Arnie terminated!

Bit late with this - but at a time of turmoil in the US labour movement it was good to see a whole range of unions - both AFL-CIO & CTW - pulling together to kick the 'Governator' into touch last week.

They were so successful in beating back proposals (which included attempts to restrict public sector unions funding political activity and cutting state spending) that CNN hailed their campaign as the Political Play of the Week.

You can read more about Arnie's defeat here and here - and the AFL-CIO's take on what was a good set of election results for US workers and their families right across the country last week, here.