Tag: Labor unions

Passengers wait for available taxis or minivans that provide transportation, at a bus stop, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Millions of passengers in Brazil's second largest city have been stranded as Rio's bus drivers go on a 48-hour strike demanding higher pay. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Brazil bus driver strike strands many in Rio

Washington Examiner · May 13, 2014 2:18 pm

South Africa: 3 miners killed during strike

Christopher Torchia · May 13, 2014 10:24 am

NYC area airport workers vote to join union

Washington Examiner · May 12, 2014 8:17 pm

Mine workers union backs coal dust rule

Associated Press · May 12, 2014 4:05 pm

Unions shut out of Pa. convention center protest

Washington Examiner · May 12, 2014 12:32 pm

Large sections of pipe are shown on a neighboring property to Julia Trigg Crawford family farm in Sumner, Texas. (AP/Tony Gutierrez)

Beltway Confidential

Another blue-collar union asks Senate Dems to support Keystone XL

Mark Tapscott · May 12, 2014 4:00 am

This Nov. 4, 2008 file photo shows then-President-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama acknowledging the crowd after he delivered his victory speech at his election night party at Grant Park in Chicago. The 2008 elections painted a dire picture for the future of the Republican Party, but demographic changes offer hope for the GOP. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Demographics may be destiny — but not one political direction

Michael Barone · May 11, 2014 4:00 am

Dan Gerawan, owner of at Gerawan Farming, Inc., left, talks with crew boss Jose Cabello in a nectarine orchard near Sanger, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Smith)

Energy and Environment

California farmer locked in battle with union

Scott Smith · May 10, 2014 3:00 pm

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Examiner Editorial: Free students from failure with school choice for all

Washington Examiner · May 10, 2014 4:00 am

President Barack Obama poses for a selfie photo after speaking at a Walmart store in Mountain View, Calif., Friday, May 9, 2014. Obama announced new steps by companies, local governments and his own administration to deploy solar technology, showcasing steps to combat climate change that don't require consent from a disinclined Congress. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

At Wal-Mart, Obama praises steps on solar power

Jim Kuhnhenn · May 9, 2014 7:49 pm

Angelita Rodriguez protests outside a Walmart store in Paramount, Calif., on Nov. 23, 2012. ( AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Beltway Confidential

Walmart cozies up to White House, annoying unions

Sean Higgins · May 9, 2014 4:00 am

The Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York alleged that the national version of the organization, the Restaurant Opportunities Center United, had severed ties with it after the two had a bitter falling-out.ÃÂ

Beltway Confidential

Rift separates national, New York branches of pro-minimum wage group ROC

Sean Higgins · May 9, 2014 4:00 am