Tag: Labor unions

People opposing Proposition A listen to a speaker during a rally in Kansas City, Mo. Missouri votes Tuesday on a right-to-work law, a voter referendum seeking to ban compulsory union fees in all private-sector workplaces.

Influence of organized labor gets big test in Missouri vote

Washington Examiner · August 4, 2018 3:43 pm

Stephen Roberts, with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), holds up a sign against Mark Janus during a rally outside of the Supreme Court, Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, in Washington. The Supreme Court takes up a challenge in a case that could deal a painful financial blow to organized labor. The court is considering a challenge to an Illinois law that allows unions representing government employees to collect fees from workers who choose not to join.

Class action suit alleges Wash. state, union conspired to ignore Supreme Court ruling

Sean Higgins · August 3, 2018 9:00 pm

Michael Barone: Liberals against freedom of conscience

Michael Barone · August 2, 2018 4:00 am

Richard Trumka, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations president, addresses members.

Unions predict victory in referendum to overturn Missouri’s right-to-work law

Sean Higgins · August 1, 2018 4:58 pm

Authorities clear the protest encampment at the Southwest Portland offices of the Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, in Portland, Ore.

ICE union sends cease-and-desist letter to Portland mayor over ‘angry mob’ of protesters

Brooke Conrad · July 31, 2018 4:15 pm

Parked taxis block the main Castellana avenue in Madrid on July 30, 2018, protesting the proliferation of private ride-hailing services.

Beltway Confidential

Spain must break the taxi unions fighting Uber

Tom Rogan · July 30, 2018 6:29 pm

People gather at the Supreme Court.

Union agrees worker can’t be forced to fund campaign against spouse, thanks to Supreme Court ruling

Sean Higgins · July 30, 2018 6:11 pm

Plaintiff in Janus Supreme Court case leaves job, joins think tank

Sean Higgins · July 23, 2018 10:30 pm

Judge grants discovery in teachers union case against Project Veritas

Sean Higgins · July 20, 2018 8:18 pm

"Attacks on government employees and the civil service in general may make for good politics, but they make for bad government," said the national president of the American Federation of Government Employees. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Protests planned against Trump move to limit union work on government time

Sean Higgins · July 19, 2018 6:36 pm

A war over workers’ rights, individual versus collective

Sean Higgins · July 17, 2018 4:00 am

Extending Supreme Court’s Janus decision to private-sector unions an uphill battle

James Langford · July 17, 2018 12:00 am