms(And a stick in his back pocket.)
    By Chris Rovzar
  31. ink-stained wretches
    Alt Weekly Sets Up Alt Website in Case of a StrikeStaff at ‘The Village Voice’ is threatening to take their talents elsewhere on the Internet.
    By Noreen Malone
  32. indiana
    Indiana’s On-Strike Democrats Return to WorkHoosiers working together. Again.
    By Julie Gerstein
  33. what’s the matter with wisconsin?
    ‘New York Is Not Wisconsin’: Cuomo’s Stance on Last In, First Out Greased the Way With the UnionsGive a little to get a lot.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  34. andrew cuomo
    Cuomo and the Cheeseheads: Will Wisconsin’s Union Fight Help Or Hinder New York’s Governor?Will fired-up unions stampede Albany?
    By Chris Smith
  35. what’s the matter with wisconsin?
    The Koch Brothers Have a Hand in Wisconsin’s UnrestThe billionaire conservatives are pushing Walker’s anti-union stance.
    By Julie Gerstein
  36. what’s the matter with wisconsin?
    Wisconsin Teachers Will Return to WorkWisconsin students totally bummed.
    By Julie Gerstein
  37. what’s the matter with wisconsin?
    Obama Backs Wisconsin’s Runaway Senators, Decries ‘War on Unions’“It’s like Cairo has moved to Madison.”
    By Nitasha Tiku
  38. harper’s magazine
    Harper’s Union Members Now Begging for DonationsThis is getting to be unladylike.
    By Chris Rovzar
  39. harper’s magazine
    Venerable Lefties at Harper’s Divided by UnionIn a strange, ironic endgame, liberal owner John R. MacArthur is fighting against a unionized staff.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  40. starbucks bucks
    Starbucks Workers Get Holiday Pay, Protest AnywayVenti latte makers unite!
    By Julie Gerstein
  41. cuomolot
    Cuomo’s First Step: Taking on Unions Over State Salary FreezeA bold opening salvo from the new governor.
    By Chris Rovzar
  42. public relations
    New Union Picketing Tactic: Annoying Everyone Within EarshotThe giant union rat gives way to the din of whistles.
    By Dan Amira
  43. neighborhood news
    Strike at Co-op City Creating ‘Mountains of Trash’Still, residents seem to be siding with striking workers.
    By Chris Rovzar
  44. ink-stained wretches
    WSJ Strikes Wage-Freeze Deal With UnionIt’s not all bad news for employees, though.
    By Chris Rovzar
  45. animanhattan
    New York Firefighters Did Not Enjoy Giving This Elephant a Bath!It may look like this member of FDNY Engine 245 is smiling as he soaps up Suzie the Ringling Brothers Elephant, but in reality it is a grimace of pain.
    By Jessica Pressler
  46. don’t forget the motor city
    GM Will Likely Shut Down Plants for Longer This SummerAs opposed to the normal two-week production break, sources at GM say the company may take up to nine weeks off in order to reduce inventory.
    By Chris Rovzar
  47. early and often
    Labor Makes Deal With the DevilIn an effort to push Obama farther to the left, a group of unions are teaming up with BLOGGERS to form a political-action committee. Egads!
    By Chris Rovzar
  48. early and often
    Paterson Brings a World of Hurt Upon HimselfHis budget-cut proposals came out today, and everyone is sharpening their knives — for him.
    By Chris Rovzar
  49. company town
    Citigroup Posts $2.5 Billion LossA lot of big news at the banks today — but there’s also crazy stuff going down with Jeff Zucker, Dan Rather, Brooke Astor (from beyond!), and Barack Obama, in our daily industry roundup.
  50. in other news
    Eliot Spitzer Pimps His New Vulture FundOn his 49th birthday, we get reports that Spitzer’s legal future looks grim, but his financial plan is a good one! Oh, yeah, and he doesn’t think the whole hooker thing was that big of a deal.
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