Tag: Labor unions

Sen.Â Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign stop at the IAFF Local 609 union hall in Clinton, Iowa, on Aug. 16, 2015 (Bloomberg Photos/Andrew Harrer)

Sanders works to peel union support away from Clinton

Ariel Cohen · October 6, 2015 10:34 pm

Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) complained bitterly that she and other lawmakers who are trade skeptics were not fully briefed on the details of the agreement, especially on the last-minute details. "We, like you, have had to rely on leaks," she told reporters Monday.

Liberals slam Obama on trade deal

Sean Higgins · October 5, 2015 5:28 pm

Lead plaintiff Rebecca Friedrichs spoke with the Washington Examiner about her involvement in the case.

Plaintiff Friedrichs: I dared defy the unions

Sean Higgins · October 5, 2015 4:01 am

Democratic presidential candidate HillaryÂ Clinton claimed that unlike what many Republican candidates believe, she isn't in favor of eradicating guns from the country entirely.Â (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Clinton receives endorsement from nation’s largest union

Ariel Cohen · October 4, 2015 3:25 pm

Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump signs autographs as he arrives at a campaign stop, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in Keene, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Labor unions giving serious thought to endorsing Trump

Sean Higgins · October 4, 2015 4:01 am

The U.S. Postal Service should not be subsidizing international package shipments to the detriment of American businesses. (AP Photo)Â

Obama’s Postal Service nominees opposed by labor, civil rights groups

Sean Higgins · October 2, 2015 6:25 pm

Not invited to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., for a labor summit next week, business groups stage their own.Â (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Finance and Economy

Conservatives to host worker summit before White House event

Sean Higgins · October 1, 2015 9:07 pm

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, will holdÂ a hearing on legislation dubbed the Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Senate Republicans move against union power

Sean Higgins · September 30, 2015 4:01 am

The hearing concerned legislation called the Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act, which wouldÂ limit the legal definitionÂ of a joint employer to two or more businesses that have "actual, direct andÂ immediate control" over a groupÂ of workers. (AP Photo)Â

Small business owners urge lawmakers to curb NLRB

Sean Higgins · September 29, 2015 6:23 pm

Members of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees union.Â (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Washington Secrets

Report: 1 of 3 government workers in union, half as managers, professionals

Paul Bedard · September 29, 2015 2:59 pm

The National Labor Relations BoardÂ is considering designating companies that use temp agencies to be 'joint employers.'Â (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Feds move to help temp workers unionize

Sean Higgins · September 27, 2015 4:01 am

"The lesson we learned in 2013 was to mobilize, mobilize, mobilize and to torture every member of Congress until they get busy and do their job," J. David Cox said. (Wikimedia Commons)Â

Union vows to ‘torture’ lawmakers over gov’t shutdown

Sean Higgins · September 24, 2015 10:58 pm