Tag: Labor unions

In this photo from Feb. 27, Gov. Jim Justice (left) speaks during a news conference at the capitol building in Charleston, W.Va.. Justice said Tuesday he is offering teachers and school service personnel a revised 5 percent pay raise in the first year to end their statewide walkout. (Craig Hudson/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

West Virginia lawmakers reach deal with teachers unions

Tristan Justice · March 6, 2018 7:37 pm

Striking teachers grasp hands during a rally at the West Virginia Capitol in Charleston. (Chris Dorst/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

Unions say West Virginia teachers’ strike to continue after Senate passes bill undercutting promised pay raise

Daniel Chaitin · March 4, 2018 2:51 am

In this 2013 photo, a motorist fills up with gasoline containing ethanol in Des Moines, Iowa. A lobbying push organized by the United Steelworkers begins Tuesday with visits by 30 workers from more than a dozen merchant oil refineries to discuss "the urgent need" to overhaul the Environmental Protection Agency's Renewable Fuel Standard. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Energy and Environment

Refinery workers push to fix broken ethanol mandate

John Siciliano · March 3, 2018 5:01 am

School personnel have protested outside of the West Virginia capitol for more than a week demanding better pay. (Craig Hudson/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

West Virginia teachers’ strike not over yet, despite promise to raise pay

Daniel Chaitin · March 3, 2018 3:17 am

Labor unions said the move to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports will help U.S. workers. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Unions praise Trump on steel tariffs

Sean Higgins · March 2, 2018 7:15 pm

Worker centers, such as Fast Food Justice, look and sound like labor unions, but their classification allow them to avoid labor regulations. (screenshot)

Worker centers: How unions circumvent federal rules

Rep. Francis Rooney · March 2, 2018 5:01 am

Teachers statewide in West Virginia went on strike Thursday over pay and benefits. (AP Photo/John Raby)

West Virginia teachers’ strike ends after governor proposes 5 percent raise

Diana Stancy Correll · February 28, 2018 2:56 am

Illinois government employee Mark Janus has challenged an Illinois law that allows unions representing government employees to collect fees from workers who choose not to join. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Unions likely to face another Supreme Court challenge after Janus

Sean Higgins · February 28, 2018 2:20 am

Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch stayed silent during oral arguments on a case that could determine the political strength of labor unions. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

Neil Gorsuch doesn’t tip hand in Supreme Court case about forced union dues

Sean Higgins · February 26, 2018 7:03 pm

Despite not showing his hand, the smart money remains that Justice Gorsuch will vote with Justices Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas (who also remained silent), and Alito in supporting Janus's lawsuit. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

Janus v. AFSCME oral arguments at the Supreme Court: The dog that didn’t bark

Ilya Shapiro · February 26, 2018 6:07 pm

According to the Manhattan Institute, the decision might affect 5 million public workers across 22 states including California, Illinois, and New York. (iStock photo)

Beltway Confidential

Supreme Court’s Janus case may restore labor union freedom for public employees

Jeanne Allen · February 26, 2018 1:03 pm

The closely watched employment case involves whether workers can be required as a condition of employment to waive their rights to engage in class-action lawsuits in favor of arbitration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Why are labor unions threatening the free speech rights of public employees?

Washington Examiner · February 26, 2018 5:01 am