Tag: Unions

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals' judgment also prevented Minnesota police officers from shielding themselves from lawsuits charging violations of constitutional rights.

If you want more accountability, rein in police unions

Washington Examiner · June 8, 2020 4:00 am

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Abolish police unions, and the law can finally treat officers like everyone else

Tim Worstall · June 2, 2020 10:23 pm

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., center, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right, and other congressional leaders, react to a failed meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on infrastructure, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. From left are House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., Pelosi, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., and Schumer.

‘Deeply flawed’: Unions push back on pension plan tucked in latest Democratic coronavirus spending measure

Dominick Mastrangelo · May 18, 2020 3:25 pm

Plaintiff Mark Janus stands outside the Supreme Court after the court rules in a setback for organized labor that states can't force government workers to pay union fees on Wednesday in Washington.

Respect workers’ right to unionize — and to resign union membership

Conner Drigotas · May 13, 2020 4:00 am

FILE-This April 15, 2010 file photo shows a liquor display at an ABC store in Richmond, Va. As part of a plan to close a $2.4 billion budget gap, Gov. Terry McAuliffe has directed the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to hike the costs of liquor at its 350 stores. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

In face of lawsuit, Pennsylvania union refunds liquor store clerk membership dues

Washington Examiner · May 7, 2020 7:55 pm

New York Police Department (NYPD) officers stand on patrol in the Times Square area of New York, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015.

NYC police union warns ‘city will fall apart’ if police have to continue social distancing enforcement

Zach Halaschak · May 5, 2020 9:07 pm

Biden campaign reaches union agreement with field organizers

Naomi Lim · May 5, 2020 4:31 pm

The sign for the National Labor Relations Board is seen on the building that houses their headquarters in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

In dumb union case, a Twitter joke becomes a federal case

Quin Hillyer · May 4, 2020 8:59 pm

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Democrats want to force unionization amid coronavirus crisis

Grover Norquist · April 24, 2020 10:00 am

Nurses from National Nurses United practice social distancing as they protest in front of the White House, Tuesday, April 21, 2020, in Washington. The group sought to bring attention to health care workers across the country who have contracted COVID-19 due to a lack of personal protective equipment.

‘Fight like hell’: Nurses protest near White House over lack of protective gear

Zach Halaschak · April 22, 2020 5:36 pm

Nurses union plans White House protest over lack of protective equipment

Zach Halaschak · April 21, 2020 1:49 am

A monitor displays Amazon.com Inc. stock information at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Sep. 4, 2018. Amazon.com Inc.Â briefly became America's second trillion-dollar company on Tuesday after adding $434 billion to its market cap this year.

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Amazon rightly repudiates France’s coronavirus overreach

Tom Rogan · April 17, 2020 1:57 pm