States Aim to Strangle Unions by Their Blue Collars

States Aim to Strangle Unions by Their Blue Collars

Time to party like it's 1981 . States are running out of money, so where do they turn to save some cash? Union busting! "State officials from both parties are wrestling with ways to curb the salaries and pensions of government employees," The New York Times' Steven Greenhouse reports, because those expenses take up a pretty big chunk of state budgets. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, will ...

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Pension Fund Losses Hit States Hard, Data Show

States reported .1 trillion in total revenues in 2009, down from .6 trillion a year earlier â€" the steepest drop the Census Bureau has reported since it began collecting such data in 1951.

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United States tops Sweden for bronze in junior tourney

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Chris Kreider had two goals, and Jack Campbell made 34 saves to help the United States win the bronze medal at the World Junior Championships with a 4-2 win over Sweden on Wednesday.

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