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December 20, 2015

Administration accused of giving unions 'special treatment' with exemption from ObamaCare fee

The Obama administration is being accused of giving labor groups "special treatment under the law" after formally proposing a change that could exempt union health plans from a pesky ObamaCare fee.

December 20, 2015

Despite ‘staggering’ success, Ill. drops Medicaid fraud finder -- gives job to unionized employees

Illinois is rewarding a private company that has found more than 200,000 people who should not be enrolled in Medicaid by pulling the firm off the job.

December 20, 2015

Tentative deal reached ending San Francisco transit strike

The San Francisco Bay Area's main commuter train system and its unions reached a tentative agreement on a new contract Monday night, ending a crippling four-day strike.

December 20, 2015

Union no-show jobs cost Florida taxpayers millions

In Florida's most populous county, union representation comes at a steep price for taxpayers.

December 20, 2015

State-level unions demand ObamaCare fix, as Obama meets labor leaders

State-level union bosses are on their way back from the national conference of the AFL-CIO, and they've got a message for state lawmakers and Congress: "We want changes to Obamacare."

December 20, 2015

Teachers squeezed for $27 million in union political spending

American Federation of Teachers reported $24.9 million in political and lobbying expenditures during its most recent fiscal year, but even that figure understates the union’s actual spending on politics.

December 20, 2015

Pennsylvania teachers union accused of blocking charitable donations

Two Pennsylvania teachers are fighting the state’s largest teachers union for interfering with their charitable giving.

December 20, 2015

Workers stuck paying plush AFL-CIO union salaries

AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington, D.C., used money taken from workers to pay union officers and employees an average of $89,328 during fiscal 2014.

December 20, 2015

Teachers unions spend big to boost vulnerable Dems

The top teachers unions are flexing their muscle ahead of the November midterms, spending at least $60 million on television ads and ground operations hoping to have a major impact on close gubernatorial and Senate races.

December 20, 2015

‘Pressure tactics’: Unions publishing names of nonunion workers

The Kansas chapter of the United Auto Workers union is using its website to draw attention to GM workers who choose not to pay union dues.