Tag: Labor

The overtime rule change was a major part of President Obama's policy efforts to boost wages. (AP Photo)

CBO: Canceling overtime rule would boost family earnings

Sean Higgins · November 14, 2016 10:25 pm

Potential Supreme Court nominees and state initiatives are a potential boon for the right-to-work movement. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)

Beltway Confidential

Election results give momentum to worker freedom

Chantal Lovell, Vincent Vernuccio · November 14, 2016 5:02 am

The allegations involve filing 564 false receipts for Uber rides totaling more than $11,000. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Investigator says Teamster official embezzled, falsified Uber receipts

Sean Higgins · November 10, 2016 8:34 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., pledged Thursday to work with President-elect Donald Trump on economic issues. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, file)

Elizabeth Warren offers to work with Trump

Sean Higgins · November 10, 2016 7:38 pm

Friday's jobs report beat private-sector forecasts, which were for around 170,000 new jobs. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Jobless claims drop to 254,000

Joseph Lawler · November 10, 2016 1:32 pm

AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka said, "If he is willing to work with us, consistent with our values, we are ready to work with him." (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

AFL-CIO’s Trumka ‘ready to work with’ Trump

Sean Higgins · November 9, 2016 8:01 pm

Trump's victory is a blow for labor leaders and could result in severe recriminations within the ranks. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

Union president: ‘We were all in and lost’

Sean Higgins · November 9, 2016 5:20 pm

Supporters of right-to-work say workers shouldn't be coerced into supporting unions. Union leaders despise the laws, which are associated with declining membership and depleted treasuries. (AP Photo)

Alabama approves right-to-work measure

Sean Higgins · November 9, 2016 7:15 am

South Dakota voters rejected a ballot measure that would have given labor organizations the right under state law to force all employees at a unionized workplace to pay the union a fee. (AP Photo/James Nord)

South Dakota rejects measure opposing right-to-work

Sean Higgins · November 9, 2016 6:48 am

The measure would have made the state's anti-union right-to-work law a part of the state constitution. (Dean Hoffmeyer /Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

Virginia rejects right-to-work constitutional amendment

Sean Higgins · November 9, 2016 4:42 am

Kaine dodges question on FBI director Comey’s future

Sean Higgins · November 6, 2016 4:14 pm

Joel Klein was a noted reformer who was opposed by teachers unions during his 2002-2010 tenure. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Teachers union ‘panicked’ over rumor that education reformer joined Clinton camp

Sean Higgins · November 6, 2016 3:52 pm