Tag: Labor unions

Many Republicans believe the official time is regularly abused, allowing union officials to get paid by taxpayers to do political work.

GOP looks to stop feds from doing union work on taxpayers’ dime

Sean Higgins · March 11, 2015 9:01 am

Walker signed the so-called "right-to-work" law Monday.

Obama slams Walker’s right-to-work law

Rebecca Berg · March 10, 2015 11:39 am

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to YMCA members earlier this month in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Order steers union issue toward Supreme Court

Sean Higgins · March 10, 2015 9:00 am

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks during the Iowa Agriculture Summit, Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Scott Walker signs Wisconsin right to work bill

Sean Higgins · March 9, 2015 5:42 pm

Beltway Confidential

Wisconsin becomes 25th right-to-work state

Jason Russell · March 9, 2015 4:19 pm

Richard Griffin, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs testifies before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee September 9, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Lawmakers demand labor agency docs in McDonalds case

Sean Higgins · March 7, 2015 5:00 pm

The paper slammed Chicago's far left for backing unions in their fight against Emanuel's reform attempts. (Getty)

Washington Post editorial board is very annoyed with Rahm’s runoff

Becket Adams · March 7, 2015 12:03 am

Wisconsin workers may find right-to-work law hard to invoke

Sean Higgins · March 6, 2015 10:00 am

"The NLRB's 'ambush' rule is aimed at enriching political bosses at the expense of middle-class workers, Republicans think workers should have the right to make an informed decision when casting their ballot in a union election," said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Senate votes to prohibit labor board’s ‘quickie election’ rule

Sean Higgins · March 4, 2015 6:09 pm

In this June 12, 2013, file photo, workers assemble Volkswagen Passat sedans at the German automaker's plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig, file)

Volkswagen punishes worker for opposing union

margaret-mire, Matt Patterson · March 4, 2015 10:00 am

Scott Walker says he did not intend to equate pro-union protesters with Islamic State

Rebecca Berg · February 27, 2015 2:38 am

After uneven press, Scott Walker gets back to basics at CPAC

Rebecca Berg · February 26, 2015 11:52 pm