Tag: Labor unions

Labor board deals a blow to unions, makes it easier for workers to sue for negligence

Sean Higgins · October 30, 2018 12:00 am

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said Tuesday that FBI Director James Comey's surprise firing by President Trump means he was likely close to uncovering "something" Trump didn't want found.

Teachers union chief says Trump stoking political violence

Sean Higgins · October 25, 2018 3:24 pm

A worker walks past steel coils at the U.S. Steel Corp. Granite City Works facility in Granite City, Ill., Thursday, July 26, 2018.

Unlikely protectionist group seeks to counter Chamber on trade and tariffs

Sean Higgins · October 25, 2018 4:00 am

Ellen Yoshitsugu, a high school science teacher from San Francisco, joined more than 200 other teachers and supporters in a demonstration against proposed budget cuts to education in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, May 9, 2011. Teachers from across the state began gathering Monday for a weeklong series of protests over the threat of deep budget cuts to public education and are calling on lawmakers to extend temporary increases to the sales, personal income and vehicle taxes that will expire June 30.

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California union local has a unique way around Janus — just ignore and disobey the decision

Tiana Lowe Doescher · October 24, 2018 7:48 pm

President Trump faced another top resignation when Labor Secretary Alex Acosta quit after failing to quiet questions about his prosecution years ago of alleged sex offender Jeffery Epstein.

Trump administration set to scrap much of Obama’s labor legacy in 2019

Sean Higgins · October 23, 2018 4:01 am

Members of the Office and Professional Employees International Union, Local 2, march in front of the headquarters of the AFL-CIO in D.C.

Office workers union protests AFL-CIO, stages ‘funeral for collective bargaining’

Sean Higgins · October 16, 2018 6:50 pm

In this Wednesday June 27, 2018 file photo, a Democratic party activist dressed as Rosie the Riveter attends a protest by Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO in Philadelphia.

Union set to protest AFL-CIO at headquarters

Sean Higgins · October 12, 2018 9:28 pm

In this July 22, 2015 file photo, supporters of a $15 minimum wage for fast food workers rally in front of a McDonald's in Albany, N.Y.

$15 minimum wage movement sets sights on McDonald’s

Sean Higgins · October 10, 2018 10:57 pm

Striking teachers carry picket signs as they march around the Tacoma School District Central Administration Building.

More teachers are going on strike than at any time in the past 25 years

Sean Higgins · October 8, 2018 8:40 pm

On Wednesday, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said that he would support Mitt Romney if the former Republican presidential candidate decided to run for Senate. (AP Photo/Steve C. Wilson)

Republican convenes hearing to highlight Trump tariffs’ damage to auto industry

Sean Higgins · September 19, 2018 9:55 pm

Various workers sit in their office cubicles and work on their computers.

Restore worker freedom, pass the ERA

Washington Examiner · September 19, 2018 4:00 am

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Unions and green activists have a terrible plan to move radioactive waste

Charles Sauer · September 14, 2018 4:12 pm