Tag: Labor unions

Supreme Court justices today rejected hearing the case of Unite Here Local 355 v. Martin Mulhall, a major case involving whether certain union organizing campaigns that involve agreements between labor leaders and employers are tantamount to bribery. The decision leaves intact a lower court ruling on the issue.

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Supreme Court drops major labor organizing case

Sean Higgins · December 10, 2013 5:00 am

General Motors Corp. headquarters in Detroit are shown in July 2006. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

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Big Labor quiet on Treasury sale of remaining GM stock

Sean Higgins · December 10, 2013 5:00 am

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Big Labor big backers of GOP moderate group

Sean Higgins · December 9, 2013 5:00 am

Turmoil inside the International Association of Machinists may cause Boeing to move production outside of Washington. (AP File)

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Union turmoil could force Boeing to move production

Sean Higgins · December 8, 2013 5:00 am

Detroit is $18 billion in the hole thanks to its debt and long-term liabilities, such as pensions it could not afford and people abandoning the city in droves, which led to an erosion of the tax base. (Thinkstock)

Bankruptcy gives Detroit its comeuppance

Cal Thomas · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

Black Friday protests at Walmarts across the country saw 111 people arrested nationwide. (AP Photo/Pioneer Press, Scott Takushi)

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Records find few Walmart employees arrested at protest

Sean Higgins · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

Protestors chant outside a Burger King restaurant during a protest for a raise in the minimum wage in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. Fast food workers across the country walked off their jobs to fight for a $15 an hour wage. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Fast-food protests return amid push for wage hikes

Associated Press · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

Indiana AFL-CIO ousts leader from right-to-work fight

Associated Press · December 4, 2013 5:00 am

Detroit Institute of Arts docent Lea Schelke points out details in the Portrait of Postman Roulin, by Vincent van Gogh, displayed at the museum in Detroit on June 13. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

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Union head opposes Detroit selling art to pay off debts

Sean Higgins · December 4, 2013 5:00 am

Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, speaks to lawmakers during a Pension Committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Illinois legislature OKs fix for $100 billion pension crisis

Associated Press · December 4, 2013 5:00 am

The Motor City has an estimated $18 billion in debt and cannot reliably provide even basic services to its residents.

Examiner Editorial: Detroit bankruptcy ruling clears way for pension cuts

Editorial Writer · December 4, 2013 5:00 am

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Liberal magazine told interns they could apply for food stamps

Sean Higgins · December 3, 2013 5:00 am