Michigan weakens union rights in home of auto industry | Reuters

Michigan weakens union rights in home of auto industry | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Michigan enacted a ban on mandatory union membership on Tuesday, dealing a stunning blow to organized labor in the state that is home to U.S. automakers and the symbol of industrial labor in the United States."

Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel asks judge to declare teachers' strike illegal | World news | guardian.co.uk

Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel asks judge to declare teachers' strike illegal | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Union's refusal to approve contract endangers students' safety, city officials argue, as strike enters its second week"

Wisconsin judge strikes down law that ended collective bargaining rights | World news | guardian.co.uk

Wisconsin judge strikes down law that ended collective bargaining rights | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Law that led to push to recall governor Scott Walker is found unconstitutional after two public-workers unions sue"

A win

Ohio Turns Back a Law Limiting Unions’ Rights - NYTimes.com

Ohio Turns Back a Law Limiting Unions’ Rights - NYTimes.com: "The landslide vote to repeal the bill — 62 percent to 38 percent, according to preliminary results from Ohio’s secretary of state — was a slap to Gov. John R. Kasich, a Republican who had championed the law as a tool for cities to cut costs."

Ohio voters soundly defeat effort to curb unions | Reuters

Ohio voters soundly defeat effort to curb unions | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Ohio voters on Tuesday rejected a law limiting the collective bargaining rights of public workers, in a major victory for organized labor and a defeat for the Republicans who backed the measure."