Tag: Labor unions

Minimum wage loophole written to help labor unions

Sean Higgins · December 24, 2014 10:00 am

Police officers leave candles at an impromptu memorial near the site where two New York City police officers were killed in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio slammed following police officer deaths

Kelly Cohen · December 21, 2014 4:41 pm

"McDonald's is disappointed with the board's decision to ... move forward with these charges."

NLRB: McDonald’s engaged in unfair labor practices

Sean Higgins · December 19, 2014 9:50 pm

Unions typically fight reductions in benefits, but the bill is a grudging concession to economic realities. (iStock Photo)

Unusual victory for unions: Pension reform

Sean Higgins · December 16, 2014 8:46 pm

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

Labor board gives unions Christmas gift

Sean Higgins · December 14, 2014 10:00 am

The National Labor Relations Board ruled Friday that workers have a right to use their employer's email system for the purposes of union organizing. (iStock Photo)

NLRB: Workers can use company email to unionize

Sean Higgins · December 12, 2014 8:12 pm

The National Labor Relations Board released new rules Friday that will speed up workplace organizing elections. (iStock Photo)

NLRB gives unions big edge in workplace organizing elections

Sean Higgins · December 12, 2014 5:59 pm

A protest sign greets Black Friday shoppers at a Boynton Beach, Fla. Walmart store Friday, Nov. 28 2014. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

Walmart violated workers’ union rights, judge says

Sean Higgins · December 11, 2014 5:59 pm

Recent comments by Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas seemed to suggest that Amazon's warehouse workers should unionize. (AP Photo)

Did Clarence Thomas suggest Amazon workers unionize?

Kelly Cohen · December 10, 2014 4:02 pm

McFerran is Obama's second pick to replace Schiffer. His previous nominee was Sharon Block, whom Republicans objected to as a recess appointee. (etty images/Andrew Harrer-Pool)

Senate ensures NLRB keeps Democratic majority

Sean Higgins · December 8, 2014 11:37 pm

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker reiterates that he'd prefer the Legislature not take up a right-to-work bill, but he also refused to promise a veto on Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

Wisconsin should pass right-to-work

Washington Examiner · December 8, 2014 10:00 am

Minimum wage savings? What savings?

Joseph Lawler · December 4, 2014 10:05 am