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Wednesday, January 23, 2013  A state board has approved an emergency regulation to keep school buses running in case unionized drivers in the Lowcountry go on strike.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  School bus drivers in Dorchester District 2 have authorized a strike as their contract negotiations continue.

Thursday, August 23, 2012  South Carolina's insurance plan for public employees expects to spend about $70 million to provide the preventive services that federal health care law requires insurance plans offer at no out-of-pocket cost to workers.

Monday, August 20, 2012  Teachers may have to pay more in insurance premiums.

Thursday, May 03, 2012  South Carolina's current public employees would see fewer changes in their pension benefits under a Senate panel's plan than the House proposed.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012  Efforts by House Democrats to give South Carolina's public employees a one-time bonus in November have failed.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  Teachers and other South Carolina public employees may get their first raise in four years.

Monday, December 12, 2011  A legislative panel has initially approved a plan to fix South Carolina's pension system.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011  Updated with video, new photo. Impasse over Wisconsin union rights proposal enters second week as Democrats remain on the run.

Saturday, October 02, 2010  An assistant attorney general in Michigan has been using his personal blog to attack the openly gay student body president at the University of Michigan

Wednesday, September 15, 2010  Since 2008, New Jersey and at least 19 other states from Wyoming to Rhode Island have rolled back pension benefits or seriously considered doing do — and not just for new hires, but for current employees and people already retired.