Today in 2010 President Barack Obama signs a $26 billion bill designed to protect 300,000 teachers, police and others from layoffs spurred by budgetary crises in states hard-hit by the Great Recession.
• A great week for American Labor • The momentum is on labor’s side right now • Actors threaten to strike alongside writers • The dream of one big union • Is Scabby the Rat at the tail end of his relevancy? • NLRB files complaint against NCAA, Pac-12, USC • Why child labor in America is skyrocketing • Meet the writers strike’s secret weapon: Hollywood Teamster boss Lindsay Dougherty