Tag: Labor unions

General President of the Laborers' International Union of North America Terry O'Sullivan attends the National Clean Energy Summit 2.0 at the Cox Pavilion at UNLV August 10, 2009 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty images)

Energy and Environment

Union leader: Senate Democrats acted ‘cowardly’ on Keystone XL vote

Sean Higgins · November 19, 2014 6:32 pm

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, speaks during a session on "shaping the future of the marcoeconomic policy-mix" at the International Symposium of the Banque de France in Paris, Friday, Nov. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Conservative group asks for equal time with Yellen

Joseph Lawler · November 18, 2014 8:11 pm

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Businesses are bracing for rush of pro-labor rulings

Sean Higgins · November 17, 2014 10:00 am

In this May 16, 2011 file photo, the WalMart Supercenter signage is seen in Springfield, Ill. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Union groups plan more ‘Black Friday’ protests at Walmart

Sean Higgins · November 14, 2014 8:58 pm

Colorado voters approved a ballot measure requiring public negotiations with teachers unions. (iStock Photo)

Colorado measure mandates open contract talks with public employee unions

Sarah Bedford · November 8, 2014 10:00 am

Gov. Scott Walker wins re-election in Wisconsin

Sean Higgins · November 5, 2014 5:13 am

Beltway Confidential

Ed Schultz melts down over Scott Walker victory

Becket Adams · November 5, 2014 4:26 am

Beltway Confidential

Walker’s win boosts conservatives — and his presidential prospects

Philip Klein · November 5, 2014 4:15 am

In a Nov. 2, 2012, announcement just prior to Election Day, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka confidently announced: "By talking one-on-one with working class voters, we've been able to cut through the noise of endless TV ads bought by big corporate interests and discuss core economic issues like protecting Medicare, ending tax cuts for the rich and creating good jobs." (Examiner file photo)

AFL-CIO’s get-out-the-vote message turns to despair

Sean Higgins · November 3, 2014 4:41 pm

Obama announced his intention to nominate Beck for the permanent position in September. (Getty images/Kristoffer Tripplaar)

WH won’t say if Obama still has confidence in FMCS chief nominee

Luke Rosiak · October 29, 2014 9:00 am

Class action says union violated constitutional rights

Kyla Asbury · October 27, 2014 2:11 pm

Members of National Nurses United, the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in the U.S., listen from the audience on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, as the House Oversight Committee examines the government's response to the Ebola outbreak. On Thursday, a fourth Ebola case was diagnosed in the U.S. -- a doctor in New York City who had treated patients in Guinea. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Nurses need better standards for Ebola protection, union tells Congress

Sean Lengell · October 24, 2014 6:25 pm