Unions

Split SCOTUS Rejects Non-Member Challenge to Union Fees

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday split 4-4 on a conservative legal challenge to a vital source of funds for organized labor, affirming a lower-court ruling that allowed California to force non-union workers to pay fees to public-employee unions.

Split SCOTUS Rejects Non-Member Challenge to Union Fees

The U.S. Supreme Court split 4-4 on a conservative legal challenge to a vital source of funds for organized labor, affirming a lower-court ruling that allowed California to force non-union workers to pay fees to public-employee unions.

California Lawmakers, Unions Reach $15 Minimum Wage Deal

California lawmakers and union leaders have reached a tentative deal to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 over six years that could avert a campaign to bring the issue to voters, two California newspapers reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources.

Federal Government’s ‘Hall of Shame’

Every two years, before Congress is set to begin its session, the Government Accountability Office releases a list of the federal programs most at risk of fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement.

The Labor Union Double Standard

Yes, unions sure are good at goading others to strike for higher wages... but when it comes to saving their own union hineys, they're perfectly happy not saving ALL union hineys.

Chris Christie's Biggest Problem

It was supposed to be New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s crowning achievement, one he fought hard for and campaigned on—stopping N.J.’s growing pension crisis.

Protesters Rekindle Minimum Wage Fight in 190 Cities

Fast-food workers in 190 American cities are protesting today to raise the national minimum wage to at least $15 an hour – a campaign  dubbed by organizers as the “Fight for 15.”  The current national average is $7.25 an hour.

Lois Lerner vs. Federal Workers Union

New email surfaces in the IRS Lois Lerner controversy—this time, Lerner was clearly upset about an IRS staffer who was getting paid up to $138,136 annually for doing union work.

Exclusive: Cash for Slackers, Part III

A dive into cases at the Federal Labor Relations Authority reveals a nasty secret--the great lengths federal unions go to protect government slackers, at your expense.

Exclusive: Cash for Slackers, Part II

A dive into cases at the Federal Labor Relations Authority reveals a nasty secret--the great lengths federal unions go to protect government slackers, at your expense.

Exclusive: Cash for Slackers

Exclusive: A deep look into cases at the Federal Labor Relations Authority reveals a nasty secret about the great lengths federal unions go to protect government slackers at the public's expense.