• Unions seek to protect federal gas tax. • Where have all our wages gone? • ALEC 101: You need to read this. • Baltimore longshoremen approve local contract. • Public employee unions under attack in Nevada. • Fast-track deal at impasse (for now) in the Senate. • Could Wisconsin's governor now abolish the weekend? • Low wages are influencing family planning. • Unions win initial victory over Illinois gov. in union fee lawsuit. • Scientists to Smithsonian: Cut your ties with the Koch brothers.