Sean Higgins

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The court's 4-4 ruling in Friedrichs shows anti-labor activists no longer have a sympathetic majority. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Supreme Court ruling signals end to conservative hopes for labor reform

Sean Higgins · March 29, 2016 5:55 pm

Supreme Court justices on Tuesday announced that they were split 4 to 4 on a case that could have been a major blow to public sector unions. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Labor groups spared as Supreme Court splits on teachers union case

Sean Higgins · March 29, 2016 2:48 pm

Jerry Brown's announcement pushes the state into unknown economic territory. (AP Photo)

Calif. to raise minimum wage to $15

Sean Higgins · March 28, 2016 8:46 pm

Speeding up passenger processing by the Transportation Security Administration would reduce the danger by reducing the crowds. (AP Photo)

National Security

Long lines at airports a terror target, experts say

Sean Higgins · March 26, 2016 4:01 am

"This rule will chill employer free speech and make it harder for small business owners to navigate a host of complex labor rules," said House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline, R-Minn., in a joint letter with Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe, R-Tenn. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Republicans slam administration over labor ‘persuader’ rule

Sean Higgins · March 23, 2016 7:55 pm

The Labor Department released a long-awaited rule change Wednesday that is expected to force many business-side labor lawyers to drop the practice. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)

Feds move to shut down business-side labor lawyers

Sean Higgins · March 23, 2016 4:24 pm

"The biggest issue at LAX is the traffic. We have got to get people in and out of their faster." (AP File Photo/Reed Saxon)

National Security

Terrorist tactics evolving, airport security experts say

Sean Higgins · March 22, 2016 11:23 pm

On Friday, Nicole Frattaroli sued the Michigan Education Association and its Michigan State affiliate to force them to accept her resignation and to give her back the dues she had paid since September. (AP Photo)

Mich. teachers union blocking members on right-to-work

Sean Higgins · March 22, 2016 4:01 am

The NLRB presided over 1,628 workplace elections in 2015, of which the petitioning unions won 1,128, or about 69 percent, according to a report by Bloomberg BNA. (AP Photo)

Labor board changes boost union wins in workplace elections

Sean Higgins · March 21, 2016 10:00 pm

Board deals blow to McDonald’s defense against labor charges

Sean Higgins · March 21, 2016 4:01 am

Presidential candidates still in the race for the White House seem to be studiously avoiding commenting on where they stand on the legislation. (AP Photos)

What would the candidates do about unions?

Sean Higgins · March 19, 2016 4:01 am

Right-to-work laws prohibit employees from being forced to either join the union or pay one a regular fee as a condition of employment. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Virginia, Alabama voters asked to reaffirm ‘right-to-work’ status

Sean Higgins · March 18, 2016 7:09 pm