December 20, 2015 Meet the bosses: Big labor’s top 100 highest paid officials While unions call for tax and minimum-wage increases to fix “income inequality,” reports to the U.S. Department of Labor reveal 472 union officers and employees were paid more than $250,000 in 2013.
December 20, 2015 Judge won't halt home-care workers' union vote in Minnesota A federal judge has denied a request to stop an election that could unionize thousands of individuals who provide in-home health care to the elderly and disabled in Minnesota.
December 20, 2015 SEIU begs workers to keep paying up A powerful Washington State union has abandoned defending a forced dues scheme and shifted its tactics to appealing to home health workers to remain in the union.
December 20, 2015 Teacher says union resorting to bully tactics in wake of decertification The doom and gloom predictions of the state’s largest teachers union haven’t come to pass more than a year after Deerfield USD 216 faculty opted to boot out the Kansas National Education Association, according to teacher Doug Crandall.
December 20, 2015 Company accuses labor union of forging signatures for political gain A home health-care company contracted with the Milwaukee County Department of Family Care is accusing a local labor union of forging workers’ signatures to collect more money for political activity.
December 20, 2015 Power plant regs spur new union rebellion for Obama administration The Obama administration is facing another union rebellion over its environmental policies, this time over the EPA’s proposed rules for limiting power plant emissions.
December 20, 2015 Federal agencies spend millions on union business The Internal Revenue Service isn’t the only federal agency where hundreds of employees do union business full-time on the public’s dime.
December 20, 2015 IRS copycat? Milwaukee lawmaker requests audit for ‘political retribution’ A liberal Milwaukee County board member with ties to Big Labor is taking a page out of the Internal Revenue Service playbook.
December 20, 2015 Critics: NLRB gives big labor another win A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling released Tuesday could ease unionization at fast food restaurants and imperil the franchising business model.
December 20, 2015 Michigan teachers who want to quit union trapped by obscure rule Rob Wiersema teaches high school economics, and he knows the merits of a simple cost-benefit analysis.