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In one jam-packed weekend, 33 members from CWA?s Newspaper Guild and NABET sectors learned about everything from organizing, mobilizing and collective bargaining to movement building to the nitty-gritty of finance and contract enforcement.

AFL-CIO convention delegates put new emphasis on organizing, building partnerships with community allies and other strategies to restore bargaining rights and make democracy work for working families.

Yesterday was a big day for Missouri workers, as the GOP-controlled state legislature failed to override Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon?s vetoes of legislation aimed at cutting the corporate tax rate and forcing unions to get written permission to withhold dues from paychecks.

The Democracy Initiative and Demos co-sponsored a Capitol Hill briefing for congressional staff on the new report ?Stacked Deck: How the Dominance of Politics by the Affluent & Business Undermines Economic Mobility in America.?

Democracy demands an independent news media free of government interference. But recently, journalists have been the subject of surveillance in the government's pursuit of whistleblowers.