Tag: Labor unions

Beltway Confidential

Sen. Joe Donnelly makes a pro-labor pitch to disappearing union voters

Philip Wegmann · June 4, 2018 6:22 pm

Visitors line up to enter the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, as the justices begin the second week of the new term. The landscape has changed very quickly for gay marriage in the U.S. Last week, the Supreme Court declined to hear appeals from several states seeking to retain their bans on same-sex marriage. The Oct. 6 move effectively legalized gay marriage in about 30 states and triggered a flurry of rulings and confusion in lower courts across the nation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The 6 blockbuster cases to watch as the Supreme Court term ends

Melissa Quinn · June 4, 2018 12:00 pm

First up on Bernie Sanders' California tour: Blasting company executives at event for Disney workers demanding $15 an hour

Laura Barrón-López · June 2, 2018 4:10 pm

Red hot steel is rolled into coils at a steel factory in Brazil.

Steelworkers union calls for Canada to be exempted from tariffs

Sean Higgins · June 1, 2018 7:10 pm

Fourth New Mexico county goes right-to-work

Olivia Grady · June 1, 2018 4:00 am

A Bombardier Learjet 40 XR aircraft parked at Million Air in White Plains, NY, USA on Wednsday August 3, 2011.

In rare maneuver, pilots eject Teamsters

Sean Higgins · May 30, 2018 10:42 pm

President Trump signs something in the White House in Washington.

Trump starts bringing Washington bureaucrats to heel

Washington Examiner · May 30, 2018 4:00 am

President Trump speaks at an event.

Trump: Chicago police ‘have every right to legally protest against the mayor’

Katie Leach · May 26, 2018 12:02 am

President Trump speaks to the media.

Trump signs three executive orders taking aim at unions

Steven Nelson · May 25, 2018 8:30 pm

Rocky Mountains branch of Planned Parenthood accused of union-busting

Sean Higgins · May 24, 2018 9:00 pm

Few teachers believe unions do a good job representing their views

Sean Higgins · May 23, 2018 8:22 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.

Unions prepare for loss in Supreme Court case on public-employee dues

Sean Higgins · May 22, 2018 10:44 pm