Judge Maryann Sumi in Madison will consider the request to temporarily stop the enforcement of the legislation that bars the collective bargaining by public workers in the state of Wisconsin. At present a suit was filed against the state legislators who passed the particular law. Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne filed the lawsuit claiming that the Republican lawmakers violated the state’s... 

Ohio faced union rallies in the past weeks after its House tried to pass a bill that would limit the collective bargaining rights of the state’s 350,000 public employees. The chairman of the House panel plans to take a break from the hearings regarding the bill. The break is meant to give the representatives some time to make amendments to the bill, which is already passed by the Senate. There would... 

A Bloomberg National Poll found out that most Americans don’t like the Republican anti-union bill. The poll showed that the people are more concerned about unemployment than government deficits. People are divided on whether public workers should sacrifice their benefits to help states through their financial crisis. It also showed that half of the respondents felt that the governors are unfairly... 

As thousands of protesters rally at the Wisconsin Capitol, there were several protests held across the U.S. in support of the union workers in Wisconsin. They let their voice heard to fight against the Republican-backed legislation that’s anti-union. The protest in Wisconsin is already in its 12th day and it has attracted the largest crowd yet. It is estimated that at least 70,000 protesters were... 

The Wisconsin assembly, which is dominated by the Republicans, approved Gov. Scott Walker’s bill, on Friday morning. The bill limits bargaining rights for the state’s 170,000 public workers on the subject of wages. However, this is still held up by the 14 Senate Democrats who had left the state to prevent a vote on this account. Republican Gov. Scott Walker is standing his ground, The... 

After the 2008 elections, the Republicans wanted to project an image that they welcome diversity by praising party raising stars such as Sarah Palin and Michael Steele. But now they have control of the House again, the GOP returns to becoming a white male only club. The Republicans in the House of Congress are passing new legislations that attack women’s rights. The first one is the H.R. 3, which... 

Wisconsin public employees have staged a weeklong protect as they are try to preserve 41 years of collective bargaining agreements. They got the support of Democratic Iowa state lawmakers Bruce Hunter and Kevin McCarthy, who went to Wisconsin and find out how they can prepare for a same type of union battle in their home state of Iowa. McCarthy is the House Democratic minority leader. He said that... 

A day after President Barack Obama unveiled his $3.7 trillion budget the Republicans in the House of Representatives are pushing for a bill that would cut the spending of the federal government. There wouldn’t be any compromise between the two groups regarding the government’s budget. The Republican Representatives patched up the bill after several weeks of intraparty discussions. If passed, the... 

It is obvious by now that the Democrats are frustrated by routine filibusters and buzz kills that are flying in from all over. Seeing to the procedural blockades and with nothing better to do, the Democratic parties are urging their leaders to negotiate with Republicans to change the rules regarding the Senate’s core principles. Speaking of rules, our dear old Senator Mitch McConnell has become... 

Recently Jon Stewart, the famous comedian, took a few jabs at the political parties for being a little lame towards the Health Bill issue for 9-11 firefighters. According to government reports, the affected parties during the post 9/11 incidents were supposed to be entitled to health care packages. However, the Senate Republicans and a couple of Democrats were blocking the bill approval for their personal...