Tag: Labor unions

The American Federation of Government Employees said Wednesday that the bill, sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., would weaken healthcare for veterans and reduce protections for government workers. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Union criticizes bill allowing Department of Veterans Affairs to punish bad employees

Melissa Quinn · May 17, 2017 7:56 pm

National Labor Relations Board ruled this month that workers at a Pennsylvania industrial laundry service could decertify the United Steel Workers. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

Workers win 4-year effort to drop union

Sean Higgins · May 16, 2017 9:33 pm

Once unionized, typically by SEIU or AFSCME, caregivers were forced to pay union dues as a condition of serving their clients, most often relatives or close friends. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Beltway Confidential

Unions are siphoning Medicaid funds by bullying caregivers

Maxford Nelsen · May 10, 2017 11:00 pm

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said Tuesday that FBI Director James Comey's surprise firing by President Trump means he was likely close to uncovering "something" Trump didn't want found.

National Security

Teachers union’s Randi Weingarten: Comey likely close ‘to uncovering something on Trump’

Sean Higgins · May 9, 2017 11:27 pm

"Retirees all over this country are waking up to the reality that the pension benefits they are receiving today may soon be cut by 20, 30, or even 65 percent," Sanders said. "Imagine that. Imagine working your whole life and sacrificing to ensure that your family has a secure retirement and one day you wake up and find out there are plans to cut your retirement." (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Sanders, Democrats seek to undo bipartisan pension reform

Sean Higgins · May 9, 2017 7:02 pm

Federal law allows OSHA inspectors to have worker representatives accompany them during inspections. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

OSHA no longer allowing unions to accompany inspections

Sean Higgins · May 4, 2017 8:10 pm

The lawsuit alleges that Sen. Harris abused her authority as California's attorney general. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Kamala Harris likely to face lawsuit over California attorney general conduct

Sean Higgins · May 4, 2017 7:26 pm

A new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office confirms that federal government bureaucrats are compensated more generously than average Americans in the private sector, the people who actually fund government. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

Working-class Americans are subsidizing government union largesse

Akash Chougule · May 4, 2017 1:38 pm

Philip Miscimarra, the new chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, is still in the minority because the other two current board members, Mark Pearce and Lauren McFerran, are Democrats.

New NLRB Chairman Philip Miscimarra expected to undo recent pro-union changes

Sean Higgins · May 1, 2017 4:01 am

Acosta's was Trump's second choice for the post after fast food businessman Andrew Puzder withdrew his nomination in February after it became apparent that he lacked support in the Senate. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Senate confirms Alexander Acosta as labor secretary

Sean Higgins · April 27, 2017 10:30 pm

Scott Davis is a public affairs officer for Member Services in Atlanta who has appeared on national television and testified several times in Congress. (Wikipedia Commons)

Veterans Affairs has 346 workers who do only union work

Sean Higgins · April 27, 2017 4:01 am

Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation Wednesday to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, more than double the current rate of $7.25. Activists cheered the lawmakers' drive to raise the wage even higher than they proposed last year. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Democrats introduce $15 minimum wage bill

Sean Higgins · April 26, 2017 3:17 pm