Sean Higgins

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Though it endorsed Bernie Sanders during the primaries, the Nation said it agreed with his decision to endorse Clinton now that the primary was over. (AP Photo)

Liberal mag grudgingly endorses Clinton

Sean Higgins · October 5, 2016 8:45 pm

A leadership candidate says International Brotherhood of Teamsters President James Hoffa is hiding evidence of corruption to maintain his control over the union. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Hoffa’s rivals charge dirty tricks in Teamsters election

Sean Higgins · September 29, 2016 4:01 am

Five-judge panel rules executive order was an attempt to circumvent law on home healthcare workers. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Court rejects Pennsylvania governor’s plan to create de facto union

Sean Higgins · September 28, 2016 10:46 pm

Donald Trump smacked Hillary Clinton down in Monday night's presidential debate on the issue of the North American Free Trade Agreement approved in 1994 by her husband. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Trump hits Clinton over NAFTA, trade deals

Rudy Takala, Sean Higgins · September 27, 2016 1:38 am

"We worry that it could actually hurt low-wage earners more than it would help them, especially the young, new workers the law has traditionally served," wrote the Denver Post editorial board. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Colorado’s biggest paper warns against minimum wage hike

Sean Higgins · September 26, 2016 9:17 pm

More than a third of AFL-CIO members in key states still intend to vote for the GOP candidate even after the campaign illustrated the gulf between the leadership of the nation's largest labor federation and its members. (Bloomberg)

Union leaders struggle to turn members against Trump

Sean Higgins · September 26, 2016 4:01 am

Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has not promised to re-submit Judge Merrick Garland's name for nomination to the Supreme Court should she win the fall election. (AP Photo)

Dems, GOP plot next moves in Supreme Court fight

Sean Higgins · September 24, 2016 4:01 am

A dissident group within the International Brotherhood of the Teamsters opposed to President James P. Hoffa is calling on the U.S. Attorney's Office in New York to vigorously pursue a broad investigation into the union's leadership. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Dissident Teamster group calls for criminal probe into union’s leadership

Sean Higgins · September 23, 2016 9:21 pm

More than 50 business groups asked a Texas court to throw out the new rule, which takes effect Dec. 1. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Finance and Economy

Business groups start legal attack on overtime rule

Sean Higgins · September 20, 2016 9:53 pm

Reed E. Larson was a major figure in labor politics and conservative activism, having led a three-decade fight to prevent workers who don't want to be union members from being forced into one. (Screenshot)

Longtime right-to-work leader dies

Sean Higgins · September 19, 2016 10:18 pm

Judge Patricia Millett said the agency's "boys will be boys" attitude should be dropped. (Nathan Lambrecht/The Monitor via AP)

Judge: Labor board protecting strikers’ racist, sexist behavior

Sean Higgins · September 16, 2016 8:52 pm

Activists, who argue that TPP will benefit corporations over workers, say the administration is in denial. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Left mocks Obama’s push to revive TPP

Sean Higgins · September 16, 2016 7:25 pm