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December 20, 2015

New NLRB rules give unions access to workers’ email addresses and phone numbers

Labor unions got an early Christmas present from the National Labor Relations Board: access to non-union workers' email addresses and phone numbers.

December 20, 2015

Longshoremen's union accused of sabotaging west coast ports

Business groups are accusing the longshoremen’s union of causing a log jam at two Washington state ports over a contract dispute.

December 20, 2015

Teachers union boss loses 40,000 members, gets a raise

National Education Association president Dennis Van Roekel received a huge pay raise this year while the teachers union lost more than 40,000 members.

December 20, 2015

Labor union work by federal employees on ‘official time’ costs taxpayers millions

Unionized federal employees spent 2.48 million hours working for their labor unions while getting paid by taxpayers during 2013, and more than 360 workers who are on the federal payroll spent 100 percent of their time working for their union.

December 20, 2015

Union leaders under fire for unregistered lobbying

Wendell Young IV spent plenty of time last year trying to convince lawmakers that privatizing Pennsylvania’s liquor stores wasn’t the correct move, yet the president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776 wasn’t registered as a lobbyist with the Department of State.

December 20, 2015

California farmer locked in battle with union

Six months ago, workers at one of the largest fruit farms in the U.S. went to the ballot box to decide if they would continue to be represented by the United Farm Workers, which won that right two decades ago but never forged a labor contract.

December 20, 2015

Union dispute slows work at vital western port to a crawl

At first glance, operations at the Port of Portland might look normal. Trucks come and go. Containers are loaded and unloaded. But upon closer inspection, it's clear the normally efficient system is moving like molasses.

December 20, 2015

West Virginia union bosses panicking over right-to-work proposal

West Virginia labor bosses aren’t thrilled about the prospect of a right-to-work law that would stop them from taking mandatory union dues.

December 20, 2015

Labor costs to skyrocket for American cars

New union contracts negotiated at American auto manufacturers will lead to a spike in labor costs after years of belt tightening.

December 20, 2015

America’s top labor union bosses raked in millions in 2014

Union bosses known for bashing the rich are often millionaires themselves, paid with dues taken from workers' paychecks.