Tag: Labor

Push would create a new entitlement program that inevitably would be abused, according to a study from the conservative think tank. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Heritage Foundation clashes with Trump on family leave

Sean Higgins · July 21, 2017 8:51 pm

If the Republicans' effort to kill Obamacare fails, labor unions say they will turn to tax reform to kill "Cadillac tax" on expensive health insurance plans. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

GOP healthcare struggle spells trouble for unions

Sean Higgins · July 20, 2017 6:20 pm

The problem with Jessica Roy's anecdote, which has gone viral with more 10,000 shares and retweets, is that she provided exactly zero evidence for her claim. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Beltway Confidential

LA Times reporter shares totally unverified story about John McCain turning away a brain cancer patient

Becket Adams · July 20, 2017 5:54 pm

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., wrote to Vice President Mike Pence Wednesday asking whether the White House had ever spoken with its nominees for the National Labor Relations Board about the board's "joint employer" doctrine. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Patty Murray presses Pence on NLRB picks

Sean Higgins · July 20, 2017 4:17 pm

Investors had expected that jobless claims would remain about steady from the previous week, around 246,000. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Jobless claims plunge to 233,000 lowest level in two months

Joseph Lawler · July 20, 2017 12:32 pm

Indiana company makes first series of expected 600 layoffs. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Carrier lays off 300 months after Trump deal

Jack O'brien · July 19, 2017 7:04 pm

William Emanuel is a shareholder with Littler Mendelson, a management-side law firm that specializes in labor matters, often before the labor board. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Trump labor board picks advance to full Senate

Sean Higgins · July 19, 2017 3:48 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)

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

The proposed agenda for renegotiating the trade deal outlined broad goals but was limited on the specifics, prompting most groups to reserve judgment. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump NAFTA plan draws cautious response from business, labor

Sean Higgins · July 18, 2017 5:20 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

William Gould, NLRB chairman under President Bill Clinton, called Marvin Kaplan "unqualified and hostile to the law that he would interpret and administer." (Image courtesy screenshot)

Former NLRB chairman slams Trump pick for board

Sean Higgins · July 17, 2017 4:33 pm