Tag: Labor unions

Visitors stand outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. The U.S. Senate is expected to approve a sweeping revamp of financial rules this week. Some big banks are lobbying right up to the vote in hopes of salvaging a victory because the legislation probably marks the last time lawmakers with full plates will take up financial regulations before November's crucial midterm elections.

Beltway Confidential

The Supreme Court’s freedom summer

Emily Jashinsky · June 27, 2018 4:21 pm

Illinois government employee Mark Janus, center, turns after thanking supporters outside the Supreme Court.

Beltway Confidential

Union membership is now a choice for government employees. Cue the wailing and gnashing of teeth

David Freddoso · June 27, 2018 4:01 pm

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., joins an women's advocacy group, MomsRising, to protest against threats by President Donald Trump against Central American asylum-seekers to separate children from their parents along the southwest border to deter migrants from crossing into the United States, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 23, 2018.

Supreme Court ruling on public sector unions leaves Democrats devastated, Republicans giddy

Caitlin Yilek · June 27, 2018 3:23 pm

Union: Federal worker benefits could disappear after Supreme Court ruling

Pete Kasperowicz · June 27, 2018 3:03 pm

President Donald Trump thanks the audience at the end of joints statements with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, June 26, 2017.

Trump celebrates Supreme Court union ruling as a ‘big loss’ for Democrats

Katelyn Caralle · June 27, 2018 2:43 pm

Kevin Poirier, an educator from West Charlotte school gathers with other educators during a teachers rally at the General Assembly in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Thousands of teachers rallied the state capital seeking a political showdown over wages and funding for public school classrooms.

Supreme Court decision puts workers In driver’s seat

Washington Examiner · June 27, 2018 2:31 pm

People gather at the Supreme Court awaiting a decision in an Illinois union dues case, Janus vs. AFSCME, in Washington, Monday, June 25, 2018. The outcome of that case and several others were not announced Monday as the court's term comes to a close.

Beltway Confidential

Janus v. AFSCME strikes a blow for freedom

Jeanne Allen · June 27, 2018 2:22 pm

People gather at the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court delivers major blow to government unions

Sean Higgins · June 27, 2018 2:06 pm

Beltway Confidential

Thanks to Janus v. AFSCME, my teachers don’t have to give money to a union that doesn’t speak for them

Avery Klatsky · June 27, 2018 10:30 am

Illinois government employee Mark Janus walks outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court is taking up 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.

Beltway Confidential

A Janus victory could open up more legal and legislative questions

Akash Chougule · June 24, 2018 1:26 am

President Donald Trump, flanked by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, left, and Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, answers questions regarding the ongoing situation in North Korea, Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.

Unions slam White House plan to merge Labor, Education departments

Sean Higgins · June 21, 2018 6:42 pm

President Trump speaks during a ceremony at the White House.

Beltway Confidential

Trump wants to merge the Education and Labor Departments — It’s a small start

Neal McCluskey · June 21, 2018 3:10 pm