Tag: Labor unions

Union membership has hit historic lows. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Beltway Confidential

Union membership hits rock bottom

Trey Kovacs · February 10, 2017 8:06 pm

"Attacks on government employees and the civil service in general may make for good politics, but they make for bad government," said the national president of the American Federation of Government Employees. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Union tells Congress: Stop focusing on bad federal workers

Pete Kasperowicz · February 9, 2017 7:00 pm

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens signs legislation to make Missouri the 28th right-to-work state. Kentucky and Missouri have both implemented right-to-work laws in 2017. (Nathan Papes/The Springfield News-Leader via AP)

Beltway Confidential

2017 is right-to-work’s watershed year

Ben Wilterdink · February 9, 2017 1:00 am

Liberal groups sued President Trump on Wednesday over his "two-for-one" executive order issued last week that requires agencies to kill two existing regulations for every new rule. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Energy and Environment

Liberal groups file lawsuit to block Trump’s deregulation order

John Siciliano · February 8, 2017 4:14 pm

Teachers unions vow to continue fight against DeVos

Sean Higgins · February 7, 2017 6:17 pm

We don't need a union. And neither do our patients. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Beltway Confidential

Maryland nurses don’t need a union, and neither do our patients

sheila-vicenzi · February 7, 2017 1:00 am

It challenges California's requirement that the educators must belong to support the union. (Janos Vajda/MTI via AP)

Legal group behind Friedrichs Supreme Court case to make another try

Sean Higgins · February 6, 2017 11:12 pm

"Today, I signed Right to Work. This is about more jobs — Missourians are ready to work, and now our state is open for business!" Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens tweeted. (Guillermo Hernandez Martinez /The Springfield News-Leader via AP File)

Missouri becomes 28th right-to-work state

Sean Higgins · February 6, 2017 5:02 pm

Right-to-work laws are making a huge comeback, with five states passing legislation in the last five years. Later this month, New Hampshire could join that number. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

New Hampshire could be next state to go right-to-work

Sean Higgins · February 5, 2017 5:00 am

Puzder's ex-wife said that she falsely made the charge during their divorce due to her anger over their break-up. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Puzder’s ex-wife disavows prior claims of domestic violence

Sean Higgins · February 3, 2017 10:01 pm

After Missouri adopts right-to-work, 168 million Americans will be living and working under such laws. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Beltway Confidential

The Missouri legislature passed right-to-work yesterday

David Freddoso · February 3, 2017 6:30 pm

Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., tells Richard Griffin to "abandon his partisan agenda or step down immediately."

Committee head slams NCAA unionization memo from labor board counsel

Sean Higgins · February 2, 2017 8:33 pm