All 327 articles by Roger Bybee
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Survey Shows Overwhelming Public Support for Social Security
In order to deliver the pound of flesh demanded by Republicans to resolve the sequestration impasse, President Obama...
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Study Demolishes the Myth That U.S. Workers Lack Skills
Over the last few years, the media has blared warnings that a “skills gap” among American...
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Yes, He Did: Obama Plugged Trans-Pacific Partnership While Touting ‘Middle Class’ Growth
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is an imminent threat to American workers--and it has the Obama administration's full support.
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UAW Battles for Human Rights in Organizing Drive at Mississippi Nissan Plant
Seizing advantage of a widespread complacency about the suppression of labor rights in the United States, employers have...
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5 Key Tasks for the New Secretary of Labor
With President Barack Obama set to appoint a new Labor Secretary soon to replace staunch union advocate Hilda...
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With Massey Energy Execs Cutting Deals, Will the Don of Coal Country Finally Face Time?
Don Blankenship, the former Massey Energy CEO who gained wide notoriety for his relentless drive for profits at...
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Who Will Replace Hilda Solis?
The next Labor Secretary must be a fierce advocate—and as importantly, must be given free rein.
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Obama Reassures Labor on Priorities in Battle Over the Fiscal Cliff
Against the backdrop of the supposed “fiscal cliff” budget battle, the AFL-CIO and the SEIU have...
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Election Day Sees Labor Victories in Wisconsin’s Class War
Wisconsin—a central battleground in the American class war (see here and here) over the last two...
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Makers, Takers and Fakers: What Obama Needs to Win
In the wake of the Wall Street meltdown of 2008 and the still-lingering effects of the economic crisis, the...
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Camden, N.J. Moves Ahead with Firing Entire Police Force
I dream'd in a dream I saw a city invincible to the attacks of the whole rest...
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Paul Ryan’s Biggest Lie
Will Paul Ryan dare again to frame the GM shutdown as a black eye for Obama?
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The Billionaire Bandits Behind Paul Ryan
Author Greg Palast follows the money trail leading up to Paul Ryan's nomination.
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Do NFL Players Have the Power To End Referee Lockout?
The NFL owners’ intransigence came home to roost before a huge national audience on Monday night...
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Thousands at Fighting Bob Fest in Madison Cheer Anti-Walker Ruling
A throng of thousands in Madison, Wis., erupted in cheers upon learning of Dane County Circuit Court Judge...
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Democrats Provide Pugilistic Rhetoric But Puny Plans for Struggling Economy
The Republican National Convention in Tampa was a non-stop parade of shameless lies (GOP vice presidential candidate Paul...
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Paul Ryan’s High Threshold for Hometown Pain
How the vice-presidential nominee has gotten away with policies devastating his Wisconsin district
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U.S. Industrial Policy Needed, But Elites in Both Parties Have No Answers
After decoding the Sunday New York Times' opaque front-page article on U.S. manufacturing, it becomes clear that...
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New Report Reveals The Extent of For-Profit Colleges’ Corruption
Cutbacks in public technical school and university programs have created new opportunities for for-profit colleges, which have skillfully...
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Study Shows Need for Anti-poverty Measures, But Obama Seems AWOL on Minimum Wage
“We are at a moment, where if government’s growth is left unchecked and unchallenged ...
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Romney Challenged to Debate Offshoring as Jobs Flow to China
Mitt Romney’s campaign bus conveniently bypassed Freeport, Ill., on his recent “Every Town Counts”...
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Screwed in Scranton: Why Is This Just a Local Fight?
“Did he [President Obama] not get the message in Wisconsin [the June 5 recall vote]? [He wants] more...
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Dems Paint Romney as “Outsourcer-In-Chief,” But Will Obama’s Trade Deal Blow It?
The Obama administration and Democrats have been busily puncturing Mitt Romney’s record as an experienced &ldquo...
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Nuns on Bus Give Yardstick to Paul Ryan on Catholic Economic Justice
Catholic nuns seem to have an uncanny ability to spot the insincere, the hypocritical and the uncaring. Thus,...
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Older Workers Confront Cold New World in Harsh Job Market
Leon Burzynski, president of the labor-backed Alliance for Retired Americans in Wisconsin, is someone who appreciates the steps...
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Why The Economy Has Only Recovered for the One Percent
For the fortunate few scanning America's economic recovery from luxurious penthouse suites, they are treated to the...
