In These Times has an interesting post about the plight of reform candidates that won a federally supervised internal union election. Seems that they have been run out of office by Hoffa.

McClatchy reports an interesting overview of how the big health insurers are weathering the downturn. Best zinger, industry analyst Sheryl Skolnick, a senior vice president at CRT Capital Group, notes "There is no way that as long as these businesses are publicly traded, they can have the best interest of their customers at heart."