Tag: Labor unions

For the California Teachers Association, the question is "Not If, But When" the Golden State becomes a right-to-work state. (iStock image)

Beltway Confidential

California teachers union fears right-to-work law inevitable

Sean Higgins · August 17, 2014 10:00 am

A recruitment letter recently sent out byÃÂ a Seattle union is a case study in why a person should always read everything first before signing.ÃÂ (iStock image)

Beltway Confidential

Labor recruitment pitch shows why you should always read the fine print

Sean Higgins · August 16, 2014 10:00 am

Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union, speaks during a demonstration and march through Chicago's downtown Wednesday, March 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Beltway Confidential

Chicago Teachers Union head makes $235,000 a year

Sean Higgins · August 14, 2014 9:49 pm

Cuomo foe Teachout picks up public union support

David Klepper · August 14, 2014 9:23 pm

Fewer Americans are visiting the post office, preferring to use the Internet. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Democrats should back Obama, GOP postal reform efforts: Examiner Editorial

Washington Examiner · August 14, 2014 9:11 pm

Teachers walk a picket line in front of Galesburg High School in Galesburg, Ill., Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, after the Galesburg Education Association turned down a contract offer late Tuesday from District 205 after more than 15 hours of mediation in the past two days. It's the first strike in Galesburg in 37 years. School is scheduled to start Thursday. (AP Photo/The Register-Mail, Steve Davis)

Northwest Illinois teachers strike over contract

Washington Examiner · August 13, 2014 6:25 pm

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Leadership Council 40, based in Madison, Wis., reported it had just under 32,000 members as recently as 2011, when Gov. Scott Walker introduced his reforms. In a May filing, membership had dwindled to a little more than 13,000, a loss of about 18,000 members in four years. (iStock)

Beltway Confidential

Wisconsin public sector unions still losing members

Sean Higgins · August 12, 2014 7:18 pm

Pilots strike in Argentina, stranding thousands

Washington Examiner · August 12, 2014 5:53 pm

Beltway Confidential

Conservatives want Michigan teachers to know they can dump their union in August

Sean Higgins · August 11, 2014 10:15 pm

The classic Image of union organizing is that of grassroots activism. But many campaigns are actually top-down efforts in which union leaders pressure companies through PR campaigns or other means. (iStock)

Beltway Confidential

Workers get chance to decertify union four years after NLRB said no

Sean Higgins · August 11, 2014 9:00 pm

UAW-Ford, Wounded Warriors program trains veterans

Washington Examiner · August 11, 2014 8:01 am

Thus far in the 2014 campaign, 16 of the top 20 contributors overall represent the dominant special interests in the Democratic Party. (iStock)

Moneyed interests call the tune for liberal Democrats: Examiner Editorial

Washington Examiner · August 10, 2014 10:00 pm