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Post-Recall, Unions Look to Re-Define Relationship with the Democratic Party
Tuesday’s recall election in Wisconsin is provoking a profound re-thinking of labor’s relationship to...
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This is What Plutocracy Looks Like: Walker Rides Huge Funding Edge to Victory
On Tuesday night, with Gov. Scott Walker’s re-election in a special recall vote, Wisconsin learned a...
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‘Right-To-Work’ Legislation on GOP’s Launching Pad in Wisconsin
A triumph by Gov. Scott Walker in Tuesday’s recall election in Wisconsin could mean a push...
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Labor Stresses Ground Game Against Republican Riches in June 5 Recall Fight
A digital timer counting down the days, minutes and seconds to the recall election for Gov. Scott Walker...
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Message to Wisconsin: Fight the Power, Forget the Polls
The last 16 months have provided an unpredictable emotional roller-coaster ride of demoralizing lows and exhilirating highs since Scott...
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Workers Battle ExxonMobil Over Safety at Baton Rouge Refinery
With almost $500 billion in annual revenues, ExxonMobil is one of the world's truly powerful corporations. With all...
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Ryan Shrugs: Overlooked GOP Budget Provision Would Fuel Offshoring With New Tax Incentives
GOP House Budget Chair Paul Ryan reigns as the GOP’s resident economic genius, even as...
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Top 1% Fills Gov. Scott Walker’s Recall War Chest With $25 Million
Spending blitzkrieg will intensify, with recall election 4 weeks later MILWAUKEE, WIS.—“It's people power versus...
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As Crisis Wears On, ‘UCubed’ Aims to Be Megaphone for Unemployed, and Ignored
“[N]o one is hiring for entry level jobs, temp services are taking advantage and not even...
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Postal Workers Unions Continue Fight to Stop Massive USPS Cutbacks
Senate passes bill blocking end to Saturday service, and focus moves to House “Congress created this manufactured...
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Will Wal-Mart Mexico Bribery Scandal Help Build Support for Labor?
"Wal-mart [is] a company that, more than any other on earth, sets labor standards across industries that feed...
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UAW Local 600 Takes Direct Action Against Tide of Motown Foreclosures
"The time it takes us lawyers to win even the easiest of victories means most homeowners will not...
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Why Is the Recovery So Feeble? Ask (Laid-Off) Public-Sector Workers
The slashing of public-sector jobs—concentrated in states Republicans took control in 2010—is accounting for a...
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Salvadoran Mining Fights Spark International Lawsuits
Activists struggle against free-trade provisions, as USW challenges mining industry goals Despite pervasive poverty and unemployment in their...
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Labor Coalition Warns Against War With Iran
US Labor Against the War says "it is time to invest at home" A broad coalition of influential...
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The Great Training Wreck: Job Skills Deficits and Corporate-Backed Tech Schools
Worker training has emerged as a major flashpoint between labor and corporate leaders, igniting conflicts over low corporate...
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Judge Strikes Down Key Parts of Gov. Walker’s Anti-Union Bill
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s Friday began with the Government Accountability Board certifying a recall election on...
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‘Right-to-Work’ Laws a Fatal ‘Cure’ for Wages. Why Can’t Labor Make the Case?
By every conceivable measure, wages in the United States are falling despite the fragile recovery that has managed...
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GE’s Warm and Fuzzy Ad Campaign Ignores U.S. Job Slashing
“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy,...
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Could Recall Fight Open New Progressive Era in Wisconsin?
Some veteran labor activists in the state are thinking big MILWAUKEE—Wisconsin State Firefighters President Mahlon Mitchell,...
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Under Siege, Wis. Gov. Walker Faces Defeats, Blunders—and Looming Recall
MILWAUKEE—“Governor Walker is under attack from every side, really being buffeted around right now,”...
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Is Parody a Felony? Latest Twist in Fight Over GOP Suppression of Wis. Labor Art Show
“Parody is one of the few weapons that labor people are still allowed to use,” Madison-based...
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GOP Attacks Obama With Gas Price Cudgel, While Media Ignores Refinery Closures
As the stock market and overall economy slowly improve, the GOP continues to blame President Obama for...
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Dire Straits: College Students Face Tuition Hikes, Debt, Disinvestment
"Higher education is supposed to be the great equalizer in America,” ruefully noted Charity Schmidt, a University...
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