Labor unions

One of the largest multi-employer plans, the Teamsters' Central States Pension Fund, currently faces insolvency for its retirees, by its own estimation. (AP Photo)

Op-Eds

Want to retire? Don’t trust the union label

July 25, 2016 4:04 am

The Democratic Party's 2016 platform is a veritable wish list for organized labor, making numerous elaborate promises to tilt federal law and regulation in its favor and against business. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Politics

Dem 2016 platform a wish-list for labor leaders

Sean Higgins -

July 22, 2016 9:26 pm

Unite Here says it's backing Hillary Clinton because she wants to get rid of Obamacare's

Politics

Clinton scores service union endorsement

Sean Higgins -

July 19, 2016 10:55 pm

Workers at Philadelphia International Airport have voted to strike during the convention. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Politics

Airport strike looms for DNC convention

Sean Higgins -

July 18, 2016 9:06 pm

NextGen Climate is teaming up with the Service Employees International Union. (AP Photo/Beatriz Costa-Lima)

Energy and Environment

Climate activists, labor team up in $10M bid to take down Trump

John Siciliano -

July 15, 2016 10:32 pm

Union members picket outside the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City N.J. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

News

Unions mount stepped-up campaign against Trump

Sean Higgins -

July 13, 2016 9:29 pm

Security workers, baggage handlers, and other workers decided to strike as part of their effort to fight for a $15 per hour minimum wage. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

News

Philly airport workers to strike during DNC convention

Ryan Lovelace -

July 13, 2016 7:35 pm

The National Labor Relations Board's decision reversed an earlier prohibition that excluded temps. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)

Economy

Fed agency OKs unions including temp workers

Sean Higgins -

July 11, 2016 9:55 pm

Politics

Pro-Sanders union switches to Clinton

Sean Higgins -

July 11, 2016 2:42 pm

June's job gains exceeded economists' expectations for around 180,000 new jobs. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Economy

Job gains bounce back to 287,000 in June, unemployment at 4.9 percent

Joseph Lawler -

July 8, 2016 12:32 pm

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Tag: Labor unions

Want to retire? Don’t trust the union label

Dem 2016 platform a wish-list for labor leaders

Clinton scores service union endorsement

Airport strike looms for DNC convention

Climate activists, labor team up in $10M bid to take down Trump

Unions mount stepped-up campaign against Trump

Philly airport workers to strike during DNC convention

Fed agency OKs unions including temp workers

Pro-Sanders union switches to Clinton

Job gains bounce back to 287,000 in June, unemployment at 4.9 percent

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