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Insiders reveal practices of AZ banks that survived the crash
The old adage — “If it doesn’t kill you, it will make you stronger” — generally applies to biological organisms. But it could also apply to the financial system in Arizona, which has had 14 bank failures since 2009.
Expect anti-union turmoil to intensify
The turmoil over the slew of measures introduced last week to dismantle public-sector unions in Arizona was fierce, but it was also limited to the legislative committee that heard the bills.
Phoenix protesters in support of Wisconsin workers
A few hundred protesters gathered in Phoenix to support Wisconsin workers protesting their governor's proposal to limit union rights.
Lawmaker: Regulating unions’ picketing methods would aid Arizona business
A state lawmaker wants to limit how unions can protest during labor disputes, offering a bill to ban picketing intended to coerce a company or its employees and to help employers bring defamation suits when workers spread untrue information.
Nurses rally for national law mandating ratios for patient care in hospitals
Hospital care suffers because overworked nurses are assigned too many patients and are unable to voice their concerns out of fear of reprisals from administrators, members of a nurses union said Dec. 8. About 300 nurses from across the country demonstrated outside the offices of the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association, a group that advocates for hospitals and health care systems, in sup[...]
