Tag: Labor unions

Lauren McGarity McFerran was approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Tuesday to be the newest member of the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency that enforces labor law. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Congress starts to roll back damage done by unions under Obama

Heather Greenaway · July 18, 2017 8:15 pm

The labor federation said it has no confidence that the nominees, William Emanuel and Marvin Kaplan, would faithfully administer the labor law. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

AFL-CIO opposes Trump NLRB picks

Sean Higgins · July 18, 2017 8:14 pm

If you are comfortable with stasis, enjoy having underachieving colleagues, and are largely lacking in ambition, fighting for the expansion of unions might be a good idea for you. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Beltway Confidential

Before millennials unionize, they should consider labor’s downsides

zachary-yost · July 17, 2017 11:00 pm

Lee Saunders, president of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, authored an opinion piece in which he sought to convince readers that it's okay for unions to force workers to pay dues against their will, even when those dues are spent on political activity. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Beltway Confidential

AFSCME distorts the truth to attack right-to-work laws

Akash Chougule · July 17, 2017 4:05 pm

Business groups and Republicans praised President Trump's choice late Tuesday of lawyer William Emanuel to serve on the National Labor Relations Board, the main federal labor law enforcement agency. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Trump nominee will consider recusing himself from NLRB cases involving Trump businesses

Sean Higgins · July 13, 2017 3:10 pm

Sen. Lamar Alexander read aloud comments the Democrats made four years ago during President Obama's administration that called quick confirmation of board nominees as important to the nation's economy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Lamar Alexander jabs Democrats over NLRB picks

Sean Higgins · July 13, 2017 2:25 pm

The labor federation said the two nominees' records "raise serious concerns" and appeared "to be in direct conflict" with the labor board's mission. (Wikipedia Commons)

AFL-CIO attacks Trump’s NLRB nominees

Sean Higgins · July 12, 2017 10:47 pm

Airport strikes ruin business trips, vacations, weddings, celebrations, graduations, and the general right of Americans to pursue happiness. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Beltway Confidential

Unions shouldn’t be allowed to shut down airports and screw everyone over

Tom Rogan · July 12, 2017 3:40 pm

Lauren McGarity McFerran was approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Tuesday to be the newest member of the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency that enforces labor law. (AP Photo)

Small businesses urge Congress to rein in NLRB

Sean Higgins · July 12, 2017 2:15 pm

These Teachers Aren’t Anti-Labor, But They Are Suing Their Union

Alice B. Lloyd · July 12, 2017 9:45 am

UAW demands union vote at Mississippi Nissan plant

Sean Higgins · July 10, 2017 10:53 pm

During the Obama era, the NLRB morphed into a crusading mini-legislature seeking to slow the natural demise of labor unions. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Make the NLRB less great again

Washington Examiner · July 3, 2017 4:01 am