Tag: Labor

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

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)

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

Akash Chougule · July 17, 2017 4:05 pm

Analysts had expected inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, to drift down to a 1.7 percent rate. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Inflation falls again in June, to 1.6 percent

Joseph Lawler · July 14, 2017 12:31 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)

House Appropriations bill bars NLRB ‘joint employer’ doctrine

Sean Higgins · July 13, 2017 10:00 pm

Franken said Pizzella's work on behalf of Abramoff (pictured) was "pretty shocking." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Al Franken hits Trump’s labor nominee over ties to Jack Abramoff

Sean Higgins · July 13, 2017 3:45 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

Forecasters in the private sector had expected jobless claims to drift down slightly to 246,000. On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits a week earlier. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Jobless claims fall to 247,000, total benefits at low streak

Joseph Lawler · July 13, 2017 12:31 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

The comment was apparently directed at Jerry Reese, director of franchise development for the New Orleans-based Dat Dog. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Democrat slams companies for caring ‘more about their hotdogs’ than their workers

Sean Higgins · July 12, 2017 7:01 pm

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

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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