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A pivotal time for Atlantic City casinos and unions

Suzette Parmley The Philadelphia Inquirer
As city police hauled away about two dozen of his casino union brethren in handcuffs at a mass protest last week, longtime Trump Taj Mahal bartender Al Messina couldn't help but wonder aloud:Is this what 24 years comes down to? What happened to the bond between the casino industry and its workers?

A pivotal time for Atlantic City casinos and unions

Suzette Parmley The Philadelphia Inquirer
As city police hauled away about two dozen of his casino union brethren in handcuffs at a mass protest last week, longtime Trump Taj Mahal bartender Al Messina couldn't help but wonder aloud:Is this what 24 years comes down to? What happened to the bond between the casino industry and its workers?

Amid Soaring Profits, Walmart Cuts Health Insurance for 30,000 Workers

Sarah Lazare Common Dreams
Walmart, the largest retailer in the world and the largest private employer in U.S. announces the elimination of insurance for an estimated 30,000 part-time workers and across-the-board hikes in health insurance premium costs for the remainder of its workforce. Despite soaring profits, Walmart is cutting health insurance for its part-time workers even as it is "systematically eroding full-time jobs."

Deadly Force, in Black and White

Ryan Gabrielson, Ryann Grochowski Jones and Eric Sagara ProPublica
A ProPublica analysis of killings by police shows outsize risk for young black males.

Haiti's Duvaliers Are Dead; But Duvalierism Lives On

Amy Wilentz AmyWilentz.Com
Last week Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier died, signaling the passing of the last Duvalier to rule Haiti. But corruption in Haiti is still rampant, and the U.S.-backed regime of President Michel Martelly uses the political toolbox developed by the Duvaliers to control the country. "Papa Doc" and "Baby Doc" Duvalier are dead; but Duvalierism lives on.

People's Veto of a Union-Busting Law Holds Lessons

John McNay Labor Notes
A new book, "Collective Bargaining and the Battle of Ohio: The Defeat of Senate Bill 5 and the Struggle to Defend the Middle Class," by John McNay, draws lessons from the battle in Ohio that defeated a Republican anti-union bill by public referendum.